SAS lost my bag. Many days later, a kindly Norwegian young man, desk clerk, asked if I'd like a Norwegian speaker to telephone for me. He yelled at them in Norwegian. My bag arrived at the hostel by 0500 the next morning. :-) I sent him some books from Amazon in appreciation.
Ja, takk. Jeg skal reise til norge 15 desember til 15 januar. Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim, og Sykkylven. So now I am studying my Norwegian diligently. :-)
Hej Norske Lærerinde:) Er det nemt som Dansker at få arbejde I Norge hvis man ikke har fancy papers? eller meget uddannelse? Altså jeg har masser af uddannelse i psykologi og antropologi empirisk. Fitness Intruktør osv. Men jeg er mest til fysisk arbejde. Jeg er halv Norsk men Dansk statsborger. Tror du det er nemt at finde et job som 37 årig mand. Stærk. 184 cm. 94 kg. Muskuløs. Blond/Blå Øjne. Er det svært få job med langt hår? jeg har langt gyldent hår. Og er Musiker. Men tænker lidt om de er friske på god arbejds kraft der kan forstå Norsk 100 procent skreven og 95 procent snakkede? Jeg er ligeglad om Jobbet ikke er fint. Men bare man tjener okay. Ved du hvad man tjener på et typisk Ufaglært arbejde? Eller går alt arbejde til Polakker og andre? Vi er jo alle fra Norden:) Og ligner en Nordmand. Så håber ikke jeg spørger for meget. Havde Norsk kæreste engang. Lang tid siden. Meget sød pige. Hej fra Jarl:) Og tak for din Video her. Altid godt at se og lære noget. Men hvad skete der med hendes forhold og mand? Gik det bare i vasken eller? Fandt jeg aldrig ud af? Takker og håber du svarer mig. Vil rigtig gerne arbejde I Norge. Tror ikke vi behøver pas? I Norden sammen osv? Nordisk union?
I wanna have my traineeship after finishing my master's degree in Norway if you can and I would like to ask you something question. Please you can provide me your email or WhatsApp if you can.
Dream place to visit? Norway?? I'd say don't bother. There's not much to see there and the people are overhyped af. They are not the nice fun cherry folks they're portrayed to be and their weather is bad (especially in Oslo), their food is bad, and Norwegian guys typically have really brown teeth and bad breathe. Actually you'll find Norwegians are boring, mostly narrow-minded and dim witted. You want to have fun and meet beautiful fun people and see beautiful places in Europe? Go visit Croatia or Montenegro or Latvia or even Portugal.
Thank you (both!) for this thoughtful video! It is great to see an example of what one person has experienced, and I know that everyone's story would be unique for them. I find this particularly interesting because my great-grandmother came to the US from Norway many many years ago. I wish I could afford to travel to Norway, it's beautiful! Happy New Year!
My story is a little bit different but yeah I am married to a Norwegian. Cute worn out party story as well. He studied in Prague, I am from Czech Repubic, we were both drunk and he called me, after me introducing myself at least 3 times, Veronica. No can do! I am a very proud person. So I left, wrote an angy drunk pm (Something like, I dont care of you dent think I am good enoghtj to remember!), he reply (Do you wanna have just fun for just one night?). Hahaha. Next morning appology arrived and I said (consider the fact I was constatly broke and hungry) Okay, you can show me ayour better manners tonight over a dinner. I didnt give it much more thought then that I save some cash just there. But when he picked me up. Goosh, he was so cute. Btw. I said exactly the same: Oh, you are reeeealy tall. And year after that we got married. I was 21. Now, about UDI. I completely agree. It is a mess. I am talking just about my personal experience here. First time we went there, in Trondheim, waited for 3 hours (just engaged in that time) and they told me I had to either find a job (which was very difficult withou Personal number) or leave the country, and the fact that we will be married is not changing a thing. Anyways we`ve got married and moved to different town. We went to UDI i Sarpsborg. Now we were married and I speak so so norwegian. The lady told us, we have no chance on getting me oppholdstillatelse (not sure how its called in English) because I have no reason to stay in the country (other than my husband, person I promised to stay aside for my whole life). I had no job, no school and my husband as a student couldnt take me on family visa becuase he wasnt earning over 250.000nok/year. I`ve got completely paralized. We left. I have decided that this cannot be happening to me. And that I AM NOT LEAVING MY HUSBAND. I went there next week, on my own, the same lady told me that there is nothing I we can do other than finding me a job or him earning like doble of what he had. I cried. She told me that it was not appropriate and that I had to leave. So I was crying the whole day in that little Sarpsborg. I think I got like 3 years older that day. I was shaking and just not well. After my husband find out how she treated me, he called them and yelled at them in Norwegian (which is so not him, he is this calm always happy person). She said we should come again to UDI (just so you know, we were really stuggling with money, noone wanted to hire me without personal number, we just moved and had ca 100nok/week for food, and that is really little, so all those travels there were also costly for us). We came and she told me that I could go every 3rd month to Sweden and ask on Swedish border to get stamp to my passport or that I could try to apply for some school. Btw she never said she was sorry. So I applied for school, got in, got scholarship and loan and had a good school expirience from different country. I didnt plan on going to school again but it was really fun. Now I am staring my own design studio, my husband is halfway done with his school and has very well paid job. So we actully have like a 1000 nok/week for food. Which is a miracle! I have been poorest in my whole life in one of richest countries of the world. Life is just paradox. Norway is awesome. I feel home here much more than in my own home. But I wouldnt recommend to annyone to go through this administration bullshits without a big reason - huge love story would be good enough. Good luck to everyone.
hi I am from Pakistan my family baloch we need city citezenships in Norway how can apply in citizens . Plas tall me my .younusmajor@yahoo.com my call #in Pakistan 0312-2355738
Yeah, the bureaucracy here is nonsense, and the people who work there are bitter and cynical, I think they want them that way. A lot of young people that get educated for jobs in social services often end up quite shocked when they start their job and are immediately told NOT to help people but to make it as difficult for them as they can, which is the opposite of what they where trained for, hence young people don't last long there. I assume a similar culture exist in the UDI, because these people assume you're trying to exploit the system before you even walk in the door. It's the same for Norwegians that have to deal with NAV, it's a nightmare. Glad it worked out though, good story, and good luck to you.
Marie Aune my Sweet Thor.. feeda story. damn I could've stowed away on freighter ship out of Seattle Wash U S. got to Bergen Norway looked up I realitives in the time it would take to hear your story
Wow thank you for this, such an informative video. I moved to Norway 4 months ago and before I arrived here I was already watching your tutorials and it came in very handy for me and I'm still learning. Me and my bf are stressing so much on our options for me to be able to stay in norway, i'm currently on an au pair program which i think is very helpful to familiarize myself with the culture and stuff but after the contract ends we might need a new plan. Me and my bf has been together for 19months, we met back in the Philippines when he was still working there and he wanted me to come along and the best option for now is to be au pair and hoping for the best in the future. And again just want to say im really glad I came across your youtube channel and this video is really helpful for people like me. You're doing a great job! Tusen takk!
Truly, Paradise on Earth! I hope all Scandinavians know that what they have is so wonderful that people like me can only dream of one day seeing it in person. I can only hope to see these places at least once before I die. Perfect scenery, perfect culture, and arguably the single best society system on Earth. Viva Scandinavia! Greetings from Brazil.
***** Lol, I know that man, but you see, as a Brazilian, the hot weather and the so called "friendliness"are precisely what I want to run as far away possible from. hahah. I love the cold, smart people, who mind their own business, but who can have an enlightening conversation when needs be. Opposite of my country.
Carlos Saraiva Que legal Carlos. Alguns alunos meus já visitaram ou moraram nestes países e a grande maioria como você, adoraram também. Também quero muito conhecer Portugal. Os vejo como modelo em muitos quesitos socioeconomicos culturais e religiosos tb. Claro que seu que lugar algum é perfeito. Mas como você disse, eles têm algo com o qual me identifico batante.
Sergi O It really seems that way doesn't it? I only know of the current situation from what I can get in the media but it sure seems like there´s a chance they will revert to isolationism a bit after these massive waves of religious fundamentalists.
Thank you, Karin and Rachel for this video! I'm not sure why, but I've had this feeling deep in my heart to need to go to Norway recently. It is the same feeling that I got when I decided to become a professional mermaid, so I am not taking it lightly. It is very helpful to know that there may be some complications with the immigration offices. While I'm not 100% sure I'll be moving there anytime soon, I would like to consider it if any Norwegian aquariums that I reach out to would like a mermaid to perform for them as an occupation. The idea randomly popped into my head while I was at work today, and I haven't been able to let it go! Even though I'm terrified of people and have never been alone, this feels like something that I need to do. Ugh. I'm rambling now, but anyways... thank you both again so very much for this! (Rachel, I hope your career is going well for you, by the way! It sounds like it would be an exciting field to get into!)
I was just scrolling down when I came across this dime piece of a comment LOL. I've been contemplating moving to Norway for a while now, Even started learning the language for a good half a year. I'm still relatively terrible in the language but, oh well. If you did achieve that spur of the moment dream of yours I really hope you inform me as I've been wondering If I could work as an authentic fortune teller.
Well, if you are a mermaid you should be aware that the sea is very cold in Norway, especially in the winter, obviously. You might be better off swimming round some Pacific island in the sunshine.
What if I am a career specific and want to move to Norway for work? Marriage immigration is typically the easiest way to be accepted. But not every person is as lucky as Rachel to have a Norwegian fiance who was constantly fighting for their unity. I still remember how difficult it was for me to go through the work visa stuff in the US but everything happening in the country is very disappointing, I visited Norway 2 weeks ago, and it is absolutely amazing to work in architecture career, as well as having a balanced life.
