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>What makes you think someone who can "work in tech or medicine" is somehow EU immigration eligible? Most of the more restrictive EU countries (e.g.: UK, Irela
by maxheadroom 7y ago
>What makes you think someone who can "work in tech or medicine" is somehow EU immigration eligible?
Most of the more restrictive EU countries (e.g.: UK, Ireland, etc.) have barriers to getting immigration stamps, which the most oft way of immigration is through employment and the most labour available to foreigners is either tech or medicine.
For example, in Sweden, a position must be listed as a highly qualified skill, the role must be listed for 20 days (I think it is) - so that EU citizens can be afforded an opportunity before the role is given to an immigrant, and then the employment contract must be agreed upon by the labour union before it can be approved.
You're not getting an employment contract, for example, to work in Burger King in Stockholm because it wouldn't pass the labour market needs test.
So, this is presumably why the OC thinks that medicine and tech make you immigration eligible.
Worthy of note is that tech or medicine are the best ways to get the EU Blue card (the equivalent of the US Greencard); so, the assumption isn't without its merits.
- ckris 7y ago> You're not getting an employment contract, for example, to work in Burger King in Stockholm because it wouldn't pass the labour market needs test. As far as I know there isn't any labour market test in Sweden anymore. The unions only gets to comment on whether the contract is similar to that of the collective agreement for the sector. http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2013/social-dumping/article.2013-04-15.1028469787 http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2013/soc...
- CalRobert 7y agoAre you saying a poor American can go work at Burger King in Sweden? That's revelatory.
- jacobush 7y agoCome over here, please. :)
- ckris 7y agoYes, you can get a work permit as for example a dishwasher at a restaurant (In theory at Burger King, but maybe they wouldn't hire unqualified migrants for image reasons). You can also bring your family and kids. I think you don't have the right to some things for the first year though. But as long as you are paid the normal wage and benefits you can get permanent residency after four years, and citizenship after another five. This is the best document I could find: https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/files/40268826/Labor_Migration_from_Third_Countries_to_Swedish_Low_wage_Jobs_Fr_din_Kjellberg.pdf https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/files/40268826/Labor_Mi...
- maxheadroom 7y agoThis entirely depends on if the employer is willing to initiate the application for the permit for you to fulfil the role. See the authority on this here (in English for obvious reasons)[0]. Edit: "Authority on this" as in Migrationsverket is the entity that receives the application and ultimately decides to grant/deny it. [0] - https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Working-in-Sweden/Employed/How-to-apply.html https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/...