Thanks!

ZINNYBANKS:
Calmtravels some of us don't have problem in Africa,the country we are living in made it look like we are fighting serious battle.
There's a difference between a poor person in Sweden and a poor person in Nigeria. Nice adventure brother...👍

Good news & Bad news for would be Swedish Migrant...

Good news first.
Effective from Nov 2023, visa and work permit processing for Sweden travels would now take less time to process according to Migration Minister. This means if you are already in Sweden, and having no job, this is good news for you as more openings for local residents will be available especially to migrant Africans!

Bad news.
Now, a sponsoring Company needs to pay works 2700USD, from previous 1300USD pm to workers. Getting companies willing to pay job seekers this sum, especially to workers from Non EEA/EU is going to be a bit difficult, as there seem to be no advantage for them! They would rather resort to getting workers from other troubling EU economies like Greece, Portugal, France, etc

But there seem to be good news for everyone..... WATCH your emails. I mean those on our Nordic Visa Consultation list!

I will post list of On-Demand jobs in Sweden for 2023.... These jobs are currently what the market here look for, and issuing out Work Permit for it is very easy if you get an employ to start the process for you.

Mind you, THE EMPLOYER will be the one to start the process for you! Alternatively, if you have qualifications & skills in these OD-Jobs, and can convince an employer, you can come with a visit visa (There is a particular visit visa, you can come with) and apply for a work permit. Simple. But you have an employer willing to prove that your skill is relevant to their business. The need to advertise for 10 days in EU/EEA wont be required. However, your application must be submitted by your visit visa expires. That is the only way you wont be required to leave the Schengen area, otherwise you go chop ban for overstay! Never ever be on a black list.

Also, those of you mutilating your passport up & down, changing records up & down, there is a new technology for detecting this. This is 78% base reason why many applicants from Nigeria gets rejected. You already have your date of birthday and want to change it? why? It simply invalidates all information on the bio page. If you have not learned anything, learn this from the travails of our dear president & commander in chief of Nigeria; Mr. Bola Tinubu GCFR.

Like i mentioned, understanding the process well, is number one reason why you get your papers or not. The others are simply secondary!
Also, if you get a willing employer, where you apply wont be considered, even if its from North Korea!

For those already signed up to Calm Travels Consultancy Plan... watch your email (Agro, carpenters, butchers, fitters, & Berry pickers). One of our agents confirmed a construction Firm have started the process for one of our client. I wish him all the best!

Least i forget, if you live in a 3rd country, other Nigeria, your proof of residence should be available too. YOU CAN NOT START the application on a visiting visa! Please be guided so you dont fail victim to unscrupulous travel agents!

Just like me & my staff in Kigali usually hang out together during lunch time gushing about my travel adventures, escapades etc. That idea of panicking when you see your boss is gone. Here you are called by your first name. That exceptional idea of been victimized at work place is non existent. Your boss is not a god. Job search is not a sentence for been poor. Africa needs to grow!

Lot of people even thought we were dating. It was full of fun knowing there is nothing sexual, romantic between yall despite popular opinion, rather mutual trust & respect. I am married and she has a fiancée.

"I work as an innovation advisor for the government, and have an office at a science park. For me, Swedish work is like this:

Intense. For all the elegant buildings and design furniture, we do tend to have schedules that are full and eclectic. I am constantly checking my calendar, and flying by it like a rally driver. Every hour, I am in some other arena, doing something totally different.
Professional. You will rarely wonder how on earth colleague x got the job. Everyone here is quite qualified and very capable.
Warm and gentle. We may be going at full speed at all times, but the people are behaving exceptionally amicably, at least by comparison to my corporate experiences in Germany, France, the US, India, and China. I do feel a bit reminded of working life in England and New Zealand, here in Sweden.

Flat hierarchy. The boss is just the guy who signs off the things nobody else can sign off. Not a god, but just another guy with a lunchbox and an anorak.

Civilized. The surroundings are tasteful and cosy. Your work place in Sweden can be more homely than some people’s homes in some places.
Good. Here in Sweden, I have finally experienced what it is to work well. It’s a catalogue of many different things, and they hinge on being able to fulfill a whole work process including refractory periods, collaborative elements, preparation, and reflection. We probably do more here than others do elsewhere for the same job, but we grow more with it because of it.

-Annonymous

If you try this in Europe, they will lynch those leaders in broad day light! A country where people are committing suicide daily, they are busy buying cars they dont really need.

