Is it possible to get part time jobs in Sweden to finance my stay while studying?
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at
4:42 am
I have given a place at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden for studying EEE. I am an International student and cannot speak Swedish.
I am hoping to get replies.
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I have to agree with Amber Marie that the fundamental answer is no.
As a full-time University student, you do not need a work permit to work, according to the Swedish Migration board. However:
If you are on any type of grant or student loan, their conditions may rule out working. Also, your studies will be demanding enough and you’ll need all your available energy to keep up with your studies. Working 10 hours/week or less might be feasible, but that won’t finance your stay, it will only give you some extra pocket money.
In addition, Karlskrona is a small place and there aren’t that many jobs available. Kitchen work, office cleaning or newspaper deliveries are typically the types of jobs that don’t require you to be fluent in Swedish, but you will need to learn some basic Swedish to apply even for those kinds of jobs.
To cut a long story short, you can’t count on working to finance your studies/living expenses, but you might eventually be able to get some extra pocket money.
No. First of all they do not like to give international student much in the way of work legally. You are there to study. All schools write in their handbook that you cannot depend on working there to finance your studies or living expenses. Also, because you do not speak the national language of the country, if the government does grant you work time on your VISA you would not be able to actually find a job. This is the problem with moving to a place where you do not speak the language.