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What are the advantages to working and living in the USA

  • 10-05-2009 05:38PM
    #1
    Vampireskiss
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    OK I know most countries require a visa for a foreigner to work in their country but its easier to get a visa to work in australia or canada compared to america I mean what is it about america? For example compared to Ireland would I make more money and spend less doing the same job over there as I do here.Dont you think its strange that its harder for a person from a developed country like Ireland finds it harder to get into the states than a person from a 3rd world country like Nigeria going to work and live in Ireland?


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  • #2
    guinness416
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    I'll take a shot at this. I lived and worked in NYC for seven years. It's almost impossible to answer this without focusing on a specific place in the US - each state has its own tax system and will have different lifestyle advantages. There's no point in me going on about not needing a car in NY if you're looking at California.

    I have no idea what you do, but if you're the average office-based employee you'll work more (10 days annual vacation is not unusual and I don't know anyone with flexitime) and perhaps make more than in Ireland. You'll have to be careful with regard to what health insurance your employer provides; this can cost you a fortune. But the US is a huge bloody place - some places you'll pay federal + state + city income taxes, some states have no sales taxes, etc. You'd need to research where you'd be living.

    On the flipside, people seem to respect willingness to work - there was always more side work and freelance stuff to be picked up in NYC than in Dublin or where I live now in Canada. And because the US is so enormous there's a lot of competition in just about everything, especially when you factor in online purchasing - things are cheap.

    Dont you think its strange that its harder for a person from a developed country like Ireland finds it harder to get into the states

    Not really. Why should the US care about Ireland's immigration policies? If you've got the skills or the persistence (or the luck) you'll get in, it's not impossible. As a quantity surveyor I had no trouble getting sponsorship with multiple companies and my husband and his whole family made it over from Bangladesh, a hell of a lot further than Dublin!


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