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Teacher in Rome
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| What if, say, a person is a dualie, maybe has Aussie/American citizenship? Could a person work under the table for 90 days in - let's say - Spain and then exit to Morocco, and then re-enter on the other passport, rinse and repeat? |
You probably could, theoretically, but it wouldn't do you much good work-wise - at least in Italy where contracts / projects last longer than 3 months.
Say you arrived here early September, and got a job mid-September on a contract through to June. You'd leave early December (annoying your employer in the process) and come back early March when there are far fewer opportunities available. (Plus you could never go back to your original employer.) You couldn't even go freelance, because you need residency for that - not something you can typically get in three months...
In any case, I really can't see why any Aussie / American would want to come and bust their a** working in Italy when they can come on a three-month tourist visa and have a much better (and hassle-free) time wandering around, enjoying the many delights Italy has to offer. Work here can be long hours to scrape a living, lots of travelling around between lessons (in the cities) and high, high taxes. It's rarely a place where your professional development as a teacher will take off, with most people "enjoying" a mix of corporate, YL, and endless "repetizioni" lessons (cramming / homework help) with surly teens.
But even if you could do all that, the fact still remains. If you arrive here as a tourist, you can't legally work. Any legit employer (and obviously not all of them are) faces a huge risk in employing an illegal.
The ONLY way I think long-term living and working in Italy (and by extension, most of the EU) is possible for non-EUs is either through marriage, or through getting citizenship of that country (via your ancestors). Neither is a particularly quick process...
(Many apols for double posting. Messed up the quote function. Shouldn't be posting on only one coffee.)
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Teacher in Rome
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| What if, say, a person is a dualie, maybe has Aussie/American citizenship? Could a person work under the table for 90 days in - let's say - Spain and then exit to Morocco, and then re-enter on the other passport, rinse and repeat? |
You probably could, theoretically, but it wouldn't do you much good work-wise - at least in Italy where contracts / projects last longer than 3 months.
Say you arrived here early September, and got a job mid-September on a contract through to June. You'd leave early December (annoying your employer in the process) and come back early March when there are far fewer opportunities available. (Plus you could never go back to your original employer.) You couldn't even go freelance, because you need residency for that - not something you can typically get in three months...
In any case, I really can't see why any Aussie / American would want to come and bust their a** working in Italy when they can come on a three-month tourist visa and have a much better (and hassle-free) time wandering around, enjoying the many delights Italy has to offer. Work here can be long hours to scrape a living, lots of travelling around between lessons (in the cities) and high, high taxes. It's rarely a place where your professional development as a teacher will take off, with most people "enjoying" a mix of corporate, YL, and endless "repetizioni" lessons (cramming / homework help) with surly teens.
But even if you could do all that, the fact still remains. If you arrive here as a tourist, you can't legally work. Any legit employer (and obviously not all of them are) faces a huge risk in employing an illegal.
The ONLY way I think long-term living and working in Italy (and by extension, most of the EU) is possible for non-EUs is either through marriage, or through getting citizenship of that country (via your ancestors). Neither is a particularly quick process... |
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