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handläggning
Swedish word. In English: processing (of a case)
The time when an authority looks into your case before it makes a decision.
Facts about the word
- The Migration Agency cannot say exactly how long processing takes. On 24 September 2026, 75 percent of recently decided cases had been decided within 53 months. Migrationsverket
- After six months you can ask for the case to be decided. The Migration Agency then has four weeks, and you can only ask once. Migrationsverket
The word is not in Sverige i fokus. The facts come from the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Handläggning is the authority's work on a case. It has nothing to do with hands or furniture.
The word is used in the guide How to apply for Swedish citizenship: step by step, with the full context.