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[HeartsAreForBreaking]

I'm

a young-adult currently residing in Western continental America, and I've known for a few years now that I am passionately determined to immigrate to Ireland. I am in the process of doing my research as far as what I'd need to have and need to do, but if anyone cares to offer legitimate information or advice, it'd be so much appreciated.

From

what I understand the economy is really suffering there right now, and for one thing I'd like to know if anyone thinks that it'd be possible to get a job, or even two jobs, in Ireland's current economic climate. Why, or why not? And if no, can anyone give me their best educated guess as to when things might improve enough to make immigrating and attaining a job more possible? Again, if you could explain how you arrived at your conclusion, I'd be very thankful.

Aside

from that, is there anything practical or mechanical, or anything in between that I should know? I'm sure anything you could spare a minute or two to tell me would be a lot of help, and definitely needed. Thanks a bunch to anyone who helps, and feel free to PM me.

[hetrodoxly]

Mz Psychedellic, on 22 April 2012 - 06:21 AM, said:

I'm

a young-adult currently residing in Western continental America, and I've known for a few years now that I am passionately determined to immigrate to Ireland. I am in the process of doing my research as far as what I'd need to have and need to do, but if anyone cares to offer legitimate information or advice, it'd be so much appreciated.

From

what I understand the economy is really suffering there right now, and for one thing I'd like to know if anyone thinks that it'd be possible to get a job, or even two jobs, in Ireland's current economic climate. Why, or why not? And if no, can anyone give me their best educated guess as to when things might improve enough to make immigrating and attaining a job more possible? Again, if you could explain how you arrived at your conclusion, I'd be very thankful.

Aside

from that, is there anything practical or mechanical, or anything in between that I should know? I'm sure anything you could spare a minute or two to tell me would be a lot of help, and definitely needed. Thanks a bunch to anyone who helps, and feel free to PM me.

Why would you like to move to Ireland and what do you expect to find?

[Kryso]

I live in England and have had a few friends move to Ireland (Three whole families). One friend moved over and said it was easy to get a job, if you didn't mind getting your hands dirty. One small thing they have all pointed out, is the Irish are friendly and happy to meet new people, but when they realize your staying they become a little cold. They don't mind visitors, but if you're there for good, it takes a little time for people to get use to the fact your not leaving And of course it all depend on what location you pick.

[MissMelsWell]

Have you looked into all the immigration laws? There are a huge number of countries that won't let you immigrate unless you meet some fairly stiff criteria. Often you need a job before you immigrate, you may need a 4 year college degree from an accredited university, you might have to show that you have several hundred thousand dollars in the bank to support you should you not have work... there could be others. It can be pretty difficult to immigrate to a lot of countries if you're an American.

[rashore]

Well Mz, you should probably get very very familiar with Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service. They are the ones with all the info on how to do that sort of thing.
And keep in mind that if you do take on the citizenship of another country, you could potentially lose your U.S. citizenship.

[Beckys_Mom]

hetrodoxly, on 22 April 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

Why would you like to move to Ireland and what do you expect to find?

Well...its  not 3 wise men and a virgin  lol

[Beckys_Mom]

Mz Psychedellic, on 22 April 2012 - 06:21 AM, said:

I'm

a young-adult currently residing in Western continental America, and I've known for a few years now that I am passionately determined to immigrate to Ireland. I am in the process of doing my research as far as what I'd need to have and need to do, but if anyone cares to offer legitimate information or advice, it'd be so much appreciated.

From

what I understand the economy is really suffering there right now, and for one thing I'd like to know if anyone thinks that it'd be possible to get a job, or even two jobs, in Ireland's current economic climate. Why, or why not? And if no, can anyone give me their best educated guess as to when things might improve enough to make immigrating and attaining a job more possible? Again, if you could explain how you arrived at your conclusion, I'd be very thankful.

Aside

from that, is there anything practical or mechanical, or anything in between that I should know? I'm sure anything you could spare a minute or two to tell me would be a lot of help, and definitely needed. Thanks a bunch to anyone who helps, and feel free to PM me.

If I were you, I would not  jump straight into  anything like that  full steam ahead....

