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Residence based on family ties
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Work permits for young people
Residence permit for students
Residence for asylum seeker
Residence permits for EU citizens
Register for a personal identity number
About the Swedish Tax Agency
Why you need an identity number
Register for a identity number
Register for welfare
About the Swedish welfare system
Register with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
Housing allowance
Parental leave and allowance
Sickness benefits
Get an ID-card
Set up phone and broadband
Network coverage in Sweden
Find the right phone plans in Sweden
Broadband plans
Get insurance in Sweden
Get home insurance in Sweden
Usual insurance types
Pet insurance in Sweden
Get your bank life started
Get a bank account and BankID
Have you been denied a bank account?
Set up an electricity contract in Sweden
Medborgarkontor – citizens advice bureau
Social orientation for newcomers
The Refugee Guide to Sweden
Apply for asylum in Sweden
Swedish for Refugees
Housing for asylum-seekers
Work, internships & voluntering
Make friends & connect with locals
Healthcare for asylum seekers
The Newbie Guide To the Swedish Authority Jungle
LGBT Rights in Sweden
Swedish
Where to learn Swedish?
Self-studies and tools
Svenska för invandrare, SFI
Svenska som andraspråk, SAS
Swedish for professionals and academics
Swedish at a Swedish university
Private Swedish courses and teachers
ELANS Swedish education
The Swedish Teacher
Swedish with Mumm
JC Learning
Why learn Swedish?
How to learn Swedish?
Swedish Language Tests
Swedish requirements for higher Education
Swedish Spelling Software
Swedish student aid, CSN
Work
How to find work
How to start looking for a job
The Public Employment Service
General services
Employment help for Newbies
For foreign-born graduates & professionals
What you should know
Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates
SIFA & SFX – Swedish for professionals and academics
Mitt Livs Chans – Mentoring Program
Staffing agencies
International recruitment agencies
Labour Legislation
Swedish work law
Employment types
Checklist for signing a contract
Labour Unions
Unemployment insurance
A-kassa temporary rules
Networking & support
Find a job through networking
Jobbsprånget
Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates
Mitt Livs Chans – Mentoring Program
SWENCL – Sweden’s Engineers Club
Volontärbyrån
The Job Coach
The Swedish labour market
Professions where workers are needed
Regulated professions
Fired?
Overtime & public holidays
The Newbie Work Guides
Step one: make yourself interesting for employers
Step two: Get visible on the work market
Step three: Expand your network
The Newbie Startup Guide
Market Validation
Register your business
Housing
Accommodation in Sweden
Find accommodation in Sweden
Emergency rental solutions
Temporary housing solutions
Write a great rental application
How to avoid fraud
Legal stuff and housing
How do I know if a housing contract is legitimate?
What can I do if my rent is “way” over the market price?
What do I do when the landlord refuses to return the deposit?
Health
The Swedish Health System
Emergency!
Emergency? Call 112!
Important phone numbers
Cardiac arrest
Health Centre
Specialist Treatment & Referrals
Free Choice of Care
Health Care Guarantee
Medical help online
How to buy prescription medicines
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Sexual & Reproductive Care
Contraception
Morning-after-pill
Abortion
Sexually Transmitted Illness – STI
Dental Care
Costs & Fees
Patient Fees & High-Cost Protection
Health care costs – What applies to you?
European Health Insurance Card
Funeral arrangements
Driving
Which licenses are valid in Sweden?
Exchange a driving license from an EU country
Driving license from a non-EU country
The Step-By-Step Guide To A Swedish Driving License
Get connected
The Swedish Red Cross – Röda korset
Nya Kompisbyrån
Panion
Internationella Bekantskaper
Kompis Sverige
The Refugee Guide to Sweden
Apply for asylum in Sweden
Swedish for Refugees
Work, internships & voluntering
Housing for asylum-seekers
Healthcare for asylum seekers
Make friends & connect with locals
Blogs
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Recommended blogs and accounts
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The short facts
The Newbie Team
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Just arrived
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10 things to get you started
Visa & Residence permit
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Visa
Residence permit
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About residence permits
Temporary residence
Permanent residence permit
Residence based on family ties
Residence permit based on employment
Work permits for young people
Residence permit for students
Residence for asylum seeker
Residence permits for EU citizens
Register for a personal identity number
▼
About the Swedish Tax Agency
Why you need an identity number
Register for a identity number
Register for welfare
▼
About the Swedish welfare system
Register with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
Housing allowance
Parental leave and allowance
Sickness benefits
Get an ID-card
Set up phone and broadband
▼
Network coverage in Sweden
Find the right phone plans in Sweden
Broadband plans
Get insurance in Sweden
▼
Get home insurance in Sweden
Usual insurance types
Pet insurance in Sweden
Get your bank life started
▼
Get a bank account and BankID
Have you been denied a bank account?
