Jena Conti
@MamaPanda
American expat in Norway
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About me
American
Lives in Bergen
Speaks English, Norwegian, Spanish
Registration: 15 November 2010
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Jobs on Job seeker visa Pls help!!!! by jiteshjain24
Hi there all, Hope you all are doing good. I currently residing in india and have applied for Job seeker visa via Y-axis consultancy for Norway. I am having 5 yrs of strong telecom domain exp. in GSM/GPRS network,can anypone pls pls guide me about ...
Prem2012: I am so sorry. Even though I speak Norwegian and have a PhD it took me 8 years to get a permanent position. People who come on a job seekers visa don't understand this, even though we try to tell them. Thanks for sharing your experiences ... Read More
Jobs on Job seeker visa Pls help!!!! by jiteshjain24
Hi there all, Hope you all are doing good. I currently residing in india and have applied for Job seeker visa via Y-axis consultancy for Norway. I am having 5 yrs of strong telecom domain exp. in GSM/GPRS network,can anypone pls pls guide me about ...
It's a bit sad to see that you think other cultures "trash up" a society. I'm not in agreement with you there. No country - not even Norway's - has a 'pure' culture. Norway wouldn't be what it is today if it weren't for the influence of Germans, ... Read More
Jobs on Job seeker visa Pls help!!!! by jiteshjain24
Hi there all, Hope you all are doing good. I currently residing in india and have applied for Job seeker visa via Y-axis consultancy for Norway. I am having 5 yrs of strong telecom domain exp. in GSM/GPRS network,can anypone pls pls guide me about ...
Tillukka - regarding Indians wanting to come here, I'm afraid there is a great scam going on (I've actually written UDI about it). There are companies working in India (I'm not allowed to give names here, but send a personal message if you want to ... Read More
Jobs on Job seeker visa Pls help!!!! by jiteshjain24
Hi there all, Hope you all are doing good. I currently residing in india and have applied for Job seeker visa via Y-axis consultancy for Norway. I am having 5 yrs of strong telecom domain exp. in GSM/GPRS network,can anypone pls pls guide me about ...
Dzekins - I think you have missed the point. Sure, perhaps lots of people do come to Norway to live with a partner, or maybe are really pretending to do so just to come to Norway, I don't know. But to do that in other countries is A LOT easier than ... Read More
Information for Job Seekers to Norway by MamaPanda
Many people have been asking about coming to Norway on a job seekers visa, so I am writing to give you my experiences. I have lived as an immigrant in Norway now for 7 1/2 years and these views are based on my experiences as well as the ...
Maybe the difference is after taxes? (at the usual 36% tax rate) Read More
job seeker visa for Norway by narendra_deep123
Dear all Friends I am Narendra Patel from India and I am planning for apply as a job sicker visa for Norway and i have other information like direct possible for PR . what is actual roots pl z suggest to me so i will plan as a right path. I am ...
GB_ROCK, I am sorry you are having such a tough time, but I am glad that you are letting people know the reality of the job situation here. I keep trying to do this but no one listens to me! Everyone thinks, "oh I can do it! I have all of this ... Read More
i am looking for an opportunity to practice nursing in norway by megayaya
i am a graduate of associate degree in nursing.i am looking for nursing jobs in Norway.please kindly help in anyway possible.
There is an American woman who moved to Norway a few years ago. She is a registered and trained nurse and was praciticing in America before she moved here. But Norway will not let her practice here. She has even been in the local newspaper. Here is ... Read More
i am looking for an opportunity to practice nursing in norway by megayaya
i am a graduate of associate degree in nursing.i am looking for nursing jobs in Norway.please kindly help in anyway possible.
Hi, you will unfortunately have to do your training again in Norway to be able to pass their exams before you can work as a nurse here. Read More
Jobs on Job seeker visa Pls help!!!! by jiteshjain24
Hi there all, Hope you all are doing good. I currently residing in india and have applied for Job seeker visa via Y-axis consultancy for Norway. I am having 5 yrs of strong telecom domain exp. in GSM/GPRS network,can anypone pls pls guide me about ...
I am from the US -- I have a PhD and speak English ahnd Norwegian (just to say that I am an educated person but it is still hard to get a permanent job!) you are right about staying positive, but it is also a bit depressing to live in a country ... Read More
Jobs on Job seeker visa Pls help!!!! by jiteshjain24
Hi there all, Hope you all are doing good. I currently residing in india and have applied for Job seeker visa via Y-axis consultancy for Norway. I am having 5 yrs of strong telecom domain exp. in GSM/GPRS network,can anypone pls pls guide me about ...
Thrasher07 - thanks for sharing your experiences, which I think are very typical. I don't think people realize how long it takes to get a job in Norway - how hard it is. I have been here for 7 years and speak Norwegian fluently and still am only ... Read More
Information for Job Seekers to Norway by MamaPanda
Many people have been asking about coming to Norway on a job seekers visa, so I am writing to give you my experiences. I have lived as an immigrant in Norway now for 7 1/2 years and these views are based on my experiences as well as the ...
Thanks for posting this, Nimit. I am always trying to explain to people how much money they need to live in Norway -- and it is a lot! Some people spend the money on an airline ticket to fly to Norway and are immediately sent back because they ... Read More
Information for Job Seekers to Norway by MamaPanda
Many people have been asking about coming to Norway on a job seekers visa, so I am writing to give you my experiences. I have lived as an immigrant in Norway now for 7 1/2 years and these views are based on my experiences as well as the ...
I'm sorry I don't know. But you can contact UDI directly and ask them: http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate-of-Immigration/Contact-UDI/ I have sent them emails before with questions and they do get back to you within a week. Read More
Information for Job Seekers to Norway by MamaPanda
Many people have been asking about coming to Norway on a job seekers visa, so I am writing to give you my experiences. I have lived as an immigrant in Norway now for 7 1/2 years and these views are based on my experiences as well as the ...
@Nimit Gajjar I know it is in English, but it is more clear what "entitle" means in part 1 in the Norwegian version -- which is why I gave my own translation. Read More
Information for Job Seekers to Norway by MamaPanda
Many people have been asking about coming to Norway on a job seekers visa, so I am writing to give you my experiences. I have lived as an immigrant in Norway now for 7 1/2 years and these views are based on my experiences as well as the ...
@nimit.gajjar I don't know about this -- I mean, if you are working in Oslo it is probably easier. But English is not an official language in Norway. Yes, people may know and understand English, but by and large people are speaking Norwegian at ... Read More
Information for Job Seekers to Norway by MamaPanda
Many people have been asking about coming to Norway on a job seekers visa, so I am writing to give you my experiences. I have lived as an immigrant in Norway now for 7 1/2 years and these views are based on my experiences as well as the ...
Wow! you are right -- I didn't realize the job seeker visa didn't grant you a right to work. I'm really surprised by this and hope people realize this before they come, because that means it will be even more difficult to get a job. Because a ... Read More