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Kern
Junior Member
Member # 269
Posted October 05, 2001 04:36 PM
Hi all,

I live in the US and I want to work in Europe. I recently received a reply from Volt Europe that reads like this:

"...In order to find you work within the EU, we require that you have a valid work permit.

Can you confirm that you have a valid work permit in your own right and not
through an agency or software house?

Please get in touch as soon as possible confirming that you have such a permit, so that we can contact you about appropriate vacancies.

However, if you do not have a valid work permit for the EU, we will be unable to assist you at this time.

We are not specialists in Emigration Law and I would suggest you talk to your lawyer or contact your local embassy who will be able to advise you on this situation.

I am sorry we can be of no further assistance."

I replied to them saying something about the chicken and egg problem and mentioning that Workpermit.com might do the job. Now, I have to ask you, how can I look for jobs in Europe if everybody responds in the same way?? (and this was not the first time): They don't want to do anything unless you already have a work permit.

Thank you,
Kern

herman
Member
Member # 12
Posted October 08, 2001 01:59 AM
A lot of us are in the same boat as you. Try telling recruiters that workpermit.com can secure the work permit upon confirmation of a job offer [if you qualify for a work permit], and check out the UK message board for tips on this.

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