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    Asylum reception centres

Are you living at or would like to live at an asylum reception centre?


Information for you who lives in an asylum reception centre, or would like to live in an asylum reception centre.

I live in an ordinary asylum reception centre. What do I need to know?

Here you will find information about:

  • Healthcare
  • School and kindergarten
  • Leave of absence
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  • Living at or moving from a reception centre
  • Alternative accommodation to reception centres

I do not live in an asylum reception centre - what do I need to know?

If you for example are staying with family or friends, here you will find relevant information about:

  • healthcare
  • schooling for children who are asylum seekers
  • alternative accommodation to asylum reception centres
  • moving to a reception centre

Integration reception centres

What is an integration reception centre? Is an integration reception centre a good fit for me?

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