section 1 of this Act contains provisions on the responsibility of the municipality to

offer social studies for some newly arrived immigrants.



The law does not apply to newly arrived covered by the Act (2010:197)

If the provisioning efforts for some newly arrived immigrants. The

There are special provisions in the Act on a municipal

obligation to provide social studies for these people.



section 2 of the Act applies for newly arrived immigrants who are over 18

but not 65 years, are registered in a municipality and has

granted



1. a residence permit on the grounds of affiliation according to Chapter 5. paragraph 3 of the

first subparagraph, the Aliens Act (2005:716),



2. residence permits on the grounds of affiliation according to Chapter 5.

3 a of the first subparagraph, 1-3, second or third subparagraph

the Aliens Act,



3. residence card after application under 3 (a). 10 §

the Aliens Act,



4. residence permits because of strong ties under 5

Cape. 15 (a) in paragraph 2 the aliens,



5. a residence permit as a family member or relative according to

regulations issued on the basis of Chapter 5. section 23 of the

third, fourth, or, in the case of a family member of a

an alien who has been granted a residence permit for work,

the sixth subparagraph of the Aliens Act, or



6. a residence permit as a family member under 6 a kap. 10 §

the Aliens Act.



The law does not, however, new arrivals who are in secondary school

or is a national of a country that is connected to the

The European economic area or Switzerland.

Law (2014:954).



section 3 of Each municipality shall offer the community orientation of the

newly arrived immigrants who are registered in the municipality and which

covered by this law.



section 4 of the Social orientation should be started as soon as possible

After the participant has case in the municipality.

The municipality's obligation to provide civic orientation ceases

three years after the participant for the first time were registered

in a municipality.



§ 5 the municipality must actively work to reach the new arrivals in

the municipality has the right to social studies and motivate them

to participate in societal orientation.



section 6 of the Government or the authority that the Government may

provide for the national orienteering, content and

scope.



Transitional provisions



2013:156



This law shall enter into force on May 1, 2013 and applied to

newly arrived immigrants who registered for the first time in a commune

After the end of June 2013.



2014:954



This law shall enter into force on August 1, 2014 and are applied to

new arrivals who registered for the first time in a commune after

end of July 2014.