What exactly is wrong with black Nigerians who grow up in Nigeria? In Europe, you really have no need for cars with the efficient transport system.

Halleluiah singers on Naira land are left hungry.....

Accommodation is more expensive in Rwanda than in Sweden............... My experience!
Food prices is comparable and better quality than in Rwanda.

Infact, the prices of items here are more cheaper, and off better quality than most western countries. The reason is because Nordic countries practices a weird mix of capitalism & socialism. Something countries like USA & UK can not understand except Trump! France is a bit comparable but got drown with religious immigrants. Something the Swedes are dealing with the Vikings way..... asking & allowing anyone to burn any holy book they want. If you dont like it, move your religious ass to Mecca, Dubai, Oman or Iraq.

Much Ado about Nothing!

Narrated by Jane Hutchinson.
Lives in Glumslöv, Sweden.
Is Sweden as expensive as many suggest?
We have recently moved to Sweden from the USA. We expected food prices to be exorbitant having heard this from “the many”. It has not been the case at all. The quality of regular supermarket food is ten times higher than in the USA. Bottom shelf products which are dirt cheap - on par with cheapest food in the US - are of generally very good quality especially when compared with the at times inedible offerings from US supermarkets! Cheese and meat (etc) is a similar price and of much higher quality also. (It is a relief to not have to buy “pasture raised beef” for example and as far as I can tell all eggs are free range here and are no more expensive than caged eggs in the US.)

Coffee is so so so so so so so so much better here also and a latte is typically about the same price as in the USA. Dining out is probably similar in cost generally to the US if you are buying midrange stuff from mid range cafes. I think fast food and low quality restaurants (of which there are fewer here anyway) are more expensive - in part because their employees are paid a decent wage!

Fuel is obviously more expensive than the USA but still far cheaper than Australia and NZ (where I have also spent time and lived respectively). Rents seem to be somewhat higher than in the US as well - especially in main centres and university towns. If you are happy to live in an apartment or a short way out into the country then rent is really not too bad - perhaps $600USD per month for a fairly nice place. We pay around $900USD for a gorgeous furnished one bedroom place with stylish and modern kitchen and underfloor heating and we are 10 minutes from two large towns/small cities.

I have been very pleasantly surprised. We are spending a similar amount on food yet the quality is so much better. I would say that overall our living costs are similar to what they were in the USA. Remembering also that our healthcare and education (as needed) is essentially free and we do not have to pay exorbitant health insurance bills each month. I think the definitive answer to this question lies in how exactly you define it though… I expect travelling as a tourist may be quite different to he experience of someone living here.

*As a point of reference we live in the South of Sweden outside of Malmö so cannot necessarily speak for the whole country. I was born and raised in NZ (pretty expensive for most things!) have travelled a fair amount on most continents and of late have been living in the USA the past few years.

If you want Calm Travels to assist you of to our website and apply for Consultancy. You are guaranteed a complete advisory on your migration plans, and also modify your plans in areas where its not feasible.

Most of the simple stuff we do for clients including, once a Case Number has been given you, you must submit an updated CV, passport, email and current WhatsApp number. Our immigration expert will profile the best industry you stand a chance, we will help send your CVs to prospective employers in Nordic Countries for seasonal employment opportunity. If you are the prayer type, oya go and pray they like your face and name. The rest will be simple. The only downside is that employers are mandated by law to publish employment opportunities EU wide so that people already in other part of Schengen can apply as well (for 10 days). This is the opportunity other Africans in Italy, France or Greece are using to come here!

Good luck to yall!

One thing i love about the Nordic countries is that they create opportunities for everyone. Say you are jobless is actually your own making or design. Maybe you are into drugs, mad or just lazy.....

Do you know there are places in Stockholm where if you don't have money for accommodation, you simply volunteer to do some chores at the hostel and you get a bed space for the duration of your visit to Stockholm. You see young white teens running it just for the fun and saving their vacation money for hotel.

And they dont abuse the privilege's

My experience.
There is no freebie in Europe, you pay for everything you need from a person, company or non social service from the govt. The same can not be said about our brothers from Africa.

