Hi, I'm Eduardo and soon I'll be working on Stockholm. I already have my working and residence permit approved starting this September 17th to work in Stockholm (Sweden).
However, I have plans to visit a friend over in Barcelona first (around the September 2nd). I have a visa free entry to Schengen as tourist (since I have a chilean passport).
Can I enter the Schengen zone as tourist first, and then moving over Stockholm to start working after the permit date or do I need to re-enter to activate the working permit?
The relocation agency that is helping me with this process mentioned me that there's no problem about it, but the only thing I should consider is that I can't start working before the 17th. I just want to confirm this before buying the plane tickets.
Thanks!
Entering Schengen zone as tourist before my working permit starts
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I can't see there being an issue, but if you want to double check contact the embassy.
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