if so, i would like to know what u think of it and where u would suggest living cuz i was thinking of maybe moving there in a few yrs.
2006-07-09 07:27:34 · 7 answers · asked by monkeymo1992 2 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Venice
ive been living in rome for the last four months...
there are many different types of visas, its not so difficult to get it, all you need is the right papers.
check this website http://www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp , i come from south africa and have been granted to stay for one year as a student, after the year is finished i can renew it here by just showing the officials my inscription at the university for the following year.
work visa not too difficult either, if you come here and visit various companies and get yourself known you shouldnt have a problem. the only problem i have experienced whilst here was the language. you need balls of iron if youre not a european to live here, the people tend to be nasty with foreigners because they think most foreigners here are illegal like the romanians for example, but they just dont realise that not everybody is like that.
otherwise great cultural experience and you will most definately learn a whole lot here.
if i could make a recommendation is to go to the northern parts of italy, there the people are more relaxed and friendly.
2006-07-10 03:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by Danica F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Italy is the furthest west I've ever been in Europe. I don't care much for it as it was filled with a bunch of tourists who keep saying, "Do you speak English? Do you speak English?" Ha ha...I don't mind to help them though! I hitchhiked throughout Eastern Europe and the western part of the Russian Federation, and even though the people there are not as wealthy as Americans, Western Europeans, etc. they are among the nicest people you'll ever meet. I think that Italy is a nice place; just avoid a city which is really famous because chances are it will be frequented by tourists.
2006-07-13 16:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by aanstalokaniskiodov_nikolai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived in the treveneto region of Italy for a couple of years (north of Venice) between Vicenza, Pordenone and Treviso. This is a very beautiful area, mostly rural. It is only a couple of hours to the mountains (the Dolomites) or to the beach. In my experience the people were very friendly. Great food.
Even away from the tourist areas there are still many who speak English. If you know any Spanish, then learning Italian will be fairly easy.
Hope you enjoy when you go.
2006-07-14 06:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by Raymond C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I moved from Canada to Torino. It was a great city because there were almost no tourists, so the culture felt very authentic. After the Olympics it became more popular. Torino was very close to Milan and Genova, and also near the French border. Shopping and nightlife are good, but food is not great (it's very heavy mountain food). You need to have an EU passport to live and work in Italy- it's basically impossible for a US or Canadian citizen to get a work visa.
2006-07-09 19:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by Jetgirly 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have always lived in Italy...there are many differences among places, but every town, every area has something interesting to discover and can be a good place to live. You should know if you prefer a big city or a quiet village in the countryside. But if you come to Italy to work or to study it would be better a big city, I think.
2006-07-11 05:10:04 · answer #5 · answered by serez100 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup
2006-07-09 13:03:45 · answer #6 · answered by Rick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live in italy...in milan. it's quite cool there!about living here it depends whether you are coming for studies or work...
2006-07-09 08:12:15 · answer #7 · answered by Natasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