Moving 800 km to northern Sweden for job above work permit salary threshold
- When the salary requirement for work permits was raised last November, Krisnendu Mahalder and Poli Sarker feared they would be forced to leave Sweden with their two-year-old daughter.
- But a job 800 kilometres north, in Skellefteå, became the solution, and the family is now finding their feet in new surroundings.
- ”It’s been a roller-coaster journey, but overall, I am very happy how it turned out,” says Krisnendu Mahalder
Radio Sweden
For more on one family’s journey north for work, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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Canada: Labour shortage has Fort Smith businesses struggling to keep doors open, CBC News
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