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Charisteas wrote: »

It's a great experience though, once yous get your finances sorted then I reckon anybody would love it. New change of scenery, new friends, new women, it can be a great adventure.

I wish some of the irish (and british and European for that matter) backpackers who come over here and treat it like a VERY expensive extended holiday would take that advice. They come over, stick to the same irish crowd, spend most of their time and money lounging at the beach and in bars, barely bother their arse looking for work and end up heading home within a month because funds have dried up and go back and start giving out about Oz to their mates at home. They expect work to land on their lap.

People coming over here need a reality check before they do so, its generally VERY expensive here, and you wont get work without busting your ass looking for it unless you have contacts or are very lucky. Once you get passed that then its a great place with mostly sound people and lovely looking women who dont think their better than everyone like back home.

CMpunked wrote: »

I told my uncle a year and a half ago that i would never give up on the country. Now i'm severely reconsidering it.
Is it true its easier to get into Canada than USA?

Well id think long and hard before getting a 12 month WHV for another country (you only get one, unless you do 3 months regional work) so make it count basically. But if theres no work for you back in Ireland, then its definitely an option worth considering.

AFAIK, Canada has the same WHV requirements and option as Oz, you can get a 12 month working holiday visa, and hope you get sponsored to stay there, or perhaps they have there own version of 3 months regional work to get the second year visa, im not sure.. Or theres skilled visas also. I dont think USA offers a WHV to foreigners (yet!) and you can only stay in the country for like a max of 1 month I think. I think also you need to book a return flight, no one ways with USA, but im not 100% sure on that.

gnfnrhead wrote: »

How much would you need to get started? I'd love to go somewhere but know I couldn't afford it. Probably not Australia but definitely somewhere else.

Ten years ago I figured I'd never leave the country. Probably still the same five years ago. It's sad how quickly things change.

Oh Im not sure man, perhaps 5k or there abouts?! You need a certain amount in your bank account before you get into Oz, thats a requirement on WHV I think, something like 3k.

When I first came over (I didn't come over on a 12 month WHV, I had to apply for a skilled visa), after booking my flight over, fees for the visa, getting accommodation (paying a bond, first months rent up front etc.), renting a car for a month and various other things, id say I had spent over 4k in total. It took me about 3 weeks with various interviews to land the job I wanted, so it was fine after that.

Yeah, some dont like Australia because of how far away it is, but theres a reason why so many Irish and british are come over here. Plenty of work for the taking, and lots of $$$ to be made in the mines.

Canada and England are also options for people looking for work.

Or maybe the south of Spain :pac:

cena wrote: »

I have been thinking alot about moving to the states to be closer to the family. but sadly they don't make it easy.
If I can be honest I have never really liked living in Ireland

I thought you can live and work in the states if an immediate family member has US citizenship or was born in the states? Or am I wrong there?

cena wrote: »

The closes I would get I my great aunts. My great gran moved over when all the kids where really young. It was in the time when people would go over on the ships etc

Ah right I see, yeah I think if one of your parents or siblings was born there or holds a US citizenship, then you can live and work there. Hopefully they change that soon enough.