Moving to Sweden to work as a nurse from the US

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Just looking for advice or personal experiences from people who have done or know about moving to Sweden from the US.

Little info about me:

BSN

Will have 1.5 yrs experience as a nurse before i move

not currently able to speak swedish but plan to study some before moving

Moving with the Swedish citizen husband, so i will not be requiring a work visa(at least i dont think i will) because i will be applying for a PUT(i think thats what its called) based on family ties. Currently we both live in the US.

Any advice would be appreciated. I really want to be able to work when i move or shortly there after. I read all the time on forums about english speaking midwives, perhaps there are dr's offices or such that are primarily english based...

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Just PMed you with a link that may help you with the Swedish language.

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Thanks so much for that!!!!

Anyone out there have any experience in moving and transfering their credentials to sweden?!?!?!

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Hi, there was a post earlier "Nursing in Sweden" that may help you. I'm currently going through the process in Germany and is a bit of a pain. It's taking months to get my license recognized here and I don't think it will be much easier for you in Sweden. Within the EU it is easy though.

As for learning Swedish...unless you learn languages really quickly, I would give yourself atleast a year to 2 before you will be able to have a safe conversation with patients.

All the best!!

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Yes i saw that post. It's a bit old, I was looking for something a little more recent...Thanks though

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