- I was in Tomelilla shopping when the Swedish Migration Board called.

I cried so that it was heard all over the store.

But it was tears of joy, says Sandra Persson who is Tim's foster mother to Dagens nyheter.

The boy, who in the media is called Tim, was born in Sweden and was only eleven days old when he was forcibly taken into care by the social services.

The father was unknown and the mother, who suffered from mental illness, could not take care of the child.

She was later deported to her native Nigeria.

Tim's case came up in the Migration Court.

It was not considered there that the boy could get a residence permit in Sweden, despite the fact that he had lived with a family in Österlen since he was four months old.

The court referred to the fact that the boy has relatives in Nigeria who could take care of him.

Strong protests

Tim's case attracted a lot of attention and 177,000 people signed a digital protest list.

And now the Swedish Migration Agency has granted the boy a temporary residence permit, with reference to the fact that the deportation can not be enforced.

The Swedish Migration Agency assesses that the obstacles are permanent and in three years the boy can be granted a permanent residence permit.

Transfer of custody

The Swedish Migration Agency believes that the best thing for Tim is to stay in Sweden.

He has a strong relationship with the family home, was born and raised in Sweden and has no connection to relatives in Nigeria.

All in all, this means that the boy's best interests outweigh Sweden's need to have a regulated immigration, the Swedish Migration Board has concluded.

At the same time, a decision in Ystad District Court means that the foster parents have become specially appointed guardians.

This means that it is now up to them to make decisions about things that affect Tim's life.

This is how Sandra Persson told about Tim when the case was first noticed:

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Sandra Persson, Tim's foster mother, talks about the situation and how Tim himself experiences it.

Photo: Private / SVT