I'm 18, I live in the UK and I want nothing more than to move abroad!?

Question

I really want out of this country I have had a job in administration for two and a half years and i am just fed up of everything! I would love to move and work abroad but I just don't know how easy it would be to find a job out there i mean I don't know any other languages but and i have no qualifications but any suggestions as to where or what i should do would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

If you want a better life try an Islamic country

Answer 2

If you want to emigrate you need qualifications and skills that other countries need.

You don't stand a chance at the moment. I suggest you either train for an essential trade or go to university. You have to think what can you offer another country, rather than what they can offer you.

Answer 3

Your best bet would be to decide what country you really wanted to live in and look at what skills are needed and then go and get them!  At 18, go back to college and get the qualifications you need for uni or training schemes and do them.  Then get experience and you might have a chance.  I think administrators are ten a penny in most places so that will not help you much.  Also, make sure that you are doing the right thing.  Living in your country of choice might not be all it's cracked up to be.  Make sure you know all the downsides as well!

Answer 4

Hey man sounds like you need to get laid some more.

Answer 5

i helps you get job in's afganistan if you likey! will see's mine grandfather he needs another goat Herder..  

Answer 6

Working abroad is great if you have an in-demand job, can exploit your tax status and generally use the opportunity to live a lifestyle well above that which is available in the UK. Think construction workers in the UAE or financiers in London or NY.

However generic, low level white collar operatives are two-a-penny throughout the developed world and you're unlikely to improve your financial outlook by moving abroad. Aus & NZ have cheaper living but wages roughly correspond. Once the novelty of somewhere new has worn off you're still slogging out 40hr weeks with little to show after rent & travel.

Heck, you're 18, look at retraining in something you could care less about. The govt. are h**l bent on vocational training and would largely fund what you want to do - not something you'll get abroad. I don't mean to rain on your parade, but if your job is your driver factor and you hope a move abroad will improve your work life & the finaicial underpinnings of your extra work life then you may be dissapointed.  

Answer 7

Don't know off the top of my head love, just look up the relevant web sites re jobs/volunteer work ect.

I don't blame you at all, this country has got nothing to offer anymore.

Especially young people. My son emigrated to Australia three years ago and has never looked back. Though we miss him madly, he would never have got the same opportunities in the U K.

Good luck in your search and don't give up. You will achieve next to nothing in this country.   xxxxx

Answer 8

You can apply for permament residence the best way to find how to do that is on government websites, you'll stand a much better chance of success by training in a trade though.

Answer 9

To be quite honest I feel that you have very little chance of moving abroad to work with your lack of educational qualifications and foreign language skill.  To be allowed into most Commonwealth countries (such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand) you need to be able to offer a skill for which there is a demand in those places, for example, engineering, accountancy, computer programming, building trades, etc. As you have non of these why would they allow you to enter? I suggest that you stop feeling so negative about yourself, enrol yourself on a training course, possibly part time or in your spare time, to get some proven skills and qualifications.  Have you seen the adverts on the television for such courses?   I also wonder why it is that you have "no qualifications" as these seem quite easy to get nowadays. Everyone seems able to get GCSE's!!  How come you have non?  Did you waste time at school?  If so, then a training course is exactly what you need. This will lead to qualifications which can lead to better job prospects and higher self esteem.  

Answer 10

I want to live and work in US - not easy to get permission to actually work there though..let me know if you figure it out..!

Answer 11

well what about New Zealand ??? it totally pretty.... your money prb doubled .... easy to get in and find decent job ???

Answer 12

You could try http://www.campamerica.co.uk/, I hear that's fun. The concept is that you work with children at a holiday camp and then use the money to go traveling.

Don't worry about not knowing a language when you go into a country. At first it will be hard but you'll pick it up surprisingly fast if you force yourself to. I remember this guy that came into my primary school from Russia without knowing any English and within two weeks his was as good as ours!

Answer 13

As you speak English, the countries that come to mind are Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US. Australia should be your preference because you have family there and they can help you with finding a job. I suggest you go to the embassies of all three and ask about immigration. They usually have plenty of material available and will answer all your questions. The websites of the embassies may be helpful as well. The more skills you have and the better you are educated, the easier they will make it for you.

Answer 14

why not concider taking 6 weeks out next year and work in a bar abroad, it will give you an idea on how you would feel moving there a chance to look at what jobs are available and you would have fun in the process.  

Answer 15

Yeah, go to isle of wight and get a job quitting!

Answer 16

I'm pretty certain your local library will have a book called something like 'working abroad' which will have loads of the sort of information you need. You can get short working visas for countries like Australia which will give you a taste of what life there is like.

Do try your library first, or Google working abroad

Answer 17

get a working holiday visa for australia. you can work and travel for a year and have the option of extending it by another year. there is no need to speak another language in australia and there are plenty of jobs for backpackers in australia even for people with no qualifications.

good luck