This is one of the reason why they loathe & despise Africans a lot here. Some Africans are mostly without shame. They believe they can beg their way through anything, and everything, including what they can comfortably afford. Here in Europe, paying for everything is part & parcel of life. You are not supposed to be insanely rich except off course you are insanely exception in something, otherwise, you should have a roof over your head, basic amenities and food. Nothing has time to beg you for anything. The one they can not afford, they simply tie their throat.
I have seen a lot of very poor, simple and proud Europeans. They always uphold their dignity even if working shitty jobs..... They build their lives around their affordability. But trust us Africans...hahahahhahaha. Kunle went to Ghana, and start speaking i wanna gonna...hahahhahahahha

Our people should learn about this.

Most Western Countries are not used to why you will apply for something, knowing fully the conditions attached to it, you accepted it and only to start complaining or seeking to change it. Why did i say this? My experience.

People will apply for a certain category of work permit, when they come here, they will start looking for ways, by hook or crook to change it. Sometimes they resort to illegality to do it. They call it "Conditions" for which a permit was issued.

If someone or an organization run something for you, please make sure you meet the conditions. The person or organization is duty bound to periodically send reports to relevant authorities. Failure to do this is a sanction or fines.

Western & Northern Europe is not like Africa where anything goes. Nigerians are mostly fond of this kind of behavior. The Arabs, Somalis, Ethiopians, Indians etc will just accept it and hope for the best later on, but not my brothers from Nigeria especially the Igbos & Yorubas (No offense please, just my candid observation).

When you finally land a Work & Residence Permit for any of the Nordic countries, PLEASE understand & keep to the terms by the which the permit was issued. This may be stressful, but do your best to keep to it. This will form part of future evaluation for you. Especially if you gonna need an extension some day!

As Far Right gradually push themselves up politically, expect more stringent measures against migration from countries outside EU/EEA/Switzerland. This is especially true for good & liberal countries like Nordic countries.
The latest such changes is the increase of minimum pay for employees from outside Europe from $1300 to $2600. While this may sound good in the ears of workers, its no doubt bad news for employers. This will result in a cut down of workers from Africa or elsewhere outside Europe, making them focus workers already inside Schengen.

Good luck as you plan your migration!

What does a seasonal worker do?
A seasonal worker is a person who lives in a country outside of the EU/EES and Switzerland, and who is staying temporarily in Sweden to do seasonal work in accordance with an agreement on a fixed-term employment.

Seasonal work is linked to a certain time of the year when higher than normal work efforts are required. In Sweden, seasonal work occurs for example in agriculture, forestry, garden industry, the hotel and restaurant industry, travel industry, tourist and reservation services, operation of ski facilities and golf courses, theme parks and the entertainment industry.

Other rules apply for berry-pickers who are employed by companies that are not established in Sweden.

For those outside the ICT industry, this might be your low hanging fruit!

In line with our promise, we will offer (limited) updates here for everyone.

You can use your google map to fimd distances of anywhere on earth. Apartments are bit stressful though. When you come you can do a feasibility on what you want

owagbeba:


End of the month.

Trying to see if I can secure an apartment in Halmstad before I leave Nigeria.

How far is Halmstad from Stockholm?

What are available export opportunities from Sweden to Nigeria?

What are they good at? Any popular appliance brand?

For anything, i would rather live in Estonia than UK if i were to make choice. Let me tell you something, UK is supposed to be one of the easy places for English speaking Africans to start up in Europe, but systemic discrimination and tight control of policies wont allow that...

In Nordic Countries, the gap between the "Have" & "Have not" is thin.

phenzy:


Seems you have a problem with the UK

Are you in Sweden, we can hang out something you know if it sounds good to you. I am in Stockholm

Rentals in Halmstad costs anyhere from 6000 SEK to 9000 SEK pm. This depends when, who and condition of the property.

I dont mind. You can drop all your questions here

owagbeba:


Hope you don’t mind if I ask a few questions about Halmstad?
Is it a commercial city or one of those sleepy places?

Any idea of rental cost for a small apartment in Halmstad? Studio apartment .

No we are not into Export business.

owagbeba:
CalmTravels

Are you into export business from that end?
What’s the transit time to Apapa?
Average freight cost for FCL?

Things you come across in Europe every now & then....

I had this brief interaction with a German tourist. I needed a small favor from him. It was swiftly granted. Hear what he asked me afterwards. "How did you get to Sweden? I was speechless, like what the Bleep does this little nazi mean? Well, it was a question so i replied him. HHAHAHAHAHHA. I told him i disappeared from Africa and appeared in Stockholm, you know we have voodoo in Africa, so you dont need to book plane tickets, if you will i can show you how it works. Little prick!!!! He thinks every African must come through the Mediterranean sea and be begging for papers. He quickly saw i was fooling him. So i told him i flew down here.

