I’m very sorry to hear about your experience. As someone in a similar position, I can’t even imagine not being able to continue my life in Sweden and the comment ‘just go home’ is so mind boggling being that we’ve spent years of our lives building a life in this country. Sweden is losing a true star! But I know with your positive energy and persistence you’ll find a way to get the end result you want, despite this set back!

Not only are you doing a great job promoting Sweden in a positive way online, but you're working _and_ studying? Yeah, *obviously* we can't have that. 🙄

First of all I'm sorry that this happened to you, but I have a couple of points that I would like to go through: 1. The visa to search for a job after studies is a visa for 12 months and it is not extendable. Between your appeals and decisions you've been given 16 months, so even if you got your visa approved the first time, you got an extra 4 months to search for a job (visa validity starts from the moment you apply retroactively). 2. It is a requirement for the visa after studies that you have enough money to support yourself for 12 months At the moment of application submission. Meaning that you should have the total amount BEFORE you apply, even if you're making freelance and you could support yourself every month. they won't follow your case every month, they just need to know if you can live for 12 months (tax free btw, which is a luxury in Sweden). 3. During those 16 months of appeals, you had more than the 12 months the visa would have given you, so did you use the time for looking for a job? And if you did and didn't find one, why would they give you more time? (on top of the 4 months for free) you can still apply for jobs from outside of Sweden. I'm an expat living in Sweden and I've also had to deal with all the Swedish burocracy, and I really don't see where you "lost" in this situation. If anything, you got 4 extra months than the rest of us. I wish you Good luck applying for jobs cause once you get a contract with a Swedish company, everything becomes 100 times easier visa-wise. Hope you can return to Sweden soon.

I'm so sorry for your situation. Hope and pray that you will come back here sooner than you think!

This is so sad to hear, you've been a light in my life in half a year and that's been great. You seem to take this as an adult and with a smile. I'm excited for the continuation. I support you and hope you'll settle down i Sweden soon. Many hearts from Norway.❤️❤️❤️

I am so so sorry for you!!! I feel terrible hearing how my country is treating you. I hope that you can be back soon. Best of luck! And I really look forward to Minnesota content! 🤗💕

Sorry to hear about your problems, the Swedish bureaucracy is notorious. Would love to know more about the Swedish heritage in Minnesota ! Best of luck with everything !

Wow I can totally relate. I guess it’s oddly comforting to know that there’s others out there going through the same thing with Migrationsverket. Wishing you a warm welcome “home” in the mean time. Keep us posted on the journey!

I'm so sorry to hear this. Sweden is a better place with you in it Meagan

this is so sad to hear! we gonna miss you Meagan

I believe Migrationsverket is after Försäkringskassan the most hated agency. As a swede I've had to interact with Migrationsverket because of my partner, and it was a horrible experience. Migrationsverket is set up in way that it's almost meant to keep people away, not aiding people in the migration process. It's primarily a bureaucratic control function where hope goes to die, and it's a cause for celebration when you don't have to deal with it anymore.

I'm so sorry for this, Megan! We need you here!

I saw the titled and I gasped, what ?! This is not okay.. I’m so sorry that this happened to you! I can’t believe that they do this ): , sending you luck ❤️ hope everything goes well.

GRRRR!!! I'm so sorry Meagan, that is awful. Even through your unimaginable struggles, your sense of humor and positive view is inspiring and I will be sending you ~positive vibez~ while you continue this process! Looking forward to ur Minnesota videos :)

Unfortunately, I left Sweden last week after two years of staying and trying to live, and then I was forced to return to... I don't understand why the immigration agency always puts out good, loyal, and talented people! I hope one day I can go back to Sweden

I’m so sorry to hear this! I wish you all luck in the process to be able to come back to Sweden.

I'm so sorry to hear this Meagan! I'm from Sweden and live in Sweden but have lived 6 years in the US and know how frustrating immigration processes are. I was in the reverse situation you are in: I was kicked out from the US for a couple of months a few years ago. Good luck with everything, there's always a way forward! I'm sure everything will turn out well in the end ♥

This sucks!! I’m so so sorry for this... I can’t stress enough how wired Migrationsverket is. Hopefully you’ll be able to come back! ❤️ I’m looking forward to see your new videos from the states and welcome you back to Sweden!

I'm so sorry to hear that. I love your videos, I'd love to see videos from Minnesota and the eventual come back!

I’m so sorry you have to go through this. We love you and we support you no matter what, we’ve got you 💜💜💜

I'm so sorry Meagan for this setback. Keep on keeping on. I look forward to your Minnesota videos.

