In countries of southern Europe,
such as Spain, until recently it was unusual professionals to seek work away
from their place of residence. But the current situation in these countries,
which already carries a long-lasting economic crisis, has pushed workers and
university students to pursue professional opportunities outside its borders.
The effect of over-qualifications on
graduates, that have a high training, but currently have not professional
openings in their countries, is also an important reason and an incentive to
look for professional recognition not received in the country of origin.
Currently, a majority percentage of
students willing to work in any country of the European Union. New times linked
to new technologies, allow that there is a greater connectivity and
interactivity between EU countries.
Any citizen of the European Union
(except for some very exceptional case) has the right to work in any other
country of the European Union, without the need for a work permit. However,
before starting any of these countries in search of employment, it should keep
in mind a series of basic rules, in order to avoid last minute surprises or
setbacks that can frustrate our goal of working abroad.
Below are some of the important
things that is needed to know:
Stay
It is important to note that there
is a period of time in which can stay in another country of the European Union,
while they are looking for employment. In general, the term is six months.
After six months, there is still the
right to remain in that country, where it is established that it is seeking
employment actively. It is recommended to keep a copy of the demands of
employment, the responses of the companies, appointments for interviews, etc.
The most common option, currently
seek employment from the home country. Thanks to the Internet, there are employment
bureau online and professional networks such as Marketjob.net, that let you
maintain professional contacts and reach a pre-agreement, before leaving the
country where to ply the profession.
Rules of the country
European Union, there are a number
of general rules, but must keep in mind that these may change depending on the
particular country. For example, going undocumented can lead to some kind of punishment,
but in any case the expulsion from the country. Another example may be to
notify our presence within a reasonable time upon arrival, which in some
countries is required.
Taxes
In this case must be taken into
account the time who has lived in the country destination of the EU where.
Although there is no general tax rules across the European Union a country may
consider that a community worker has residence tax, when passing more than six
months residing in the same. For tax purposes, that means that it can tax you
the total world income. These include yields by labour or capital, pensions,
benefits, income from property, etc.
Another important fact is to know
the tax lien of the country in which is going to reside and make calculations
to know if the purchasing power will have, complies with the expectations that
they had.
Language
Something that will be much value in
the country of destination of your choice to work, is the fact of knowing one
of the common languages of the same. However, what is essential today is to
have a good knowledge of English, since many companies, corporate communications
tend to be in this language (especially in Scandinavian countries). The command
of English may allow "survival" professionally for a time, while the
process of integration and the learning of the country destination language is
carried out.
Health service
It is essential to be aware that
health service systems are very different in each country of the European
Union. The EU countries are free to set their own standards on the rights to
benefits and services. It is very likely that a citizen does not have rights to
the same medical treatments that could receive in their country of origin.
For this reason it is essential to
know the health service system of the country that is going to live.
Initially, can make use of
destination country medical benefits with the European Health Insurance Card.
But it has a limited time and once expired, will need to sign up for the health
service of the country of residence.
Recognition of studies
There is no automatic recognition of
qualifications in the European Union. The administrations of different
countries of the European Union are currently responsible for their educational
system. Therefore, apply the educational standards that consider, among which
include or not, the recognition of academic qualifications obtained abroad.
Although a recognition of university
qualifications is intended with recent educational laws, it is possible that a
qualification obtained in the country of origin can be recognized in the
destination country, but with a lower academic degree.