What I believe is the best course of action  is........ Start of  in the North of Ireland.. that's where I am..  Our  economy is not as bad as the South of Ireland  and we have a lot of  opportunities  up in the North..

Our education system  is  one of the best.......even though  I am not a good example of that fact  but  it is meant to be one of the best lol

Living in the north, and getting work  should be  easy.. It also gives you the opportunity to travel  to the South and explore it more for yourself... But I warn you, the south may be a pretty place to visit...but  it is expensive to live in the south... A lot of the Southern folk  come up north to shop to save  money..

Start off  just taking a good 6 months... and  maybe extend that to  one year   living and working  abroad.. BEFORE you make any major  decisions to live over here  permanently... Please take that from someone who  lives over here...I know what I am talking about


What type of research  are you doing? ..... What kind of jobs  are you looking to get?    

Edited by Beckys_Mom, 23 April 2012 - 06:36 PM.

[Clyde the Glyde]

I'm pretty sure the only requirements are that your favorite color is green, you like to get drunk, and you believe in leprechauns.

[Kasey2601]

I will assume that wanting to emigrate to Ireland is similar to wanting to emigrate to England, so I will tell you now that it is very difficult, as MissMeIsWell stated. I don't know how old you are, but the older you get (over 35) the tougher it is, unless you're already working for a company which has offices in Ireland. It's easier if your grandparents, at least, are natives. There are many avenues of getting a Visa, so do your homework. I'm not going to try to discourage you, because I don't know your situation, but be prepared for a lot of road blocks. I'm speaking as one who has tried and since accepted that I will never live anywhere but here. If you'd care to PM me with your email address, I will gladly forward to you a PDF booklet I bought about the practical side of moving over there.

Best of luck!

[hetrodoxly]

Beckys_Mom, on 23 April 2012 - 05:49 PM, said:

Well...its  not 3 wise men and a virgin  lol

A good job to, she might be disappointed.

The reason i ask is some people have a romantic view, can you imagine her moving right down south with the rain and wind coming sideways off the sea (that's a good summer day) the holiday cottages are mostly empty, after traveling around the Dingle a couple of times and visited the Asians selling tat in the local market she might get a bit fed up, she could go to Dublin but it's full of Brits i'm starting to sound a little cynical ok i'll put on the blarney, Ireland is a wonderful country and a great place to visit.

PS, bring a mac.

[Beckys_Mom]

hetrodoxly, on 23 April 2012 - 08:57 PM, said:

A good job to, she might be disappointed.

The reason i ask is some people have a romantic view, can you imagine her moving right down south with the rain and wind coming sideways off the sea (that's a good summer day) the holiday cottages are mostly empty, after traveling around the Dingle a couple of times and visited the Asians selling tat in the local market she might get a bit fed up, she could go to Dublin but it's full of Brits i'm starting to sound a little cynical ok i'll put on the blarney, Ireland is a wonderful country and a great place to visit.

PS, bring a mac.

The weather  is up  the left recently over here...  We have had a few days hot sun..and a break of rain and cold... back to  more hot sun.. The weather is  mixed up and  it is the 1st time  I have ever seen it go like this...

Usually during the summer.. the South of Ireland is hotter. just like the South of England  is too..  The darker clouds are up North were I am ...headed towards Scotland .....and over the mainland usually...   But  normally  the south  of  both  England and Ireland are sunny  for a lot of the time..  I get disappointed  more because  the North regions like  N. Ireland and  Scotland   and other northern parts of the British Isles  get the rain more  ...

Galway is one of the best places  in my opinion to visit... I cannot say much about Dublin, I have  worked in it for a bit but  for me Dublin is  too crowded... However there are lots to see in Dublin too.. and no it is not all rain   lol..... I worked there for a while   due to my last job  opening up a new branch... I was glad to get home again to be honest.. I was disappointed I never got to see the better parts of Dublin....I was working  in Liffey  Valley  Dublin...and when I was there, the heat was  plenty ...The only thing that I had a bit of a problem with  was  their accent, meaning they spoke a bit faster , I had to ask them to repeat a number of things  lol...

Edited by Beckys_Mom, 24 April 2012 - 12:02 AM.

