Well, I know you can if you really wanted too. But after gradution in high school would I be able to move to Italy for college and get a job there after I get my degree? Or how does it work?
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You'd need a student visa to study there, and be able to prove that you can afford to live and study there without having to work - because you would not be permitted to work in any EU country if you're there on a student visa. Whether or not you get a job there really depends on your degree. If you do a soft option like Humanities and try to get work as a teacher, you won't last there. You'd need something really special and hard to find in EU countries first. And you're forgetting something absolutely vital to study in Italy - fluency in the Italian language. If you don't have this, getting into an Italian university is going to be very difficult indeed. If you haven't been to Italy already, dear, I suggest going there on a long holiday first. It's not all touristy and full of ruins, it's a modern country with modern problems.
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It's easier moving here if you're in an education program or independently wealthy than for work if you're right out of school. If you come for school, it could also allow you to make contacts that would be useful for finding a job later. I moved to Italy 11 years ago for my job. It's a great place to live if you can afford to support yourself here. However, if you're not European, it is difficult to move here legally. There are a couple of good starting points for making a move like this. The websites of the consulates of countries you're interested in usually will have information about the requirements. Expat websites will have information about planning a move, making the move and how to deal with daily life after the move. You can find lot of different ones by doing a simple search for "expat" and the name of the country you're interested in. My direct experience is with Italy, so most of what follows is related to that, but it's similar pretty much everywhere here. You cannot just show up, move in and look for a job. It depends on where you're from, where you want to move and under what conditions you would want to move there. If you are not European, for example, you would need a visa first & then a residence permit after you arrive for any of the countries here. See: http://www.poliziadistato.it/articolo/10… The site for visas here in Italy is: http://www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp . The site has links to the application, the additional information you need to supply in order to get the visa and where to apply (the consulate). How easy this might be depends on the type of visa you want: education visas are somewhat easier to get than work visas. You need to be accepted for the entrance exam at an Italian university before you apply or be signed up for another qualified education purpose. Graduate studies in your target country might be a good way to ease into a transition. It would allow you time to pick up the language and make contacts that could help you landing a job when the economy improves. There are also elective residence visas which are not so difficult to get. You would need to prove you have adequate resources to live here without working and that have a place to live. A work visa is much more difficult especially in the current economic situation. 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 (residence permit) from the authorities. This will have to be renewed annually. For a long term residence permit, you now need to pass an Italian language test. http://www.interno.it/mininterno/export/… If you want a work visa, the 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 ... and you would have to be able to speak the local language. Right now, the best bet would probably be something in the healthcare field. When I moved here, it was through a transfer of the job I was already doing in the US to the Italian office. Even so, it took 8 months to put all the paperwork in place to apply for a work visa. It's useful to check the expat sites for information about living and working here including the mechanics of registering your residence with the anagrafe in your commune, geting a driver's license, getting the residence permit, healthcare, etc: http://www.expatsinitaly.com/ As noted above, you can check the consulate websites for various countries for the specific variations for each country. The cost of living is somewhat higher here than where I came from in Colorado in the US. My one bedroom apartment in a small city about two hours north of Florence costs about the same as my four bedroom home in Colorado. You should also be aware that as a US expat, you will need to file income tax returns in both Italy and the US.
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