Best country to work for IT professional? I'm also married and have a 6 months old daughter. Forced to leave home due to increasing likelyhood of violent attacks. Looking 4 compromise between: - earnings (I want to visit home in South Africa once a year) - leave (same reason) - if wife can work half day as a qualified social worker - ease of getting a visa. I have 10 years experience, a few certifications but no degree, but have been studying part time and will have a B Sc by middle 2008. If possible however I would like to go before then.Wife has a degree in social work, and has worked in England on work permit before. We can both work in Dutch and English speaking environments. I can work in German speaking environment as well.Considering UK,US,Ire,Can,Oz,NZL,Singapore,Switzerla… So far Ireland, UK and New Zealand seem the easiest. Is my understanding correct that in these countries if you have a job offer and a willing sponsor a work permit is as good as done? Motivate answrs plse 3 years ago Report Abuse Additional Details Correction, I meant I'll have my degree by middle next year (2009). 3 years ago by Don O Member since: April 09, 2008 Total points: 129 (Level 1) Add Contact Block Best Answer - Chosen by Asker New Zealand is a really easy place to get a visa, but there is a reason for that. Kiwi-land has one of the highest costs of living in the world. There are 5 million Kiwis, but 1 million of them live in Australia due to the high COL. The UK and The US are ALWAYS hurting for IT professionals. The pay is about the same in both places, however it is usually easier to get a visa to live in the UK with sponsorship. After 9-11 they have made getting a visa in the US a major pain in the ***. Also many American companies will require you to work 50-60 hours a week with no paid overtime, and only one week per year of vacation. The UK on the other hand requires you to be paid for extra-salaried overtime and 2 weeks of vacation per year. If you want time off, you should consider Australia. They also provide a nice "time in leau" system should you work overtime. This means that if you work overtime one week, you can take those hours off the following week. Also, due to high inflation rates, wages are artificially high, so even though you will technically make around the same amount of money per cost of living, the high wage will mean sending money back home for any misc. debts you may have in-cured will cost a lot less. If I were you, I would consider the land of OZ. Don. PS: My fiancee and I are going through a similar problem right now. 3 years ago Report Abuse Asker's Rating: Asker's Comment: thanks for the answer esp info re: time off.The problem with Oz is I don't have R60,000 spare to hire a consultant to have myself sqeezed in through the points system. I wonder, How easy is it to hunt for a job there where the employer will do the paperwork? Good luck with your own ambitions. There are currently no comments for this question.
Apparently you spend one part of your life embarassing your parents, the second part being embarrassed by them.
I'm 32 now Syd & still thick as ****..lived all over UK for work n love (including Southampton-Bitterne Jen) but would love to emigrate to Australia as I have a load of family out there. What brought this on any way Syd?
