What have you New Yorkers done to me?

Some of you regulars may remember I visited in December/January.

All I now want to do is move and live in NY for awhile. My aim is to move by June 2007. You may think I am asking questions early, but I take months to plan a holiday, let alone plan a move!

Can you tell me:

- common websites for rental accommodation

- common websites for share accommodation (and how does this work? Over here, you can advertise a room as empty and people apply to you, OR advertise yourself as looking for a room. Is this the same?)

- where to find job ads online (in finance/accounting)

I hope my dream becomes reality - thanks for any help you can give me in working out whether I can do this!

(of course the first hurdle will be getting a company to sponsor my working visa, but where there%26#39;s a will, there%26#39;s a way).

Cheers

Kate

What have you New Yorkers done to me?

www.nytimes.com

http://newyork.craigslist.org

Yes, it is the same (both types of adverts).

jobs: www.monster.com - craigslist has some.

I am no immigration expert (I am no expert at anything) but I believe there is a special working visa only available to ozzies called an E-3. You may want to look into this as it should make it a little easier for you.

canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/visa-e3.html

best of luck

What have you New Yorkers done to me?

Seriously, worry about the job first. We have plenty of qualified accountants and finance people who are US citizens, so you really need to bring something special to the table to have a US company go through the hassle and cost of sponsoring you. One way around this, I guess, is getting a job at an Australian company with an office in New York and then look to transfer.

You could live here for 3 months on a tourist visa, longer on a student visa, at least for as long as it takes you to get your degree, that would be several years anyway. That way you could get some waitressing/housekeeping work etc. off the books so to speak to pay your way and then you%26#39;d experience the reality of working and living here instead of the vacation experience.

For me, i had to change careers to get here.

Good luck to you too and be patient, it could take a lot longer than June 2007 :-)

Not a bad idea---coming here to get a degree and working at the same time. However, just note that not all student visas allow you to work. If you do take this route, be sure that you get the proper visa. Look into working for a company that will sponsor someone on an H1-B or an L-1 visa. As someone mentioned, look at monster.com but if you do, you will notice a lot of companies say ';no H1-B visas';. Also, there are limited quotas for these visas and companies snap them up very quickly!

Just to clear something up - I do have a degree, I%26#39;m a qualified CA (same as CPA, really).

Want to experience being a New Yorker for awhile, without the drastic step of going in the Green Card Lottery or marrying an American. :)

So just looking for info on the best places to look for an apartment and a job!

thanks

Kate

lddev - I checked out that visa, it looks just right.

thanks for the info.

Kate

I disagree. There is a shortage of accountants here in NY due to Sarbanes Oxley rules, and many firms are looking overseas for help. You should have no problem scoring a job in Public acctg.

i assumed you already had a degree, it was just an idea for you to get into usa.

There may be a shortage of accountants but there aren%26#39;t that many H1-B visas that are given out. Also, do note that companies that sponsor H1-B visas often do it to avoid paying Americans decent salaries. Although, the law says that you have to pay an H1-B at the same rate as an American, companies have found loopholes in the law that allow them to avoid doing that. Once sponsored by a company, you have to stay with that company during the duration of your visa. Another thing to keep in mind--rents are very high in Manhattan. Getting a job is no guarantee that the salary will enable you to afford NYC.

There is a problem that accounting standards are not the same here as in Australia. You%26#39;ll have to get recertified or work for a Aussie company.