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Originally Posted by windeguy
I have seen others post about getting a work visa here in the DR, but few of us have familiarity with that process. It sounds like going through the residency process just to live here for only one year, while possible, could be overkill. Perhaps a work visa is more appropriate if you can go that route.
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find a job here and that the pay for any kind of job is a fraction of what you would normally make in the US?
What is the "research" job you and your recruiters are looking for?
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I'm am learning more each day how hard it is to fnd a job there. Yes, I am aware that the money will probably be a small fraction of what I'm used to. The recruters I'm working with are helping me to be a liaison between Clinical Trials that are apart of ongoing research in the DR and companies like the Center for Disease Control and the National Institute of Health here in the US. Cancer studies and vaccine/epidemiology studies are my focus.
I'm seeing now that the best plan is to save as much as possible before I come and live off of that. I'm living with a host family, so I won't have the need to pay a set rent. If I find an opportunity to work I will, but I'm not clear about any paperwork involved with me living there for a year and that is the source of my post.