Can we learn something from the Isle of Man?

venator | 15:14 Sat 01st Jan 2011 | Career Advice

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The IOM isn't in the EU.
It doesn't have an open doors policy - you can't work without a work permit, and it's not easy to get one.
You can't get benefits unless you've lived there for 5 years.
Unemployment is about 1.5% (yes, one and a half percent), and has been falling .

Their Government hasn't been borrowing & spending like the UK, so the global recession has missed that part of the globe.

There isn't a massive army of paper shufflers.
Do you think they're doing something right?

If you have skills they need, why not have a bash?

We're off for a job interview - wish us luck!

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twix123

But have you got a work permit?

venator

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A work permit goes with this job!
Got our fingers crossed!

DrFilth

best of luck to you, no speed limit up on the hill roads

venator

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Thanks, Doc - may have to buy a Ducatti! Or maybe not...

boxtops

Bit like the Channel Islands then? I believe you have to be able to support yourself financially before they will let outsiders settle there.

venator

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Almost, but it's a Crown Dependency - any UK citizen can go & live there and buy property.
Without a job, and no entitlement to benefits, you would have to be self supporting, as you suggest!
You need a work permit to be self employed, too!

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