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Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 12:26pm On Apr 29, 2022

samefiok:
Please guys Whats the required bank balance for Swedish study permit

Check Migration Agency website and just do a rough conversion. But if you keep 20M there and you have a family of 3, it will be ok. Check and know your case, if you are single or married. Different upkeep amount per day for the man, wife, each child within certain age ranges respectively.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 12:56am On Apr 29, 2022

HeyHey:
This letter is addressed “Dear Candidate “, can it be used. Ie it was not personalized

It should be ok, mine was addressed to 'Dear Student'

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 3:25pm On Apr 28, 2022

Ktei:
The notification of selection result, that is what i attached, what am i suppose to attach ?

Check the letter sent by your Department, it should have your school logo. Mine was sent by the programme director. If you can't find it, then mail your school or Department. För now that should suffice.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 10:23am On Apr 28, 2022

Ktei:
Good Morning all,

Please I need help, I tried to pay school fees with FORM A, it was rejected, I got this response below.

KINDLY ATTACH ADMISSION LETTER ON SCHOOL'S LETTER HEAD

Is there anybody here who has successfully paid Tuition fees with FORM A?

Your urgent replies are needed.

What did you present as admission letter?

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 7:14am On Apr 28, 2022*

For those coming to Stockholm, I'll find time to share some things here, and some others privately.

Certainly you'll acquire your own personal experiences, but come on, we'll keep having new experiences until we die, so why not learn some from others and save yourself some stress to invest on other things?

You will need some info about transportation, and accommodation- the two important things.

It's not unusual to think you are just a newcomer and thus it is ok to spend/waste money on certain things. But, if you learn to save that money from the onset and 'waste' when you are surer, e sweet pass.

For everyone, especially those travelling for the first time, I'll share my experiences so you avoid the extortions I faced at the airport. Also, I may advise on the food items you may not need to bring (food wey I carry come sweden don help, I still dey appreciate my wife and my mama for that. About six months in, Naija food still plenty for my side).

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Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 2:57pm On Apr 27, 2022*

samefiok:
Hey People, how's it going, Quick question is $20,000 enough for a 2 year Masters in Sweden,Denmark or Germany (visa proof of funds, Accommodation,Feeding & rent,school fees inclusive in the $20k)

Nope! Stockholm University first out of four semesters school fees is about $7,000, and you need to pay it from Nigeria before you start talking about all the other stuff

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 2:53pm On Apr 27, 2022

omonla10:
I don't think so.. U have to address to the schools separately.. Different formats sef

Ofcourse, I am only talking about the body. That was what I did. Any of them that read it saw what they were looking for, unless you cannot connect all the courses.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 11:40pm On Apr 26, 2022

omonla10:
Nice work here. My wife picked about 10 schools.. And d admissions are in review... Currently, 3 school have requested for our letter of Intent.. Different courses.. How will the letters not clash.. Am I expected to upload 10 different letters of intent?.. And what is d next step after submitting d letter

You can just write one that fits all

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 12:13pm On Apr 26, 2022

Those paying fees from naija, use Form A, follow up, meet the manager, know someone in the bank, they can be annoying in processing this due to delay. Tell them you have a deadline, call them everyday, don't rest until they send you "Telex copy" because even if they debit your account, dem never still send am. No consider black market o.

Most importantly, start processing it on time because they may tell no allocation, or cbn has not sent allocation for the week.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 12:04pm On Apr 26, 2022

HeyHey:
Yes, that’s why I always tag you. The university is in Stockholm, Ostermalm (or sth like that).

Thank you

Oh great, my pieces of advice will certainly be helpful to you. Congratulations.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 6:26am On Apr 26, 2022*

Whatever advice I give here, it is only based on my experience living in Stockholm city, I have not lived in any other city yet in Sweden.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 6:15am On Apr 26, 2022

HeyHey:
Thank you very much
Yes, na job, and the payment is the accommodation.

What skills are in demand?, also, can you advise me on bringing children (2kids).

Every skill. Get your driver's license handy (some jobs they just ask for it even though it's not really driving). Learn to operate forklift and have the license (very useful), IT skills (universal I guess).

