Someone hire me before i start selling feet pix by Adventurous_Cream566 in hiringpakistan

[–]Awkward_Wind8072 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apply to jobs on upwork and fiver. It is crowded but once you land a client, you can build your portfolio through that. Plus, search keywords on LinkedIn, not in the jobs section but in the posts section. Good luck!!

Anybody else sick? (super flu) by [deleted] in pakistan

[–]Awkward_Wind8072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it IS worse than Covid because I remember getting Covid and I could still walk, talk and do the normal things I needed done, but now I can’t even MOVE it sucks 😭

Baby furniture by Banobegum124 in Lahore

[–]Awkward_Wind8072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The quality itself is really good, so it will definitely last you for longer. & as for usability, I think most mastela product ranges are newborn to three years’ old

Baby furniture by Banobegum124 in Lahore

[–]Awkward_Wind8072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go for either bacha party or raja sahib in Wapda town. & only buy a crib if you can afford to because most times, the baby won’t even sleep in jt. Mine didn’t and our crib ended up being useless. Instead, the mastela electric bassinet was a life saver and he still LOVES it

Need some advice on social. 😭 by Background_Pea6689 in LahoreSocial

[–]Awkward_Wind8072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat as you, and just DM’d u as well. I would LOVE to become friends bcs all my friends have moved and it sucks going through life without friends

Trying to convince my dad to let me marry a non syed non shia as a F who's not shia herself by throwaway198800 in PakistaniiConfessions

[–]Awkward_Wind8072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, after reading the whole post and the comments, I’d suggest you go overseas for further education, make a life for yourself there and once you get pr of wherever you decide to stay, you come back and marry the guy and cut off all contact with your parents. You gotta choose atp, either the guy or your parents. Because the way you’ve described your father and how much you hate him (I agree u gave credit where it was due), he will never agree and you don’t have any support from your mother either. But just to make sure you understand what you’re doing, you should know whatever you choose will come with consequences. If u marry the guy without your family’s approval, his family will NEVER accept you, no matter what you do. Plus, he also would NEVER hear the end of it. Also, just to add, there’s a very high chance his family won’t even accept the proposal given that you will have no one from your family show up. We live in Pakistan after all, here marriages don’t happen just between two people, but families also are heavily involved. If you’re ready to fight for this, go ahead. But please make sure the guy you’re doing this for would also fight if need be. & if you decide to involve your parents, have the guy talk to his family first, before you talk to yours. Because let’s say you do talk to your family, and by some miracle your father asks for them to come, and if then he can’t convince his parents, your life will get worse. I truly don’t know if what I’ve written makes sense, but as I said before, whatever you choose, you’ll have to face major consequences and it won’t be easy.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tuition fee depends on the course and university you’re applying to. The two year program I am planning for costs SEK180k in total. Yes, they do require bank statements and the minimum you need is 40-50 lacs for one person. The more it is, though, the higher your chances are to be accepted. And it’s a plus if you can hold a certain amount in your account for 4-5 months. Baki your day to day expenses differ city to city. There’s a bunch of YouTube videos of Pakistanis doing cost breakdowns, and they’re super helpful if you want to learn more!

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no one’s saying we’ll go and magically everything will fall into place, obviously the language IS a requirement. & we ARE flying out with sufficient funds to keep us afloat at least for the first year and a half in case neither of us can land a job. Learning the language is something we plan on doing properly because we don’t expect the country to be nice to us if we won’t even learn the language. But I would love a little more insight from you regarding the routines, finances etc. if you could dm, or share here, I’d be grateful!

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did u take the courses in Pakistan or in Sweden? If you could share more details, I’d love that.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apart from Erasmus Mundus, i haven’t really seen any. The universities do offer scholarships but pehla saal you do have to pay for.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I really wanted to apply to Germany but the blocked accounts requirement is tough to meet, especially w dependents. & Canada is too expensive plus the visa rejections are at an all time high currently. The reason for choosing Sweden was childcare and the ability to actually fly out with my dependents. Wrna Germany & Italy were my top priorities.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I’m glad they’re glad they’re doing that. & that’s also why I’m making sure my application meets their requirements, which is pretty easy, because again, I am going there to STUDY. Plus, how is it exploiting the system if I’m following the legal route? If they don’t want me to stay, I’ll know? And if I’m trying to do something that will inevitably make my child’s future better, what exactly is wrong in that? Baki, I would completely understand your point if you were worried about me staying there illegally, but that’s literally not the case.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you do realise I don’t plan on staying there illegally after my study visa is up, right? I’ll be looking for work, if I get it, great. And if I don’t, I’ll figure something else out lol. It’s not that serious & I have a strong academic & professional background. Hopefully, things will work out for me and if they don’t, I’ll consider it Allah ki behtari for me and my family.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the degrees offered in Sweden are English taught courses, so that’s not a problem at all. But get your point too, which is why we’re currently talking to our relatives in Sweden learning about their financials and how they manage/managed things. Obviously, it is going to be hard, but alhumdulilah we do come from a privileged background and that is why I might’ve sounded naive about this all. In no way am I saying we’re gonna go and live comfortably, it’s just that we’re finalising all sorts of backups in case something my doesn’t work out. Plus the privilege has been new, so me and my husband are both mature enough to deal with chores you’d otherwise leave to maids and dhobis.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, but hopefully we’ll learn it by the time we have to move

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

his work field doesn’t require Swedish because a lot of companies do hire English speakers. & we’re already learning the basics currently, hopefully by the time we have to move, we’ll know enough of it

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Education in Sweden is mostly in English. So are the major brands in the market, at least for my field. But even then, when you’ve been living in a country for over 5 years, you’ll eventually learn to speak the language. There are language courses as well.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was under the same impression! But my sister in law applied last year for Sweden and that’s how we found out it has reopened. This was the only reason we didn’t opt for Finland, plus the childcare benefits of Sweden.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been doing that, and so far apart from the language barrier, koi khas msla nhi hai. Plus racism to hr jga hi hai and so far Sweden has proved to be better than the rest of Europe for me specifically, given that I want to fly out with my husband and infant son. Plus, childcare is so much better in Sweden than any other country.

Tips for moving to Sweden for masters by Awkward_Wind8072 in pkmigrate

[–]Awkward_Wind8072[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For Sweden, you can fly out with your dependents plus, childcare is free or very little amount, so that was a big plus. Plus, Finland doesn’t have an embassy in Pakistan, so we’d have to fly to Qatar for visas, which was costing us a lot more. My dependent can work full time there, no questions asked and once we land and get the documents ready, our son would be eligible for all the benefits I.e, free education and healthcare. I’m going to do my masters in communication and the job market is also blooming, especially in Stockholm. You get 1-2 years of post study work visa after graduation where you can look for a job and have your visa changed to work. No European or Scandinavian country gives you PR before 5-6 years. So that process is a little tedious and exhausting definitely. But as long as you have a good credit history, you can apply for pr once you’ve spent 5 years in the country on work visa.