Plan for the future? Would like some advice :)

Last activity 25 May 2012 by ECS

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timothy2180Member25 May 2012 01:10:36

Hello. I am currently a student in California, USA. I would like to eventually move to Iceland for a wide array of reasons.

I am able to get EU citizenship if that would help the process.

As for the language, I have looked and it seems difficult to find a teacher around my area. Any advice?

What else can I do to make my hopes of immigrating more successful? I am going to school for chemistry and hopefully medicine, afterwards. I would hope that would be employable in Iceland.

With so much school ahead of me, I have time to fulfill whatever will make my transition smoothest.

Thank you!

chinasmom2000Member25 May 2012 06:35:19

Hi timothy,
I lived in upstate NY (near VT) and I moved here almost 2 months ago. The language is indeed very difficult and it is hard to get the pronunciation correct without native speakers to help. There is a site called livemocha.com which can help with some of the basics. I also got a book/CD combo that I thought was pretty good. It's called Beginner's Icelandic and is by Helga Hilmisdottir & Jacek Kozlowski. I am planning on taking a university course in the fall as I think this is the only way to get a real handle on it. When you're here, you can ask people; they are always willing to help when they know you are really trying. Bless!

ECSNorway Expert25 May 2012 09:18:21

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EU citizenship definitely helps if you can get it since Iceland is part of EEA. You won't need a work visa then (although you still have to prove you're self-supporting).

as for the language, one good way to learn remotely is via the university of Iceland's online Icelandic course. They've got two levels and back before I moved I used it a bunch and found that I'd actually learned quite a bit by the time I arrived.

that's here: https://icelandic.hi.is/