Jobs and car license??

Hi rainman8!

Welcome on Expat-blog! I hope other members will be able to advice you.

I wish you good luck.
Christine

hi rainman!

whefre is you town?

i am not really sure but i was thinking, as you hold a british passport and australia and the uk are member of the Commonwealth it might be that tehre are special agreements between australia nd uk. so maybe u can convert ur driving license into a british one and aftr u get the british just into the italian ?
might be a trick, maybe call the british consulate and ask if it is possib le to conevrt an australian drivilng licnense into a british one.

do you have any academic background?
maybe you can teach english in the meanwhile...

to reside in italy u have to register  at the comune, i suggest you to do that. unless you are still in italy as a tourist.

Thanks Marco,

I thought of getting a British drivers license and then converting to an Italian but you have to be a resident in the UK. I don't know if there are any loopholes I could use.

I have an Advanced Diploma in computer programming,  but that was 10 years ago and I only worked in the field for around 5 months then went back to book keeping. I might start up a business down the track,  it's very difficult when you don't speak the language so have to make that a priority.

Think I have to get a job first and then go to the commune to register as a resident?  Not sure,  I am just going by what my girlfriend told me as I got her to check this out before I came.

Anyway, probably talk again.  Thanks again and buongiorno!!

If you can test for your drivers license before January you will be able to do it in English but after the 1st of January the test will only be offered in Italian.  The written (actually computer) test is tricky and requires studying.  Also you will have to drive again and be tested on that.  From what I've been told you can take the test 3 times after you pay (the driving is one test and the written is one test so basically you will be able to redo one if you fail without having to pay all over again).  I know when I took mine I had to have my passport, residency permit (permesso di sigorno) and my Italian ID card (Carta d'Identita) before they would give me my drivers license.  Good luck

Hi there,

My name is Cathy and I moved to Milan in July with my family from Australia.

Freaking out about the license, aparently you have one year to sit for your exam.  I thought that you could have assistance because of the language (i do not speak aa word of Italian), so now I am in panic mode...

Regarding residence, extremely long process, we had help from my husbands company, started 4 months ago and still going.  Keep eye on internet for jobs, find english magazines such as "Easy Milano", you can advertise yourself for work, there are also jobs posted here for english mother tongue?

Good luck

Regards
Cathy