What does it take for Americans to get a free education in Sweden?
How hard is it to get into a school in Sweden for free as an American? To get a student visa? Once youre accepted, how much will it cost per month? Can americans find jobs to get while over there?
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For free? what do you mean? University? I doubt you can go to school for free. That's for Swedish citizens or if you're a permanent resident. For you to be able to work. That will be another issue. You'll need to obtain a work visa. It will be very difficult b/c they only hand out a work visa for a foreigner who can provide a skill or trade that the average citizen can not do provide here or if you're a refugee/which i doubt you are. You can come as an exchange student of course and come here for a couple of months or a year but you'll have to do that out of your own pocket. If your mom or dad is swedish or a grandparent than maybe you can obtain citizenship.
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First of all, you'd need to be accepted into a university in 2010. Sweden currently has no tuition even for foreign students, but this is set to change in the beginning of 2011. Students from outside the EU will be charged tuition unless they've started their studies before then. Fees aren't set yet, but the figures quoted are around $10,000 per year. To be accepted at undergraduate level, you have to prove your Swedish fluency skills with a test called the TISUS. You also need to show that you've had at least a year of higher education after high school. There are Master's/PhD programs available in English that don't have the language requirements. To get a study permit, you have to show you have the funds to support yourself (living costs) while in Sweden. The amount you have to show, before you can be issued a permit, is 73.000 SEK per 10 months (1 year of studying). This is currently about $10,000. It is very hard to find a job in Sweden unless you are fluent in the language, and preferably already educated/experienced. Student type jobs have a lot of competition, and most people already speak at least English and Swedish so they have an advantage. You can't count on finding work to help with living costs while studying there. Otherwise, if you go on a work or relationship permit, you are eligible to study without paying tuition after a couple of years. This is also the case if you have citizenship with an EU or Nordic country. http://migrationsverket.se http://studyinsweden.se Norway has no plans to start charging tuition fees for foreigners. However, the cost of living here is even higher than in Sweden. You also still need to pass the language exam for undergraduate studies, which is (in my opinion) more difficult than the Swedish one due to a huge difference in dialects from city to city.
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