visa + job
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- minsukito
How much does a visa get in a way of a job?
I don't want bad experience with sponsored hires to jeopardize my avenue for a position within a company. But it seems like it has...
How can I persuade them to move forward with me?
- Meeklo0
You have to convince them with your portfolio would be my guess..
- zarkonite0
I got kicked out of that country so don't ask me.
- minsukito0
I thought so too... but it seems its not enough. someone has put some bad backing in front of me...
- minsukito0
where did u get kicked out of?
- VectorMasked0
It's tough.
I've been dealing with this and it's annoying. All depends on where you are trying to go to. Make sure you have a *solid* portfolio and be ready to not have the freedom to switch jobs. Your nationality could limit you from possibly finding a new job in case you are not satisfied with your initial job.
- minsukito0
i got one. my freedom is that job. my previous one was the unsatisfied one...
- pepite0
if it's like in the US, it's hard...especially in this economy...
Good luck!
Maybe consider getting married....????!
- minsukito0
tried that...
- minsukito0
and thanx
- minsukito0
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- neue75_bold0
vectormasked nailed it..
I've been in the netherlands for 3 years now, initially on a holiday working visa that enabled me to stay for a year, so that made me attractive enough to hire.. finding a good studio is quite difficult as coming from North america to europe for a design job, yeah, there's so much more talent here and it's hard for a non-international studio to justify hiring someone from outside the EU that in turn will be more hassle for them in the long run..
Once the holiday visa expires, [at least in holland] a studio needs to pay you €55,000k a year to keep you in the country. Which is a lot of money unless you're and AD or CD for most small studios/agencies... And of course even if you find a studio to bite, then you are tied to them...
- paraselene0
well, the company in question will have to prove to the home office that you are more suited to the job than any native. particularly with rising unemployment here in the u.k., it will be a very tough thing to prove.
you can't just be good enough to get the job, you have to be better than any native applicants (they must actually provide the cv/portfolios of at least three other native applicants for the post and then explain why you are better than any of them).
they also then have to pay (both in terms of time and money) for the paperwork and all of the bureaucratic processes, which, again, in this economy is not going to be something they'll do for just anybody.
to be honest with you, as a cold applicant from abroad in this day and age... i don't fancy your chances. but if you're shit hot and they can make back in your cheap salary what they've lost in the process of getting you, you might just be able to pull it off.
- minsukito0
I hope so too. I'm more than curious to see how good the so called native applicants are - shit hot - my middle name.
- paraselene0
your profile says london, are you already here? that could actually complicate things as you'll have to return to your country of origin before they can give you a work permit. another layer of time and expense...
- minsukito0
yeh. but i just left my previous job that gave me a work permit. been living here for a good while now... yes another Australian in London. i think expense is BS - when there's talent - and I am going in on a cut to salary then it should make some sort of bureaucratic sense...
- paraselene0
all that said, you may have an easier time because of the commonwealth stuff. not sure at all as i only know the yank process.
- flashbender0
If you are looking at a visa for the UK, have a look into the HSMP program. If you qualify then you do not have to rely on an employer for a visa.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.u…
- minsukito0
just got a whole lot harder for that actually - HSMP got refused once already, and now they're asking for a Masters degree to get in on the program.
the mighty Commonwealth and the Brits are knocking back the wrong folk...
- flashbender0
they always deny your first one - I think it is some sort of test. But yeah, with the new masters degree rule it has become impossible for everyone other than bankers to come over. Lord knows the city needs more of those.
- minsukito0
yes indeed... this city relies on the creative heart and hub of internationals - wtf are they gonna do without us... i dont get it really. seems like the negative overtones of media hype and the recession is brainwashing any creativity from being just...