Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Tuesday November 21, 2005
Just over a week ago, I raved about 'L', the 24-year-old American who had landed a plum job teaching English in Piedmont.
Sadly, the situation turned out too good to be true because the directors of the school she was going to be working for found out about stages in obtaining a visa and decided that completing the process was just too much hassle.
And, unfortunately, this is the situation that most non-EU passport holders find themselves in.
If you really are determined to move to Italy, be prepared to think outside the box. Setting up your own business in the bel paese is one way round the problem as less people apply for business rather than subordinate work visas. So that means there are more to go around. Tracy Roberts, from Santa Monica, California, set up www.englishyellowpages.it and Aimie Louie is the co-founder of www.easymilano.it. If they can do it, so can you.
In the meantime, 'L' has headed off to Tusinia to teach. But I'm prepared to bet a dinner in La Barrique that she'll be back.
Emma Bird is the founder of www.howtoitaly.com
Sadly, the situation turned out too good to be true because the directors of the school she was going to be working for found out about stages in obtaining a visa and decided that completing the process was just too much hassle.
And, unfortunately, this is the situation that most non-EU passport holders find themselves in.
If you really are determined to move to Italy, be prepared to think outside the box. Setting up your own business in the bel paese is one way round the problem as less people apply for business rather than subordinate work visas. So that means there are more to go around. Tracy Roberts, from Santa Monica, California, set up www.englishyellowpages.it and Aimie Louie is the co-founder of www.easymilano.it. If they can do it, so can you.
In the meantime, 'L' has headed off to Tusinia to teach. But I'm prepared to bet a dinner in La Barrique that she'll be back.
Emma Bird is the founder of www.howtoitaly.com
