As Roger said, it makes a difference where you're starting from and where you want to go. In general, a good place to start looking for information is at the consulate website of the country you're interested in moving to. Another good resource is the expat websites – just search for "expat" and the name of the country.
It generally isn't any particularly easy way to do this. For example the following applies to moving here to Europe in general and Italy in particular.
EU citizens have the right to live and work within the EU, but others need a visa to live and work here legally. You can't just decide to relocate to Italy and go. The site for visas here in Italy is: . The rules in much of the EU have been harmonized and will be similar. You can also check the website of the consulate of various countries that has jurisdiction over you for other information. You cannot apply for the visa from Italy; you need to do that before you arrive. When you get here, you will have to apply for a Permesso di Soggiorno (Permission to Stay) from the authorities. With the economy now, jobs are scarce – a lot of companies have a hiring freeze in place. One other thing will be language skills; you'll need to be able to work in the local language where ever you were to move.
A work permit is separate – you cannot apply for that yourself. The company has to apply and they have to be able to demonstrate that there is not a viable EU candidate for the job. As a result, jobs for foreigners including Canadian or US citizens are pretty much restricted to people with special education, knowledge, or experience. This is, however, where you have an advantage over at least some of the people seeking jobs here. The medical/healthcare field may have the most demand right now. You will need to know the language. When I applied for a visa several years ago, the process took about 8 months even though it was just of transfer of the job I was already doing from the US to Italy. One option might be to work with an international company that has offices both there and here where you might be able to transfer. Note that in this case, the relocation expenses may be covered by the company too.
As noted above, it's useful to check the expat sites for information about living and working here or other places you might be interested in:
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There are similar sites specific to just about any country you might be interested in that you can find by searching for "ex pat" or "expat" and the name of the country. Generally, these will have a lot of good information on daily life and negotiating the bureaucracy when you arrive and provide you with useful information you should know before you make the transition.
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Peachtree City Movers
It really, really makes a difference where you are coming from and where you want to move to.
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Peachtree City Movers
As Roger said, it makes a difference where you're starting from and where you want to go. In general, a good place to start looking for information is at the consulate website of the country you're interested in moving to. Another good resource is the expat websites – just search for "expat" and the name of the country.
It generally isn't any particularly easy way to do this. For example the following applies to moving here to Europe in general and Italy in particular.
EU citizens have the right to live and work within the EU, but others need a visa to live and work here legally. You can't just decide to relocate to Italy and go. The site for visas here in Italy is: . The rules in much of the EU have been harmonized and will be similar. You can also check the website of the consulate of various countries that has jurisdiction over you for other information. You cannot apply for the visa from Italy; you need to do that before you arrive. When you get here, you will have to apply for a Permesso di Soggiorno (Permission to Stay) from the authorities. With the economy now, jobs are scarce – a lot of companies have a hiring freeze in place. One other thing will be language skills; you'll need to be able to work in the local language where ever you were to move.
A work permit is separate – you cannot apply for that yourself. The company has to apply and they have to be able to demonstrate that there is not a viable EU candidate for the job. As a result, jobs for foreigners including Canadian or US citizens are pretty much restricted to people with special education, knowledge, or experience. This is, however, where you have an advantage over at least some of the people seeking jobs here. The medical/healthcare field may have the most demand right now. You will need to know the language. When I applied for a visa several years ago, the process took about 8 months even though it was just of transfer of the job I was already doing from the US to Italy. One option might be to work with an international company that has offices both there and here where you might be able to transfer. Note that in this case, the relocation expenses may be covered by the company too.
As noted above, it's useful to check the expat sites for information about living and working here or other places you might be interested in:
.…
There are similar sites specific to just about any country you might be interested in that you can find by searching for "ex pat" or "expat" and the name of the country. Generally, these will have a lot of good information on daily life and negotiating the bureaucracy when you arrive and provide you with useful information you should know before you make the transition.