Interesting informations and story as well from Rachel :) even though my case is mostly not similar.. I've moved to Oslo about 4 months ago, I'm a Norwegian citizen, but lived most of my life in Morocco, so basically I'm an immigrant. Fortunately in my 1st days things weren't really difficult for me, I registered myself at the national registry, had to get social help because I've fled alone, done it, and some other issues in which some people I know have helped me in, and that was ok :) Personally I quite like Norway, I don't mind it being completely different from my mother land, because it's positively different, people are nicer than I've expected from before, I had not bad of negative thoughts and ideologies changed after coming here. Actually, because I have to pay for my courses; my problem is to find a job which doesn't require much knowledge of Norwegian, it's not easy in my opinion, unless you speak the language (or, cleaning jobs might be the only solution for me...) Nowadays I try to develop my Norwegian language knowledge, eventhough the process is a bit low. What do you think about chances of having a job? What I should really work on? Thanks!
Marwan jacob Thank you for shareing your story! It's great feedback! :DAnd there are other ways to learn norwegian than through expencive corses. There are a facebook group "learn norwegain - lær norsk" join it! Ask someone for guinding, there are lots of great people there! And start with my videos, there are TONS to learn from! And when you can show a boss that you want to learn and have made an effort to learn on your own, I think that will help you a lot! :) Good luck!
I remember I asked UDI the same question twice, if I could come and apply from Norway. First answer was like - "don't even try to gamble". In the second answer, after I described my case in all details, they replied that i'm eligible to apply for visa from Norway. It's important to give all the details of your case.
I highly respect your intellectual and informative cast, especially your alluring green t-shirt which helped us focus and listen every word cautiously you are a great teacher.
Im not surprised at all that that american girl had a hard time dealing with UDI, I also have a lot of stories about these weird situations that I had to go through in Norway. One thing that really pissed me off in Norway is that if you dont speak norwegian and if you are a foreigner then you worth almost nothing, I always needed to ask a norwegian friend to talk good things about me in order for me to get simple things done like renting a house (just money is not enough) for example. So, Im not surprised that this american girl returned home as I returned home too. In my point of view, someone who has any kind of life options will not be in Norway for a long time, thats why a lot of asylum seekers fix residence in Norway (because they dont have too much options and also social benefits are good) and qualified workers ( i worked offshore in the Statoil oil Rigs), choose to leave the country after 2 or 3 years and I met a lot of qualified people that left Norway while i was there...
Great job, ladies!!! Very informative and I look forward to sharing the language videos with my children as we hope to visit someday and visit the areas our family immigrated from. Keep going on the videos!
i'm german-norwegian and my middle name is karin, with an i. i have been studying norwegian daily for about a year now, 11mos and am progressing pretty well since i speak/understand german and have noticed words/grammar is similar to german/english. i am very interested in moving to norway. i know i am entitled to a german citizenship because my mom is born in germany so i might have to take that route first.
Your friend Rachel from America has a Roskilde poster in the background haha. I am an American and went to Roskilde (that same year of the poster) while visiting family there. Currently looking into visa situation...thanks for video
Before the crisis of 2009 hit Greece, I had a very good job. In 2009 I lost my job and for 7 years me and my family survived because we sold things. I have never thought of leaving Greece because I did not like to be a stranger in a foreign land. Nobody today likes immigrants no matter what the press says. Hopefully I am again in the labour force, in a stable job. Do not leave your county unless bombs explode in your backyard.
Just throw away all ID before arriving in Norway and tell the immigration that you believe in Islam and are afraid of your life and you will get to stay in Norway for ever and get payed without having to work.
SoidSnake ya , because of u people your own country cant take care of u because your country too many population . don go there and ' dirty ' and cause chaos to Norway .
Not true. If the gov. ever find out you tricked them - like a recent example- after 20 or so years - you will be stripped of your citizenship, shipped out, right from where you came. But I see your point :) - hehe mostly true.
Oh I thank you that you are teaching Bokmal since I haven't lived in Oslo since I was about five and they were just teaching both to us and I just remember a little.
Yes, but since we don't use it daily, it takes some time to get our brains into it. So if people give you a little panicking stare, just smile and give them time.
this was super good for me, even though i did some research and i don't actually have that much to do with UDI when moving to Norway in about 6 months. i'm finnish so i just really need to let the tax office know that i have moved to Norway no later than 8 days after arriving there! so that is nice ^^ i can't wait to move in with my viking.
For those wishing to move to Norway, Here is what you should know. There are two kinds of people in Norway. Norwegians and everybody else. Norway is an entirely different place to live in than it is to visit. You must always be aware that you will always be regarded as a foreigner. It doesn't matter where you come from, there is a deep sentiment that Norwegians have and that they regard themselves above everybody else living in Norway. They are very infatuated with themselves and will spare no chance to remind you as such. You will always be regarded as a non Norwegian. Be aware that unless you have a good job, and believe me unless you are one of the few foreigners who is hired by a Norwegian company then you will struggle. Norway is a country for Norwegians, of Norwegians and by Norwegians. It makes no difference who you are and how hard you work, Norway is ONLY a country of opportunity for Norwegians. You will also be required to pay taxes that would bankrupt a small third world country. You may reach a certain position but it will never be that of any high status. You will never be congratulated for success in Norway. Get used to coldness from people. Get used to being stared at as if you have just farted in a church. Or handed the closest person a dead baby. Get used to the lack of irony, spontaneous sense of humor, jokes. sense of comedy. Say good bye to all of those. Get used to people telling you how much money they think they have, how wonderful Norway is and how shit it is where you come from.... Get used to lack of basic common etiquette. Get used to people complaining about the smallest things you may have done wrong. Get used to finding out later that you have done something wrong. Get used to the weirdest meaning of honesty.... Get used to dealing with official authorities that will regard you and treat you with ignorance, regardless of where you come from. If you haven't wondered what you were thinking by this stage when you thought Norway was a great place to live then good luck.....
+philster611 No Irony in Norway? As a Norwegian I think the most common social mistake I make abroad is using irony. It's used so often here that not using it when talking to foreigners is a struggle. Humor has a high status in Norway and stand up shows and sketch shows are old traditions that normally fill the TV screen every evening. That and dance or music shows. The authorities always assume that you have read up on all relevant rules and follow them. The second you're outside this frame work the authorities will treat you as a non-person. Basic common etiquette in Norway is based very much on honesty. You don't fuck around with insincere flowery prose, you don't overly exaggerate how awesome people, concepts or products are. We also don't over do emotional outbursts. We do not lick ass. Ever. And we strive to treat everyone equally. If the King enters a room he will be saluted royally. There will be salutations, flowers, etc. etc. Then, five minutes later he will be mingling and probably talk to random people about sailing, hunting or soccer or whatever. This is good Norwegian manners: sincerity without overt shows of emotion. Also, we don't talk to strangers. Well, we do. But usually not.
Karl-Erlend Mikalsen Then you are no doubt the only person in Norway who does understand irony, Because is there is one noticeable trait about Norwegians, it is a massive lack of irony... I would say comedy has a high status. Humor is a different thing. Most Norwegians don't have much of a sense of it. Try to crack a spontaneous joke or attempt to be funny and you get the look of utter total indifference.We foreigners call it the constipated stare.... Norwegians in general are so rule driven its no wonder they suffer from lack of humor and are generally miserable. Norway is one of the most heavily regulated countries in Europe . There are more rules in Norway than anywhere else, it is little wonder that foreigners struggle for years to understand how it is to live in such a stifling rule driven society. There is no basic etiquette in Norway. Honesty has a very weird definition in Norway as people in Norway ,most certainly are not honest if the all ecompassing meaning is used.A better description would be more that people are momentarily opinionated. However honesty is far much an ideal for Norwegians to uphold as eventually their "honesty" turns out to be bullshit. Honesty has multiple definitions in English. And Norwegians fail at most of them. Indeed Norwegians don't mess around with flowery prose. The upper levels of class don't exist in Norway. No you don't do emotional out bursts, you barely have an emotional register in the first place. You do a lot of drama queenery though . You can barely kick ass let alone lick ass. You fail at treating everyone equally. As I said there are two kinds of people in Norway. Norwegians and non Norwegians. The former gets treated with far more equality than the second. Indeed, whenever foreigners are speaking to Norwegians you wonder if they have any emotions at all.They are about as warm and welcoming as an ice cube. This is however is a lack of manners and is regarded as indifference, disrespectful and just ignorant. No you don't talk to stranger because you are just basically all ignorant, dull, boring and full of shit..
Interesting take. I've lived in Norway and it was different from visiting for sure as you mention. For some reason Norwegians were not friendly in my daily life nor would they talk to smile and say hello. Visiting they were the opposite. Norwegian superiority so to speak also does exist where you're always a foreigner.
Jennifer L. Believe me Jennifer, I am not wrong in my statements. As much as Norwegians can deny it, they cannot overlook the fact that Norway is like how I describe.
This is super helpful! My boyfriend and I have been friends since 2007. It wasn't until last year that we decided we were definitely moving toward a more serious direction. We started sending letters back and forth. To be honest I think I almost forgot that I will one day need proof and these little letters and pictures could be my savior in the end. I am stuck here in the states while I finish school. I have a year or two left. With the laws becoming more and more difficult on immigration I'm frankly scared to death to wait much longer. The worst part is I have a father who is on disability here in the states due to mental issues and needs constant monitoring. Dual citizenship is my only option at this point. The rest of the family has long since passed on (or) are to busy to help him if he gets into a bind. I am confident once I graduate I will be licensed in Europe and the united states for medical esthetics. I am also fluent in 3 languages with English as my first. I can read and understand most Norwegian but cannot speak it. However I would prefer to move in with him in Norway. We are are wanting to get engaged and debating children in the near future however being here sure does not make that convenient. Were there any income requirements he had to fulfill to do the family immigration?
