Author: claire70
Date: 2011-10-21 20:09
>Please keep in mind that UK
> immigration laws don't have automatic reciprocity with other EU
> nations. I don't know about students visas, though.
Pliscapoivre, speaking as a UK citizen / resident (and higher education teacher), I'm not sure what you're talking about here. All EU countries have an agreement whereby a citizen of one EU country has an automatic right to live and work in any other EU country. I think that even applies to those countries that are not 'technically' part of the EU like Norway - the agreement covers everywhere. So basically, if you're German studying or working in Britain, or vice versa, it's easy, and there are no visa issues.
In the UK at least (and I imagine it may be similar elsewhere), it is very difficult for any organisation to get a visa for a non-EU citizen, and they have to prove that there is no-one (!) within the country / EU who could have done the job. That may explain why US citizens don't get offered auditions in Europe for which they seem on paper eligible - because there are plenty of equally qualified EU applicants who will cause the orchestra a lot less administrative hassle.
Oboesax, something else you should be aware of is the different fee statuses for different countries' citizens. In the UK for instance, EU citizens are charged the same fees as UK citizens; but non-EU citizens are charged A LOT more - at least twice as much. I imagine the same applies across Europe. There may be some residency issue attached to that (ie. you have to have lived in the EU for a few years before starting to study), but the main conservatoires would be able to tell you the details.
Post Edited (2011-10-21 20:09)
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