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| Talen Junior Member Member # 6199 | Posted November 18, 2002 07:18 AM Hi I am currently an IT student in Canada. I am very interested in experience living in a different culture and country. I want to go to a european country once I graduate. I am open to mostly any european country. Preferably Ireland, Sweden or Netherlands. Are some countries easier to immigrate to? Like getting work permits and such. Any help would be greatly appreciate. Just want to know if my idea is plausible. |
| Imagination92 Member Member # 5820 | Posted November 18, 2002 08:18 AM You need to get job before you apply for any country or get marry with their citizen. Thats the only way to get into europe. |
| Elisa Member Member # 2487 | Posted November 18, 2002 04:42 PM Well there is another way Talen. Since you are a Canadian citizen you can apply for a 2 year working holiday visa which will allow you to live and work in the UK. There are restrictions however, it's a visa which is intended for graduates who want to travel and work a bit on the side to supplement their income so that they can travel. You also can not work in your graduate field, in other words you can work at any job except an IT one and your work time can not be for the entire 2 years. However having said that, it's a great way to get over here and live for 2 years and find someone to hire you in your chosen profession and then they can apply for a work permit for you. It's alot easier to find an employer if you are here in person than from overseas. Even if you want to work in another country other than UK this will enable you to come over to europe and look for work legally. |
| Elisa Member Member # 2487 | Posted November 18, 2002 04:46 PM Ooops just noticed after my other post that your are from Nova Scotia. I know that most of eastern canada was settled by the Brits, Scots and Irish so I'm wondering if you are of that background. If you are you may be eligible for an ancestry visa. |
| Talen Junior Member Member # 6199 | Posted November 18, 2002 06:50 PM Elisa, thanks for the info I never thought about doing it that way. I am an IT Student but getting an IT job isn't really a necessity for me right now I just want to experience europe. So working in another field would be okay for alittle while. Never thought about a Work Holiday visa, would that work after I graduate and no longer in school. Also my grandmother came directly over here from Portmouth England so would that enable me to get an ancestry visa? Thanks again for the info and any further info you have. |
| Deleted Member Member # 128 | Posted November 18, 2002 08:26 PM Talen, For working-holiday visa info, see <<here>>. For ancestry visa info, see <<here>>. If you've got any more queries about England, you're better off posting them in the UK forum. |
| WorldCitizen Member Member # 1527 | Posted November 19, 2002 12:40 PM Talen, If your grandmother came directly to Canada from the UK it looks like your sorted mate (at least for the UK). Once you get your ancestry visa you can come to work freely here for up to 4 years after which you can apply for ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain). After a further year in the UK you can apply for your shiny new Red EU passport and enjoy the full benefits of being a citizen of the UK and the EU. A close friend of mine just received his after doing the above, although he kept the fact from me for a while knowing how it would have irked me (my great-grandparents were the ones who got on the boat from Liverpool bound for the Great White North in our family so I am not British enough as far as the present laws are concerned for an ancestry visa) Good luck to you, WC |
| Talen Junior Member Member # 6199 | Posted November 20, 2002 07:23 AM Thanks WC and Hector for the info. I was quite happy when I found out I would be eligible for an ancestory visa. This way I don't need to go through the hassle of getting a work permit. I also am not limited to what industry I can work in. So If I choose to work in the I.T industry I should be able to which is great cause I will have a diploma in that field. If I make it out there which I am striving for. I might as well stay for at least 5 years before coming back home. So I can apply for an EU passport. I am 21 so I don't have any thing holding me anywhere yet. Who knows I could love europe and want to remain there. Can't wait to experience something totally different. Thanks Again for the Help |
| Bobblewait Member Member # 6527 | Posted December 20, 2002 10:33 PM You should be able to got to Europe "EHH"? |
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