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mligeini

Hey
my name is reene
I'm from Tanzania
my husband and I want to move to Norway for permanent resident
I wanted to get insight on working situation for foreigners
My husband is an information officer by professional and I'm the social worker
also I wanted to know the best way of learning Norweagn, I think I need to know the language before start the visa application
lastly
I wanted to know if there is recruiting agency for foreigners.

Regards
Renee

Bhavna

Hi Renee,

Till members provide you their insights, have a look at the articles in the Living in Norway guide and this thread : Do you speak Norwegian?, you will have some valuable informations.

All the best,
Bhavna

fornight

You need to check if your qualification is recognized in Norway.  There are some professions in Norway that you can only find jobs with qualification obtained in Norway.

Just a heads up......due to oil prices, Norway job market is not very good.  There are huge number of people being retrenched.

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