Hello all! I've been looking up on many sites trying to find this information, but basically here are my main questions (if you want specific info about my situation, read all the way to the bottom; if not, please just focus on these two questions):
1. If one gets a residence permit in Norway (say, after 3 years of working in Norway or something), does that entitle them to live in any of the other Schengen states indefinitely and without being limited to the 3-month tourist visa time?
2. Does that entitle them to work in other Schengen states?
I'm guessing the answers are (1) no, but this is not usually enforced because your passport is not checked between Schengen countries and (2) no, but I want to make sure. Please cite any websites if you use them; I'd like to know as much as possible!
---
My specific situation:
I am American, will be graduating with a Bachelor's in Computer Science from an American university in about a year, and wish to move to Norway to work after that time. I will not have job experience in the computer industry (my experience is largely from doing projects at home), but I am also not too picky in the first job I get. I know I must have an offer of employment from someplace before I try to get a work visa, and I'm guessing I have to get this offer while remaining outside of Norway. Or maybe I can still be on a tourist visa here while looking for an offer? Regardless, I will likely move to southeast Asia for a year or two to teach English, and then from that point, will be looking to move to Norway (so in about two-ish years from now). My Norwegian is not fluent but I am definitely at least intermediate.
Does this plan sound like it has any major holes in it, or things that I haven't considered? And number two: What industries would you recommend someone of my little experience to get her foot in the door, who would also not mind sponsoring me and waiting for me to come to Norway? So far I am planning to look into the tourism industry at hotels and whatnot, and maybe work on a computer somewhere in there. I'm thinking that teaching in Asia will maybe even give me at least a tiny boon in the tourism industry.
Thank you for all and any help! It's so lovely of you!