Where would you emigrate to?

Col_M said:
Yeah Prague is quite nice :)
OT: I tried adding the email in your trust to MSN but you may have declined it thinking it was some random wierdo :) I have a few questions regarding satellite TV here in Prague.

Back on topic, Switzerland also seems quite nice and has high standards of living, I've been to Geneva and wasn't too impressed but I think I'd prefer somewhere more in the mountains probably in a German speaking area.
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ah sorry I dont use MSN much and had no idea who that was.
 
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Psycrow said:
Buro Happold. Few guys here used to work at Halcrow.
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Hmm, ain't dealt with them before. Halcrow was great, flexible hours and are so relaxed, like they had a server full of music that you could listen to, msot people whore big headphones all day. They just pay peanuts though (well in that location).
 
V3g3tto said:
Yeh, what i was basically saying having a degree and 4 years professional experience in the same industry at 23 is completely impossible :).
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your correct with that statement.

you can gain addtional points though to make up for your lack of work experience.

Ie. 5 points for family in Canada, up to 5 points for spouse skills and up to 8 points for providing evidence of French language ability.

although the Canadian government have recently published that they are going to change the system but not really given much more information as they are as vague as ever.

Canada is my choice for migration as its awesome there.. plus with the supposed global warming should be a bit warmer in a few years :D
 
V3g3tto said:
One Canadian requirement is French speaking, which is odd as thought that was just Quebec,etc.
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It's not a requirement to speak French. It does give you bonus points however!
But being young with a degree and speaking English will mean you definetly qualify to apply for citizenship. However to do this from th UK takes many years. The most common way to do this is to go there on a work visa which are very easy to get hold of if you're from the UK with no criminal record. Especially if you goto Alberta, they're desperate for more immigrants to fill the jobs market so there's a lot of money to be made! That's what i did for a year :)
 
would like to try Canada but I have read that you only get about 10 days annual leave a year, and in your first year of employment they dont expect you to take any days leave at all!:confused:
 
yak.h'cir said:
It's not a requirement to speak French. It does give you bonus points however!
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Correct, up to 8 points. The French test is quite difficult though.

But being young with a degree and speaking English will mean you definetly qualify to apply for citizenship.
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incorrect, applicant applies for permanent residency first and the applicant will also need to show a number of years work experience as a skilled worker to gain enough points to qualify. Hence the visa is called the Federal Skilled Worker Visa
 
dotnetwill said:
I think the point is there is a bit of a difference between a mate who puts a few systems together and can trouble shoot Windows with a proper IT professional
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there pretty sort on everything IT based from web developer and programmers to help desk staff or at least a few articles I read last year led me to believe.
 
The bonus points for speaking French is very strange, seeing how those area's what to be a break-away state from rest of Canada.

Looks like it's the work Visa option then. Think that would be the best thing anyway, can live there for a year and see how i like it, if not, then it will certainly look good on my CV anyway. Wonder what the missus would say if i told her i'm going to live on the otherside of the ocean for a year..

Meh, she'd live :)
 
working holiday visas are pretty cool, i'd look into one now if your not a student as they have an annual non-student qouta that gets filled fairly quickly!
 
uknowist said:
would like to try Canada but I have read that you only get about 10 days annual leave a year, and in your first year of employment they dont expect you to take any days leave at all!:confused:
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What the hell, i've had that off sick leave! lol.

That reminds me, better book monday off from one of my 25 days :)
 
uknowist said:
would like to try Canada but I have read that you only get about 10 days annual leave a year, and in your first year of employment they dont expect you to take any days leave at all!:confused:
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Very common in lots of places outside of Europe - US / Canada especially.
 
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