Live & Work in the USA and Canada (The Live & Work Series) [Paperback]

Adam Lechmere (Author), Susan Catto (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Live & Work Series | Publication Date: March 1999

Authoritative information for those moving to another country. Perfect for students going to school abroad or business people who have been transferred, the Live & Work series is an indispensable source of information on living in another country.

Here's all the complete details on what to expect in daily life, from transportation and how to find housing to schooling and health care. Also, for those looking for work, here's everything one needs to know about permits, visas, availability, and salaries.

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From the Back Cover

Live & Work in The USA & Canada provides a detailed survey of the opportunities for living & working in the USA & Canada - from New York to Los Angeles and from Montreal to Vancouver.
Inside Section 1 - Living in the USA & Canada - you will find out how to: secure a residence permit; find your ideal home; obtain a competitive mortgage; deal with surveys & conveyancing; choose a suitable school; open the right bank account; get the best health care; make friends with the natives; organize your retirement abroad; make the most of your leisure time.
In Section II - Working in the USA & Canada - there are full details on: finding suitable employment; submitting the correct documents; skills and trades most in demand; seasonal & temporary work; salaries, hours and holidays; trade unions and contracts; starting/buying your own business; raising the required finance; government incentives; sources of advice and assistance.
This guide contains useful contacts, a regional employment guide, a directory of major employers, and personal case histories.

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About the Author

Adam Lechmere's love of travel led to his first book for Vacation Work, The Travellers Survival Kit Oman & the Aabian Gulf. Adam now lives in London with his wife.

As befits a resident of Toronto, Susan Catto has worked on the Canada section of every edition of Live & Work in the USA & Canada.

Joshua White's other books include Taking a Career Break and Live & Work in Spain & Portugal. After working in New York Joshua now lives in London.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Vacation-Work; 2nd edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854582119
• ISBN-13: 978-1854582119
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,961,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, February 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Live & Work in the USA and Canada (Living & Working Abroad Guides) (Paperback)

This guide is clear, precise and well-researched. I read it for its content on Canada (written by S. Catto) and admired the crisp, clean prose. The information is presented in a straight-forward manner and quite valuable if you are thinking of making a move to a place where you don't know how everything works. For this purpose, I would highly recommend this book. Instead of going through a wasteful and laborious process of learning things about a new place via trial and error, this book does it efficiently for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, February 4, 2003

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Turinsky (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live & Work in the USA and Canada (Living & Working Abroad Guides) (Paperback)

I was in the process of immigrating to Canada and this book was among the two most helpful ones. The other one was "Culture Shock! Canada". After reading them I had a pretty good idea what Canadian culture is like - things that you won't normally see on CNN. Both books are highly recommended.