I see that some comments are negative to the way this has been handled and say that is typically Sweden. But the thing is this is a rule all over EU It’s basically the same in most countries. Both Australia and USA have the same type of rules for European citizens

Heartbreaking, so sorry that you've had to experience this. 😢💔

Im so, so, sooo sorry for you! I can't begin to understand how you are feeling right now. I love your videos and if I could have done anything I would have. I truly hope you get back here soon and that everything works out for you in the end! Ill stay tuned for updates ❤❤❤

I haven't clicked on any video quite as fast as this one. That is so insanely sad to hear!! I really really hope you come back to Sweden and that you stay safe and enjoy your time with family in the US in the meantime! On the plus side I'm looking forward to seeing videos of Minnesota! :)

Sorry to hear this. I think your videos from Minnesota will do really well and I'm looking forward to them! Don't be afraid to include stuff from Minnesota that ties to other Scandinavian countries too, I think that will attract even more viewers for you and it is also interesting for us here in Sweden :) Best of luck!

So sorry you went through that, and I hope it turns around for you.

I am sorry to hear that. I think you will be back and I am looking forward to see videos from minnesota. ❤️😊

im so sorry for you, and this is a loss for Sweden... I hope you will be back soon!!!!

Sorry to hear the outcome of your visa status. Hopefully you'll be able to come back and restart your life in Sweden. As far as future content goes, keep up the American/Swedish perspective ideas coming. I'm from Wisconsin, currently living in Sweden, so maybe you can talk about what you miss from Sweden or what you've missed from your homestate (or Midwest in general). I'm sure there are Swedes and other Americans living in Sweden who are curious. Also, show off your beautiful state. I'm sure many Swedes watching can appreciate the similarities in climate and outdoor scenery. Good luck in the future and looking forward to new content!

Thank you for sharing and so sorry you have to go! Makes no sense. Meanwhile, looking forward to see Minnesota and hearing about your experiences being back in the states. You'll will be back here soon enough. Take care!

feel very sorry for you having to go through this thing. best of luck and hope you get to come back within a year

Definitely looking forward to see Minnesota!🇸🇪🇺🇸

Damn, so sorry to hear about your situation. I hope you bounce back twice as strong despite our crappy indifferent system and get a proper chance next time around!

Meagan, I'm so sorry about your visa! I'm leaving for Sweden at the end of the year on a Sambo visa (applied end of December 2020 was accepted late September 2021) and this is my worst nightmare. I know how awful the waiting period is and how hard it is to determine what you do with your life while you wait. I'm sure it will all work out in the end and it hasn't been for nothing! Sending you love and hope from Ohio ❤️✨

I'm so sorry to hear about your experience Meagan! It makes me furious to think that the migration-process is so completely broken and mismanaged. Hope to see you come back to Sweden as soon as possible!

WHAT! No way, Sweden has lost a treasure! Hopefully you'll be able to get yourself back here soon.

Swedish bureaucracy is no joke, I'm sorry you got stuck between the cogwheels and wish you a safe return as soon as possible. I'm looking forward to Swedish-American perspectives - from Minnesota! Please do a video about what Swedish/Scandinavian culture that still lives on there!

You'll find the strength to carry on. Wishing you all the best!

Such sad news. You’ve been a great inspiration to many people. I’m sure we’ll see you again😍

This is very sad. I didn’t know Migrationsverket was quite this bad. I will follow your future adventures ofc and best wishes to you.

holy buckets, this was a massive bummer. am still looking forward to the "I'm back, bitches!" video in eleventeen months, though.

We feel for you - communicating with migrationsverket in Sweden is like playing a rubikscube, while wearing a blindfold and the sides constantly changing! Sending you positive vibes and alot of patience for your upcoming application!

Stay strong! You're amazing and greater opportunities will come soon ❤️

This is ridiculous. But you're welcome back whenever you can. I will be watching your videos from Minnesota with great interest.

So sad to hear that you are leaving :/ love your content! Please do come back! I think maybe finding a job in a swedish company where they hire agencies to help you with the visa stuff is gonna be the quickest, it usually takes 2 or 3 weeks. Good luck with everything! :D

Oooh no. I am so sorry about this! Keep on trying to come back! 💪

Sorry to hear, i hope you will come back!

MIgrationsverket in a nutshell. Incredible inefficient.

You happen to be in Sweden during very difficult times as a non-Swedish citizen! If you had been here before 2015 my guess there would not be any problems at all. You are so welcome back and you are not forgotten!! Thanks Meagan for your fun and enjoyable KZfaq clips!

