How To Get A Work Permit For Foreign Graduate Students In Austria?

Austria joined the European Union "EU" in 1995, therefore it is easy for EU-citizens to live, work and study in Austria. But, if you are not a citizen of a country in the Euro zone, then the procedures to getting a work, permit, a residence permit, or a study permit, can be somehow difficult. The process differs from country to another, but, in general, the rules and requirements have become stricter and the quota for foreigners coming to Austria has been lowered every year. Still there are some advantages foreigners can get in Austria, when they get a graduate degree from an Austrian school, institution, or university.

A lot of people who come to Austria from different parts of the world take advantage of the offers of studies in Austrian universities and specialized colleges. During their studies, they get special knowledge in their fields of studies and get acquainted with the language, the culture and the job market in the country. The capacities and the knowledge they acquire in Austria are considered a very important potential for the Austrian economy.

Foreign students who come to Austria from countries outside the EU Zone, and who acquired a degree in Austria, benefit from specific opportunities to obtain "Red-White-Red Card" and be able to work in Austria. They can stay for 6 months in Austria after the end of their studies to look for an employment, if they complet their study programs and get a "Bachelor's degree" or "Master's degree" from a university, a specialized college, or an Austrian accredited private university.

They can apply for "Red-White-Red Card," if they can show a job offer corresponding to their level of study or training with a defined minimum salary. In 2016, the minimum salary per month is: EUR 2.187

They are not subjected to the method of points, nor to the procedure of workforce replacement planned by the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS).

Foreign graduates in Austria can apply for a "Red-White-Red Card" in Austria during the stay of 6 months. And to getabout that, you can check out the portal of migration.

Important notes:

Foreign students in Austria, who are natives countries outside the EU Zone can work during their studies and acquire some experience. The number of work hours allowed are:

A- 10 hours a week during the 1st academic cycle leading to a diploma or a Bachelor's degree.

B- 20 hours a week during the 2nd academic cycle leading to a diploma or a Master's degree.

Within the framework of granting a work permit (application made by the employer), the planned procedure for the replacement of hand work is not applied. Therefore, the main obstacle to getting a work permit is eliminated.

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Why Should Consider USA Your Next Study Destination

The United States of America is very developped country, and it is considered the most appreciated destination by high school students from all over the world , including French students. And in spite of their cost, programs are not so inaccessible as you may think of it. Each year arround 9000 French people, go to the USA to study and get an American diploma or to learn the English language. There are arround 4000 higher educational establishments in the USA. Students register either in undergraduate programs "Bachelor's program" or in gratuate programs "Master's program."

The United States possess the most prestigious educational establishments in the world according to international classifications. Each with a recognized speciality. If you want to check them out and know the list of accessible programs, have a look here. French studnts can get in touch with the councillors of Education USA Center of the French-American Committee "Fulbright Commission" of Paris.

If you want, for example, to pursue your higher studies in engineering or in other scientific branch, then MIT "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" is the best on the subject with its 27 departments, including: Aeronautics in the molecular biology. 

However, Stanford University and Berkeley University, on the west coast in California, are considered the best in medicine, digital studies, social sciences and management. 

But if you are interested in business, Wharton School in San Francisco, Kellogg School of Management in Chicago and Harvard Business School in Boston are absolute references. 

Finally, if you want to study law and political sciences, Yale University, Columbia University and The Chicago Of University are the most highly-rated universities.

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How To Immigrate To Canada Through Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)

Canada is a large country with not so much population. It consists of several provinces and districts. Some of these provinces have special programs to bring foreign qualified workers to Canada. This article will be about a special program that the district of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, has set up. And about how one can get a permanent residence in Manitoba for skilled workers.

Apply online for Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)

The application is made online on the Internet, and there are some steps you need to follow:

Step 1: 

To register in the program online, you have to create an account with a valid e-mail address. The link for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program is here. If you don't understand English very well, you can change the language of the site on the upper right.

Stage 2:

Once you have signed up for an account, go to your e-mail box and confirm your registration. After your registration is confirmed, you can connect to the site and begin to complete the form and to attach with it a file containing your scanned documents, which will be your evidences. You are not obliged to fill in your application at one time, because you save your information and then close the session and return there when you wish, within 90 days from the creation of your account. The application form is divided into 9 sections:

1/ Personal information:

Inculdes the applicant's personal information, as well as, the people who accompanies him/her such as: spouse and children.

2/ Education:

Includes the number of secondary, postsecondary and university years of schooling. It also includes names of the high school establishment and of the university.

3/ Employment:

It includes your work experinces in the past 5 years. Or more years, if you think that it can help you to make your case be accpeted.