Jennifer Hirschboeck Hello! :) I will pass this question on to Rachael that is in the video and maybe she can help you out. I do not think there is any form of income requirement at all for family immigration :) But I will ask her to answer you! :)
Jennifer Hirschboeck Hi Jennifer! You sound like you're in a rough situation and I can totally relate! There were a lot of similar circumstances tying me to the States before I left and it's very difficult. Dual citizenship is currently VERY difficult in Norway, in fact they are one of the only countries that does not allow dual citizenship for its citizens and requires you to relinquish your citizenship if you want to be a Norwegian citizen. (I know that wasn't your original question but wanted to let you know - while it sounds like it will be very possible for you to get an immigrant visa you are less likely to get dual, full citizenship) There WAS an income requirement when we applied and it actually went up while I was staying there. They do not take into account your income at all (at least when I lived there), only the Norwegian citizen "sponsoring" and "responsible for you". And when I was there it was quite high and a bit unreasonable. You may be able to find the exact amount required on UDI's website or by calling them. My advice would be to find these things out and start this process as soon as possible (like you said, collecting letters and evidence, etc.) It can't hurt. Not that you have to apply now or figure out everything but just getting your ducks in a row and asking the right questions (or having your boyfriend ask them) will help you in the long run. I wish you the best of luck! If you have any other questions let me know, hopefully I can be of some help.
I just checked it out and HOLY CRAP thats a bit absurd for the income requirement. Seeing as mine would be the higher one. He is trying to wean himself off the Norwegian version of disability but its proving very difficult. I do not mind giving up my citizenship but I do worry since his career when he graduates will need him to move to the united states. Thank you for all the advice. I have seriously been on ever website trying to figure out where to start and they all say something different or the information is outdated. I had been to UDI's website before but it kept coming up at the rules for immigrating from Thailand lmao.
So if from the third world with no skills you are welcomed with open arms. Come from a first world country with skills then no chance in hell. Typical of Europe.
Actually, this is not true. I am from Ukraine and if I will try to move somewhere in EU, i will remain undocumented immigrant until I die or move backwards, in like 99% of cases. Off course I could become very valuable on market as a skilled worker and specialist, but this is extremely expensive and works not every time. Norway welcomes either refugees either elites and workers they need right now.
yeah with open arms, all of the refugees and people from 3rd world countries, many of them couldn't manage to integrate to european society. their social lifes literally suck.
interesting, it sounds like they want people more easy to control, but they forget that many places such as brazil and argentina have a lot of smart people who wouldn't knee easily to any bullshit
"If You Want to move to Norway, you should know this.......I'm not single, I'm not available, and no I don't want to kiss you and teach you Norwegian personally."
Thanks to you Karin and Rachel for this video. You guys was right about UDI. I gave this a 10 thums up 😊 One more question, how many times Rachel has to renew her visa? For 3 or 5 years? And when she can get Norwegian passport n permanent stay? I was confused about Rachel's visa renew each year was denied some time. Can that happen? I haven't heard about that scary thing 😔 Once again, tusen takk 😍
Hoa Luu Yes it can and was! IT was worked out after my husband yelled at them in Norwegian. It was such a stupid situation, but we fixed it with not too much stress and that was the only time it happened. They had told me I was missing documents and that it was denied and that they had contacted me about it (which they didn't) and I was never actually missing the documents (lol)
Hello Karin, thank you for this great video. I'm leaving in Spain with my norwegian BF and we'll be living here for 2 years. We also have a document from Brazil to prove we have this kind of union that in Brazil is worth like a marriage, called Stable Union. But after this time he needs to go back to Norway and I'll go with him. Do you think it's gonna be easier to get myself a permission, since we've been together in another country? I heard Norway doesn't accept this stable union as an official relationship, but at least could be another proof... Do u have some tips to this especific case? Thank you very very much
if you want to move to bulgaria you should know this. Basic neto salary in bulgaria is 200 - 250 euros. 100 goes on petrol, 150 on eletricity, tv, water, gas, trash and 150 on food. So basically two salaries are needed for basic survival and taxes (usually mothers and fathers salary), and your salary is for your education or savings to leave country. This is the far best scenario cuz if u live with parents in house, you dont need to pay monthly rent, and u can share clothes with brother/cousin. Phones and internet are what makes people spend those savings for leaving country, and they have to repeat process their parents did their whole life. Conclusion = what a beautiful life in European Union we have, God bless European Union, cuz we will be sweden as they have told us, so lets say once more, God bless European Union ! P.S. - other surrounding countries are far worse or "slightly" better. Slightly meaning it depends on how much gypsies live nearby.
I lived in Tromsø 1 year, and i loved it so much. It took me 6 months to speak norwegian fluently, also had problems in UDI with my student visa, a really long process (like 3 months, (including my person number). Everything else was wonderful :) the people is very polite and funny. But is curious that i use the Olso dialect
Norwegian Teacher - Karin I lived with a family and went to high school, just tried to not speak english with my mates and then the norwegian came like magic haha
21 year sentence, but we will extend the sentence ad infinium, however should you by some miracle get out you will have every ganger/mafia on your ass + the general public. There is a standing "order" to kill Breivik on sight.
Interesting video. I've been to Norway last september - it's definetly one of the most beautiful countries I've ever been to. Also, you are super cute :)
That's something that would be too much for her to research considering she knows nothing about you. There are too many factors for her to determine, so you'll have to do it yourself. Good luck though!
Durango holy crap. so as a diesel mechanic i could do it... if i were smart enough to be a mechanic in that country. i hear that worldwide, american mechanics are basically a joke.
Its a general English speaking thing, you get it a lot here in Ireland to. Such a big problem I had to go to a class where they teach diction, how to stop bad tiks. and what not. But only the top 5% of the year got to go. Little sad now that I think about it. Hope they figured out how to speak ¬.¬
Wow ... it really was painful to listen to what you were put through... having said this not too sure that Australia is any less of a pain to try to deal with... Congratz on things working out for you.
johnjack2121 I would advise you to check Geer Hosftede cultural tool before moving to a foreign country. Is good to know that Norway is not like your country, I do like Norway because is a free country. However, adaptation is the best thing to do in order to embed the culture's of a new country. Obviously you did not do that but instead you tried to change Norwegian culture! I bet that did not work, I am so glad that did not happens. Ps. if you don’t like you know what to do... go back home or change your mind.
I have respect for Norway, intelligent educated people. And I wouldn't mind visiting there, but not live there. Too cold and wet, misrible weather. I lived in Texas more than half my life
rbagel55 ..people that are culturally from an area south of Canada's latitude will not appreciate the climate like those of us that are only a thoysand miles or less from the arctic circle. Remember that, stay at you latitude or suffer the consequences. Refugees need to get educated on that as well.
Mike Scott It would be too hard to get used to. Here in S. Texas where I live it is usually hot 9 months out of the year. We don't really have a winter, but because of the Great Plains it can get cold here with a occational cold front blowing in from Canada, but only lasting for a day or 2. I have seen it get 20F here. And the streets iced over one year, you should have witnessed that-a bunch of idiots with no idea how to drive on ice. Wrecks everywhere that day
I feel its just a mix up some where...@ warsteiner Deutschland....I am proud to say I am in my country...but the world is a global village now...we have people from your country here too n loads of Norwegian friends...Anyways happy new yr to you et all
It’s not impossible, especially for EU citizens, we really only need to find a job within six months and we can stay there long term. Of course it’s a tad harder for those outside Europe.
The thing at 12:45 explains a lot,... this is how my best friend got her residency without any trouble, even though it was done this way totally out of coincidence.
Bull crap. Norway was founded and built upon by Norwegians. People saw how great it was and people started moving there bringing all their problems with them
Hei! I am so happy that things worked out for you - this sounds like a modern day fairytale - u went through a hard time but got a happy ending with your husband! This warms my heart big time in difficult times. U r amazing! I want to study in Oslo University (I am from UK) - cheaper education in Norway than Belfast. Don't believe in paying £5000 per year for Masters degree and here no grant! Are there any grants international students can get in Norway? I fell in love with the city when I was there last week for three days. Ok expensive but money ain't everything. I have 8 years Norwegian knowledge and guess what - I cannot pronounce a word - so frustrating ha ha! I met so many nice Norwegian people (who I loved already anyway) who helped me out - prob was I needed to added the "lilt" to my speech - I was mistaking Norwegian for Gerrman and put hard "G" into adjectives like "fattig" og sa videre - so embarrasing but had so many laughs - that holiday to Oslo was a tonic for me - Lykke Til - Kysser og Klemmer fra meg til deg og tusen takk xxx
sorry norway is very cold but i love norway because it have much blonde woman my country algeria have a good weather so i want life with norwegian women in algeria
Actually after 90 days you don't have to spend another 90 days in other country, it's just that withoust having visa after having 90 days passed you gotta cross the border of the country (e.g. Norway) and then you can come back. So basically it's just crossing border, and nothing more. So getting a ferry from Norway to Finland, or Sweden, or (name a country) is a very good idead. No visas, no residence permits are needed :)
I was quite surprised she mentioned UK citizens having problems with visas. I thought this would not be a problem in EU/EEA. I am from the UK myself and I am planning to move to Norway to find work and live for a while. I am not being sponsored by a company neither I do not have a degree, so I hope I don't have any issues!
Hello Henry. You just need to get a job in order to apply for residence in Norway. You can stay up to 6 months in Norway without a job and you dont need a Visa, you just need a job in order to get a personal number, then you can live there forever.
***** Thank you for the help. I was actually in Norway as a volunteer for five weeks earlier in the year. I hope this doesn't count towards those six months :)
Henry Jones It does count :(. It is the total time you have been in a country for a year. I am not sure if you stay in the UK for 6 months if that will erase the time you spent in Norway.
