Posted by Scott on May 28, 2009, 3:41 pm, in reply to "Possible move to Ireland late 2010-early 2011"
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By all means, think positively about coming over for the summer school. But, the government has just about shut the door on work permits and green cards for any job earning less than 60,000 euro per year. Unless you're an EU citizen, the work permit or green card will be necessary.
There are some jobs available for foreign nationals in engineering, nursing, doctors but that's about it. They're firing nurses, for heaven's sake!
Thanks to bad government decisions for the past 5 years, Ireland is now the worst affected industrial economy in the world. THe US economy looks positively glowing and healthy in comparison.
And because the same awful govt. continues in place, the situation is getting worse all the time. We're in the process of digging a hole that is beginning to make Iceland look good in comparison.
Galway is an economic black spot. There are very, very few new jobs available and, like I say, unless your skills are basically high end medical, there's probably not a lot to be found.
Still, the sun is shining and when it does, Ireland is an incomparable place to be. Everyone has adjusted to the idea that things are terrible economically and getting worse and it's just part of the background.
But, basically, the young Irish generation is emigrating in droves, in their thousands.
So, no false hopes to be found here so far as being able to find work here. But, summer school if you can afford it, would be a great way to get to know something about Ireland and its ways.
Sign up for the newsletter. I'll be sending out one on Monday or Tuesday with an idea for a free working vacation that at least will give you room and board for the 90 days your visitor's visa is good for.
Scott
Scott
--Previous Message--
: Hello all, I stumbled across this message
: board when I had just about exhausted myself
: looking for information on moving to
: Ireland.
:
: A little background: I am 21 years old, from
: Northern California, and it is a lifelong
: dream of mine to live in Ireland. I don't
: have a collegiate degree as of right now, as
: personal circumstances in the last two years
: caused me to take a short break from school,
: but am going to be going back starting this
: fall. I would really like to participate in
: the NUI Galway international summer school
: program next summer, just to sort of get a
: feel for the area, and if all goes well,
: relocate to Galway within the following year
: and finish up my degree at the university.
:
: Will there be any jumping through hoops
: involved that I should know about now? I
: thought if I could maybe get a jump on some
: of those things, it would be much less
: stressful when the time actually comes. The
: only thing I have is a passport... I was
: actually supposed to go on a two-week trip
: to the west of Ireland this past April, but
: personal circumstances, on top of economic
: stress caused the trip to be canceled.
:
: If any of you know, I would appreciate any
: information on what sort of effect the
: recession is having on university students
: there. It's a stressful topic for me, as I
: have all of this ambition to do what I have
: always wanted to do, but the economy is just
: so terrible everywhere... I have been
: waiting to hear something, anything,
: positive. I have been planning this for so
: long, and am feeling really discouraged at
: the moment.
:
: Any input is appreciated. Many thanks.
:
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