I currently live in the Czech Republic, study on a private school that has an IB Programme. I want to work somewhere in IT but I don't have a specific field yet. I am thinking about moving to Sweden after I finish my studies here and I already compared life in here to living in Sweden and it just seems too good to be true. Rent/Real Estate is similar if not cheaper, the school I want to study on is free (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) and from what I read it's English friendly in Sweden. My question is: What's the catch? I speak great English and it just seems like Sweden might be the top pick for me. The currency in sweden is also stronger and from what I read a part-time cashier (which I presume is the type of job that i would do as a student) makes around 100-150 Sek/hour which is almost double the minimal wage in the Czech Republic. Any students that have experience from living in Sweden that could point out the massive cons if there is any? From what I read on this sub its mainly food and people being against immigrants but I am white and the food is horrible here aswell😂 Any responses will be appreciated🙏

Hey everyone, I had a question and I couldn't really find an answer to it here so was wondering if you could help. I've recently applied for my citizenship and my case is still unopened (not shocked about that), however I might have to move from my current address to a new place due to personal reasons. Would that cause any issues ? I honestly can't see why it should (I can prove rental agreements and all that), but the entire migration department works in mysterious ways and it's making me a bit paranoid! Thanks in advance

Hey, I am German and I’ll be starting my 2 year masters degree at a Swedish university next year. I have my own car which is registered under a family member's name but I am the only one driving it.

When I want to take this car from Germany to Sweden, do I have to register it under my name in Sweden? The family member will stay in Germany and nothing will change for them. But I can’t just take a car to another country which isn’t registered unter my name, can I?

I'd me gland if someone has some insight into that matter. :)

Hello! I've heard that there is a masters program in Creative Writing (taught in english) in Sweden. I believe it is in Stockholm university. However I couldn't gather much information online. Does anyone know if this masters program has been canceled or if it still exists? Or if maybe there are other creative writing master degree programs in Sweden?

Hi everyone!

I am a tattoo artist based in Australia with a Swedish partner. My initial plan before I became a tattoo artist was to do a 1 year work visa and come over to Stockholm to see what it's like living there with my partner. However, now that I do this as my job and have found what I'm passionate about, I'd love to know if there's a way I can continue to tattoo while I'm overseas as a foreigner and what the process to doing that would be like. If anyone has any insight, please let me know🖤

I got my first Driving license in Eu when i was 18. 10 years later when my driving license expired i was an Uk resident and therefore they automatically converted to a Uk one. I'm now living in Sweden and looking a job for driving jobs. Am I allowed to do it with a UK driving license? Will I have any struggles?

Hej!

I am a type 1 diabetic moving to Sweden next year with a Visa.

I currently use a Medtronic insulin pump, a FreeStyle Libre and take Novorapid insulin. I’m conflicted on information on how I will be able to continue once I move to Sweden, and wondered if anyone has had a similar experience or knows the process.

For example, currently the NHS funds all my pump supplies which lasts 3 months but this of course will cease once I move. Same for the Libre prescription.

Thank you in advance.

For Christmas holidays we are going to Idre with the family (4 adults and one 11 year old). I was thinking to try reindeer /husky sledding, could you recommend the best places to do it around Idre (or just in Dalarna)? I read it is an expensive activity, are there more affordable places? Also, are there any other activities you would recommend (besides skiing)?

Hej, I came here in Sweden with my husband last year. And this year I’ve started my master’s program at the university. Since I already have a residence permit here as a dependent, my tuition fee is waived. However, things aren’t going well in our marriage, causing my mental health to deteriorate, and we might need to separate. I need a scholarship or student loan for my next year’s tuition. Any suggestions where and how would I get a fund?

[ps: I am not from Europe or EU.]

Hej all.

I moved to Sweden 6 years ago, I originally come from a "very rich, oil middle Eastern" country.

Without going to details, I do a certain thing for living that can pretty much afford me a job anywhere, so 7 years ago met a girl, one thing leads to another, and bang you are in Sweden.