Hi, love your videos. In the description you said that, " BUT I will not tolerate racism or any bad comments or crap-talking towards muslims" do muslims get a lot of hate in Norway?
the UDI stuff is about the same in the Netherlands. they told me one thing, then changed to another depending on who I talked to so i just got sick of their game and got an immigration lawyer so she can take care of it because i was done with it. we spend 5000 euro but my residency ID was given to me in 2 months. my mother is german, my dad is chinese, i was born in Peru but recided in California so the government didnt consider me from the EU even though my mom was german, but then when i applied as a person from outside the EU they said i didnt apply because my mother was german. so it was just a mess. absolutely ridiculous
Hi Karin, firstly I would like to thanks you for uploading this video, was very helpful. I am Venezuelan and I used to date a Norwegian guy for three years. Currently we are not longer together however, I went to Norway several times and I felt in love with your country so, I am planning to move there. I have applied for several jobs but unfortunately I only got rejections answers but I kept trying and trying until I got through and interview and eventually I signed a contract. So, I am about to move like two months time. Regarding the job, is a temporary job (tourist guide) which is fine to start but I would like to stay in Norway afterwards so, do you know if is possible to renew or to change a working temporary visa for a permanent one? I got an MSc. in Management and International Business. Ps. I am studying Norwegian and your youtube channel is very helpful. Btw I am moving to Stavanger. thank you.
My son's ancestors on his dad's mother's side were Russian, Latvian, and Norwegian. If we wanted to move to Russia, would I have to give up my citizenship? It sounds like it. I wouldn't want to for the only reason, I'm a Disabled Veteran and I get a good paycheck. I also want to work at least part time at some point and finish my degree. And my son is a junior in highschool, would he be able to finish school there in English and he wants to be an auto mechanic. He's taking a class in Car Care and auto mechanics isn't until next year here. People that don't have anything nice to say should not comment. We just don't want to live in the USA anymore. We don't like it here. I have lived in Turkey, Korea, Germany, and of course, the USA.
I was one semester at NHH in Bergen. Lots of ppl think that immigrate to Norway is easy &&& that they will get an average job easily. I think it is important fo Norwegians to clarify this. They must speak fluent NOrwegian, the most common job including for lots of nordic ppl is RENHOLD. If you are VERY VERY lucky you will get to work on renhold like 5 years as average &&& then some ppl could get other kind of job. Why not clarify this and then NORWAY will save the hassle of undesired immigration. They are so proud of their statistics believing their society is state of the art. They will have lots of problems in 20 years when oild finished.
Thank you Karin this is really helpful!! Just one thing, theatre is also my interest and I'm wondering if you k ow which university Rachel attended. This would be very helpful thank you so much :)
Norwegian teacher -Karin , thank you for sharing this video and it would help me , i'm planning to move in Norway . but I have a question : Actually i'm a chef by profession is it difficult to get job in summer time as chef ?the second question is : if I get a job after my expired can they proceed with my application visa ? I mean the immigration .what If I come with the Schengen visa , can I apply in any catering cooking school?
Hello people. I'm planning (or better say "dreaming") of moving to Norway... So, I would like to hear your oppinions or any friendly advices about my situation. I'm 22 years old, musician irl (playing accordion), I'm also studying at university of culture and media AND ALSO, I'm currently working in food store :) I have signed up my self for Norwegian language school (which should start around 15th of Sep). I'm not that kind of immigrants who want to migrate to "X" country and then ask for their rights, etc.... I think that's just destroyer of any country (in some way, my country is going through that process right now) My wish is to work and LIVE in Norway, to assimilate with people since I think that it's AMAZING country, with BEAUTIFUL landscapes and what's more important- beautiful girls :> Hope you liked my short story and I hope I'll be able to read comments about your oppinion or advices :) Btw, I'm from Serbia (not part of EU) which makes it really hard for me to move :S (by "law pov")
+Mirko Gavrilovic Oh, and yes. I DO THINK that you (Norwegians) should have way strct"er" rules when it's about other cultures that migrate to your country. Cus if not, you'll just end up losing your identity and suverenity. (NO, this is NOT racist comment! It's NATIONALIST (that doesn't mean nazzi) ) Best regards! :)
+Mirko Gavrilovic you see the problem with dividing immigrants based on their culture is that you cannot basically decide the well-meaning of a human based on his/her religion or race. there are good Muslims and bad Muslims. there are good Norwegians and bad ones too. I'm a Muslim-born man from Iran. now the first thing you gonna think about me is a radical Muslim with restricted thoughts and anger and rage towards the Christians and jews. but in reality I'm an atheist who doesn't believe in god or religion therefore I don't see any differences between Christian and jews or any other religions. they all are my brothers as long as they count me as one of their own. now I have to ask you is it fair to simply count me as a Muslim and ignore my immigration request just because I was born in a Muslim country?
Hossein salamat nope, Brother (yes, I accept all kind of religions... altho I'm an Orthodox Christian...) I separate people as GOOD and BAD... but, you missunderstood me here... What I wanted to say that they should keep THEIR culture and tradition.... imagine if tons of people from ANY nation/religion/culture would migrate to 1 country and that country doesn't care to "defend" their culture and tradition? that nation will fade away.... slowly, but surely...
Immigration UK Style just know one word in English "Asylum" turn up at dover in a boat and that's it your done .. No passport, No Visa no nothing, my country is a open door as long as your not English
Vel jeg snakker norsk flytende. Jeg har bodd i Norge hele mitt liv Jeg snakker litt engelsk, men jeg er fryktelig på det det er så vanskelig men jeg jobber med saken! :)
Thank you for doing this. I have very old family there and I would love to move there. I'm hoping that I can get a job before I try to move there. I hope software developers are in demand there.
@@Алексей-о9б4г Hi :) I got a job in America that lets me work remotely and I went to Norway for 2 weeks last summer. Next time I'll stay for 3 months.
SAS lost my bag. Many days later, a kindly Norwegian young man, desk clerk, asked if I'd like a Norwegian speaker to telephone for me. He yelled at them in Norwegian. My bag arrived at the hostel by 0500 the next morning. :-) I sent him some books from Amazon in appreciation.
+John Palmer ah :) im glad someone helped you :D
Ja, takk. Jeg skal reise til norge 15 desember til 15 januar. Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim, og Sykkylven. So now I am studying my Norwegian diligently. :-)
Hej Norske Lærerinde:) Er det nemt som Dansker at få arbejde I Norge hvis man ikke har fancy papers? eller meget uddannelse? Altså jeg har masser af uddannelse i psykologi og antropologi empirisk. Fitness Intruktør osv. Men jeg er mest til fysisk arbejde. Jeg er halv Norsk men Dansk statsborger. Tror du det er nemt at finde et job som 37 årig mand. Stærk. 184 cm. 94 kg. Muskuløs. Blond/Blå Øjne. Er det svært få job med langt hår? jeg har langt gyldent hår. Og er Musiker. Men tænker lidt om de er friske på god arbejds kraft der kan forstå Norsk 100 procent skreven og 95 procent snakkede? Jeg er ligeglad om Jobbet ikke er fint. Men bare man tjener okay. Ved du hvad man tjener på et typisk Ufaglært arbejde? Eller går alt arbejde til Polakker og andre? Vi er jo alle fra Norden:) Og ligner en Nordmand. Så håber ikke jeg spørger for meget. Havde Norsk kæreste engang. Lang tid siden. Meget sød pige. Hej fra Jarl:) Og tak for din Video her. Altid godt at se og lære noget. Men hvad skete der med hendes forhold og mand? Gik det bare i vasken eller? Fandt jeg aldrig ud af? Takker og håber du svarer mig. Vil rigtig gerne arbejde I Norge. Tror ikke vi behøver pas? I Norden sammen osv? Nordisk union?
Lance Lawson I live in norway
@@ajithss3123 Is that Allah!
I was an exchange student in Norway and I am considering on moving to this land. Thanks for your video.
I wanna have my traineeship after finishing my master's degree in Norway if you can and I would like to ask you something question. Please you can provide me your email or WhatsApp if you can.
>Windir
Based.
Have you moved to Norway?. I'm just curious.
my dream place to visit, norway!
same as mine
You are welcome here in Norway
baby marshmellow been there, I'd love to go back.
Dream place to visit? Norway?? I'd say don't bother. There's not much to see there and the people are overhyped af. They are not the nice fun cherry folks they're portrayed to be and their weather is bad (especially in Oslo), their food is bad, and Norwegian guys typically have really brown teeth and bad breathe. Actually you'll find Norwegians are boring, mostly narrow-minded and dim witted. You want to have fun and meet beautiful fun people and see beautiful places in Europe? Go visit Croatia or Montenegro or Latvia or even Portugal.
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Thank you (both!) for this thoughtful video! It is great to see an example of what one person has experienced, and I know that everyone's story would be unique for them. I find this particularly interesting because my great-grandmother came to the US from Norway many many years ago. I wish I could afford to travel to Norway, it's beautiful! Happy New Year!
We went to Oslo in December and had a great time. Very nice place and some really nice houses. Uploaded a video about it last month.
My story is a little bit different but yeah I am married to a Norwegian. Cute worn out party story as well. He studied in Prague, I am from Czech Repubic, we were both drunk and he called me, after me introducing myself at least 3 times, Veronica. No can do! I am a very proud person. So I left, wrote an angy drunk pm (Something like, I dont care of you dent think I am good enoghtj to remember!), he reply (Do you wanna have just fun for just one night?). Hahaha. Next morning appology arrived and I said (consider the fact I was constatly broke and hungry) Okay, you can show me ayour better manners tonight over a dinner. I didnt give it much more thought then that I save some cash just there. But when he picked me up. Goosh, he was so cute. Btw. I said exactly the same: Oh, you are reeeealy tall. And year after that we got married. I was 21.
