Bonjour à tous,
voila j'ai le souhait depuis plusieurs années de partir vivre aux États-unis et plus particulièrement en Floride.
Suivant mes économies je pourrais partir vers la fin de l'année.
Je souhaiterai savoir s'il ya du travail pour les français en Floride sachant que à part le bac je n'ai pas de diplômes, je parle français (bien évidemment), espagnol presque couramment et j'ai un anglais de base je voudrai devenir trilingue.
Je n'ai pas le permis de conduire et j'aimerai le passer là-bas si mon projet se réalise.
J'ai lu sur ce forum qu'une jeune femme parti s'installer là-bas l'a passé en 2009 en Floride mais sachant qu'il faut un numéro de sécurité sociale je voudrai savoir comment ça se passe.
Enfin voila ça fait beaucoup de questions pas forcément très précises désolée j'espère que vous pourrez me renseigner au mieux.
Merci d'avance 😉
Bonjour,
Si tu souhaites passer plus de 90 jours aux USA, ou si même en 90 jours tu veux y travailler, alors il FAUT avoir un visa de séjour et/ou un permis de travail.
Pour tout cela la première démarche à faire est de contacter le consulat US le plus proche de chez toi.
Si vous ne réussissez jamais rien du premier coup, n'essayez pas le parachutisme !
lire le site de l'ambassade!
lire les messages de ce forum ou il ya deja 99% des reponses a tes questions.😉
en resume:
sans visa adequat (travail, etudes, stage, au pair etc): tu ne peux pas rester aux US plus de 90jours...et en tant que touriste tu ne peux pas travailler, ni passer ton permis de conduire
"Le monde est un livre et ceux qui ne voyagent pas n'en lisent qu'une page." (Saint Augustin)
Le truc c'est que ça je le sais déjà 🙂 j'aurai dû être plus précise dans mon message.
J'ai passé environ 2 heures à lire une tonne de message sur ce forum, mais beaucoup se contredisent.
Ma principale question était de savoir s'il y'a du travail pour les français en Floride, on m'a dit qu'à Miami l'espagnol est beaucoup parlé et je le parle couramment.
Donc s'il y'a ici des français qui vivent là-bas et qui en savent pas mal sur le sujet ça m'aiderait 😎
Merci
oui il y a du travail pour des francais en Floride...mais pour des gens diplomes le plus souvent (diplomes et/ou expert dans son domaine) pas du tout pour des 'petits jobs'!
et oui maitriser l'espagnol est un plus pour la Floride 😉
"Le monde est un livre et ceux qui ne voyagent pas n'en lisent qu'une page." (Saint Augustin)
Through the Au Pair program, foreign nationals between 18 and 26 years of age participate in the home life of a host family. Au pairs provide limited childcare services for up to 12 months. An extension of 6, 9, or 12 months may be granted in certain cases. Contact your sponsor organization for more details about program extensions. Au Pairs must be proficient in spoken English and must be a secondary school graduate or equivalent. They must also complete at least six hours of academic credit or its equivalent at an accredited US post-secondary educational institution. The EduCare component of the AuPair program is for foreign nationals providing childcare for school-aged children. The EduCare participant must complete an educational component of at least 12 semester hours of academic credit or its equivalent.
en principe c'est 12mois...mais la famille peut demander une extension avant la fin des 12mois au 'U.S. Department of State'....
extension qui peut etre encore de 12 mois.🙂
"Le monde est un livre et ceux qui ne voyagent pas n'en lisent qu'une page." (Saint Augustin)
Ma principale question était de savoir s'il y'a du travail pour les français en Floride, on m'a dit qu'à Miami l'espagnol est beaucoup parlé et je le parle couramment.
J'ai passé quelques semaines à Miami l'an dernier.
Le marché du travail est difficile en Floride. Les rubriques d'offres d'emploi dans les journaux sont très limitées, les emplois proposés précaires. J'ai vu une personne se promener sur une autoroute avec un T-shirt disant: "Need a job!!!" avec son # de téléphone et le gars ramassait les cartes d'affaires des automobilistes. J'ai même pris une photo tellement c'était spécial...
Beaucoup de sans-abris qui vivent et dorment dans la rue, sur Collins Avenue.
L'espagnol est énormément parlé à Miami, et très demandé pour les emplois. Mais il ne manque pas de candidats qui parlent les deux langues...
Par contre, dans l'immeuble où j'hébergais, j'ai rencontré un jeune couple d'Italiens qui vivaient en Floride, la femme était mère au foyer et son mari travaillait dans la région, je ne me souviens plus du domaine mais il semblait qualifié.
Le mieux est de te rendre sur place pour prospecter, rencontrer des employeurs potentiels, et revenir en France pour éventuellement faire des démarches pour un visa. Mais il faut trouver un emploi d'abord!
Sinon, en effet les programmes comme au pair ou Disney c'est un moyen relativement simple de vivre une première expérience...
Je ne sais pas pourquoi tu focuses sur Miami en particulier? Quel est ton but exactement? Qu'est-ce que tu recherches?
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En fait je ne me focalise pas sur la Floride mais c'est plus attirant une région où il fait très souvent beau.
Mon but serait de m'installer aux Etats-unis, d'y travailler (même si je dois faire 2 jobs) et de passer mon permis là-bas.
On dit que rien n'est impossible et qu'il faut le vouloir alors j'espère pouvoir le faire un jour 🤪
En fait je ne me focalise pas sur la Floride mais c'est plus attirant une région où il fait très souvent beau.
Mon but serait de m'installer aux Etats-unis, d'y travailler (même si je dois faire 2 jobs) et de passer mon permis là-bas.
Oui mais pour vivre, il faut trouver du boulot. Et disons que la Floride, c'est pas l'idéal vu le taux de chômage (12%).
Continue tes études pour être bien spécialisée, et éventuellement tu pourras faire un stage là-bas et après trouver du boulot.
Pour un séjour à plus court terme, tu as les autres options (Disney, Au Pair).
Nikky
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Je pars vivre à Miami dans un mois, la meilleur solution à mon avis est d'y aller une première fois pour te faire un maximum de contact, en plus il y a plein de français la bas.
SI tu veux corespondre voici mon mail: aniambinho@hotmail.com
Oui il y a beaucoup de francais en floride. Resto Le Sage à Hollywood (personnel tres sympathique francais) Il y a également Le Rendez-vous à Fort Lauderdale. Possibilités de travailler dans les restos de la plage d'Hollywood
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