4/ Application History:

This section includes all your old or previous working visa applications for Canada even if you recieved negative answers from the Canadian embassy or consulate when you applied. You also have to mention your previous stays in Canada.

5/ Relative and friends:

In this section you will provide details of all your close friends or their parents who are living in Canada, including Manitoba district.

6/ Language skills:

Here, you will have to mention the results of the examination of language skills in French, as well as the score of self-assessment for French and English (generally 20 for French and 5 for English). You also need to mention the number of years of practice of the main language.

7/ Adaptability:

It includes:

* Profession desired in Manitoba. 

* Job offer: check no if you have no one.

* Asset: the money which you possess in cash at the bank, or real property, investments or other.

* Debts: mortgage, ready or other. 

* Clear value: the calculation is made alone.

* Establishment plan: resumes the information that you have already filled in the plan establishment plan for the exploratory visit application: your reasons for immigrating to Manitoba, Winnipeg, your plans before and after immigration. 

8/ Forms and Documents:

For sections 1- 6 mentioned below, you go to uploader of scanned documents in section 8. You have to supply supporting documents for the information, which you entered in each step of the online application. You can click on "Modify" to obtain a description of the required supporting documents and how to upload them:

1- Passport, birth certificate, form of self-assessment (scale of points), invitation to submit an application for the MPNP.

2- Diplomas and transcripts (academic records.)

3- Work certificate specifying the post and the missions. 

4- The plane ticket, customs seal, etc., proving the stay (s) 

5- A results certificate of TEF Canada 

6- A bank statements 

7-8- Other possible documents which can support your case.

9- Review and submit. 

Step3:

In this step, you will electronically send your application:

A page recapitulates the data and the missing documentary evidences before electronic sending of the application. And when everything is supplied, you will be able to send the application. You will receive an e-mail confirming the sending of your application.

Step4: 

Within 48 hours, another e-mail will be sent to you with a number of file to confirm the reception of the file by the Immigration Office of Manitoba.

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How To Find A Job In Dubai

Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and it is located on the Persian Gulf. The modern emirate of Dubai was created with the formation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971. Dubai is nowadays one of the wonders of the modern world. Before thinking of going to Dubai, make sure you understand your legal situation. Depending on your nationality, you might need a visa, residence permit and/or work permit. In this article, I am going to talk about how you can find a job in the Emirate of Dubai.

The job search in Dubai can be a little demoralizing experience. However, by following the steps mentioned below, you can maximize your chances to find your dream job, which everybody speaks about in Dubai.

1/ Use social networks:

Dubai is a city where everything passes by the social networks, started from the organization of sports events to the suggestions of the inhabitants for the government. There are numerous groups on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google + etc. allowing you to put yourself in connection with people already working in the country. 

It is also useful to note that being now "expats," a whole world of networks offers itself to you such as Internations, which organizes regularly evenings events of networking to allow its members to enter in connection with the employers and also with the recruiters.

2- Search for jobs posted on websites:

There is an incredible number of websites to find a work in Dubai, so that it is sometimes impossible to check all them. There are tens of recruitment agencies, sites of classified ads, etc., where hundreds of job offers appear every day. Certain offers are more or less serious, but one thing's for sure, among all the announcements, there will be at least one to throw you in the adventure. Here is a list of some good websites that post jobs:

* Bayt.com

* Dubizzle.com 

* Monstergulf.com

* Reed.co.uk Reed.co.uk/jobs/dubai 

* Nakrigulf.com

* Jobs.theguardian.com/st/jobs-dubai 

* Khaleejtimes.com

* Gulftalent.com

* Gulfnews.com

3/ Associations:

Like in most European or North American countries that have a chamber of commerce, in Dubai there is also a chamber of commerce. So, you can try to check out there meetings.

Things you need to know:

- English is the language mostly spoken in Dubai. If you speak Arabic it is a plus, but you will face a great deal of difficulties finding a work if you do not speak a minimum English. 

- In Dubai, it is illegal for a recruitment agency to charge you when you register, because they are already paid by companies. 

- Companies in Dubai usually look for somebody already possessing an experience in the Middle East. You can accept a less-paid job paid for a duration of a few months to acquire one an experience. 

- Once you receive a job offer, do not hesitate to negotiate it with your employer.

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How To Write An Accepted German CV To Apply For A Job In Germany

If you want to find a job in Germany, then you will need to prepare yourself very well. One important thing that you should do before you apply to any job, is that you have a good CV written in German language well presented. In this article, I am going to talk about the different parts of a German CV.

A German CV is composed of different parts:

1- The civil status of the candidate (Persönliche Daten): 

It includes:

- First and last names. 

- Date and place of birth.