Now, about UDI. I completely agree. It is a mess. I am talking just about my personal experience here. First time we went there, in Trondheim, waited for 3 hours (just engaged in that time) and they told me I had to either find a job (which was very difficult withou Personal number) or leave the country, and the fact that we will be married is not changing a thing. Anyways we`ve got married and moved to different town. We went to UDI i Sarpsborg. Now we were married and I speak so so norwegian. The lady told us, we have no chance on getting me oppholdstillatelse (not sure how its called in English) because I have no reason to stay in the country (other than my husband, person I promised to stay aside for my whole life). I had no job, no school and my husband as a student couldnt take me on family visa becuase he wasnt earning over 250.000nok/year. I`ve got completely paralized. We left. I have decided that this cannot be happening to me. And that I AM NOT LEAVING MY HUSBAND. I went there next week, on my own, the same lady told me that there is nothing I we can do other than finding me a job or him earning like doble of what he had. I cried. She told me that it was not appropriate and that I had to leave. So I was crying the whole day in that little Sarpsborg. I think I got like 3 years older that day. I was shaking and just not well.
After my husband find out how she treated me, he called them and yelled at them in Norwegian (which is so not him, he is this calm always happy person). She said we should come again to UDI (just so you know, we were really stuggling with money, noone wanted to hire me without personal number, we just moved and had ca 100nok/week for food, and that is really little, so all those travels there were also costly for us). We came and she told me that I could go every 3rd month to Sweden and ask on Swedish border to get stamp to my passport or that I could try to apply for some school. Btw she never said she was sorry.
So I applied for school, got in, got scholarship and loan and had a good school expirience from different country. I didnt plan on going to school again but it was really fun.
Now I am staring my own design studio, my husband is halfway done with his school and has very well paid job. So we actully have like a 1000 nok/week for food. Which is a miracle! I have been poorest in my whole life in one of richest countries of the world. Life is just paradox.
Norway is awesome. I feel home here much more than in my own home. But I wouldnt recommend to annyone to go through this administration bullshits without a big reason - huge love story would be good enough.
Good luck to everyone.
hi I am from Pakistan my family baloch we need city citezenships in Norway how can apply in citizens . Plas tall me my .younusmajor@yahoo.com my call #in Pakistan 0312-2355738
with God everything is possible
Yeah, the bureaucracy here is nonsense, and the people who work there are bitter and cynical, I think they want them that way. A lot of young people that get educated for jobs in social services often end up quite shocked when they start their job and are immediately told NOT to help people but to make it as difficult for them as they can, which is the opposite of what they where trained for, hence young people don't last long there. I assume a similar culture exist in the UDI, because these people assume you're trying to exploit the system before you even walk in the door. It's the same for Norwegians that have to deal with NAV, it's a nightmare.
Glad it worked out though, good story, and good luck to you.
helo your contari name
Marie Aune my Sweet Thor.. feeda story.
damn I could've stowed away on freighter ship out of Seattle Wash U S. got to Bergen Norway looked up I realitives in the time it would take to hear your story
Wow thank you for this, such an informative video. I moved to Norway 4 months ago and before I arrived here I was already watching your tutorials and it came in very handy for me and I'm still learning. Me and my bf are stressing so much on our options for me to be able to stay in norway, i'm currently on an au pair program which i think is very helpful to familiarize myself with the culture and stuff but after the contract ends we might need a new plan. Me and my bf has been together for 19months, we met back in the Philippines when he was still working there and he wanted me to come along and the best option for now is to be au pair and hoping for the best in the future. And again just want to say im really glad I came across your youtube channel and this video is really helpful for people like me. You're doing a great job! Tusen takk!
Girl Summers Thank you so much! I really hope it works out for you and that you find a solution when your contract ends! Best of luck to you!
I know this was 9 yrs but thank you for your content.....and your beautiful words in yiur description
Truly, Paradise on Earth! I hope all Scandinavians know that what they have is so wonderful that people like me can only dream of one day seeing it in person. I can only hope to see these places at least once before I die. Perfect scenery, perfect culture, and arguably the single best society system on Earth. Viva Scandinavia! Greetings from Brazil.
reggiegroove And it's being destroyed by the islamic invasion.
***** Lol, I know that man, but you see, as a Brazilian, the hot weather and the so called "friendliness"are precisely what I want to run as far away possible from. hahah. I love the cold, smart people, who mind their own business, but who can have an enlightening conversation when needs be. Opposite of my country.
Carlos Saraiva Que legal Carlos. Alguns alunos meus já visitaram ou moraram nestes países e a grande maioria como você, adoraram também. Também quero muito conhecer Portugal. Os vejo como modelo em muitos quesitos socioeconomicos culturais e religiosos tb. Claro que seu que lugar algum é perfeito. Mas como você disse, eles têm algo com o qual me identifico batante.
Sergi O It really seems that way doesn't it? I only know of the current situation from what I can get in the media but it sure seems like there´s a chance they will revert to isolationism a bit after these massive waves of religious fundamentalists.
+reggiegroove hahah then move to belarus or finland they dont even speak =)
Thank you, Karin and Rachel for this video! I'm not sure why, but I've had this feeling deep in my heart to need to go to Norway recently. It is the same feeling that I got when I decided to become a professional mermaid, so I am not taking it lightly.
It is very helpful to know that there may be some complications with the immigration offices. While I'm not 100% sure I'll be moving there anytime soon, I would like to consider it if any Norwegian aquariums that I reach out to would like a mermaid to perform for them as an occupation. The idea randomly popped into my head while I was at work today, and I haven't been able to let it go! Even though I'm terrified of people and have never been alone, this feels like something that I need to do. Ugh. I'm rambling now, but anyways... thank you both again so very much for this!
(Rachel, I hope your career is going well for you, by the way! It sounds like it would be an exciting field to get into!)
I was just scrolling down when I came across this dime piece of a comment LOL.
I've been contemplating moving to Norway for a while now, Even started learning the language for a good half a year. I'm still relatively terrible in the language but, oh well.
If you did achieve that spur of the moment dream of yours I really hope you inform me as I've been wondering If I could work as an authentic fortune teller.
Well, if you are a mermaid you should be aware that the sea is very cold in Norway, especially in the winter, obviously. You might be better off swimming round some Pacific island in the sunshine.
Thanks for the video! This is exactly what my son has experienced. He's been in Norway for three years and loved every minute.
What if I am a career specific and want to move to Norway for work? Marriage immigration is typically the easiest way to be accepted. But not every person is as lucky as Rachel to have a Norwegian fiance who was constantly fighting for their unity. I still remember how difficult it was for me to go through the work visa stuff in the US but everything happening in the country is very disappointing, I visited Norway 2 weeks ago, and it is absolutely amazing to work in architecture career, as well as having a balanced life.
Interesting informations and story as well from Rachel :) even though my case is mostly not similar..
I've moved to Oslo about 4 months ago, I'm a Norwegian citizen, but lived most of my life in Morocco, so basically I'm an immigrant.
Fortunately in my 1st days things weren't really difficult for me, I registered myself at the national registry, had to get social help because I've fled alone, done it, and some other issues in which some people I know have helped me in, and that was ok :)
Personally I quite like Norway, I don't mind it being completely different from my mother land, because it's positively different, people are nicer than I've expected from before, I had not bad of negative thoughts and ideologies changed after coming here.
Actually, because I have to pay for my courses; my problem is to find a job which doesn't require much knowledge of Norwegian, it's not easy in my opinion, unless you speak the language (or, cleaning jobs might be the only solution for me...)
Nowadays I try to develop my Norwegian language knowledge, eventhough the process is a bit low.
What do you think about chances of having a job? What I should really work on?
Thanks!
Marwan jacob Thank you for shareing your story! It's great feedback! :DAnd there are other ways to learn norwegian than through expencive corses. There are a facebook group "learn norwegain - lær norsk" join it! Ask someone for guinding, there are lots of great people there! And start with my videos, there are TONS to learn from! And when you can show a boss that you want to learn and have made an effort to learn on your own, I think that will help you a lot! :) Good luck!
Norwegian Teacher - Karin you should learn to write english if you you're going to post in english
Iain Low you you're !!!!
Amazing Bro
I remember I asked UDI the same question twice, if I could come and apply from Norway. First answer was like - "don't even try to gamble". In the second answer, after I described my case in all details, they replied that i'm eligible to apply for visa from Norway.
It's important to give all the details of your case.
I highly respect your intellectual and informative cast, especially your alluring green t-shirt which helped us focus and listen every word cautiously you are a great teacher.
I went to Norway this summer. I'm musician, want to move to Norway! I love this country!
Kaspar Esman Hello I wanna ask a question, what did you like most? I wanna go there, but I just wondered =)
Thank you so much for this well thought out, informative video! I found it quite helpful.
Im not surprised at all that that american girl had a hard time dealing with UDI, I also have a lot of stories about these weird situations that I had to go through in Norway. One thing that really pissed me off in Norway is that if you dont speak norwegian and if you are a foreigner then you worth almost nothing, I always needed to ask a norwegian friend to talk good things about me in order for me to get simple things done like renting a house (just money is not enough) for example. So, Im not surprised that this american girl returned home as I returned home too. In my point of view, someone who has any kind of life options will not be in Norway for a long time, thats why a lot of asylum seekers fix residence in Norway (because they dont have too much options and also social benefits are good) and qualified workers ( i worked offshore in the Statoil oil Rigs), choose to leave the country after 2 or 3 years and I met a lot of qualified people that left Norway while i was there...
Great job, ladies!!! Very informative and I look forward to sharing the language videos with my children as we hope to visit someday and visit the areas our family immigrated from. Keep going on the videos!
Thank you Karin, I appreciate the work you put in your videos. Very informative and interesting to watch! =)
VacivityLove thank you so much :)
i'm german-norwegian and my middle name is karin, with an i. i have been studying norwegian daily for about a year now, 11mos and am progressing pretty well since i speak/understand german and have noticed words/grammar is similar to german/english. i am very interested in moving to norway. i know i am entitled to a german citizenship because my mom is born in germany so i might have to take that route first.