Yes, apply for your family.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 7:20am On Apr 21, 2022*

Yeah. The Resident permit card you will be issued is your work permit in Sweden.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 11:13am On Apr 19, 2022

HeyHey:
Thanks for the response. Please can you resend it though, there is nothing here o

I've made some lengthy posts and they all got deleted.

If you want to come with your family, prepare for them as you preparing for yourself, unless the money in your account won't be enough to handle all. The reason is, when you get here, it will be more difficult getting their application filed. The simple reason is that you will need a personnummer to do that then. If you are outside Stockholm, I learnt it's easier, but in Stockholm huh

I came in on 29th of October, and applied for my personnummer on 4th of November, it was issued end of february. You know what that means.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 7:58am On Apr 18, 2022

For the people with family, it is better you apply for your family. When you are here, applying for them becomes dependent on you having personnummer and having the right size of accommodation for the family (you know what that means). For people outside Stockholm, i learnt it comes more quickly, but it took me about 4 months to get. I came in 28th of October, visited the tax office on 4th of November to apply for it, but it was issued end of February. It took another 3 weeks or 4 so to get my Swedish ID card. But you would want to consider the money in your bank account if it will be able to take care of all according to Swedish Migration requirements. And also, if it is convenient to pay the application fee for each, 2,000kr for your wife, and 1,000kr each for little children (I don't know for grown children).

Again, Resident permit is work permit here, and that is what Sweden issues to students. If you are staying less than 3 months in Sweden, then you will be issued visa, and that does not permit you to work. So, anytime employer asks for your work permit, just show your Resident permit. Many employers won't want to employ you if you don't have tax ID, some do (I started working before I got my tax ID). The same thing with the banks. Some banks will outrightly tell you they can't deal without personnummer or cordination number (like Sedbank and Nordea), but others will consider (Handelsbanken and Danske) with plenty wahala.

But SEB will deal and regularise later. But for SEB, I visited them in November and they gave me an appointment for February 24. I thought I would never go back to them But by february 24th, the other banks were still going back and forth. I had to go back to SEB and they opened the account immediately. Only that I couldn't have a bankID and swish. But as soon as I got my ID card, I went back to them and all was regularised.

But I learnt that all these are easier outside Stockholm.
in summary, for the family guy, na now I just dey apply for my family. Apply for them now if you can and would want them to be with you here. Then you can travel alone initially and bring them over whenever it is convenient.
I hope this doesn't get deleted.

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Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 7:34am On Apr 18, 2022

My posts are being deleted here

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 5:08am On Apr 17, 2022

HeyHey:
Thanks for the response. Please can you resend it though, there is nothing here o

Hey, I just noticed Nairaland deleted the post. Even the one I sent yesterday. DO they have a new rule I broke?
Get your kids passport now and apply together for everybody, it is easier. I realised I could only do that from here only when I have personnummer. And my personnummer took about 4 months to be issued (Stockholm matter, I learnt outside stockholm it's quicker). It's not up to one month I got my Swedish ID card. You can get their permit, and then bring them later. But the money in account that should take care of them needs to be considered as well.

The Resident permit is work permit.

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Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 4:26am On Apr 17, 2022

HeyHey:
Yes. This is an excerpt

“Hello,
We offer free accommodation in hostels 6-bed dorm room that you share with other volunteers and in exchange we expect you to do different tasks in the hostel for 2-3 hours a day.

The job tasks that volunteers do take about 2-3 hours each day and are shared between 2-4 volunteers. You share the tasks with other volunteers and you guys coordinate your work together.

Tasks:
- work on reception helping guests with their bookings,
- provide linens and towels to the guests,
- Clean the hostel during your shifts,
- report about hostel conditions every day”

sorry, I noticed I couldn't post anything here yesterday.
If you ask me, that's not any good deal. It simply means you working 3 hours per day to have a hostel accommodation. If you will be in stockholm, mba! That time is enough to make enough money to pay your rent (5k) and feed yourself. But if you are using it to just get an accommodation before you come in, well, that doesn't sound ok. No be say the accommodation na better one sef.

Wait o, na job dem dey offer you and the only payment is an open hostel accommodation?

Health › Re: Advise On Body Cream To Use by Lionize(op): 3:53am On Apr 16, 2022

I got Nivea lotion and poured some little oil in there, it's been serving.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 4:04pm On Apr 15, 2022

subcbouy:
work permit isn't automatic anywhere in the world. You have to get work before a work permit is granted.