Set up an electricity contract in Sweden
Medborgarkontor – citizens advice bureau
Social orientation for newcomers
The Refugee Guide to Sweden
▼
Apply for asylum in Sweden
Swedish for Refugees
Housing for asylum-seekers
Work, internships & voluntering
Make friends & connect with locals
Healthcare for asylum seekers
The Newbie Guide To the Swedish Authority Jungle
LGBT Rights in Sweden
Swedish
▼
Where to learn Swedish?
▼
Self-studies and tools
Svenska för invandrare, SFI
Svenska som andraspråk, SAS
Swedish for professionals and academics
Swedish at a Swedish university
Private Swedish courses and teachers
▼
ELANS Swedish education
The Swedish Teacher
Swedish with Mumm
JC Learning
Why learn Swedish?
How to learn Swedish?
Swedish Language Tests
Swedish requirements for higher Education
Swedish Spelling Software
Swedish student aid, CSN
Work
▼
How to find work
▼
How to start looking for a job
The Public Employment Service
▼
General services
Employment help for Newbies
For foreign-born graduates & professionals
▼
What you should know
Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates
SIFA & SFX – Swedish for professionals and academics
Mitt Livs Chans – Mentoring Program
Staffing agencies
International recruitment agencies
Labour Legislation
▼
Swedish work law
Employment types
Checklist for signing a contract
Labour Unions
Unemployment insurance
A-kassa temporary rules
Networking & support
▼
Find a job through networking
Jobbsprånget
Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates
Mitt Livs Chans – Mentoring Program
SWENCL – Sweden’s Engineers Club
Volontärbyrån
The Job Coach
The Swedish labour market
▼
Professions where workers are needed
Regulated professions
Fired?
Overtime & public holidays
The Newbie Work Guides
▼
Step one: make yourself interesting for employers
Step two: Get visible on the work market
Step three: Expand your network
The Newbie Startup Guide
▼
Market Validation
Register your business
Housing
▼
Accommodation in Sweden
Find accommodation in Sweden
Emergency rental solutions
Temporary housing solutions
Write a great rental application
How to avoid fraud
Legal stuff and housing
▼
How do I know if a housing contract is legitimate?
What can I do if my rent is “way” over the market price?
What do I do when the landlord refuses to return the deposit?
Health
▼
The Swedish Health System
▼
Emergency!
▼
Emergency? Call 112!
Important phone numbers
Cardiac arrest
Health Centre
Specialist Treatment & Referrals
Free Choice of Care
Health Care Guarantee
Medical help online
How to buy prescription medicines
Sexual and Reproductive Health
▼
Sexual & Reproductive Care
Contraception
Morning-after-pill
Abortion
Sexually Transmitted Illness – STI
Dental Care
Costs & Fees
▼
Patient Fees & High-Cost Protection
Health care costs – What applies to you?
European Health Insurance Card
Funeral arrangements
Driving
▼
Which licenses are valid in Sweden?
Exchange a driving license from an EU country
Driving license from a non-EU country
The Step-By-Step Guide To A Swedish Driving License
Get connected
▼
The Swedish Red Cross – Röda korset
Nya Kompisbyrån
Panion
Internationella Bekantskaper
Kompis Sverige
The Refugee Guide to Sweden
▼
Apply for asylum in Sweden
Swedish for Refugees
Work, internships & voluntering
Housing for asylum-seekers
Healthcare for asylum seekers
Make friends & connect with locals
Blogs
▼
Blog
العربية
Recommended blogs and accounts
Newbie Stories
About
▼
Who we are
▼
The short facts
The Newbie Team
Meet our Newbie Bloggers
Advertise with us
Newbie partners
Media Kit
Are you an Oldbie or a Newbie?
Miss something?
The legal stuff
Contact us
Sign up for our newsletter
Follow us