Always lurked and watched your vids but I'm really sad for you, I hope you get back soon!

I've watched pretty much all of your videos through these years as I enjoy watching people from other countries experience and enjoy our culture here in Sweden, so this was a really sad video to get recommended. I hope you all the best with your (hopefully very temporary) move back to the US and I hope to see that gorgeous smile back in Sweden as soon as possible! I'll be waiting!

I’m so sorry, I’m sure you’re devastated. I live in Minnesota and we do have a lot of Swedish things here but it’s not Sweden, it’s very very different and it’s not where your life is. Wishing you the best. ❤️

Hey Meagan, I'm really sad this happened but here are two options that non-europeans have. 1. Get a freelance visa in Netherlands 2. Get a freelance visa in Berlin

So sorry this happened. The whole procedure of applying for a visa seem so frustrating. Really awful how migrationsverket works. Wish you the best of luck and that you manage to get back here in Sweden asap!

Stay strong, we want you back!

The Supreme Court generally doesn’t look at immigration cases (or cases in general) unless it is about clarifying an element of law that is not clear.

So sorry you had to pass through all that :( as an expat myself, that was my biggest fear. Also because of how MV processes work, a friend of mine didn't have any other option than leaving Sweden. She couldn't even apply to the job seeking visa because of the amount of money they require you to have in your bank account 😓

I'm so sorry for your experience, i love watching your video's, myself i live in örebro and i was hoping to meet you one day. Wish you best of luck and hopefully you will find your way back here

This is a very unfortunate situation. I'm sorry you had to go through this. The whole process of visa instability is so draining on someone's mental health. 16+ months 😢

You’ll be fine. Tough episodes are part of life. A couple of years from now this will just be a bad memory.

For a Swede it's almost impossible to work (no visa) or study (too expensive) in USA so I guess it's reciprocal.

This makes me sooo sad! My egoistic self hope that you will still be posting videos, love them!

I am so sorry to hear that! I Wish things were different.

"Variable" doesn't mean unreliable. Once you've survived on a variable income for long enough, you've proved it's "reliable" in a sense. I wish they redefined their critera, this is ridculous. You're a benefit for our country since you're here and actually (presumably) paing taxes etc. I hope you find your way back!

Interesting....oh wait...that's how things work for everyone when migrating to another country. I'm brazillian, if I decide to migrate to USA, do you know how difficult it would to be accepted? How almost impossible it is to get a proper work visa there? So..it is really not a problem with Swedish migration's policies, it is the same all around the world.

That really sucks. Thanks for sharing. Hope you get to where you want to go.

I've been through the same, it sucks, I applied again for a residence permit and 14 months later, I'm still waiting for MV decision... hope your next application be faster and positive!

I faced the same situation and ended up going back to India, but I was able to get back in a few months because I found a job in the time I had to left after the rejection. Keep trying, you'll definitely be able to come back.

This is incredibly relatable to me as I'm going through something similar. Watching through has been a huge Deja Vu moment because I know exactly how you feel. Sorry this is happening, hopefully this gets resolved sooner than you expect.

I’m sorry to hear this.

This is sad and I understand your frustration. Please come back to us!

Many years ago I moved to the US. When my visa expired my only choice to get to stay was to get married. So Sweden isn’t alone in its bureaucracy. I took two years to get my green card. I wish you luck and hope you can find some way back.

I’m interested in knowing what the income requirement is, if you knew about it couldn’t you have applied for jobs on the side for the time being? I’m sure there could’ve been a way to figure things out. I did the same journey as you, but the opposite. I’m leaving the Midwest for Sweden on Saturday, on my own terms though

I loved watching your experiences in Sweden. 😊 Good return to USA and although it feels frustrating at the moment - never say never, maybe someday you'll be back ☺

Vad trist! Hoppas du kommer tillbaka!

It’s truly heartbreaking to hear your story. I knew that there was trouble with migrationsverket, but I had no idea it was that bad. It hurts me that people like you, that has the right spirit, and true will to live and be a part of the Swedish society, aren’t able to, because of a lacking interest from a public authority❤️

29 years in Sweden, I came here as a child (2 years old). 2016 i applied for citizenship, 2020 i got denied...So, I feel like a stranger in the country i grew up in...! Migrationsverket is shit!

I'm so sorry Meagan, we will love you wherever you live. 🙏💕🙏

I'm sorry to hear this Meagan. But as Arnold S says: I´ll be back. And so will you. Stay strong and welcome back to Sweden. Hugs from me.