The man could not understand how a black African like me could be doing so damn well and having all these connections, like i must be a politician back home. I begrudge him not, he is probably so used to poor Africans in pitiable conditions, not this proud, well to do guy from Nigeria or Rwanda.

So, here is it. There are poor people every where including here in Stockholm. But bad media has make it look like Africans are so damn poor, that even poor Europeans call Africans poor, and the other way round, media has made it look like every European is rich. Don't fall hands please. Even of begging begging. Man up and run some hustle. I see lots of our brothers coming from other countries, all doing menial jobs? If you settle for menial jobs for short and long run in Europe you are a finished. However, while you focus on makeshift jobs, set up a Business that crosses continents. That is how all big businesses started. Two or three of you can set up an LLC and run deals. This is why, even though the Arabs are looked one kind due to terrorist scare, they still give them papers. But our black brothers once they come here na to dey speak & mimic everything about them. Our girls na im worse pass. Go check their body, them don use tattoo finish everywhere.

So going forward,
You must have a hustle, a skill and an income. Dont be a liability to any European country because it will make them close their liberal doors to others. If you are a pepper or tomatoes seller before coming here, formalize your business by means of registration and pay tax on it. Upgrade and build a site. Chest it & bear it for some time. it will open doors for you and others.

I have this Iraqi friend who sells this middle east fruits. I love eating it every day in the evening. I love the way the uncle came to Sweden, get their paper, go back to Iraqi and bring others. Now all the employees are Iraqis and their fruit business is doing ok. But Africans, even if you give them papers they will just focus on taking benefits from the state. Later they get stuck.

Other Countries are waking up to the harsh realities of a possible Govt sponored education scam in the UK. This is how the Indian Epress puts it:

'We are sorry to inform you…’: Indian students in UK struggle to find jobs after spending lakhs on ‘rip-off’ degrees


While studying in the UK is a dream for many Indian students, is the money spent on it worth it, when it comes to future of employability options in the country? Students and experts share their experiences


UK rip off degree story

"The UK is home to some of the best universities in the world and studying for a degree can be immensely rewarding. But too many young people are being sold a false dream and end up doing a poor-quality course at the taxpayers," said PM Rishi Sunak recently. (Graphics by Angshuman Maity)
While studying in the UK is a dream for many Indian students, is the money spent on it worth it, when it comes to future of employability options in the country? Students and experts share their experiences
‘”My routine was simple, monotonous and anxiety-driven. I would wake up in the morning, clean, get ready for my part-time job and then have my breakfast… while scrolling through LinkedIn for some full-time job opportunities. While I would get busy in my part-time job during the day, my lunch breaks were filled with some more job hunting. After coming home, I used to cook for the evening and the next morning, and do my remaining chores. And guess what the rest of my evening and night was about… applying for full-time jobs that I spotted during my LinkedIn scrolling,” Nisha Arora* says while remembering her last three months in the United Kingdom.

Nisha (name changed) graduated from the UK in 2019 after pursuing a master’s degree in English Literature. While studying and settling down in the UK was her dream, finding a job in British land has become a nightmare. “I used to joke about how job finding in the UK will give me stress for life,” she laughs.

Create a law that restrict you, give other option that is harder, ask you to pay more! UK & sense is 5&6....

I still dont under how people spend this lot to go to Ikeja extension in Europe. Well, their money, their choice!

Give it to the Europeans for innovation. An effective, and inexpensive way of delivering mail within Stockholm. Efficiency is what costs here......

There is something i noticed.

Africa is the only Continent that does not organize a tour for its citizens in the West. Group Tours for the young, elderly or retirees.
Sometime i go round the city center watching tourist etc. Some of these tourist are poor by most standards. You can see it in their behavior, in their dress mode or how beaten they look, but i admire their spirit especially the Asians.

So what happens to Africa countries? There are lots of things Africa must get rid off. Meaningless accumulation of wealth, trapped in Swiss accounts, wont allow them reason like proper humans. Another example is buying too many luxurious items that are usually not needed such as cars....Spend more on quality of living and lifestyles.. These are things that makes other race to rate us low, primitive, backward etc.

You dont have to be rich to go on vacations. Most European friends i know are not "rich" as we know "rich" in the African context.