To be honest, I regret nothing about it, I learnt alot, went through harder things in my life that I would otherwise never go through. know more about myself, about the world, there so tremendously much more about me as a person than I would have ever gotten if I was home still, all and all I'm glad about the wild journey my life turned to be.

I am very much an introvert, or whatever you call an introvert that's not socially awkward and is able to be around people aka "not autistic" I just genuinely like peace and quiet.

So for years going through moving to another country, loss, defeat, a dang pandemic, going though it all with MV, dating women and breaking up with women left right and center, quitting a job, getting fired, finding another job, then getting rehird by the job that fired me etc etc ... I was just too busy to understand how isolated I actually was.

Last year I went home for a longer holiday (two weeks long XD), the moment I started driving that rental back, I realised I don't belong home anymore, and by each passing day I was homesick (Missing Sweden) even more. 

The only difference is, I'm in the home that is no longer home, longing to go back home that is not quite home...

This year, met two of my close friends, they flew over and we basically drove my car through Europe for couple of weeks, it was amazing, the day they left was the day that I realized that to the literal sense of the word, I have no friends in Sweden.

I did SFI for 6 months couple of years back, my Swedish is barely functional, I can handle myself shopping and or briefly deal with people, when Swedes are speaking around me I find that I am exhausting so much effort understanding what they are saying because I'm trying to catch up with their quick speaking rhythm, I actually end up staying quiet, because I had no time to form my own ideas about any subject in hand, so yeah I still can't speak for §hï∆ still.

At my work, well forget about it, they're paying me to do what I do best, and I won't do that communicating in Swedish, to the point where sometimes not even Swedes would reply to me in Swedish when I initiate it, work is really result oriented. 

I thought activities and hobbies would help me making Swedish friends, well, it turns that I fall in a very very very odd spectrum of interests... Let's say I am a "man's man" type of man, a country side man, a volvo raggare type of man, I love working on cars, shooting guns, hunting, camping etc ... 

In Merica I'd fit right into a MAGA rally (not that I'm politically aligned, but just saying) ... But so it happens I am a barely Swedish speaking "blatte" and this is just not Merica.

I still tried to get into things of that sort, but yeah on top of my head I can remember a good number of times getting clear hints "not welcome around"..

And now 6 years, with a beautiful wife, amazing family and wonderful job, I find myself being able to understand and articulate this weird place I am in, and yeah, I'm probably using this post to pour my thoughts into words ...

Hejdå

Hej everyone! I am a Masters student in Economic Analysis in a pretty good ranked university in Europe. One of my dreams is to go live in Sweden. For that I know that I will have to learn swedish. How hard is to find a job in the area for someone who is a non-native but speaks swedish in a certain level? Of course I know that I am naturally in a situation of disadvantage, but is it that hard to get a job in my area? Tips about how I should make this transition are also welcome :)

I got my personnummer a few months ago, and I've been really curious as to whether or not the number i got was a coincidence or intentional.

(I'll use fake numbers as an example) My sambo is a Swedish national, and if her PN is: XXXXXX-7246 The PN I got is: XXXXXX-4672

So is this just a happy coincidence or intentional? If it's a coincidence, I just find it very strange/funny lol

Me and my wife is planning to move to Sweden next year intake. She’s going to study and Im going there as dependent. She have applied in both Lund and Uppsala University

Can any one help us out we have some doubts:

1. Stay back period - is it 6 months or 1 year ?
2. We are from India and we have Indian license, so can we drive there with it.
3. How to find accommodation
4. Time required for spouse visa

I know I am way overthinking this, and I will discuss with the border police when I get to the booth, but I am still curious about this.

I just got my Swedish citizenship. It now means my US passport has a Schengen entry, but if I leave this first time under my Swedish passport I'm worried about not having a Schengen exit on my US passport. Of course from now on I will be using my Swedish passport to enter and exit Schengen, but I wonder about what the status of my US passport in Schengen would be.

I know that in theory I will never be using my US passport in Schengen again, but it's more about having some kind of overstay flag either on the passport, or even my name.

I planned on writing about my full experience with this process, but after seeing such a detailed description of everything on kimberbyte's post, I've decided to offer myself up for any questions you guys might have. Feel free to ask me about the interview, my experience, my time in Washington DC, etc.

