Training in a completely new area to go abroad -pipe dream?

[Richyboy]

If there an area I can train in to give me options to move to the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia etc? Is it even possible to do for a few years to get some experience of other ways of life? I'm bored sh@tless here, like to go somewhere with better weather and english speaking people. I've got an accountancy degree, did postgrad law/lpc then qualified as a solicitor also did an MCSE a long long time ago. Forgotten most the accountancy and the only recollection I have of the MCSE is the word and massive books in the loft lol.

[Mattt]

So you've got qualifications in accountancy and law and you are wondering how to move abroad, it might be stating the obvious but...

[Matt Harper]

For the US, medicine, bio-science, oil/gas, aerospace, marriage.

[h0b0]

Realistically, I see two options assuming you don't accept Matt's marriage proposal above.

First, inter company transfer visa. A lot of the finance industry will sponsor your visa. Get a job at a bank and keep an eye on the U.S. Openings. The issue is that your qualifications may not be valid in the U.S. That leads me to the second option. Education, enroll at a university to get the required certificate to validate your qualifications. That will make you an attractive package being able to practice in both locations.

[AJS-]

Most likely to get work doing what you're already doing and have experience in. If you're under 30 then working holiday visas are great except for the US who I don't think participate in that programme.

[Monkeylegend]

Hairdressers are in demand in Oz apparently.

[Monty Python]

I get the impression that most places prefer it if you had a job offer rather than just moving there and hoping for the best.

[Shnozz]

Law seems to give rise to few opportunities due to jurisdictional issues, although cross-qualification seems straight forward enough (a number of colleagues and ex-colleagues have done the NY bar quickly and cheaply). It seems that you are essentially seen as a NQ though and rarely considered a necessary resource over a home-grown candidate thus using it as a spring board to immigrate is a bit of a non-starter. ME seems to have an intake of UK lawyers in certain fields, and of course Australia's legal system is very similar but think the shortage of UK lawyers is less in demand.

My understanding was that accountancy was still v much in demand down under. A mate of mine "maximised" his immigration points in Australia by doing CIMA as well as investing in bonds etc to bolster his application.