Alexander Lover (ALQxW)
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Место проживания: Москва
Сайт автора: https://fintegra.se/
О себе:
In January 2016, I moved to Sweden as an exchange student. I didn't plan to live here at the time. But after I finished my master's degree in August, I returned to Sweden and started looking for a job.
About the challenges and first impressions
There is an opinion that Scandinavian countries are very cold. I was prepared for a harsh winter in Sweden. But it turned out that in Stockholm it can be even warmer in winter than in Kazakhstan. You do not feel much difference.
When I came to Sweden as a student, there were no special difficulties. We were provided with housing and a scholarship. All we had to do was study. But when I came here on my own, there were a lot of difficulties: finding a place to live and work, administrative issues.
In Sweden, it's difficult to find a stable apartment for a long time, most often people rent rooms. It's also difficult to get a work visa and a personal number. Without a number, you can't get medical care, get a job, or open a bank account. It took about seven months to do the paperwork. And the whole time I felt my situation was unstable.
