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TheBrownDog
Meanwhile Northern Ireland's food shelves are getting emptier..
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Meanwhile Northern Ireland's food shelves are getting emptier..
Haven't been to mainland UK since 2019 (NI since August last year), so I can't say. Hasn't really changed in Ireland.Is it just me or food just got more expensive? i regularly buy certain stuff from ASDA and amazon online for a few years now, but it looks the price bump is quite noticeable on many things.
Seems like the UK is learning the difference between tariff-free trade and frictionless trade inside a customs unions. Non-tariff barriers are an integral part of the EU customs union.
They thought the rules applied to member states was bad, they are nothing compared to outside countries.
That lot up Bradford way, you know the Pakis and the darkies, the coolies and the camel jockeys.Lets see whom the little Englanders are going to blame now for their own fu** ups. Any guesses? Scotland? N.I? Those filthy Polish in the UK? Or back to brown people are the real problem again? Anyone but themselves.
If they did I'd not be sure whether to laugh or cry.Will the EU start to refuse products from the UK if workers rights are eroded?
Dual British and Australian national here.
Picked me a great time to get me a Swiss girlfriend.
With the 8,500 cap on 'foreign' workers in Switzerland (non EU or ETA members) there is no chance of me getting a work visa in Switzerland now. Applies to the British as of 1 Jan 2021.
Also, if I want to simply travel there now, I can only remain for 90 days (in any 180 day period), and cant work like I used to be able to.
We had have met 2 years ago and I could have simply flown to Switzerland and gotten a job, or she could have joined me in the UK and done the same. Zero red tape.
It's equally f’ed for her coming to Oz or the UK as well. Her being Swiss she cant work here in Oz like EU nationals can with the Work visa that backpackers use to do hospitality or farm work. The Swiss aren't eligible for that work visa in Oz for some stupid reason even though Germans, Austrians, Italians, French, Luxembourgers and all EU nationals are.
If she was German, Italian, French, Austrian or any EU country she would have been fine.
She's a teacher, and I'm a lawyer. We're both productive members of society, with decent jobs and would contribute to each others countries.
fu** this whole thing is insane.
Have you looked at cantonal quotas? i was faced with a similar problem in 2009 before getting married to my Swedish wife, but canton of Grabunden approved my permit when Zug, Zurich Schaffhausen said 'thanks for coming'. If your skills are good they will approve, you just need to find some of the less popular cantons.
Hah! That's her Canton!
She lives in the village of Fajauna just outside of Schiers.
My other problem is, as an (Australian) Lawyer its not a skill that's in demand in Switzerland, particularly not in Grissons.
The chances of me getting a Swiss work permit look pretty much close to zero.
The terms were quite simple, employ 2 swiss people and pay your taxes (first year was free since i was setting the business up) or GTFO.
And that's not going to happen unless I use this year to try and set up some kind of e-commerce gig (dropshipping, blogging, vlogging etc).
Its something I'm considering anyway (digital nomad style), but the chances of me setting up something like that to the level required by the Swiss are minimal, and even then I would have to jump through red tape and still probably not be successful in being allowed to work there.
I really wanted to fly over there pre 1 Jan 2021, because the legacy arrangements allow for Brits working and resident in Switzerland on that date to remain under the old rules. COVID pretty much put and end to that idea though.
The whole thing is just so stupid and arbitrary. Four weeks ago I was fine to live and work there indefinitely, with zero red tape, or we both could have moved to the UK and done the same thing there. Now both those options are effectively impossible, and it's just as hard getting her over to Oz (and that's before you consider COVID restrictions).
Unlike EU nationals, the Swiss dont get any special rules to work in Oz, and working visas are incredibly hard to get here.
So angry.
Look up into opening up an AG company (CHF - 100,000 required capital) that will elevate you into premium status straight away.
Malifice you always have Ireland... With a British passport you can work here and she can work here. Just saying.
I think people forget little old Ireland... You've got the Common Travel Area which allows UK citizens to live and work and vice versa for Irish citizens in the UK - so my fiancee would be able to go back there any time even post Brexit. Then the Swiss are part of the EU/EEA and that means they can come work here similarly. Not sure if there is any registration process... but yeah. I think they're always keen for teachers, as long as she doesn't need to teach Gailge. Lawyers, dunno... but I'm sure there have been Aussie lawyers who have moved over here and passed the bar etc.PM me your address so I can send you a bottle of your favourite booze.
You just made my ******* day!
Seriously dude, that's the answer I've been looking for for like 6 months!
I think people forget little old Ireland... You've got the Common Travel Area which allows UK citizens to live and work and vice versa for Irish citizens in the UK - so my fiancee would be able to go back there any time even post Brexit. Then the Swiss are part of the EU/EEA and that means they can come work here similarly.
I think they're always keen for teachers, as long as she doesn't need to teach Gailge. Lawyers, dunno... but I'm sure there have been Aussie lawyers who have moved over here and passed the bar etc.
My favourite booze is whatever 5000 euro scotch you can find
I mean obviously with the pandemic it's difficult at the moment. Economy is still going but not at the rate it was before obviously and we're currently in Lockdown 3.And the UK is committed to the Common Travel area (thank you Good Friday Agreement) and Switzerland and Ireland committed to the EEA.
We can both simply fly there and work there.
She's a primary school/ Kindergarten teacher, so au pair/ childcare is also an option. For me there are always paralegals, tenancy and homelessness advocates, citizens advice gigs and similar (lower paid, but they get a lawyer on the cheap, so easier to land).
That said, time to research how to get an Irish Practicing certificate and admission to practice in Ireland.
Dont push it!
I mean obviously with the pandemic it's difficult at the moment. Economy is still going but not at the rate it was before obviously and we're currently in Lockdown 3.