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St. Wolfgang, Austria Photo by Richard Taylor |
Everyone should have a chance to live in another country. I'm an American who's lived in five countries and am currently living in France with my lovely French wife. This blog is about finding opportunities abroad and the challenges you'll face.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Austrian Blue Card
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Official European Blue Card Information
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Photo by openDemocracy |
While I'm doing my consulting gig and keeping up this blog, I also research the European Blue Card. Meanwhile, my wife is also working on our company and to better assist clients with recruiting opportunities, she turned to the EU's official Web site and read their information about Blue Cards. It turns out that they have a country-by-country breakdown of Blue Card laws, but it's woefully inadequate. My wife was rather frustrated by this, so she contacted them and this is part of their response:
Friday, April 19, 2013
International Recruiting
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La Grosse Cloche in Bordeaux Photo by Joancharmant |
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
France: Kiss or Shake Hands?
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Skyline of La Défense business district in Paris Photo by Rosss |
Monday, April 15, 2013
Who's Hiring H1B Visa Workers in the USA?
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Still a dream for many people. Image courtesy Biersaufer |
I haven't written anything previously about the US H1B visa program, though I know I have a decent non-US readership. Part of this is because I don't find that visa route as interesting, but the politics of it are fascinating.
Friday, April 5, 2013
A list of high-demand international jobs
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This job is global Photo by Vaya |
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
UK/US family on verge of being split apart?
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Justice Public domain image |
If anyone with knowledge of immigration laws or who has the ear of a politician has any ideas about what they can do to help them, please do so! Spouses shouldn't be torn apart, not their children taken away, just because the governments have the cash register open.
The Cyprus Banking Disaster
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The Cypriot banking industry Photo by Jonathan Boeke |
That's a gross oversimplification, but it tells you in a nutshell what is scaring the hell out of a lot of people in Europe, including me. You see, as I'm going freelance in a few weeks, my wife and I have been looking at other countries to see if we could find a better cost of living. In fact, Cyprus was one of the countries we looked at before the government-sanctioned bank robbery occurred.
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