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Patrick Junior Member Member # 3526	Posted May 22, 2002 03:22 AM Hi, First of all I just want to say I have found this website immensely informative. I was hoping that someone could give me a little advice on a few things. I am a US citizen who's dream is to relocate to a European country(most preferably Italy). Which countries might offer the easiest route to residency and employment? I am in the process of obtaining a bachelor's degree, and currently work in the financial industry at a brokerage firm. Which countries are generally the most receptive of US nationals, and the most liberal with their residency policies? The easiest to obtain employment? Any information anyone could give me would be most appreciated. Thank you very much, and I apologize for the inconsice nature of this post.
Marcis Member Member # 4	Posted May 23, 2002 08:20 AM Hi Patrick, As a US citizen, you may visit most European countries visa-free for a three month period, to look around and get to know people, and to speak to potential employers. Please keep in mind that to migrate on a more or less permanent basis, you will require a job offer from a local company, no matter what EU country you would be looking at. Arguably, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands are among the countries with the most liberal immigration policies in Europe. What I mean is that once you'd have a job offer there, you would stand a good chance to get your work visa & work permit approved in a reasonable time, while in other European countries, even with a potential employer it can be very tough to struggle your way through the application bureacracy. Regards Marcis Gobins Workpermit.Com -------------------- Marcis Gobins, Consultant Workpermit.com
Patrick Junior Member Member # 3526	Posted May 23, 2002 09:49 PM Thank you for the reply. How difficult would you say it is, to convince a company in some of these countries to offer a foreigner a job? Do you have any advice or links to pages, on what skills are helpful in getting a foreign job offer? Again any information would be most appreciated.
herman Member Member # 12	Posted May 24, 2002 02:12 AM It varies from being very difficult to easy, depending on the state of the economy. Most employers/agencies are ignorant of the workpermit process and think the whole thing is a hassle when it is not, therefore, they ignore non EU candidates. Some are totally open to the process and have done it before, but one has to find these employers/agencies. I would suggest asking about workpermit.com's provisional certificate, as well as looking at the UK board for a plethora of discussion about this topic. quote: Originally posted by Patrick: Thank you for the reply. How difficult would you say it is, to convince a company in some of these countries to offer a foreigner a job? Do you have any advice or links to pages, on what skills are helpful in getting a foreign job offer? Again any information would be most appreciated.
leela1 Junior Member Member # 3387	Posted May 24, 2002 04:20 AM HERMAN WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A WORKPERMIT.COM PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE
Marcis Member Member # 4	Posted May 24, 2002 09:57 AM quote: Originally posted by leela1: HERMAN WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A WORKPERMIT.COM PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE http://www.workpermit.com/certificate.htm Regards, Marcis Gobins Workpermit.Com -------------------- Marcis Gobins, Consultant Workpermit.com