move international, then find a job?
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- helpmeqbn
Do you need work visas to work in Australia, the UK, Iceland? Is it possible to move to one of these countries as a US citizen and find a real paying job that could sponsor your work papers after?
- jadrian_uk0
there's a place in the north pole wich belongs to norway, there you can move without any visa.
- goldieboy0
For the UK, you'll need to get sponsored. You'll find more answers here: http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/vis…
- Continuity0
You'll need to get sponsored in all countries that aren't your own. Fact.
- akrok0
for your illegal work, no need for a visa.
a visa on your credit card is good, on the other hand.
- mikotondria30
You might have to just man up and go there and see what happens.
- Continuity0
There are two ways you can do this:
1) Start looking for a job wherever you want to move from the US, so that you have a gig waiting for you when you move, and possibly score some relocation assistance. Downside: It requires you to probably be more aggressive than usual, in terms of emailing, phone calls and so on, in order to demonstrate you're serious. You should also figure out what it is about you that an agency would want to hire from abroad, over a local.
2) You can jump off the edge of the pool, and kick around the country you want to move to for three months or so (the general length of time you can be in a country as a tourist), and job-hunt from there. This gives you the advantage of being able to present yourself in person for interviews. Downside: you need money, and lots of it, cos you'll be living in a hostel - more than likely - and not letting a flat. You could also try to befriend locals and do some sofa-surfing. And you'll still need to convince an employer why he should hire a foreigner over a local.
Either way, it's not impossible by any means. Just requires and awful lot of patience and dedication.
Good luck.
- PS: Headhunters are balls-out useless, here. Avoid them at all costs.Continuity
- For the record, I'm in the process of Option 1.Continuity
- monkeyshine0
do most small employers do sponsorship? seems like an expensive endeavor for smaller businesses. seems like you either have to a) have a skill that isn't as easy to find, b) work for a big company who has international offices c) be willing to go somewhere a little off the beaten track (i.e., art director or uxer in beijing would be much easier than london).
- Continuity0
@monkeyshine:
Some do. I got in with a small agency in Amsterdam a couple of years ago like that (though they ended up going bankrupt at the start of the recession ... great timing!)
I think it comes down to what they want, or what value to present to them. If they really want you, they'll move heaven and earth to make it happen.
Obviously, the network agencies have the resources at their disposal, and hiring from abroad doesn't really represent that much of a cost to them. But really, sometimes small shops service clients all over the world, and having foreigners on staff actually represent a strategic advantage for them.
It's just a question of finding the right fit, and also a bit of luck doesn't hurt. If moving abroad is what you want, though, the efforts are really, really worth it, trust me.
- monNom0
Make it easy for them.
Do all the research and know exactly what is required for a visa in that country so there's no reliance on the company knowing the process. Many smaller shops won't know the first thing about bringing in an immigrant worker. If you can coordinate everything so that all they need to do is sign a little paperwork, you put yourself in a much more competitive position with other applicants.- Well, this is kind of moot. In most cases, it's the employer that needs to do all the work and pay the fees, not the candidate.Continuity
- Which makes the whole process such a crap soot in the first place.Continuity
- *shootContinuity