Iran and Lebanon: pause on negative asylum decisions continues
Migrationsverket’s 15 October notice extends its recommendation, at most until 12 February 2027. It may be revised earlier.
The Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) continues to recommend pausing negative asylum decisions for people from Iran and Lebanon.
Its 15 October notice extends the recommendation at most until 12 February 2027. Migrationsverket says it may revise the recommendation earlier if circumstances change.
The notice concerns refusals of applications for international protection. It does not announce a halt to every type of asylum decision.
Migrationsverket says conditions in both countries remain difficult to assess. The agency says it still lacks a sufficiently reliable basis for assessing future protection needs.
The first recommendation for Iran dated from 14 January. The recommendation for Lebanon began on 6 March. After extensions, both had run until 12 October.
The agency says it is following developments in both countries. The February date is the latest end of this recommendation, not a promised decision date for individual applicants.