'Sambo' Resident's Permit
Application Submitted: Jan. 19th, 2024
Request for Info: August 15th
Request for Interview: August 16th
Interview in Washington DC: August 28th
Granted Application: August 29th, 2024
Full Wait Time: 6 months & 10 days.

I have been waiting for some personal things to resolve before sharing this information, but now that I can, I'm happy to help! :)

Hey I live in Sweden for a week now. On tuesday i have been to a Cervice Center and applied for a coordination number. They told me it can take about 9 weeks until i receive my number. To my knowledge you do need the coordination/personnummer to make a contract with an Internet provider. Are there any posibilities to have Home-Internet without having a Coordination Number? Thanks for your help

Hej, so im thinking about moving to Sweden as my mom is a resident there for 10 years and I think for the time being it’s the right choice to make. My situation is that I’m 21 yo male, I’m a self taught software developer and the only license I have if you would call it a license is from Harvards CS50 courses. I have worked for some months as a software engineer in Greece(where I’m from) but the company I was working closed last year.

So how I think about it is that I should either apply for college or I should see if I can find any work being my mom and her husband could help with that so I would be able to get a PN, learn Swedish in school as I’m working and then apply for college or continue working. Not sure if it matters but I finished school with 18/20 but it was a Greek school so maybe there is some tests I should take if I go the college route. Not sure really.

My main question is which route should I take if they are viable in the first place and if not what should I do?

I am currently considering moving to Sweden, prefferably the Gothenburg or Stockholm area but I'm wondering a bit on two practical issues.

First is the vages, I've got a decade experiance in the radio planning part of mobile telecommunications. Anyone that has a rough idea what the vages could look like with someone like Telia or Telenor?

Second is that I've got fairly severe ADHD (diagnosed) and need medication, how is acsess to ADHD meds in Sweden when you have all the previous diagnoseses?

Worth noting that I have accsess to permanent residency and job permit via my nationality

Hello everyone,

I'm considering a position in an I.T company in Stockholm on an annual compensation of around 85K SEK monthly (around 1,020,000 annually before taxes, so gross). I would be moving there with my wife and we would basically be depending only my income for the first couple of months until my wife lands a job herself. We're in our early 30s. I'm wondering if this is a good salary for my purpose. I'm an EU citizen. I love Sweden (lived there as a Uni student a decade ago), and I'd love to be able to go back for this opportunity. It would be a bit of a pay cut if I compare this to my actual salary, but the city I live in at the moment is crazy expensive so not really comparable.

EDIT: I heard that taxes are quite high as well so want to get a real feel!

EDIT 2: THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REPLY!

Thanks for your advice!!

Hej, jag har precis köpt ett hus och jag har fått ett meddelande om att avloppsvattenreningen behöver uppgraderas. Den lokala kommunen betjänar inte mitt område. Mitt stora problem är begränsat utrymme på min tomt, men även kostnaden. Vet ni om det finns bidrag att få för detta? Jag skulle uppskatta svar på engelska. Tack så mycket

How many MsC can I apply for at the same time? I read on https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/ that there is a limit up to 4 but I thought that I could apply for any University i wanted independently on their own website. Can someone explain me how it works?

Hej alla - I am a non-EEA/EU citizen (thanks brexit 😭️) looking at emigrating back to the Nordics with an eye towards obtaining citizenship. I am seeking some local perspective on:

1. difficulty of uni admissions
2. strength of the tech job market in SE
3. proposed changes to immigration law

I completed my lower and upper secondary education at an international school in Copenhagen and received an IB diploma, and then did my undergraduate studies in Literature in the US. Post-graduation, I worked as a software engineer for several years at FAANGs and now manage a ~70 person engineering group at a non-tech Fortune 100 multinational.

I am tired of working in a management capacity and wouldn’t mind taking a few years off to study before reëntering the job market as an IC. I understand the Swedish economy is suffering right now, but I am very happy to take a step (or several) back in my career for better work-life balance and an easier time starting a family.

n.b. I know what I am signing up for with respect to culture, weather, etc. I am comfortable with the tradeoffs.