- Mail address.

- Phone number. 

- E-mail address.

-  Marital status.

- A photograph.

2- Training and educational diplomas (Ausbildung):

It inculdes your educational history from primary school to your last level achieved. And you inculde dates, names of educational establishments, and also the obtained diplomas.

A/ Primary school and secondary school (Schulausbildung): the dates and the names of the educational establishments are enough for this section. We indicate the name of the last diploma obtained. 

B/ University (Studium): you also indicate the date, the name of the establishment as well as the diplomas obtained. "Abschluss" with the name of the diploma. Example: a B.A.; B.SC

C/ Voccational or Apprenticeship (Berufsausbildung)

3- Work or proffessional experience (Berufserfahrung):

Contains all the the internships and training courses (Praktika) that you made, as well as the various exercised jobs. You need to indicate the date of the position occupied, the name of the company, its location, the function which you occupied when you were in that job

4- Activities and Interests (Sonstiges):

- It contains your interests, language skills (Fremdsprachen,) computer skills, and your travels and stays abroad.

- Linguistic stays (Studienreise): you should indicate the place and the duration of the stay.

- Driving licence (Führerschein)

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Job Health Insurance And Social Security in Ireland

In the previous article, I talked about the job conditions in Ireland and what are the advantages of getting a work permit there. In this article, I am going to talk about the health insurance and the social security in Ireland. So as an employee, you would know everything that is related to gertting a job in Ireland.

 Health insurance and social security in Ireland:

The health insurance and the pension allowance are for the appreciation of each person in Ireland. If Ireland is the main place of residence, citizens of the countries of the EU have all the same rights in terms of social security as the Irish citizens. The contributions in the welfare are relative to your income, whether you are an employee or independent, and thanks to these contributions, you will benefit from the payment of allowances in case of illness, maternity leave, old age, isolation or if you lose your job. If you work in Ireland, you can also benefit from family welfare.

For the refunds of your Social Security, you have to have a Personal Public Services Number (PPS No.) which your employer can order for you.

Note: From the age of 16 years on, all the employees and the independents have to have an insurance.

There are systems of private and public health care in Ireland. The people of the EEA and Switzerland who live in Ireland benefit from the same advantages of the public service and health as the Irish citizens. People who have no big income can benefit from many of these services for small contributions or sometimes free of charge. Or, the patients have to participate at the expense of the medical and hospitable treatments. If your employer does not provide for you a health insurance, you should subscribe to a private insurance or speak about it to your health insurance in your country of origin to know where they can cover you.

The contributions for a pension are also for the appreciation of each. Try to find out if your employer pays the contribution for for a pension for you or not. If he does not make it, it would be useful to continue to pay the contribution for your pension in your native country or to sign a private fund for your pension. Certain level of pension is paid to everyone who worked in Ireland and who paid the contribution for a fund of welfare, but it is about a small amount.

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Work Conditions And Advantages in Ireland

In this article, I am going to talk about how one can get a work permit, a residence permit and the working conditions in Ireland for those who are interested in this country.

1- Recognition of your qualifications:

Certain occupations are settled within the EU, and to be able to exercise such a profession in another country than where your qualifications were obtained, you need to get your qualifications recognized. Such professions include: jurists, accountants, teachers and psychotherapeutics. To obtain such a recognition in Ireland, you have to to check out with the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI), which will not recognize your qualifications, but will address you to the competent authorities on the subject in Ireland.

2- Get a work permit and a residenc permit in Ireland:

If you come from a country of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, and if you wish to stay in Ireland for more than 3 months, then you have to fill in an application for a residence permit at the police station. Depending on the circumstances of your stay in Ireland, you will have to supply certain documents. 

A/ In case of study:

you will have to bring a proof of your registration in a school, a proof that you possess enough funds to meet your needs as well as those of the members of your family, and, in addition to that, you will have to provide a proof that you possess a health insurance. 

B/ In case you are an employee:

You have to supply a contract signed by your employer giving evidence of your occupation and, if you are independent, your VAT number can serve as proof. The residence permit is granted for a period of 5 years and it is renewable.

Note: If you want to take the members of your family with you to Ireland, they must be capable of proving their family ties with you, and a birth certificate is an example of a proof. Besides, the same regulations will be applicable.

3- Finding and applying for a job in Ireland:

Vacancies  in Ireland are often filled through the local recruitment agencies. The governmental agency for work FAS (Foras Aiseanna Saothair) offers information and free advice without requiring a registration.

You can apply for a job also directly at companies or through their website portals. You can also look for jobs posted in newspapers and you can register yourself in a newspaper as a job seeker. For example, "Irish Times" or "Irish Independent".

