There is no fence to jump and I am not into breaking a country's sovern laws. I think it is unfair to get ahead of other honest working people just because you have access to a border/airplane ticket, etc. Does someone have experience, as an American, with getting a working visa in Scandinavia? I have learned to speak and write pretty good Swedish, but I don't know any employers that want to invite me to work. Do work visas allow you to switch employers, or are you forced to stay with the same employer (or else leave the country)? I am not interested in going over there for welfare - I will sign a waiver to receive any welfare benefits. Thanks in advance for your advice. Advice to marry a Swede/Norwegian/Dane is not helpful, nor is the recommendation to become an EU citizen. I know it is extremely easy for gay Iranians and other Muslims to get amnesty visas. There were something like 100,000 immigrant visas granted last year - mostly from the Middle East. Without becoming a gay Iranian, what can I do? The reason I want to go is because I met a girl and we really dig each other. But she can't get a legal work permit for the US either (she is an elementary school teacher).
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It's very hard to get a work visa in the Scandinavia if you're not an EU or Scandinavian citizen. They tend to be very separatist and like to keep it that way. However, you can find a multinational American company that does business in Scandinavia and have them post you over to their offices in Scandinavia. They'll have to get a work visa for you in order that you may legally work there. Why do you want to go there? The cost of living is very high over in Scandinavia.
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I don't know exactly how difficult it is to get such a visa, but it definitely is not easy. Denmark is adopting a point system now for foreign workers, so that if you have certain kinds of qualifications, education, job experience, prior income, age etc....all can give you points towards being allowed a "green card". There has been talk in Norway about doing the same, but I'm pretty sure they haven't yet. I think probably the best way to go would be to contact either your own embassy in Scandinavia or contact each country's embassy in your country, they should definitely be able to help you with some of these questions. But perhaps you can start by looking at these websites: http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/coming_to_dk.htm http://www.workindenmark.dk/ http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,477789&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL For Norway, I know that they have a quota of 5000 foreigners per year who may be given a work visa, if they have at least 3 years job-oriented education high school level or higher. It doesn't have to be in a specific line of work, but you need to have a job offer from Norway. The quota has never been filled yet, so if you can get a job offer, you should have a good chance. And getting a job offer might not be so very difficult right now, as there's a general shortage of labor. If you speak and write Swedish, you may be able to understand this article: http://www.bt.no/na24/article330021.ece And here's a link about the type of visa: http://www.udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=7404#specialist I assume you're American, so I found the most relevant website i could for you on working in Sweden: http://www.swedenabroad.com/pages/start____7928.asp Good luck to you.
