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[merryprankster]

I'm trying to figure out whether or not I'll be able to (as an American citizen) live and work in Ireland next year. I've been reading around and have gotten some mixed 'facts' and opinions.

My next step will be to contact the Irish embassy in Washington. I'm just curious to see if anybody knows anything about this, or has anything to say about their experiences in Ireland. For the record, I'm not looking to teach ESL next year- as a matter of fact, I am violently opposed to the idea.

Thanks

[No H in Wales]

Hi,

Comming from Wales and having been to ireland a bunch of times, i think ireland is a real nice place, both to work and to visit. People are great, food is great and the waves (surfing) are great too.

Not sure what type of work you are looking for but during the summer period there is loads of bar work and stuff like that...might be fun. If i am correct you can get a year long work visa as long as you have a job (something like that).

I'm in the same boat as you (kind of), im looking into getting a work permit for the states, San Diago. Its a total maze looking at the embassy website and have no idea where to start.

Anyway, just my thoughts!!

[kelly]

Being Irish I guess I'm biased but to be honest its a great place to work, if you're just going for a working holiday and to have fun. Getting work during the summer is too easy, bar work, hotel work, there are so many festivals going on its ridiculous how much work there is going around. ESL is also an option the money is very good and the hours are great, Summer schools don't offer accomodation but working from 9-1 playing games and going on field trips while getting paid an average of 25-30 euro per hour is pretty good. Depending on where you want to go housing will vary the good thing about the summer season is if you go to a university city you can get housing rented for the summer by students for little or nothing. Anyhow best of luck if you do it, trust me you'll have a blast. Good luck!

[eamo]

I don't think you'll have any visa problems if you go through the correct channels. The Irish economy is so good these days that they're short of people for a lot of the casual jobs. Bars, restaurants, seasonal farm work..etc.

You'll find renting accommodation in central Dublin impossible. Way too expensive.

Try the west coast. It's rural but very lively. And much cheaper.

[saharzie]

It depends on what work you are looking to do. For telesales/admin jobs the pay isnt great, but if you are just looking for a 'fun' job then you can get lucky. Renting isn't as expensive as Seoul, even in the centre of Dublin, especially if you share. Try www.nixers.ie for an idea of some of the jobs available and the going hourly rates. The hourly rates here are much better but it is probably a lot easier to live in Ireland then Korea sanity wise. Although in many ways the Irish are even more incompetent than Koreans, so do not expect high levels of professionalism in many sectors. Good luck!

[Zed]

[mysteriousdeltarays]

But the original question was can an American get a work visa there?

[merryprankster]

I've found out that in order to obtain a work visa the prospective employer needs to apply for it on behalf of me. That makes it a little more complicated- I'm hoping to not use any kind of recruiter.

I'm planning on working with an NGO over there- I have a few in mind. That said, what if I got a group such as Friends of the Earth to apply for the visa for me, hiring me on a volunteer/part time basis, and then tried to land a different full-time job? Would that be legal? Of course I'd continue to volunteer regularly with the NGO after securing the other job.

This stuff is confusing. It seems to be a lot easier for Canadians and Australians, what with the working holiday visa and all.