If you look for a job in Ireland while you still live in your country, you can get in touch with the recruitment agencies in your own country. All the national recruitment agencies are connected with the European Network EURES. You can, in addition to looking for a job there, obtaine more information on life and work in Ireland.

Applications in Ireland are not very detailed. Thus, if you send a recent CV in English without photo, it will be sufficient. Try to explain clearly what makes you the ideal candidate for the job to which you apply. This explanation is a criterion more important than the chronology of your CV. You need, thus, to concentrate on the experiences you acquired from your previous jobs, which make you a person qualified for the proposed job. Don't forget to mention your particular hobbies or your commitment to employees, which can strongly help you. If English is not your mother tongue, insist on the fact that you speak it very well and prove that to your employer.

Note: Giving references is always appreciated. So assure that the concerned people are capable of speaking about your professional talents and experiences.

4- Professional legislation in Ireland:

- Adult employees in Ierland, who have some experience, have right for a minimum wage. 

- The contract can but does not necessarily have to include a probationary period. 

- You are authorized to work no more than 48 hours a week.

- From your first day of work, you are entitled to holidays which have to correspond at least to four weeks a year.

- There are 9 national days off during which the employees can take a day off.

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Work Permit Rules And Advantages in Denmark

In a previous article, I mentioned some of the things that make Denmark one of the best places to live on earth. And it this article, I am going to tell about the regulations and procedures to get a work permit and a residence permit in Denmark.

The job market in Denmark is characterized by a very well-balanced employment, which make it less attractive for immigrant workers than other European countries. In addition to this, the essential knowledge of the Danish language, and the relatively low wage level are other reasons for not looking for a job in the kingdom. On the other hand, searching for a job is largely facilitated by little of bureaucratic obstacles to be overcomed, which makes the kingdom of Denmark a warmly recommended place.

Citizens of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA)

The citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area can live in Denmark and work without the need for obtaining a visa, a residence permit, or a work permit. But, if you want to stay for more than 3 months in Denmark, then you should ask for a residence permit, which can obtained easily due to the binding European laws which exist.

Citizens outside the EU and the EEA:

The nationals of states not member States of the European Union or the EEA, will have to apply for a visa as well as a work permit to be able to stay in Denmark. If your stay in the kingdom goes on beyond 3 months, then you must apply for a residence permit.

It is essential to have a visa to enter in Denmark. The visa application must be handed in to the embassy of Denmark of the corresponding country outside the EU and EEA. The visa will be given for a duration of no more than 3 months.

Get a residence permit:

If you intend to live in Denmark for more than 3 months, it will be necessary to you to apply for a residence permit in the first three months of your stay. Only Swedish and Finnish nationals are exempted from this rule due to the Scandinavian Agreement. The application for athe residence permit can handed in to the regional corresponding authority or to the embassy of Denmark in the applicant's country.

The residence permit is the most precious document for a foreigner in Denmark. You should always have it with you and be able to present it whenever you are asked by the authorities.

Get a work permit:

You should apply for a work permit at the Danish embassy in your country of residence, before being able to enter Denmark. In addition to the application, you need to supply 2 passport-size photos. Your application will be then transmitted to the serivce of immigration in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, where it will wait for a decision of the ministry of employment.

The processing time is generally between 3 and 6 weeks, and it is very important that your application form is filled in properly, otherwise the granting of the work permit would be considerably delayed. At the time of removing the aforementioned document, the applicant will have to prove his identity by means of an ID card or a valid passport.

The labor law in the kingdom of Denmark:

There is no particular legislation relative to the labor law in Denmark. The individual domains of work are regulated by means of various sorts of laws-frames.

Holidays in Denmark:

If you are an employee in Denmark, you will be entitled to five weeks of holidays if you can prove your permanent occupation during the previous year. Should the opposite occur, holidays will be proportionally granted to the duration of effective occupation during the previous year.

Your salary in case of illness and of holidays:

As an employee in Denmark, you will get paid full salary in case of illness or of holidays. The employer has to pay for the first fifteen days of absence for reasons of health. From the third week until the 28th week, the employee will receive compensations of sickness in conformance with the national insurance scheme.

Social Security in Denmark:

The social security system of the kingdom of Denmark is divided into different branches of insurance for the employees and the independents. The insurance for employees contains a voluntary unemployment insurance, in addition to the health insurance and the insurance against incapacity for work. The voluntary unemployment insurance is available for the self-employed people, as well as the health insurance and the maternity benefit. Every person living in Denmark can benefit from the insurance pension, disability pensions and welfare. A application to benefit from social security is necessary for certain professional groups, but it is not generally statutory.

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