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Norway might not be a member of the EU, but as a non-Nordic citizen, your chances of successfully immigrating there are less than if you tried an EU country. Norway is very tough on immigration. Pretty much only citizens of the Nordic countries (i.e. Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland) can move there.
I know more about US immigration laws by now than I do my own country's or any other, so I'm afraid I can't offer any real help.
Those Scandinavian countries and Finland have pretty similar rules. You need to get working visa first, then work there 3-5 years, then you can apply for permanent residency. Other option is to marry the citizen.
If you want easier rules in Europe, try France. If you want best European country quality of living-wise for immigrants, go Austria.
And yes, US have way harder immigration rules...
It's very difficult for non eu citizens to get long term visas,forget about work visas! seriously,not saying it's impossible.
and websites like transitions abroad are full of articles by people who got an entrepreneur or freelance visa in italy or france,did that for awhile...but it wasn't 'emigrating'. emigrating is close to impossible,from the US,to the EU,unless you marry an EU national.
the logic is that the EU hires it's own first,and only gives visas if a local cannot be found for said job/skill. With so many countries available in the EU,it is very hard to find a location that does not have the skills it needs. Of course,former colonies' citizens find some visas from portugal,france,spain,etc. but this does not include US nationals,obviously.(:
Same with the US-we offer visas when we have a skill shortage,or sometimes student visa with work visa,and immigrant/refugee visas,but not enough to cover the number of people who apply/want to apply.
BTW,to my k nowledge,in france you can work 20 h rs a week if you get a student visa. you can get one to study french for example,at their universities,which are very cheap-200 euros a year in many cases for tuition.
there are a few schools that have english degree programs there,as well.
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A friend of mine (American) said it was pretty easy to find work without a visa in Paris, like light construction and restaurant work. He supported himself for a year that way. It was illegal but they weren't cracking down, this was several years ago. Is it still pretty easy to get away with that? I'm not advocating anything illegal but just curious about enforcement.
Although the world globalization, is very difficult emigrate now no matter where you want to go live.
The best thing people can do, is stay in their countries and try to solve their problems at home.
For many years, I planned to emigrate to US (not illegally) with enough and to spare money to buy a house and a heavy truck to work. However, after september 11, I realized that was better to continue living in my country.
The dream is over.
This has been asked before but the thread seemingly bogs down with repeated questions about European Union countries where it is almost impossible to enter.
I'm interested in knowing specifically about immigrating to Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Sweden or Finland. Also Central American countries such as Panama, Nicaragua and Honduras.
Thanks.
If at least one of your parents or grandparents were born in UK, the UK would allow that case for you to immigrate to the UK.
If you have ansestors from other European nations such as scandaniva or some other parts of Europe you can use that case in order to immigrate to those countries. However Germany thesedays can be real difficult if you have German ansestors.
Maybe that could be the same case for central American countries.
"Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home;"
- John Howard Payne., American actor and dramatist
If you do not mind the cold weather in Norway, Sweden and Finland,then you can tolerate the winter in Canada. You do not have to learn a new language.
However, trade and professional jobs are regulated and some require a ticket.
Australian, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Korea DO have Working Holiday programs that Americans can use. Google it....There's tons of info all around the web about it.
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