In this week's episode we talk about the politics behind Sweden's planned new salary threshold for work permit holders.We also look at what readers of The Local always make sure to do when they’re back visiting the countries they moved from.For Membership+ subscribers we discuss the Swedish government’s controversial plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13.Finally, we’ve been trying to get answers on who will potentially be affected by a proposal to withdraw permanent residency from some immigrants and we bring you the latest on what we know.Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Richard Orange&nbsp;and James Savage.The episode also features interviews with Ibra Idrees, a Malmö-based restaurateur whose parents face deportation over a work permit issue, and Ludvig Aspling, the Sweden Democrats' spokesperson on immigration and one of the driving forces behind a plan to revoke permanent residency from as many as 120,000 immigrants.&nbsp;Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:<h2>Work permits</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20251006/sweden-to-hike-threshold-for-work-permit-to-33390-kronor-a-month?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweden to hike threshold for work permit to 33,390 kronor a month</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20251006/what-do-we-know-about-plans-to-further-raise-work-permit-salary-threshold?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What do we know about plans to further raise the work permit salary threshold?</a></li></ul><h2>Reader insights</h2><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20251003/everything-except-wasabrod-whats-cheaper-or-better-in-your-home-country-than-sweden?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Everything except Wasabröd': What's cheaper or better in your home country than Sweden?</a><h2>Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts</h2>Sign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+<ul><li>For signed-in members: <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/members/podcasts?tpcc=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Upgrade to Membership+</a></li><li>For new members: <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Membership+&nbsp;</a></li></ul> Become a member at <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock">https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock</a>.

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