Advice pls! [Canadian move to Ireland]

Kasn33

Hey everyone!

I am a Canadian hoping to immigrate to Ireland around this time next year but need to get a head start on looking for work - Does anyone have any suggestions on what board I should be posting in for advice on searching for work from abroad as well as any employment opportunities? I thought I saw an employment board, but now I can't find it!!
I am hoping to narrow my search to Co. Mayo (and area around Mayo) ... not sure if that makes a difference for the boards..

Thanks so much!!

Mrs OBumble

What's your skillset - in particular, the one that will get you a job offer that will qualify you to get a visa (assuming you don't have and Irish passport through ancestry)?

biko

I'm moving this to Work and Jobs for general help for non-nationals getting work visa etc.

You can find some specialised sites like
www.irishcanadiansociety.net/tips_canadiansmoving.htm
www.movetoireland.com/movepag/workperm.htm

Kasn33

Mrs OBumble ...my skillset is in Social Care...
Thank you biko

biko

Kasn33, do you have an Irish passport? Irish parents?
Have you been to Ireland previously?

Mrs OBumble

Or how old are you- would you qualify for a working holiday visa?

AFAIK, most social care work here is low paid, you would struggle to find a job paying more than 30k (which I believe is part of the requirement to get an occupational visa).

Kasn33

biko - I have Irish grandparents however they are no longer alive - I have tried to research getting a passport through my family ancestry, but it is not possible. For what I understsand, if my grandfather applied for my father to be an irish citizen BEFORE I was born, I could get my citizenship from my father. If my grandfather passed away, my father could get his citizenship through proving birth/death records, however the citizenship would NOT be passed to me. It would stop at my father.

Mrs OBumble. I am 32. I am TWO small years over the age requirement for a working holiday visa, however I am told I would still qualify for the young professionals visa. I have not found any information on that - so I do not know how that works exactly compared to a regular work visa.
Yes, I understand that most social care work is low paying, however I am specializing my studies, and have additional certifications (from Canada anyways) that I am hoping would reflect well when applying for a job in Ireland. I may have to work an extra year here to have an additional year of 'work experience' to get one step higher on the pay scale.
(Know any cute single Irishman I could marry!! JK!!!!)

therecklessone

Kasn33 wrote: »

Yes, I understand that most social care work is low paying, however I am specializing my studies, and have additional certifications (from Canada anyways) that I am hoping would reflect well when applying for a job in Ireland. I may have to work an extra year here to have an additional year of 'work experience' to get one step higher on the pay scale.

Hi Kasn,

Have you checked that your qualifications will be accepted in Ireland yet? I only ask as a German friend of mine had some difficulty getting her Social Work degree recognised here and spent almost two years working as a carer while completing further courses here to achieve the required recognition.

Best of luck.

Kasn33

Hi, thanks for your response.
I am in the process of trying to find out what the equivalence of my education would be over there. I have a post in the education board top get some info on that.
Hopefully I won't have top spend two years waiting!
Where did your friend take the additional courses? In Ireland or Germany? Did your friend get work in Ireland during the upgrading?

therecklessone

Kasn33 wrote: »

Where did your friend take the additional courses? In Ireland or Germany? Did your friend get work in Ireland during the upgrading?

She worked here in Ireland (as a carer) while she studied to complete the required courses at an Irish college.

This was quite a while ago so my recollection is a bit hazy.

I do know she found her job options were limited until she completed the necessary courses and was accredited, she could not take any role as a Social Worker for example.

Kasn33

Hi therecklessone,

Thank you for responding. I have been trying to do some research. Do you live in Ireland yourself?

therecklessone

You're welcome Kasn, and I do live in Ireland (Dublin)