Are you in Sweden?
The study permit issued to you as a student is work permit in Sweden. I hope people are not mistaking work permit to mean Permanent Residency.

For those coming to Sweden, if a potential employer demands for work permit just give your Resident permit, and that is it. The only thing you need to be fine is getting your personnummer (tax ID), many employers wouldn't want to deal without that. But still, some will do.

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Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 4:02pm On Apr 15, 2022

HeyHey:
Thank you
Swedish Defense University

I registered on sssb, will register with the student union as you have advised.
I registered on blocket too, I got a shared room for 1049kr/monthly in exchange for 3 hours light housekeeping (it’s like a work-offer). I never pay, but we are still communicating.

I still searching though bc I wish to carry my kids, I no fit stay shared room with them.

Please your first response didn’t show abeg,

I don't understand the 3hrs thing. You do housekeeping for 3 hours daily or what?

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 10:34pm On Apr 14, 2022

Warning to anyone coming to Stockholm, there are some accommodation scammers on Facebook.

If you have anyone around, make sure they check the place before you pay.

Anyone who tells you he/she is advertising for someone else, and can only send you pictures, or requests for your email to send you pictures, or passes your phone number to the "landlord" or gives you the "landlord's" number, and the area is Stockholm, then it is 99.999999% scam.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 10:31pm On Apr 14, 2022

CaptPlanet:
I got Linnaeus! I heard it comes with automatic resident permit

All schools should come with Student
Resident Permit, that's what swedish immigration issues to prospective students studying for more than 3 months in Sweden

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 10:23pm On Apr 14, 2022

[quote author=Lionize post=111954844][/quote]Further, don't mind the wait time. Register and join student Union, then register with sssb and start shooting. But accommodation sure pass for Facebook, sssb accomodation is cheap.
Also, you can register with some housing agencies (costs between 200 and 400kr per year).
Also, bostad.blocket.se

Sorry, been away from NL for a while. Which school? Congratulations.

Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 10:17pm On Apr 14, 2022

HeyHey:
@lionize, @Mobil567 @ebim

I just got admitted and by Gods grace, will be coming with 2kids. Following your experience, I will apply for myself first before the kids bc them never get passport.

My questions are as follows:
1. Has your family joined you?, did you register for kids school from Nigeria
2. Accomodation, I saw some places on sssb and facebook, I was advised to queue but was discouraged when I see the waiting time as 1119 days
3. What should I note about bringing kids to Stockholm as Na only me and them Dey come
4. All other insights and contributions are welcomed

Hej, get their passport sharp sharp and apply for everybody same time. After you get, you can leave them behind and pick them later. Unless money for account no go cover everybody for now.

School: Swedish Defense University, Stockholm

Politics › Re: Governor Obiano Hands Over To Soludo (Pictures) by Lionize: 8:11pm On Mar 15, 2022

Animera moving ahead

Politics › Re: Outrage: As Mrs Obiano Condemns Stripping And Parading Of A Woman For Adultery by Lionize: 8:10pm On Mar 13, 2022

Yes na, why treat her that way. And to think that most of them carrying out the act are either adulterers or potential adulterers. But, whatever the case, sue her if you think she has done anything wrong.

It worries me most times to see that the men who commit adultery are hailed while their sin partners demonized. I hail westerners on matters like this.

I stand with Mrs Obiano on this.

Crime › Re: 24-year-old Groom-to-be Dies After Quarreling With Girlfriend (pic) by Lionize: 8:00pm On Mar 13, 2022

Taah, he didn't commit any suicide

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Travel › Re: Swedish Admissions And Student Visa by Lionize: 1:31pm On Feb 10, 2022

I just ate eba during lunch in the general dining hall/kitchen. Classmates were like, "what is this?". I tell dem say na eba with egusi soup, Nigerian food. I need to express myself jor. Let them deal with it. I cannot come and be eating dry food all the time, road still far abeg.

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Travel › Re: Some Things To Note When Attending US Visa Interview in Abuja by Lionize(op): 10:04pm On Jan 29, 2022

US embassy Abuja has stopped relative interpretation services, they now have professional interpreters. Meaning, only the interviewee is now allowed to enter the embassy, even he/she cannot speak English.

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