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We are a family of 3 (me, my wife and our small child) from Germany. We are interested in moving to Sweden in the next couple of years. But only after at least one of us finds a job there and we speak decent Swedish.

From what I understand:

- First hand rentals via housing queues require many years of waiting, especially in big cities

- You also need a personnummer to even get to a queue

- Second hand rentals are usually time-limited (6-12 months), so we would be forced to move every year, which is not ideal for a family with a child

What realistic options do families have to find stable, long-term rentals when moving from (EU) abroad? We would prefer to avoid moving every year and are looking for something comparable to a typical long term rental in Germany.

More specifically:

- Are there specific platforms or websites offering long-term contracts without housing queues? Are there such offers on Qasa? Are there others like it?

- What do landlords usually require? Is a signed job contract and security deposit enough?

Thanks a lot for any insights!

Two years ago, my brother moved to Sweden with his second wife (married in Belgium under the statutory regime). They bought a house there and brought their household contents from Belgium with them. This includes the portion of household contents he acquired during his first marriage and which was due to him. There are two children from his first marriage. They live in Belgium.

Now, my brother passed away last month. I am somewhat concerned about the settlement of the inheritance. I believe that, in principle, his two children are heirs to all his assets from before his second marriage and to half of the family home in Sweden. Or am I mistaken? Is there anyone who can provide clarity on this?

My husband and I moved to Sweden about 1 month ago. I am an EU citizen and he is an American citizen. He moved here because he has right of residence and when we arrived he applied for a residence card; however, the wait for the card is about 7 months.

We live in Malmö and were hoping to travel to Copenhagen on the weekend. Additionally, we were hoping to plan a vacation back to my city in Poland. Though he has the right to live here and work, he has nothing to show for it. Because he is an American, he is only supposed to travel/reside in the Schengen Zone for 90 days. I am under assumption that he will be unable to leave Sweden after the end of June (and the 90 days elapse) because of border checks, etc.

Does anyone have experience with this scenario?

We are trying to plan some summer holidays and I don’t want to book anything if we can’t go together.

Hello everyone! My partner and I are about to finish our bachelor's studies in the Netherlands, and we have about 25k euros saved up. With that said, we started learning Swedish and we would like to move to Stockholm for 1 year to work and integrate as much as possible before applying for a Master's programme there. My bachelor study is in Psychology so I would doubt that I can get any job in this field with only a bachelor, but are other entry-level jobs such as warehouse worker/waiter, for example, extremely difficult to find?

Also, I read that landlords often expect to see that you have a job in order to afford your rent, but could we use these savings as proof that we can pay for it?

Thank you in advance for your advice.

Is there anyone familiar with EU Blue Card rules and benefits for someone living in Sweden on a work permit?

Hi everyone! I recently visited the folktändvården in Lund and they said I wasn’t in the system and I needed to register with försäkringskassan in order to receive the benefit. However, when I went to the FK website, I couldn’t seem to find information on how to do this even after googling and asking many people. My Swedish spouse was also not able to figure this out. I have another appointment next week and would love to figure this out before then if possible! Has anyone else run into this issue? I have been here for just over a year and have TUT.

Hey everyone,

I messed up my date of birth on my Swedish Institute (SI) scholarship application, it was a typing mistake.

All my official documents (passport, transcripts, etc.) have the correct DOB and everything is consistent there. The only place it’s wrong is the application form.

I noticed it about 3 weeks ago and emailed SI right away explaining the situation and giving them the correct DOB, but I haven’t heard back yet.

Now I’m starting to wonder if this is something that could actually affect my chances, or if they’ll just go by the official documents anyway.

Has anyone had something like this happen before?

Twee jaar geleden is mijn broer met zijn tweede echtgenote (gehuwd in België onder het wettelijk stelsel) naar Zweden verhuisd. Zij hebben daar een huis gekocht en de inboedel van België meegenomen. Dus ook het gedeelte inboedel die hij verworven heeft tijdens zijn eerste huwelijk en dat aan hem toekwam. Er zijn twee kinderen uit zijn eerste huwelijk. Deze wonen in België.

Nu is mijn broer vorige maand overleden. Ik ben wat bezorgd over de regeling van de erfenis. Zijn twee kinderen zijn volgens mij in principe erfgenaam van al zijn bezittingen van voor zijn tweede huwelijk en van de helft van de gezinswoning in Zweden. Of vergis ik mij. Is er iemand die hierover duidelijkheid kan verschaffen?

Two years ago, my brother moved to Sweden with his second wife (married in Belgium under the statutory regime). They bought a house there and brought their household contents from Belgium with them. This includes the portion of household contents he acquired during his first marriage and which was due to him. There are two children from his first marriage. They live in Belgium.

Now, my brother passed away last month. I am somewhat concerned about the settlement of the inheritance. I believe that, in principle, his two children are heirs to all his assets from before his second marriage and to half of the family home in Sweden. Or am I mistaken? Is there anyone who can provide clarity on this?

Situation: I applied for Temporary Protection Directive with co-applicant. Co-applicant did not have a migrationsverket account on website.

Decision came positive, protection granted for me and co-applicant as I can see in my migrationsverket profile. Now we have to provide biometrics, but booking is working only for 1 person, not both of us (at least inside of the interface)

I thought she could create her own account with the email specified in application.

But when she created the account based on the same email I put into the application - no decision in her migrationsverket profile and option to book a biometrics.

Could she just come with me for my booked day of biometrics to statens servicenter or what to do?