[MissMelsWell]

Offeiriad, on 23 April 2012 - 07:38 PM, said:

I will assume that wanting to emigrate to Ireland is similar to wanting to emigrate to England, so I will tell you now that it is very difficult, as MissMeIsWell stated. I don't know how old you are, but the older you get (over 35) the tougher it is, unless you're already working for a company which has offices in Ireland. It's easier if your grandparents, at least, are natives. There are many avenues of getting a Visa, so do your homework. I'm not going to try to discourage you, because I don't know your situation, but be prepared for a lot of road blocks. I'm speaking as one who has tried and since accepted that I will never live anywhere but here. If you'd care to PM me with your email address, I will gladly forward to you a PDF booklet I bought about the practical side of moving over there.

Best of luck!

True that.  I mention it because my ex-husband (when we were still married) wanted to move us all to Thailand because his job with MIcrosoft was offering him a permanent position in their Bangkok offices. Turned out he couldnt take the transfer because the government of Thailand wouldn't give him a VISA for longer than 45 days. Why? Because he had no upper level degree. That was one of the criteria for immigration. Turned out there were similar rules in most countries. In fact when we were both working in the north of England, we were required to fly home every 45 days and then return back to the UK. We did that for almost 9 months. Interesting enough, our other work partner was a Greek national, working on H1B Visa in the USA, didn't have to return to the USA or Greece, he was allowed to stay in the UK as long as he'd like. LOL He even owned a flat in London. I was never really clear on why he was allowed to stay and we weren't.  This was pre-EU as well.

I don't want to dissuade you at all... but I don't think it's going to be as easy as you think... I know a lot of US citizens who overstayed their VISA's in various countries and got themselves in to quite a bit of trouble. Hell, my ex-husband, before we were married got deported from Canada and he was working at a hotel owned by his aunt and uncle. LOL! Had another close friend deported from Belgium after he overstayed his student VISA. He wasn't allowed back into Europe at all until he married his girlfriend (a Belgian government official!). And even then, it was touch and go for a while haha.

Edited by MissMelsWell, 24 April 2012 - 05:18 AM.

[Kasey2601]

You bring out a good point, there, Miss, with regards to the EU. There's definitely preferential treatment for those who are from EU countries, even though UK is only partially in the EU.

[hetrodoxly]

Beckys_Mom, on 24 April 2012 - 12:00 AM, said:

The weather  is up  the left recently over here...  We have had a few days hot sun..and a break of rain and cold... back to  more hot sun.. The weather is  mixed up and  it is the 1st time  I have ever seen it go like this...

Usually during the summer.. the South of Ireland is hotter. just like the South of England  is too..  The darker clouds are up North were I am ...headed towards Scotland .....and over the mainland usually...   But  normally  the south  of  both  England and Ireland are sunny  for a lot of the time..  I get disappointed  more because  the North regions like  N. Ireland and  Scotland   and other northern parts of the British Isles  get the rain more  ...

Galway is one of the best places  in my opinion to visit... I cannot say much about Dublin, I have  worked in it for a bit but  for me Dublin is  too crowded... However there are lots to see in Dublin too.. and no it is not all rain   lol..... I worked there for a while   due to my last job  opening up a new branch... I was glad to get home again to be honest.. I was disappointed I never got to see the better parts of Dublin....I was working  in Liffey  Valley  Dublin...and when I was there, the heat was  plenty ...The only thing that I had a bit of a problem with  was  their accent, meaning they spoke a bit faster , I had to ask them to repeat a number of things  lol...

You are right the weathers not much different than England and a lot drier than Wales i was over the back-end of last summer and it rained all week the food is great but expensive (it always as been) there's nearly as many Irish pubs as there is in England now, that fad is starting to wain and it's still possible to find nice cosy old fashioned hostelries, i find the Kerryman's accent is very soft and easy to understand my father-in-law was from Donegal i couldn't understand a word he said though i drank with him nearly every night for ten years.

[Leonardo]

I agree with those suggesting quite a bit of research and planning before making your move.

Watching all 3 series' of Father Ted should suffice.  

Edited by Leonardo, 26 April 2012 - 09:06 PM.