Hi,
I'm 20 years old currently studying in Australia and considering the prospect of moving to Sweden with my girlfriend who lives in Malmo. I am a dual citizen of the United Kingdom so I understand I have the right to live and work in Sweden and also am eligible for free tuition. My girlfriend lives in a house on her families property and I'm able to live with her relatively cheap.
I'm hoping to change over to either Malmo or Lund university and study there, however my biggest worry at this point is how I'm going to support myself whilst studying there. My Swedish is limited, I do plan to study Swedish before I leave and whilst I'm there of course, however, realistically I know it's going to be difficult to find myself even a part time job. I will have support from my girlfriend/her family, but I'm honestly not all that keen on being dead weight until I finish my degree.
I understand under certain circumstances foreign students can receive government loans and grants to help support their studies, but from what I've seen you need to have lived and worked in Sweden for 2 years. I could be wrong on this one, but I think I've read if you have a right to permanent residence it puts you on an equal standpoint as any other Swedish student. Is this the case? If so can I get this treatment if I'm cohabiting or am in a registered partnership with a Swedish citizen?
Thank you.