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Post by xxskotxx on May 18, 2006 15:26:51 GMT -5
I am 28 years old US citizen and have decided to try backpacking through Europe for awhile. Dont really have a designated time from figured I would play that by ear. Dont really have much that is keeping me in the states. Have done some reading on this and have figured that I would be able to save up about 5000.00 before I leave but not sure what it will look like to find odd jobs once I am there to help extend my trip. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks
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Post by me on May 18, 2006 16:59:32 GMT -5
as Americans, we can't work in UK w/o a work permit, i think. that's not easy to get.
if you're willing to risk deportation, a fine & maybe even jail time, you can work "black." my brother did that for a while in Germany before his papers came through.
he did computer work for BMW, but you're more likely to get an under the table job at a hostel, bar or restaurant. or, do you have some specialized skill that might be in demand?
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Post by MuvverRussia on May 19, 2006 7:12:19 GMT -5
David's right, at least for the UK. It's incredibly hard for US citizens to get a work permit here unless you have parental heritage here (you'll need to prove this).
To be honest, travel within your means. With US$5k you should be able to do a month's trip or so - it would be better to do this than to run the very real risk of working illegally.
Also, you'll find it next to impossible to get a decent job here - you won't be elegible for the minimum wage, so you'll probably be on £3-4 an hour if you're lucky (waitering or manual labour). The vast majority of companies won't have anything to do with an illegal worker and to be honest, why should they? It's a lot easier to employ an EU worker.
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Post by commie on May 20, 2006 10:02:58 GMT -5
btw, how is the job situation in ireland?
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Post by mango on Jun 8, 2006 2:49:47 GMT -5
it is a lot easier to find a cash in hand job in ireland than in the UK - in general irish are more open to that sort of thing. but don't expect to get paid a whole lot for work in the service industry. there is very high unemployment in some parts of ireland and like anywhere it's all about who you know
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Post by commie on Jun 12, 2006 7:15:17 GMT -5
there is very high unemployment in some parts of ireland and like anywhere it's all about who you know yeah i just found this out a few years ago. they always told me "good in school = good job = $$$". then i see some idiots do some work without even being good in what they do and still getting paid a lot, just because of some relationship! dude they should tell you to make much friends instead of "today we dance our name" in the arts&music class :/ |
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