University Admission & Grades

My preference would be to pursue a Masters within CS; unfortunately, it seems Swedish unis work similarly to the UK and you must have completed your undergraduate study in the same field.

My remaining options seem to be applying to a Masters in English Literature or an undergraduate course taught in English. I have A2 spoken / B1 written proficiency in Danish, which should help with language acquisition but won’t be able to reach C1 proficiency in Swedish and pass TISUS anytime soon.

My main concern is that my grades from secondary won’t be adequate for admission. The documentation on antagning.se indicates I’ve a preliminary score of 17,92 plus either one or two merit points. It’s unclear to me if you receive the add’l 1.0 Meritpoäng for HL Mathematics if your course does not require mathematics for admission, e.g. Humanities or Design.

The Antagningsstatistik for the courses I am interested in seem to be in the 18-20pt range, but I can’t tell whether that’s a median or mean. If you're within a point or so of the reported round 1/2 score, is chance of admission fairly good?

Strength of Tech Job Market

As a hiring manager, I’ve seen first-hand how much the tech job market has shifted in employers’ favour post-COVID, and it seems that it’s much the same in Sweden. Given my experience as both an IC and EM, should I be worried I won’t be able to find anywhere that can sponsor me?

Changes to Immigration Law

Additionally, it seems the current coalition government continues to make concessions to SD et al. on immigration and that proposed changes to law include extending time required for citizenship eligibility and abolition of PR. While I’d far rather live in Sweden than Ireland, requiring only five v. potentially as long as eleven years before any guarantee of stability is concerning. Can any news on this matter be expected to leak prior to the reporting deadline on 15.01.2025?

thank you!

Hi folks,

I'm hoping for some advice/reassurance from people who have migrated to Sweden, but entered via Copenhagen Airport.

To give some context - I'm Scottish and my wife is Danish. She currently works in Copenhagen (she left Scotland earlier this year as she was offered a job she couldn't turn down) and we plan on (hopefully) moving to Malmo within the next few months. Our plans are for her to find an apartment, then for me to join her - and apply for a residence card using the family member of an EU national route.

I've visited Denmark regularly over the past 6 years and am often asked questions surrounding the purpose and length of my stay. Until now, the answer has been fairly easy - I say that I'm visiting family and tell them I have a flight home booked for a particular date.

Obviously, if I'm planning on moving to Sweden, my answer will be different. If asked, will "I'm the husband of a Danish national and we're moving to Sweden" cause any issues? What evidence should I bring? Would our marriage certificate and a lease be sufficient?

Thanks in advance

Hi,

My new company is using a relocation service, and they applied for my work permit on the 17th of October after I left Sweden, as they advised me to be outside the country.

I still haven't received any updates, and I recently heard that processing times have increased for applicants from China, Iran, and Russia.

Has anyone recently had their work permit granted through the relocation company? (Applied under category A according to the new work permit rules.)

I've read many reddit posts about work permit processing & waiting time but I just want to hear more from people especially people who recently got their work permit.

Thank you :)

We hired contractors for some remodels in our home through offerta.se. From week 1, we have been unhappy with the work, which has left yet unfired damage to several walls and a ceiling in our home, affecting 2 rooms that work wasn't originally planned for. They've promised to fix it, but so far, what they consider "fixed" is clearly still broken. They give one price for a service one day, then suddenly it's 3x more expensive the next. They say a job will be done on a certain day, and then nothing will progress on that job for 2 weeks. They have also been taking our personal supplies (painter's tape, plastic foil cover) for their work without asking us (and after we paid a hefty materials costs for the project), and have even taken a sponge, towels, and food container from our kitchen (without asking or telling us) to use with their building materials. And several other things...

On top of that, I have felt disrespected when trying to communicate the issues with them. They don't answer my messages. They say they'll call me to talk about issues later and then don't (and afterwards have admitted they never planned on calling me). When I joined in on a call that my (male) partner was having with them to say that it's very difficult to plan when they don't communicate with me, the guy raised his voice and actually said he didn't care if I was happy with the work. (Of note, these guys are from one of those countries where women don't have many rights.)

