Kriti NayarJan 31The Woman Behind the Case NumberKriti, a skilled and experienced finance professional who speaks Swedish fluently, waited 23 months to get a negative decision from the...
MattNov 30, 2022The Swedish immigration debate continues to drop the ball After all, foreign workers are human too The original article was published in Aftonbladet, 5 March 2021. Link to the Swedish version....
Grace McCallumMay 17, 2022Finally facing my Waterloo with PUT Slipping Through my FingersA young women from Australia dreams of signing with Abba, and then does! So why is she deported?
ElaineSep 5, 2021How Hard Can it Be to Follow the Rules? PT. III - The Cat Who Knew Too Much If it wasn't for our cat getting lost, we would have never have known... The union was fighting for us - without us. Then they deported us.
AliMay 5, 2021My "Anniversary Effect"The Anniversary Effect is a psychological phenomena of of disturbing feelings, thoughts or memories that occur on or around a date that...
GhassemFeb 25, 2021Spårbyte för vanligt folk. Vi är också människor. Ghassem har kämpat emot en kompetensutvisning för över 3 år, för att fortsätta arbeta inom IT i Sverige.
MattJan 29, 2021Podcast: Matt comes out of the Kompetensutvisning ClosetThe founder of Real People and The Dearly Deported comes out of the kompetensutvisning closet.
Brianne Jan 13, 2021Operation Maple Syrup - A Canadian Chef, Mother, and International Professional needs some help. Brianne was a sambo, but her separation from her Swedish partner complicated her visa status and the ability to stay with her daughter.
ElaineDec 21, 2020How hard can it be to follow the rules? Pt. II - The Rules Feel a Bit Dangerous. Following the rules got me heart surgery. But even with a new job, we weren't out of danger from The Boss. Or, the union?
ElaineNov 8, 2020How hard can it be to follow the rules? Pt. I: Perhaps ask "The Boss"? There was a loud banging on the back door of the house...The Boss was on my porch demanding my husband go to work.
KemiSep 23, 2020The Linked-In issue: Kemi (continues) to survive kompetensutvisning during covid. "While Sweden has not had a coronavirus lockdown, I’ve been ‘locked down’ here in Malmö since May 2020."
MattAug 14, 2020Matt's op-ed in Dagens Nyheter (in English)"kompetensutvisning is a risk to the Swedish Model: rights are denied because they are foreigners."