Your friend Rachel from America has a Roskilde poster in the background haha. I am an American and went to Roskilde (that same year of the poster) while visiting family there. Currently looking into visa situation...thanks for video
Alexander Teague Hey Alexander! My husband played at Roskilde that year! :D He is Binaerpilot :) Small world!
Before the crisis of 2009 hit Greece, I had a very good job. In 2009 I lost my job and for 7 years me and my family survived because we sold things. I have never thought of leaving Greece because I did not like to be a stranger in a foreign land. Nobody today likes immigrants no matter what the press says.
Hopefully I am again in the labour force, in a stable job.
Do not leave your county unless bombs explode in your backyard.
very VERY helpful video. Thank you Karin for posting this!
Just throw away all ID before arriving in Norway and tell the immigration that you believe in Islam and are afraid of your life and you will get to stay in Norway for ever and get payed without having to work.
Haha bro....so true!
Lol! Thanks for the tip!! 😆😆
SoidSnake
ya , because of u people your own country cant take care of u because your country too many population .
don go there and ' dirty ' and cause chaos to Norway .
SoidSnake really???
Not true. If the gov. ever find out you tricked them - like a recent example- after 20 or so years - you will be stripped of your citizenship, shipped out, right from where you came.
But I see your point :) - hehe mostly true.
Oh I thank you that you are teaching Bokmal since I haven't lived in Oslo since I was about five and they were just teaching both to us and I just remember a little.
I have a question, if i move to Norway and speak english, will norwegian people understand me?
absolutely :)
Norwegian Teacher - Karin Glad to hear it. Thank you c:
Saihan :D h
Yes, but since we don't use it daily, it takes some time to get our brains into it.
So if people give you a little panicking stare, just smile and give them time.
Saihan :D gf
I'm a felon almost 20 years ago the USA is a joke there's no second chance I'm considering Norway just to give my son a decent life
i love norway the only problem that i'm facing is the language and some financial issues
Do you mind sharing what financial issues?
Hi there. Thank you for this very informative interview!
this was super good for me, even though i did some research and i don't actually have that much to do with UDI when moving to Norway in about 6 months. i'm finnish so i just really need to let the tax office know that i have moved to Norway no later than 8 days after arriving there! so that is nice ^^ i can't wait to move in with my viking.
For those wishing to move to Norway, Here is what you should know. There are two kinds of people in Norway. Norwegians and everybody else. Norway is an entirely different place to live in than it is to visit. You must always be aware that you will always be regarded as a foreigner. It doesn't matter where you come from, there is a deep sentiment that Norwegians have and that they regard themselves above everybody else living in Norway. They are very infatuated with themselves and will spare no chance to remind you as such. You will always be regarded as a non Norwegian.
Be aware that unless you have a good job, and believe me unless you are one of the few foreigners who is hired by a Norwegian company then you will struggle. Norway is a country for Norwegians, of Norwegians and by Norwegians. It makes no difference who you are and how hard you work, Norway is ONLY a country of opportunity for Norwegians. You will also be required to pay taxes that would bankrupt a small third world country. You may reach a certain position but it will never be that of any high status. You will never be congratulated for success in Norway.
Get used to coldness from people. Get used to being stared at as if you have just farted in a church. Or handed the closest person a dead baby. Get used to the lack of irony, spontaneous sense of humor, jokes. sense of comedy. Say good bye to all of those. Get used to people telling you how much money they think they have, how wonderful Norway is and how shit it is where you come from.... Get used to lack of basic common etiquette. Get used to people complaining about the smallest things you may have done wrong. Get used to finding out later that you have done something wrong.
Get used to the weirdest meaning of honesty....
Get used to dealing with official authorities that will regard you and treat you with ignorance, regardless of where you come from. If you haven't wondered what you were thinking by this stage when you thought Norway was a great place to live then good luck.....
+philster611 No Irony in Norway?
As a Norwegian I think the most common social mistake I make abroad is using irony. It's used so often here that not using it when talking to foreigners is a struggle.
Humor has a high status in Norway and stand up shows and sketch shows are old traditions that normally fill the TV screen every evening. That and dance or music shows.
The authorities always assume that you have read up on all relevant rules and follow them. The second you're outside this frame work the authorities will treat you as a non-person.
Basic common etiquette in Norway is based very much on honesty. You don't fuck around with insincere flowery prose, you don't overly exaggerate how awesome people, concepts or products are. We also don't over do emotional outbursts. We do not lick ass. Ever. And we strive to treat everyone equally. If the King enters a room he will be saluted royally. There will be salutations, flowers, etc. etc. Then, five minutes later he will be mingling and probably talk to random people about sailing, hunting or soccer or whatever. This is good Norwegian manners: sincerity without overt shows of emotion.
Also, we don't talk to strangers. Well, we do. But usually not.
Karl-Erlend Mikalsen Then you are no doubt the only person in Norway who does understand irony, Because is there is one noticeable trait about Norwegians, it is a massive lack of irony...
I would say comedy has a high status. Humor is a different thing. Most Norwegians don't have much of a sense of it. Try to crack a spontaneous joke or attempt to be funny and you get the look of utter total indifference.We foreigners call it the constipated stare....
Norwegians in general are so rule driven its no wonder they suffer from lack of humor and are generally miserable. Norway is one of the most heavily regulated countries in Europe . There are more rules in Norway than anywhere else, it is little wonder that foreigners struggle for years to understand how it is to live in such a stifling rule driven society.
There is no basic etiquette in Norway. Honesty has a very weird definition in Norway as people in Norway ,most certainly are not honest if the all ecompassing meaning is used.A better description would be more that people are momentarily opinionated. However honesty is far much an ideal for Norwegians to uphold as eventually their "honesty" turns out to be bullshit. Honesty has multiple definitions in English. And Norwegians fail at most of them.
Indeed Norwegians don't mess around with flowery prose. The upper levels of class don't exist in Norway. No you don't do emotional out bursts, you barely have an emotional register in the first place. You do a lot of drama queenery though
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You can barely kick ass let alone lick ass. You fail at treating everyone equally. As I said there are two kinds of people in Norway. Norwegians and non Norwegians. The former gets treated with far more equality than the second.
Indeed, whenever foreigners are speaking to Norwegians you wonder if they have any emotions at all.They are about as warm and welcoming as an ice cube. This is however is a lack of manners and is regarded as indifference, disrespectful and just ignorant.
No you don't talk to stranger because you are just basically all ignorant, dull, boring and full of shit..
Interesting take. I've lived in Norway and it was different from visiting for sure as you mention. For some reason Norwegians were not friendly in my daily life nor would they talk to smile and say hello. Visiting they were the opposite. Norwegian superiority so to speak also does exist where you're always a foreigner.
Jennifer L. Believe me Jennifer, I am not wrong in my statements. As much as Norwegians can deny it, they cannot overlook the fact that Norway is like how I describe.
+philster611 wow
This is super helpful! My boyfriend and I have been friends since 2007. It wasn't until last year that we decided we were definitely moving toward a more serious direction. We started sending letters back and forth. To be honest I think I almost forgot that I will one day need proof and these little letters and pictures could be my savior in the end. I am stuck here in the states while I finish school. I have a year or two left. With the laws becoming more and more difficult on immigration I'm frankly scared to death to wait much longer. The worst part is I have a father who is on disability here in the states due to mental issues and needs constant monitoring. Dual citizenship is my only option at this point. The rest of the family has long since passed on (or) are to busy to help him if he gets into a bind. I am confident once I graduate I will be licensed in Europe and the united states for medical esthetics. I am also fluent in 3 languages with English as my first. I can read and understand most Norwegian but cannot speak it. However I would prefer to move in with him in Norway. We are are wanting to get engaged and debating children in the near future however being here sure does not make that convenient. Were there any income requirements he had to fulfill to do the family immigration?
Jennifer Hirschboeck Hello! :) I will pass this question on to Rachael that is in the video and maybe she can help you out. I do not think there is any form of income requirement at all for family immigration :) But I will ask her to answer you! :)
Jennifer Hirschboeck Hi Jennifer! You sound like you're in a rough situation and I can totally relate! There were a lot of similar circumstances tying me to the States before I left and it's very difficult.
Dual citizenship is currently VERY difficult in Norway, in fact they are one of the only countries that does not allow dual citizenship for its citizens and requires you to relinquish your citizenship if you want to be a Norwegian citizen. (I know that wasn't your original question but wanted to let you know - while it sounds like it will be very possible for you to get an immigrant visa you are less likely to get dual, full citizenship)
There WAS an income requirement when we applied and it actually went up while I was staying there. They do not take into account your income at all (at least when I lived there), only the Norwegian citizen "sponsoring" and "responsible for you". And when I was there it was quite high and a bit unreasonable. You may be able to find the exact amount required on UDI's website or by calling them.
My advice would be to find these things out and start this process as soon as possible (like you said, collecting letters and evidence, etc.) It can't hurt. Not that you have to apply now or figure out everything but just getting your ducks in a row and asking the right questions (or having your boyfriend ask them) will help you in the long run. I wish you the best of luck! If you have any other questions let me know, hopefully I can be of some help.
I just checked it out and HOLY CRAP thats a bit absurd for the income requirement. Seeing as mine would be the higher one. He is trying to wean himself off the Norwegian version of disability but its proving very difficult. I do not mind giving up my citizenship but I do worry since his career when he graduates will need him to move to the united states. Thank you for all the advice. I have seriously been on ever website trying to figure out where to start and they all say something different or the information is outdated. I had been to UDI's website before but it kept coming up at the rules for immigrating from
Thailand lmao.
it super difficult to navigate! in my opinion the income requirement (at least having it so high) is discrimination and kinda racist :(
thanks for making this wonderful video for everyone:)
any girls want to marry and come to australia?
Yes😱
yes :)
@@henkarars lol true
Please am a girl can I find job in Australia 🇦🇺?
