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nojoe

Hi,

I am trying to find our whether any countries in the world offer a travel/work visa for people over 30? I am currently 32, i was originally thinking Canada, but their travel/work visa ends at 30.... do any countries extend their travel/work visa beyond 30?

Thanks,
Joe

ECS

I'm guessing you're talking about working holiday visas?

I'm 30 and still working abroad but I'm on a work visa like a normal resident here, so I've got the same vacation (=time to travel) as anyone else in the country. As far as I am aware, this kind of work/residence visa doesn't have an age cap since I know people who're older than 30 and still are working this way.

but it generally requires you to have some kind of specialized work knowledge. What about going to university in your destination country? That'd give you some travel flexibility.

LisaT

Hi Joe,

I'm in the same boat as you and have researched working holiday visas that extend beyond the age 30. It really depends what has been worked out between the country you are from and the other countries. For example, for a Canadian I can work in Ireland, Spain and New Zealand as their working holiday visa is under 35.

The other option is a student visa or get a company to sponsor you. I'm looking for the latter though I find it challenging being a non-EU citizen.

I hope this helps. Good luck!

Lisa

nojoe

Hi,

I had considering studying and would do that, but school fees are very high.

I may have to look into a company sponsoring me, but my field of expertise is quite narrow, so that may be difficult.

Thanks and anymore input would be grest!

LisaT

What is your field of expertise? What countries are you thinking of? Maybe I can help if I have any contacts in those areas.

Another way I am looking into is finding a local company that may have branches in other countries. Have you tried looking into it? That way you can get in and transfer or apply to internal jobs offered at other places. Just a thought ;)

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