Sweden's government is pushing to introduce an "honest living" standard as a condition for non-EU migrants to obtain or renew residence permits, with the measure set to take effect on 13 July if approved by parliament. Under the proposal, Sweden's Migration Agency could consider factors such as minor criminal offences, debt avoidance, welfare fraud, and even statements suggesting links to violent extremism when assessing applicants — with those falling short potentially facing deportation. Human rights groups and legal experts have condemned the plan as discriminatory, warning it creates a two-tier system of rights in which non-citizens enjoy weaker free-expression protections than Swedish nationals, and that the absence of a definitive list of prohibited behaviours will leave migrants in a state of legal uncertainty.