Hi

That is really great info - thanks very much for taking the time to
explain. I think the work situation might be hard going, but
doesn't sound impossible so that's great news.

Thanks again,

H

--- In britishexpatsinmalta2@..., Rachel De Paul
<fartinfanny@y...> wrote:
>
> Even though Malta's in EU you still need to get a work permit
which is issued after you've found a job and you cant work before
its issued. All bureaucratic red tape but not unique to Malta. If
you're an EU citizen you can't be refused a work permit, but once
you find a job your employer needs to sign your permit application
and give you a letter stating your job description and terms of
employment. Permits are issued by the employment and training
corporation (www.etc.gov.mt) , who will also ask for passport size
photos and a copy of your cv. Permits cost 25 Maltese Liri a year.
After that you have to get a NI/social security number and pay
contributions (proof of this is asked for when the permit is up for
renewal). Contact the ETC at the link above for more details. Job
hunting's much the same as anywhere else, and there's no harm in
sending out spec CV's. Depending what line of work you're in/want to
do has more bearing on how successful you may be finding a job.
Being a small
> island, finding work in media/marketing may be more difficult
than UK, and don't expect salaries anywhere near the same range.
Online betting is a growing market in Malta at the moment, and
although another language is usually asked for (at the moment
particularly Russian,German and Scandinavian languages) previous
experience and excellent English may be enough. Italian isn't very
commonly asked for as an employment pre-requisite, and although
Maltese isn't always essential, spoken Malti goes a long way to
making life easier all round. Plenty of places around teaching
Maltese but as for prices and how good they are I can't give you
info.
> Hope this helps for starters - I've been living in Malta for 8
years now, and loving every minute if it.
> Good Luck
> FF
>
>
>
> helsbells78 <helsbells78@y...> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My fiancee and I are keen to move out of the UK and Malta as a
> potential destination has been mentioned. We're going to have a
> reccy mission in March to scope out good areas to live/ job
> situations etc but I came across this group and you all seem
rather
> helpful so I thought I'd try to get some tips.
>
> We are both British - do we need work permits? The information on
> the websites I have been browsing is a little confusing - I
thought
> we were all a big EU happy family that could come and go as we
> pleased!
>
> What is the recruitment etiquette there? We're hoping to get our
> CVs off to the recruitment agencies we have found, but is it also
OK
> to send speculative CVs to companies? I saw a post on this site
> saying that it can be quite hard to find employment. I currently
> work in a media/ marketing agency and my fiancee has worked for an
> online betting site for many years - are these the kinds of jobs
> reserved for the Maltese people? I'm all for a change but it
would
> be nice to know what sort of direction we should be looking
in.
>
> I'm ashamed to say we don't really speak another language (apart
> from a bit of school French/ German). Is it essential to speak
> fluent Maltese to have a hope of finding employment? Should we
take
> courses in Maltese/ Italian before we even think about moving?
One
> of the aims of moving abroad is to learn new languages - are there
> good language schools and are courses reasonably priced?
>
> Rather a long message, but any help gratefully received..
>
> Thanks,
>
> Helen
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