I will and i will treat you like king
HI! I am from Tennessee,(USA),Humboldt.I enjoyed your enthusiasm!
Thank you Criene !!
So if from the third world with no skills you are welcomed with open arms. Come from a first world country with skills then no chance in hell. Typical of Europe.
bullshit if you had skills you`d get in no problem,but you have no skills so you have a go at someone else
Actually, this is not true. I am from Ukraine and if I will try to move somewhere in EU, i will remain undocumented immigrant until I die or move backwards, in like 99% of cases. Off course I could become very valuable on market as a skilled worker and specialist, but this is extremely expensive and works not every time. Norway welcomes either refugees either elites and workers they need right now.
True
yeah with open arms, all of the refugees and people from 3rd world countries, many of them couldn't manage to integrate to european society. their social lifes literally suck.
interesting, it sounds like they want people more easy to control, but they forget that many places such as brazil and argentina have a lot of smart people who wouldn't knee easily to any bullshit
Thank you, Karin, and to your friend.
Got a problem in Norway => Find a Norwegian speaker => S/He's yelling at them => The problem's been successfully solved.
"If You Want to move to Norway, you should know this.......I'm not single, I'm not available, and no I don't want to kiss you and teach you Norwegian personally."
I thought we were meant to be together. All my hopes and dreams seem so fleeting i can´t go on without you
kobbii i lol
Thanks to you Karin and Rachel for this video. You guys was right about UDI. I gave this a 10 thums up 😊
One more question, how many times Rachel has to renew her visa? For 3 or 5 years? And when she can get Norwegian passport n permanent stay?
I was confused about Rachel's visa renew each year was denied some time. Can that happen? I haven't heard about that scary thing 😔
Once again, tusen takk 😍
Hoa Luu Yes it can and was! IT was worked out after my husband yelled at them in Norwegian. It was such a stupid situation, but we fixed it with not too much stress and that was the only time it happened. They had told me I was missing documents and that it was denied and that they had contacted me about it (which they didn't) and I was never actually missing the documents (lol)
Hello Karin, thank you for this great video.
I'm leaving in Spain with my norwegian BF and we'll be living here for 2 years.
We also have a document from Brazil to prove we have this kind of union that in Brazil is worth like a marriage, called Stable Union.
But after this time he needs to go back to Norway and I'll go with him. Do you think it's gonna be easier to get myself a permission, since we've been together in another country?
I heard Norway doesn't accept this stable union as an official relationship, but at least could be another proof... Do u have some tips to this especific case?
Thank you very very much
if you want to move to bulgaria you should know this. Basic neto salary in bulgaria is 200 - 250 euros. 100 goes on petrol, 150 on eletricity, tv, water, gas, trash and 150 on food. So basically two salaries are needed for basic survival and taxes (usually mothers and fathers salary), and your salary is for your education or savings to leave country. This is the far best scenario cuz if u live with parents in house, you dont need to pay monthly rent, and u can share clothes with brother/cousin. Phones and internet are what makes people spend those savings for leaving country, and they have to repeat process their parents did their whole life. Conclusion = what a beautiful life in European Union we have, God bless European Union, cuz we will be sweden as they have told us, so lets say once more, God bless European Union ! P.S. - other surrounding countries are far worse or "slightly" better. Slightly meaning it depends on how much gypsies live nearby.
this was so so helpful thank you both!!
I lived in Tromsø 1 year, and i loved it so much. It took me 6 months to speak norwegian fluently, also had problems in UDI with my student visa, a really long process (like 3 months, (including my person number). Everything else was wonderful :) the people is very polite and funny. But is curious that i use the Olso dialect
45JCQ 6 months to learn the language? Wow! Congratulations! Did you get any proper courses? :)
Norwegian Teacher - Karin I lived with a family and went to high school, just tried to not speak english with my mates and then the norwegian came like magic haha
Fantastic! Completely turned me off Norway :)
yeah, same here... :-\
While socialists rule, this is indeed a fucked up land, but that will change soon.
Is it true that if gun down like 12 people you get less than 4 years in prison, In Norway.?
How does it feel to watch the white male empire crumble? Stop thinking with emotions, think with logic instead ;)
no, thats not true.
Not true. Xd. Bill, please dont bring hillary here
21 year sentence, but we will extend the sentence ad infinium, however should you by some miracle get out you will have every ganger/mafia on your ass + the general public.
There is a standing "order" to kill Breivik on sight.
MainstreamPoPsucks3
You are one of few.
I'm from India i want to settle in Norway as permanently.please anyone help me how to apply visa of Norway
I am engaged to with a norwegian citizen so this video is very helpfull for my situation.Next year we are planing to get married and move there.
Interesting video. I've been to Norway last september - it's definetly one of the most beautiful countries I've ever been to. Also, you are super cute :)
RonMD were you there at 22 september? Cuz thats my birthday
How can I get a work visa to Norway. What are the requirements for this?
That's something that would be too much for her to research considering she knows nothing about you. There are too many factors for her to determine, so you'll have to do it yourself. Good luck though!
Isrrael Garcia you basically need a skill with a formal document like from plumbing, electrical work education and up to PhD.
Durango holy crap. so as a diesel mechanic i could do it... if i were smart enough to be a mechanic in that country. i hear that worldwide, american mechanics are basically a joke.
lol amerikans alway say that: AAMMMMMMMMMMMM...... in every 5 second.
Not all and this does drive me crazy.
Its a general English speaking thing, you get it a lot here in Ireland to.
Such a big problem I had to go to a class where they teach diction, how to stop bad tiks. and what not. But only the top 5% of the year got to go. Little sad now that I think about it. Hope they figured out how to speak ¬.¬
No, they 'all' dont, Erik.
True ... We don't all use that phrase. I don't.
Erik Adalbert von Silberer its UMMM 😂😂😂😂
Wow ... it really was painful to listen to what you were put through... having said this not too sure that Australia is any less of a pain to try to deal with... Congratz on things working out for you.
johnjack2121 I would advise you to check Geer Hosftede cultural tool before moving to a foreign country. Is good to know that Norway is not like your country, I do like Norway because is a free country. However, adaptation is the best thing to do in order to embed the culture's of a new country. Obviously you did not do that but instead you tried to change Norwegian culture! I bet that did not work, I am so glad that did not happens.
Ps. if you don’t like you know what to do... go back home or change your mind.
Thank you. I am retired, so do not need to work any more.
lord, it must be mad cold there
Norway isn't that cold compared to other northern climes because it is a costal country. Norway is warmer than most of Canada for instance.
ironwork92000 well sometimes its cold(in winter) but in summer then its sometimes hot
There should be open immigration between US, Canada, Australia, UK and Europe; the cultures have similar origins.
I have respect for Norway, intelligent educated people. And I wouldn't mind visiting there, but not live there.
Too cold and wet, misrible weather. I lived in Texas more than half my life
rbagel55 ..people that are culturally from an area south of Canada's latitude will not appreciate the climate like those of us that are only a thoysand miles or less from the arctic circle. Remember that, stay at you latitude or suffer the consequences. Refugees need to get educated on that as well.
Mike Scott
It would be too hard to get used to. Here in S. Texas where I live it is usually hot 9 months out of the year. We don't really have a winter, but because of the Great Plains it can get cold here with a occational cold front blowing in from Canada, but only lasting for a day or
2. I have seen it get 20F here. And the streets iced over one year, you should have witnessed that-a bunch of idiots with no idea how to drive
on ice. Wrecks everywhere that day
Norway, the best kept secret in the world!
Maybe you should also talk about «Barnevern» 😉
Fantastisk
+Phil V I am afraid that which you said is not correct.....You EMIGRATE FROM and MIGRATE TO is the correct line..
***** May I ask that you elucidate on your line et why your choice of the 'N' word?? not acceptable my love
***** I am a VERY proud black skinned person you just need not promulgate it again because all can see that already. Respect your space fella
+Tokunbo Alf-Adewumi people use both for some reason, not sure why
I feel its just a mix up some where...@ warsteiner Deutschland....I am proud to say I am in my country...but the world is a global village now...we have people from your country here too n loads of Norwegian friends...Anyways happy new yr to you et all
+Tokunbo Alf-Adewumi there is a difference between emigrating and immigrating. they are pronounced the same way but their meanings are opposite.
She is pretty to listen to :) .... The "friend" I mean
Flytta till Norge?
Det är väl bara att hoppa I bilen och köra over gränsen! ;)
Translate it to English please
Reloaded Past moving to Norway? it is just hopping in the car and driving over the border ! :D men bare hvis du bor i sverige!
@@sayumiranasinghe8408 Var annars skulle jag bo? Alla bor väl i Sverige?
@@SpaceCattttt drit og dra eg ska flytta te ystad
I want to study journalism in Norway.Any suggestions?
Start learning Norwegian
Very informative, good info for a fellow North American, thanks :)
So it's basically impossible. Thanks for the heads up, you saved me a tonne of work and hassle.
It’s not impossible, especially for EU citizens, we really only need to find a job within six months and we can stay there long term. Of course it’s a tad harder for those outside Europe.
I really appreciate this video
I really want to move to Norway but I'm not sure if it's easy bc I'm from Germany 😂
Germany also good country
Well I wish to be in Germany
Uh, if you’re a German citizen it’s way easier than if you were let’s say a U.S. citizen.
I know a couple of germans living here, I don't think you would have much of a problem getting here!
The thing at 12:45 explains a lot,... this is how my best friend got her residency without any trouble, even though it was done this way totally out of coincidence.
Norway does not belong to norwegians. Norwegians belong to Norway. And its anybody's land as it was created by god
You deserve an amen
Norway belongs to the ethnic Norwegians yes. Not some one else. The world is built by borders and nationalism. So just face it
@@henkarars you can face it. I will go to live in Norway. And guess what it will belong to me too
@@billasingh8175 good luck. They are horrible racist people.