While i sympathize with you about the Nigerian situation, i am afraid what you requested for amounts to what the law calls *TRAFFICKING* We are a law abiding LLC, we dont break the law so people can get better life. Even if we have the means or capacity to do it, i am afraid we won't do it.
What we can do for you is proper consultation for best possible chance of getting a job and eventual entry to Sweden via legit means.
Thanks

winner37:


Pls help me I really want to move out of the Nigeria what ever you spent I will return it to you ...my international passport only one month since I did it recently..

Taxes are high in Sweden....... 25 - 30% of your salary belongs to the State in form of taxes but do you know what this would get you?

* Child benefits. If you are a tax payer and have children, schooling for them is FREE. Like world class schooling is free and they also get paid too in form of child benefits so you give the children good, quality standard of living! Believe me, NORDIC countries are like paradise.

* Pension: You get pension too when you stop working. Hey its not like a capitalist system where if the Pension manager folds up your pension is gone, like that of Nigeria, here the govt pays you!

* Unemployment benefits: Once you loose your job, the state would be paying you unemployment benefits of up to 80% what your job was paying you. This is why most people after loosing their jobs due to cuts, dont like working again. Every month you just get your alert.

I tell you, once you are a tax payer, you are free from certain shits.

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, Rwanda appears to be a better transit point as; in my opinion, there is a doubts regarding any document that comes from Nigeria. Through Rwanda, at least, the documents can be verified from anywhere in the world. This creates transparency which the West truly love...

Yes, Agriculture route is a sure path way. It's going to be better now as the minimum pay has been move from 13,000SEK ($1,300) to $26,500 ($2,600) pm excluding other benefits..
Their leaders are always looking for ways to bridge the gap between the "Have" & "Have not". Good leaders i tell you.
I love it out here. Taxes are high but i tell you there are lots of goodies for instance:
* Child benefit. If you have 3-4 children, every month expect good money from the State.

Yes proficiency in Swedish is a great benefit. I wish you all the best. Tack!

KyleJason:
Hi CalmTravels,

You are too much in your exposition to Sweden...You actually did a nice job, I must give it to you.

Nigerians (Nairalanders) ought to be proud of you because you demystified and simplified all that one needs to travel to Sweden and you even proved you're in Sweden with your shopping pictures to Willy's Store.

My cousin travelled to Norway in the 90s but settled down in Sweden for many years before he relocated to the UK around the year 2020... However, he died and was buried in the UK due to stomach cancer.

Anyway, I've downloaded Duolingo and I'm learning the Swedish language... Furthermore, I'm going to renew my international passport soon.

I need to travel out of Nigeria to seek better pasture, as our country is fast decaying without any hope...Make man no come old finish.

You made a vital point of transiting from Rwanda...Thumbs up! Just that all these movements will involve a lot of millions.

I love your agricultural route innovation, it's a good one...I believe your travel agency is a legit one...Keep it up!

Japa crew, let's japa!

Cheers!

Bad news & good news.... Let me start with Bad news first. You must have an employment offer that pays you at least 26,000SEK before your work permit gets approved. This is roughly $2,600 pm. Previously it used to be 13,000SEK or $1,300 pm. This law comes into effect in October, This year. For those we are consulting for, hasten up. A s the day go by, Nationalists & Populists are taking over all Europe. Get your papers before it becomes more difficult....

Good news....More than 100 companies are already complaining that its going to hinder their employment runs. If you already have your application, or already here in Sweden, na work go dey find you.

Several industries won't be able to meet work permit salary threshold.

A number of industries are expected to struggle to find staff once the Government's new minimum salary threshold for work permits comes into effect.

News agency TT reports that almost 100 collective agreements in Sweden include salaries below the new threshold of around SEK 26,500 a month, which is how much non-EU citizens will need to earn to receive a work permit or prolong an existing permit.

Irene Wennemo from the Swedish National Mediation Office tells Radio Sweden it will be difficult for employers to give non-EU workers higher salaries, depending on their collective agreements. Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard tells TT these jobs can be taken by unemployed people who are already in Sweden.

On issues of Tax.
Its usually 25%. Let me explain with this simple illustration.
If you make SEK 40,000 a month living in Stockholm, you will be taxed SEK 10,362 (Roughly 25%). That means that your net pay will be SEK 29,638 per month. Though you earn roughly $4000, what is yours is actually $3000. Your average tax rate is 25.90%, and your marginal tax rate is 34.63%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of SEK 100 in your salary will be taxed SEK 34.63, hence, your net pay will only increase by SEK 65.37.

This what they use in making sure the country is well run and good for everyone.