<p>My D’s present plan is to eventually work outside the US in the hospitality field. How difficult is it for a non citizen to find and legally work? I realize each country is different.</p>
<p>The large hotel chains that have locations overseas do transfer employees around. A friend’s D worked for one of them in the Cayman Islands.</p>
<p>Working overseas is definitely easier if you do it through a US company. In Germany, unemployment is very high, and employers who hire foreigners are required to show that there is no one locally who can perform the same function. My H worked for an American branch of a German company. He was relocated here to transfer knowledge. There were quite a few hoops he had to jump through – having the work permit in place before doing any work, for instance. If anyone complained that he was doing any work without the permit, he could be banned from the country for a number of years. The penalties are high. His permit was delayed a week or so, and all he could do was attend meetings. His supervisors were very afraid he might try to do some work, and he was reminded constantly not to.</p>
<p>mom60, it’s definitely easier if you hook up with a multi-national organization in your home country and get them to “export” you. That way they deal with the requisite paperwork (work visas etc) and you are paid as an expatriate. </p>
<p>The success rate of just showing up in the country of your choice and then looking for a job is variable. Most countries are protective of their own nationals (as Binx describes above). Also if you’re already set up and living in a foreign country you are often paid less than if your company sends you overseas on a full-expat package.</p>
<p>The package can include benefits like housing, airfare for homeleave, insurance and tax equalization. For a young person just getting started in the hospitality field, most of the big chain multinational resorts/hotels have internships and training programs. As ejr1 says they do this all the time so they have very structured programs for moving people to different countries and taking care of them once they are there.</p>
<p>What part of the world is your daughter interested in?</p>
<p>Momrath presently she is thinking that she would like Asia. She likes India and Thailand but I think that is because she has been to those countries.
She says she has no desire to work in Europe but I am sure if the opportunity came she would do it.
She has a strong command of the Spanish language. She will study another language but hasn’t decided which one. Any imput on what would be a good language to study?</p>
<p>mom60, I live in Southeast Asia and have put in a fair amount of time at resorts and hotels all over the region and I can tell you the service and facilities put the U.S. and Europe to shame. One of my customers has a child who just graduated from Cornell’s hotel school (or whatever they call it now) and at her father’s encouragement she’s trying to get placed in an Asian location as well. The hospitality and aesthetic is incomparable.</p>
<p>Just among Thailand, Singapore and Bali there are countless opportunities. A few of the fastest growing and most successful groups to look at would be Amanresorts, GHM, and Ritz Carlton.</p>
<p>For Southeast and South Asia I’d recommend French or German as many of the customers are European and many of the managers are Swiss. The Japanese are also traveling in great numbers and any one with a Western education and Japanese language skills would be highly valuable.</p>
<p>Momrath thank you. Your information is helpful.</p>