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  1. Hi Ms. Karen, I have a question. Just trying my luck if you have any ideas about it. Here it goes.. What if I have my schenghen visa (student visa) from Malta then planning to go to Sweden to work after I graduate, am I still going to apply for the residence permit visa before I apply for a job or do I just look for an employer right away? Thank you.

  2. Hi Ms. Karen, I have a question. Just trying my luck if you have any ideas about it. Here it goes.. What if I have my schenghen visa (student visa) from Malta then planning to go to Sweden to work after I graduate, am I still going to apply for the residence permit visa before I apply for a job or do I just look for an employer right away? Thank you.

  3. Thank u mam it really helps me bcoz I am planning to go to Sweden thank you and God bless you ?

  4. Thank u mam it really helps me bcoz I am planning to go to Sweden thank you and God bless you ?

  5. Hello Karen –

    Your blog is very helpful! Thank you for putting this article together. A few questions from my end related to photograph and fingerprints for the residence permit card:

    1. How did you manage to get the advise of Swedish Embassy in Bangkok for your hubby? Was it through email?
    2. What documents are required/ you need to bring to Bangkok to get your biometrics taken once work permit is approved?
    3. If work-visa is issued but could not take biometrics in Bangkok due to Covid, will show money going to be required to process the D-visa?

    Thank you so much in advance Karen!

  6. Hi Karen! I would like to know if it’s possible for my spouse to also work there granting he is dependent on my working visa?

    TIA?

  7. Hi Karen! I would like to know if it’s possible for my spouse to also work there granting he is dependent on my working visa?

    TIA?

  8. Hi Karen, I would like to ask how to apply for a job there if I came from Czech republic. I am currently holding a long term residence card that lasts for 2 years. Should I find an employer that will agreed to work on my papers or should I just go there and find some decent job that will secure my stay in Sweden. Very helpful blog and appreciate your effort of posting this and replying your comments. Thanks a lot kabayan.

    1. Hi! Currently, most of the interviews are held online so if you can apply online, then it should be fine! Either way, when you apply for a work permit, you are required to be outside Sweden while waiting for the decision.

  9. Hi Karen, I would like to ask how to apply for a job there if I came from Czech republic. I am currently holding a long term residence card that lasts for 2 years. Should I find an employer that will agreed to work on my papers or should I just go there and find some decent job that will secure my stay in Sweden. Very helpful blog and appreciate your effort of posting this and replying your comments. Thanks a lot kabayan.

    1. Hi! Currently, most of the interviews are held online so if you can apply online, then it should be fine! Either way, when you apply for a work permit, you are required to be outside Sweden while waiting for the decision.

  10. Hi karen!
    I am very amazed on how you get there in Sweden very quickly. God is so good that I found your page very helpful. I have always dreamed of working in Sweden but I had a hard time on how to start with. I am a bank employee for 24 yrs and wish to get a good job to be able to parsue my dreams. Pls help..

    1. Hi Norma, thank you! Good luck and I hope you will find an opportunity here in Sweden. As far as I know, there are a lot of vacancies in banks. You can checkout banks such as SEB, Handelsbanken, Nordea.

  11. Hi!Caren,
    I am a D-visa holder,what doccuments required for me to get an oec?.and what doccuments do I need to show at the philippines airport immigration.
    I hope you can give me a tip.
    Thank you.

  12. Hi Karen!

    It’s so good I found your site! I want to ask if you have to go to Bangkok because of coronavirus situation now. Also, why did you need to have the Power of Attorney to represent you?

    1. Hi Ramille!

      In my husband’s case, the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok advised him to get a D-visa and submit the requirements to the Embassy of Sweden in the Philippines! It will be attached to the passport. Then he only applied for the residence permit card when he arrived here.

      I had the Power of Attorney because my employer hired a third party to submit my application.

      1. Hi Karen!

        May I ask where did your husband submitted his requirements for a getting a D-visa? Did he go through an agency like VFS global to process the D-visa?

        Thank you in advance!

      2. Thanks for the reply Karen! May I also ask how much money (excluding rent) is needed during the first few months of stay?

        I have read from above that the average cost of living is around 10K SEK. Is it safe to assume that the first few months will be around that amount too or will it be significantly higher (around 20K SEK)?

    1. Hi, Patty! You can submit the requirements online. Once your work permit is approved, that is the only time when you need to visit Bangkok for the residence permit card. But, afaik, because of the current situation, you can get a D-visa and apply for the residence permit card when you arrived in Sweden.

    1. Hello Karen! I just stumbled upon your June 4, 2022 blog post. Not sure if it’s an entirely new entry or you just updated it. Either way, I think it’s a sign for my family and I to move here at Stockholm. Yes, we are currently here for a vacation and we fell in love! My two kids don’t want to leave this city anymore. We just went to Skansen and Gröna Lund earlier.

      That’s why I’m gonna spend the next months looking for a job and preparing for our migration just like how you’ve advised here in your blog. I hope I’ll be as lucky as you are. What you’ve done is impressive. Congratulations! You’ve got the guts and determination to pursue your dreams.

      Sorry, ang haba na ng comment ko but you have no idea how much you’ve helped remove my worries and anxiety regarding this huge next step for me and my family. If you and your husband are available for fika while we’re still here, we’d love to meet you. We’re leaving on the 11th.

      Please continue inspiring your fellow Filipinos! ??

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