Migrationsverket is also just proken, thus the long handling time. Had two US costudents during one year that both had visa issues. One was even married to a swede, but had to fly back to the US to reaply since she was like two days late trying to do it in Sweden. My class mate applyed for a student visa during the summer, but he never got it. He even flew to the states for x-mass and managed to get back without a valid visa;)

That's Sweden in a nutshell. You can't get a job cause you don't have a car. You can't get a car cause you can't get a job.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m waiting for my work visa extension for over 15 months now and it’s nerve-wrecking.

feel so sorry for you.. Love from Sweden

I'm a Swede and this pisses me of big time that you have to leave, We have taken care of so many ungreatefull people over the years. People that collect economically support for 10+ years with out working or trying to find a job. People who misbehave, steal, rape and basically go riot with car burnings. Sometimes it feel like a civil war is going on in Sweden when you count the ammount of shootings and granade explotions per year. And alot of these people can stay. The govuernet do absolutly nothing about it. But the good peopel like you Meagan are forced to leave. I just don't get it. I really don't.

Sorry to hear that your plans didn't work out the way you wanted them to. I hope you don't mind me asking, but why exactly do you want to live in Sweden? What is it about Sweden that you like so much? I'm curious, because If I'm being honest I find Sweden pretty drab and mundane 😂 Sure, the living standards are pretty nice but overall I'd prefer to live somewhere else.

Please document your process trying to get back. For those of us deeming of leaving the states it could be so helpful. I'm sorry this is happening to you.

Noooooo! I'm so sorry for you. Please keep posting videos though.

Know how you feel. Same happened to me but reverse. I had to quickly leave the States and return to Sweden under similar circumstances after living 12 years in the US. Had to leave all my friends and my life there. Was planning to get back to the States after 1 year but then life happened and I never returned. 😔

Very sorry to hear about your situation. As many have already pointed out, unfortunately the same is true for Swedes who want to move to the US. I suppose they at least have the DV Lottery as some kind of possible plan ö. It really sucks to be constrained by borders when one has a cosmopolitan outlook and genuine desire and curiosity to live around the world. Should you wish to make new attempts re Sweden, I wish you the best of luck!

I am really sorry for your experience of Sweden. I got my permanent residency today. After watching your video, girl I feel you. I am literally crying. i hope you come back here.

Sorry to hear this.

Your comment ”they dont need to care” about migrationsverkets makes me so sad, that might be true, but in my opinion they should care! These decisions affect peoples lives is such a big way. So sad to see this 🧡

You could have applied for a job as a vårdbiträde while studying, it doesn't require any real requirements but it would offer you a steady income.

Hope to see you back soon.

I am so sorry to hear that I wish you the best of luck

As a Swede, I apologize for Migrationsverket - it’s an embarrassment to Sweden as a country. The only way you can get through to the Migrationsverket’s phone line is calling the second the lines opens in the morning. Literally the second it opens. If you call at 08:59 it’ll tell you they are not open, but if you call at 09:01, it’ll hang up on you right away. The people working at migrationsverket are not evil, they’ve just lost hope and given up trying. The system is flawed and there is nothing they can do to help you. They would be breaking the law if they did. I’ve seen people get kicked out because of technicalities like “not taking your legal minimum of 25 vacation days in a year when you are in Sweden on a work visa”. I guess we don’t like hard working people around here 🙄 I get that in the end they are trying to protect the individual, like in the case above by making sure that people get the vacation they have the right to etc and not taken advantage of, but I would want to see employers being punished, not an employee new to the country. Anyways, rant over…. I hope it all works out well, and fast :) (p.s. applying for work visa might be quicker to get than a sambo visa.)

Migrationsverket sucks, they kick out honest hard working people who have lived here for years and learned the language and culture. And getting a job in the middle of the pandemic isn't easy. If you take any job that will have you right now, can you stay? I hear hospitality is looking for staff right at the moment. And what about here on KZfaq, I assume that's not enough for Migrationsverket? I'd be sad to see you leave Sweden!

I'm also from the states and now living in Sweden. I'm so sorry you had to go through this. Hopefully you make it back soon! I don't know your whole story or your job qualifications, but if I can be of any help by talking to my friends about open positions at their workplaces, please let me know :)

I'm so sorry to hear about these troubles. We are meeting for juggling twice a week now, Saturdays 2-4 PM and Mondays 6-8 PM at Matthews Park. If you feel like coming, we'd love to see you.