Dreaming of Europe someday.
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It's difficult but not impossible... I moved to Amsterdam from Toronto 4 years ago, initially on a holiday working visa, but I also had a job lined up... You'll need to be under 30 or 31 to get a holiday working visa... If you're older then you'll to find an employer to sponsor you, and that in Holland is quite difficult [unless you want to work for a large international agency like Wieden, 360, etc] this is mostly due to the fact that there are salary requirements that come with sponsorship, a company needs to pay you upwards of €45k / year once you're over 31 and most Dutch studios will never pay that, even for a good senior... Culturally speaking it is still a big transition, even though everyone speaks english, it varies and if you want the real Dutch experience and work for a studio that does national/regional work you'll need a grasp on the language and probably more important, the cultural nuances...
It's a tough go but if you're good enough, spend a long time with the legwork, it's doable...
The other major thing is — the economy, when I left [to move to Australia] back in October, it was horrendous and I doubt it's picked up that much yet...
- Good points. How's melbourne working out? I'm considering it, being that it's so close to me.shapeaspect
- so far so good... ;)neue75_bold