Support on a phone line of migrationsverket was not helpful

I work in customer service I have worked with Americans (mixed bag to bad) and Canadians (absolute worst), my experience with swedes have been really good they show patience are ready to listen and reason with and most importantly treat you like an actual human, I had heard swedes are cold but they have been absolute polite to me even when I made mistakes.

Hi! I’m a student from Romania coming to Stockholm for a 2-month internship this summer in medical engineering Python IT.

I found a room in Bergshamra for about 830€/month (private room, shared kitchen, near the university). The internship location is in the center of the city Norrmalm

• Is Bergshamra a good area for a student (safe, social, transport)?
• Does the price seem fair for Stockholm?
• Anything I should watch out for?
• Other interesting facts

Also, would you recommend Airbnb for the first weeks or going directly for long-term rent?

Thanks!

Hi all, I'm trying to open a Freja+ account with my Skatteverket ID but it's giving me some trouble. When I start the process in Freja to create a new account, they first ask to choose between either a passport or a national ID. Since I'm using my skatteverket ID I chose the second option, but then after taking a picture of the ID card they tell me to scan it (which is not possible with SV ID). I am stuck on this part of the process. Can anyone help me out with this? I tried the website but it tells me to just click on a non-existing "continue" button after taking the picture of my ID.

Also, just want to say a big well done to anyone who has gone through the process of emigrating to Sweden without absolutely losing it. This is one of the most frustrating drawn out Kafkaesque times of my life. Wow. Anyway, thanks in advance for any tips for solving my problem!

Edited for clarification: I am aware that there's a difference between the police issued ID and the skatteverket ID, and according to the Freja website you should be able to use the skatteverket ID, but there's only two options to choose from in the menu when creating a new account (passport or national ID card)

I am looking into the possibility of working from Sweden for a while. I do have the pleasure to have a software developer job which allows me to work from anywhere with a stable internet connection for a prolonged time and since i've always wanted to come to sweden i am investigating whether or not it is a viable option to do a "work vacation" for like 3-4 weeks.

Since i can't just cancel my apartment at home i do have to pay that rent so my main question probably is where to find cost efficient living spaces in city or near city areas like around Gothenborg or Stockholm.

Since i am from germany i'ld expect that i don't need a certain VISA or work permit to live and work there for that short time.

Do anyone of you have some tips, pointers or may even warnings on the viability of that endavour? Appreciate any bit of help!

Hey everyone! 🇸🇪

I just submitted my application to join my partner in Sweden as a Sambo. We’re both non-EU and he’s been there for 1 year on a work permit (first-hand contract, permanent job). He’s got about 1 year left on his current permit, so we’re hoping the timing works out. His job is pretty stable and he is highly needed. He's been renting his apartment for 4 years (first-hand contract) so maintenance requirements are solid.

A couple of quick questions for those who’ve done the "family of a work permit holder" route recently:

- I finished the application and paid on Friday, but my partner can’t see the case on his "Mina Sidor" yet. Is this just weekend lag or does he need to manually add it with the case number?

- The portal was super basic—only asked for passports and Certificate of relationship.Since we're not married, we are relying on sending relationship evidence but It didn’t ask for any other proof (photos, chats, documents, etc.), even though I have a 16-page PDF ready to go. Will my partner have the chance to add additional documents or should we wait for them to ask for it?

- How long did you guys wait for an interview or decision? We only lived together for 5 months before his permit got approved, and been together a little over a year—wondering if that’s "established" enough for a quick yes.

Would love to hear any experiences! Tack!

Hej all,

I have a very specific question. I will be moving to Sweden from the Netherlands in the near future, and I will be bringing my pet snake. It is a corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus), which isn't CITES-regulated as far as I know.

Do you need anything to bring a corn snake into the country? Google is giving a bit of conflicting info...

I do suppose you need documents to show she has been born in captivity. Sadly I bought her on marketplace as a teen, before such documents were even a thing in my country... Is this indeed necessary? If so, how to solve it?

Thanks!

Will the probationary period on the new contract negatively affect my PR application? My habitual residence will be 44/48 upon expiry of my second work permit. I’m afraid I will be given another WP with six months validity :(

Article 50 Brit here. I'm just about to apply for permanent residency, having worked in Sweden for over 5 years*.

If you applied recently, I would be very interested to hear how long your application took to be processed, especially if you are in a similar situation to me.

I'm asking because I'm wondering if there's any chance at all that my PR application can be processed fast enough to enable me to make a citizenship application before 6 June (on the off-chance the government opposition's amendment to apply transitional rules is successful).

*Yes, I **can** write in Swedish; I'm just trying to extend my reach :-).

Hello everyone! I’m from Brazil and I’m planning to move to Sweden next year with a job seeker visa. I have a degree in Electrical Engineering and recently completed a Master’s in Renewable Energy (120 ECTS) at a Portuguese institution through, we call in Brazil a “sandwich program” (an exchange during my undergraduate studies).

Currently, I work in Brazil with electrical projects, but I’m open to new experiences. I have professional experience in testing and quality, the energy market, and electrical automation across different companies. I also participated in an internship program in the United States, which helped me improve my English.

I would really appreciate some insights about the current job market in Sweden. Is it realistic to find a job during the job seeker visa period with only English and basic Swedish? Do you think my background is competitive in Sweden?

Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Hi,

I've been asked to send my passport to Migrationsverket but the form and all their advice talks about sending your 'hemlandspass'. And the form has

I am a dual citizen already and have two passports. One for the country I grew up in, one I got through ancestry.

Any recommendations from anyone who has been in a similar situation?

It seems like I just send my homeland passport?