{"id":258,"date":"2022-12-01T09:58:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T09:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:13:54","slug":"i-need-a-lawyer-and-or-an-interpreter-in-my-case","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/asylum\/i-need-a-lawyer-and-or-an-interpreter-in-my-case\/","title":{"rendered":"I need a lawyer and\/or an interpreter in my case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you apply for asylum in Sweden you will, in most cases, have a <strong>lawyer<\/strong> that is free of charge and provided by the State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not eligible for a lawyer provided by the State, you can contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/asylrattscentrum.se\/kontakt\/\">Swedish Refugee Law Center (Asylr\u00e4ttscentrum)<\/a> who may be able to provide legal assistance in your case.<br><br>During the asylum procedure, if you need an <strong>interpreter<\/strong>, the Swedish Migration Agency should provide you with an interpreter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/asylum\/how-to-apply-for-asylum\/\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>How to apply for asylum<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/asylum\/what-happens-after-i-apply-for-asylum\/\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>What happens after I apply for asylum<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/asylum\/how-can-i-appeal-a-negative-decision\/\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>How can I appeal a negative decision?<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/asylum\/what-are-my-rights-and-obligations-as-an-asylum-seeker\/\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>What are my rights and obligations as asylum seeker?<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you apply for asylum in Sweden you will, in most cases, have a lawyer that is free of charge and provided by the State. If you are not eligible for a lawyer provided by the State, you can contact the Swedish Refugee Law Center (Asylr\u00e4ttscentrum) who may be able to provide legal assistance in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":310,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-258","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/310"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1379,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258\/revisions\/1379"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}