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Help for immigration; I got married and moved to Sweden from the US

Hey! I’ve been reading a lot of posts lately for people seeking help to either get married or move to Sweden from the states, so I thought I’d post my own route to getting into Sweden! Facts: I am American and was single when I first came to Sweden.            I had a volunteer visa for 2yrs so I had the right to be in Sweden for more than 90days at a                           time.            My husband is an EU citizen who works in Sweden and is in the process of waiting for citizenship to Sweden. He has an “Uppehålls rätt” through his job. Step one- getting married within Sweden Here are the steps I went through to get my application for marriage accepted: 1. Gather paperwork (passport, proof of being single from the states; tax return, or if not accepted then a “record of no record” from a county in the US. I had mine mailed to a US friend and she took a pic and sent it to me, I then scanned it on my phone app and emailed it to my case worker) 2. Go to skatteverket for y