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Foreigners working in alaska??Interest forums / The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad | ||
Hi People. I am from NZ and am wanting to visit Alaska for some sort of work in the fishing industry for a short period of 4-6months. I plan to then use some of this money to travel Canada before heading into a Canadian mountain resort to look for a job ( I snowboard). Wondering if any foreigners to USA have managed to work in Alaska. Or if any has done something similar in Canada for work. Either way I want to work for a bit to make some of their money before traveling. It seems getting visas etc is very difficult and I am unsure where to start? Hope someone can shed some light. Thanks, Cam | ||
It is very difficult. There are strict regulations regarding foreign nationals entering the USA and working. It is unlikely you would qualify and highly unlikely you would get hired; especially for high paying, high demand jobs like you mention. | 1 | |
I would ask on the US branch since this is country specific but unless you have some experience in this sort of job, I think it highly unlikely. You don't mention your age or your training/ experience but there are some exchange programs. Ruth | 2 | |
BUNAC has working holiday visas | 3 | |