Bull crap. Norway was founded and built upon by Norwegians. People saw how great it was and people started moving there bringing all their problems with them
Hei! I am so happy that things worked out for you - this sounds like a modern day fairytale - u went through a hard time but got a happy ending with your husband! This warms my heart big time in difficult times. U r amazing! I want to study in Oslo University (I am from UK) - cheaper education in Norway than Belfast. Don't believe in paying £5000 per year for Masters degree and here no grant! Are there any grants international students can get in Norway? I fell in love with the city when I was there last week for three days. Ok expensive but money ain't everything. I have 8 years Norwegian knowledge and guess what - I cannot pronounce a word - so frustrating ha ha! I met so many nice Norwegian people (who I loved already anyway) who helped me out - prob was I needed to added the "lilt" to my speech - I was mistaking Norwegian for Gerrman and put hard "G" into adjectives like "fattig" og sa videre - so embarrasing but had so many laughs - that holiday to Oslo was a tonic for me - Lykke Til - Kysser og Klemmer fra meg til deg og tusen takk xxx
sorry norway is very cold but i love norway because it have much blonde woman
my country algeria have a good weather so i want life with norwegian women in algeria
In Algeria, Europeans are beheaded, so Norwegian women won't go there
Cá heo sông Amazon This is a horrible thing to say! What some people are going is not something you can say is happening to everyone!
Norwegian Teacher - Karin I'm understand you, but algeria is very vast, and it have 38 million inhabitant?! thank you.
elbones1982 nice nice
elbones1982 The cold will not help you! I like cold weather and the Norway :)
Norway is a fantastic Nation, a fantastic place to live in.
Thank you very much!!!
Actually after 90 days you don't have to spend another 90 days in other country, it's just that withoust having visa after having 90 days passed you gotta cross the border of the country (e.g. Norway) and then you can come back. So basically it's just crossing border, and nothing more. So getting a ferry from Norway to Finland, or Sweden, or (name a country) is a very good idead. No visas, no residence permits are needed :)
+frontaLobotomy92 Sry for typos ^^
no, you have to document staying out for 3 months.
+Kimono I was told that it's not like this but you can have your own right
I was born in Norway until my mother moved and I'm stuck in America
Is this the girl from that old video where she moved her eyebrows with the music??????????
Sounds like the people in gov't were passive-aggressively trying to resist immigration.
thank you for this detail video
Oh boy! The girls are SO pretty in Norway!
i think to visit svalbard for studing and see the beautiful color in sky at night..
i love it
Norway is unbelievably expensive so bring money lots of it.
I was quite surprised she mentioned UK citizens having problems with visas. I thought this would not be a problem in EU/EEA. I am from the UK myself and I am planning to move to Norway to find work and live for a while. I am not being sponsored by a company neither I do not have a degree, so I hope I don't have any issues!
Hello Henry. You just need to get a job in order to apply for residence in Norway. You can stay up to 6 months in Norway without a job and you dont need a Visa, you just need a job in order to get a personal number, then you can live there forever.
***** Thank you for the help. I was actually in Norway as a volunteer for five weeks earlier in the year. I hope this doesn't count towards those six months :)
Henry Jones It does count :(. It is the total time you have been in a country for a year. I am not sure if you stay in the UK for 6 months if that will erase the time you spent in Norway.
***** Great info! As you can see, i dont know anything :P
FallenHoot There are usually a time you have to stay away to get to start over on the 6 months. That's what they do in most countries at least...
Hi, love your videos. In the description you said that, " BUT I will not tolerate racism or any bad comments or crap-talking towards muslims" do muslims get a lot of hate in Norway?
the UDI stuff is about the same in the Netherlands. they told me one thing, then changed to another depending on who I talked to so i just got sick of their game and got an immigration lawyer so she can take care of it because i was done with it. we spend 5000 euro but my residency ID was given to me in 2 months. my mother is german, my dad is chinese, i was born in Peru but recided in California so the government didnt consider me from the EU even though my mom was german, but then when i applied as a person from outside the EU they said i didnt apply because my mother was german. so it was just a mess. absolutely ridiculous
Hi Karin, firstly I would like to thanks you for uploading this video, was very helpful. I am Venezuelan and I used to date a Norwegian guy for three years. Currently we are not longer together however, I went to Norway several times and I felt in love with your country so, I am planning to move there. I have applied for several jobs but unfortunately I only got rejections answers but I kept trying and trying until I got through and interview and eventually I signed a contract. So, I am about to move like two months time. Regarding the job, is a temporary job (tourist guide) which is fine to start but I would like to stay in Norway afterwards so, do you know if is possible to renew or to change a working temporary visa for a permanent one? I got an MSc. in Management and International Business.
Ps. I am studying Norwegian and your youtube channel is very helpful. Btw I am moving to Stavanger. thank you.
My son's ancestors on his dad's mother's side were Russian, Latvian, and Norwegian. If we wanted to move to Russia, would I have to give up my citizenship? It sounds like it. I wouldn't want to for the only reason, I'm a Disabled Veteran and I get a good paycheck. I also want to work at least part time at some point and finish my degree. And my son is a junior in highschool, would he be able to finish school there in English and he wants to be an auto mechanic. He's taking a class in Car Care and auto mechanics isn't until next year here. People that don't have anything nice to say should not comment. We just don't want to live in the USA anymore. We don't like it here. I have lived in Turkey, Korea, Germany, and of course, the USA.
Awesome. Thanks heaps for this. ☺️
Thanks it´s a good information :D
I was one semester at NHH in Bergen. Lots of ppl think that immigrate to Norway is easy &&& that they will get an average job easily. I think it is important fo Norwegians to clarify this. They must speak fluent NOrwegian, the most common job including for lots of nordic ppl is RENHOLD. If you are VERY VERY lucky you will get to work on renhold like 5 years as average &&& then some ppl could get other kind of job. Why not clarify this and then NORWAY will save the hassle of undesired immigration. They are so proud of their statistics believing their society is state of the art. They will have lots of problems in 20 years when oild finished.
Thank you Karin this is really helpful!!
Just one thing, theatre is also my interest and I'm wondering if you k ow which university Rachel attended. This would be very helpful thank you so much :)
+Hondo Gandalf I believe she said the University of Oslo, but she may have mentioned it for a different reason.
Kinda stressful that you have to yell In order to get something
Norwegian teacher -Karin , thank you for sharing this video and it would help me , i'm planning to move in Norway . but I have a question : Actually i'm a chef by profession is it difficult to get job in summer time as chef ?the second question is : if I get a job after my expired can they proceed with my application visa ? I mean the immigration .what If I come with the Schengen visa , can I apply in any catering cooking school?
Hello people.
I'm planning (or better say "dreaming") of moving to Norway... So, I would like to hear your oppinions or any friendly advices about my situation.
I'm 22 years old, musician irl (playing accordion), I'm also studying at university of culture and media AND ALSO, I'm currently working in food store :)
I have signed up my self for Norwegian language school (which should start around 15th of Sep).
I'm not that kind of immigrants who want to migrate to "X" country and then ask for their rights, etc.... I think that's just destroyer of any country (in some way, my country is going through that process right now)
My wish is to work and LIVE in Norway, to assimilate with people since I think that it's AMAZING country, with BEAUTIFUL landscapes and what's more important- beautiful girls :>
Hope you liked my short story and I hope I'll be able to read comments about your oppinion or advices :)
Btw, I'm from Serbia (not part of EU) which makes it really hard for me to move :S (by "law pov")
+Mirko Gavrilovic Oh, and yes. I DO THINK that you (Norwegians) should have way strct"er" rules when it's about other cultures that migrate to your country. Cus if not, you'll just end up losing your identity and suverenity.
(NO, this is NOT racist comment! It's NATIONALIST (that doesn't mean nazzi) )
Best regards! :)
+Mirko Gavrilovic you see the problem with dividing immigrants based on their culture is that you cannot basically decide the well-meaning of a human based on his/her religion or race. there are good Muslims and bad Muslims. there are good Norwegians and bad ones too. I'm a Muslim-born man from Iran. now the first thing you gonna think about me is a radical Muslim with restricted thoughts and anger and rage towards the Christians and jews. but in reality I'm an atheist who doesn't believe in god or religion therefore I don't see any differences between Christian and jews or any other religions. they all are my brothers as long as they count me as one of their own. now I have to ask you is it fair to simply count me as a Muslim and ignore my immigration request just because I was born in a Muslim country?
Hossein salamat nope, Brother (yes, I accept all kind of religions... altho I'm an Orthodox Christian...) I separate people as GOOD and BAD...
but, you missunderstood me here... What I wanted to say that they should keep THEIR culture and tradition.... imagine if tons of people from ANY nation/religion/culture would migrate to 1 country and that country doesn't care to "defend" their culture and tradition? that nation will fade away.... slowly, but surely...
+Mirko Gavrilovic Yep, you just described the Divided States of America. "that nation will fade away.... slowly, but surely..." True!!
@@Sorrow993 да,миграција из далеких култура је велики проблем за Скандинавију,то сам видела у Шведској
Immigration UK Style just know one word in English "Asylum" turn up at dover in a boat and that's it your done .. No passport, No Visa no nothing, my country is a open door as long as your not English
Does that work?
I love Norway..
Vel jeg snakker norsk flytende. Jeg har bodd i Norge hele mitt liv Jeg snakker litt engelsk, men jeg er fryktelig på det det er så vanskelig men jeg jobber med saken! :)
Thank you for doing this. I have very old family there and I would love to move there. I'm hoping that I can get a job before I try to move there. I hope software developers are in demand there.
Hei! Have you moved? Are software developers in demand there?
@@Алексей-о9б4г Hi :) I got a job in America that lets me work remotely and I went to Norway for 2 weeks last summer. Next time I'll stay for 3 months.
@@spudlogic cool!