How Do You Help A Young Man (Dual Turkish-Pakistani Citizenship) Pursue His Education In Western Country?
What skills does he have besides linquistics? Many European nations offer priority to skilled immigrants. It’s really a question of determining what he can do and then pitching appropriately. I worked in Frankfurt, Germany for maybe six months, and there were loads of Turkish people living there. Some were just there to acquire capital, fully intending to return home while others wouldn’t dream of leaving. Mrs Mutant is Dutch, we keep a second flat there and Amsterdam also has a large group of guest workers. We currently live in London, and the UK is trying to attract skilled immigrants. I wouldn’t bother with the US (I’m an American who has been living in Europe for eleven years so I can say that!) for lots of reasons, difficulty in immigrating being near the top of the list. Not only would certain European nations be closer, I suspect it would be easier for him to get a temporary work permit and perhaps even permanent residence, should that be what he’s after. Ok meeting people while
BTW – 95% of people who tell me “I wanna move to America” I know are going to have a lot problems getting there. Also the myths about moving to America are widespread. It is actually somewhat common for people here in Armenia to believe that the U.S. government gives people homes and cars (granted, here in Armenia, especially outside of the capitol, no one could imagine having to buy or rent one’s own home). People don’t realize how tough life can be in America and how unforgiving Americans can be. (Ex. how people react to poor English.) With a cab driver, I mostly just nod, but in situations where people keep on asking me about it… I say (if pressed) something like this (except to like, 85 year old men that will never get there anyway), “Wow. That’s really great. America is a nice country. You know though, there are a lot of great things about Armenia (or whatever country) too. Here people really care about each other. Families and friends are so close. In America, most families and
