The purpose of this study is to examine if there is a relation between granted asylum and
expectation of gratitude in individuals who have been granted asylum in Sweden, and whether
expectation of gratitude has an impact on an individual’s process of social integration. This is
examined through seven semi-structured interviews with respondents who have all been granted
asylum in Sweden and hold Swedish citizenship. The theory of hospitality from a refugee
context has been used to analyze and discuss collected data. In order to analyze and discuss
collected data, a thematic analysis has been applied to the material. The results of this study
show that there is a connection between granted asylum and expected gratitude, though the
connection is affected by various factors. The reason why an individual has to leave their home
country as well as knowledge of how colonialism has an impact on an individual’s displacement
are two decisive factors for how expected gratitude is experienced. Furthermore, the study
shows that gratitude can be experienced as either expected or automatic, but both affect an
individual’s process of social integration and tend to create a feeling of being obliged to give
back to Sweden as a gesture of gratitude for being granted asylum. However, it is not
specifically the feeling of expected gratitude that influences an individual’s process of social
integration. It is rather the feeling of gratitude, whether it is expected or automatic, that has the
definite impact on the process of social integration.