Work abroad

[ScotlandsTrees]

Thinking about doing tree work abroad. Not sure how easy it’ll be with everything that’s going on at the moment, but looking for advice where to go, and how to go about getting work whilst still in the UK. Ideally somewhere I can mtb, snowboard and hike in my free time. NZ, BC Canada, Norway, Tasmania, Madeira…if there’s even work there. Any advice would be much appreciated.

[Patrick goulding]

I Haven’t got any experience with working abroad but I bet it’s a one in a life time experience. Seem to see a lot more bigger trees than what us guys/ladies are used to in the uk. There proper trees 🌲 could always try it if you don’t like it can always come back to 🇬🇧 👍 

[Dilz]

NZ is mint but the pay was crap...I'd probably still be there but ended up in Sweden. Havent touched leylandi for over a decade now. 

If you are young enough just get the working holiday visa for Oz and NZ Canada has a lottery for working holiday visas but know a few folks who got out there on standard work visas fine. But working holiday visas give you loads of freedom where as work visas you are tied and it's a faff to change company from what I understand from my brief jollyin NZ. You can also drop the tree work and go work at a ski resort /bike track... shit sod trees go work Whistler Blackcomb 

[Dan Maynard]

Haven't touched leylandii for over a decade? (starts looking at easyJet website....)

[Vedhoggar]

On 12/07/2021 at 22:17, ScotlandsTrees said:

Thinking about doing tree work abroad. Not sure how easy it’ll be with everything that’s going on at the moment, but looking for advice where to go, and how to go about getting work whilst still in the UK. Ideally somewhere I can mtb, snowboard and hike in my free time. NZ, BC Canada, Norway, Tasmania, Madeira…if there’s even work there. Any advice would be much appreciated.

I've worked in a number of European countries including Norway you mention and also had a job offer in New Zealand as an arborist one time but didn't take that up. Look out for jobs advertised but also write to companies and see if they need anyone with your skills and experience, I got a number of jobs that way myself and a lot of rejections.  Companies abroad sometimes also seek arborists on this site. Not sure what the situation is now we have left the EU if you haven't got dual citizenship. That working visa thing mentioned by Dizl seems a like a good idea for OZ, NZ and Canada if young enough to qualify for that. Sweden is also a good place for mtb and hiking (snowboarding as well in the more mountainous areas).

[ScotlandsTrees]

Thanks for the pointers. Applied for working holiday visas but everything’s still on hold at the moment. Think I’ll google tree companies in different areas and send them an email. Switzerland and Ireland also added to the list.

[Mick Dempsey]

Anywhere in the EU is going to be problematic if you only hold a British passport.