I'm wondering what our rights are in terms of canceling our contract with them or otherwise have better conditions for us? They haven't offered any financial compensation for the damages done to our house or the delay that fixing these damages has caused. What are our options?

Hello!

I’m a Venezuelan immigrant, and I have a few questions about seeking asylum in Sweden, where I have a few friends. To my understanding, seeking asylum and some sort of permanent residence can be pretty hard in Europe in general.

I was a victim of political persecution in Venezuela, since my father opposed the current dictatorship. I’m also a transgender person, which also put me in danger as Venezuelan people are not kind to LGBT people.

I applied for asylum in the US since some of my family members are here, but seeing the recent election results, it might not be safe for me anymore. Will having applied for asylum here be a problem? Should I opt for a student or work visa instead?

I appreciate any advice.

Hey everyone, I'm not sure if this question has been answered recently but here goes nothing.

I've just finished my student visa and I'm due to go back to my home country of Australia soon. While I have been in Sweden I've worked a couple of jobs and I got a letter from Skatteverket telling me I'm due around 3,000 SEK in tax refund (hooray).

Here is the thing - I don't have a personal number, I only have a coordination number. As I dont have a PN, I don't have a Swedish bank account so I've always been paid by my employers using my Wise account.

Someone told me that I could connect a Wise account with Bankgiro in order to get the tax refund to be paid there, but when I try to add my Wise account to Bankgiro it won't let me do it, as it is not a Swedish bank account...?

I also can't register my foreign (Australian) bank account with Skatteverket cuz you need a bunch of original documents from the Aussie bank, which clearly I don't have as I'm in Sweden :/.

Has anyone else solved this problem?

The only other option that seem to be available right now are to request the cheque by post -- however, again, as I dont have a Swedish bank account, I dont know how I would be able to cash it.

Alternatively, does anyone know if I can register my sambos bank account for the refund instead? Although obviously his name is different to mine so I don't know if that would work..

Any help would be much appreciated as I'm tearing my hair out right now trying to figure out a solution.

Cheers in advance for any suggestions or ideas!

TL;DR No personal number, no Swedish bank account, how the heck can I get my tax refund if I only use Wise

Hey everyone!

I am looking for some advice in regards to my situation. I have worked part time at a cafe and have found a different part time job. Yesterday I told my boss I will be quitting, but I can work both jobs for some time. She insisted that I have to work 3 months before I can quit, however, I looked at info online and the information I find is that if your job doesn’t have a kollektivavtal or nothing is stated on the contract about quitting, according to law uppsägningstid is 1 month no matter how long you have worked or your age.

I was wondering, was anyone in the same situation or who understands these laws better? Do I actually have to work 3 months or 1 month since nothing is mentioned in my contract? Thank you!

I got two questions and I'll ask the simpler one first

1. can the application be updated with new information or the decision is always made based on the status on the day of application?

What I mean to ask is that if on the date of application, some requirements are possibly fulfilled however during the course of application, it becomes more certain that those requirements are certainly met, would the new information be taken into account?

2. This relates to question 1 in the sense that if an applicant has right of residence through EU family member but no residence card since they already have a different residence permit, do they still fulfill the requirement if they can prove their right of residence?

The last requirement for citizenship requirements goes as follows:

• have a permanent residence permit (a temporary residence permit does not apply), or have the right of residence or a residence card (for those who are EU citizens or a close relative of an EU citizen) (read more about the right of residence and residence cards), or have residence status (read more about residence status).

So instead of PR, the right of residence also serves the purpose (if other requirements are met).

When it comes to residence cards (for family members of EU citizens with right of residence), the website also states that

[If your family has a residence permit, or applies for a residence permit within three months after arriving in Sweden, they do not need to apply for residence cards](https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/EU-EEA-citizens/Work-study-or-live-in-Sweden-for-EU-EEA-citizens/Residence-cards-for-family-who-are-non-EU-EEA-citizens.html)

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The way question 2 connects to question 1 is that if on the date of application, the right of residence is there but needs to be established through other means but during the course of application, the applicant acquires a residence card, will MV take that into account?