London to Dom Rep - Do you think I will find a job????

[scrubmuncher]

I didn't mean to put you off, I love life, I have been here quite a while and even myself with all my contacts Dominican, Canadian, American and British am pretty sure I need to move on for a while to make some money to be able to come back. My income forces this on me, I need to find income. For me to tell you you will find income would be me talking rubbish, I don't think you will, unless as I said is the norm here and that is for young women to sell themselves when the rent is due or you need a cash boost.

You may eventually get work, but not quick and you need to understand the life before you can make moves outside of you security.

I love this country and hope I didn't give the impression I didn't like it, we all live in DR for a reason but experienced advice doesn't seem to be what you want. I'm glad you want to give it a go even after the advice given. I will not expect you to be in the Dominican for longer than 2 month (if you bring a couple of grand with you), but do it and learn for yourself.
I really don't know why you bothered to ask peoples advice, but hey it is a forum for banter and talking things over.

Good luck

[Lambada]

Originally Posted by mountainannie

Enjoy your trip to Jamaica.

How to write a volume in five words. Love it. You're right of course; if she comes out arms flailing on a message board, what, pray what is she going to do here?

[Charlielyn]

To survive here you need friends and lots of money. Work is hard to find unless you want a job at a call centre. You need your papers to get most jobs. You need to be a legal worker. ( Dominican Republic Blogs (DR1) )

[Sanation]

Jo Jo

I am a woman in my 30's living and working in the DR. I was lucky (?) to be offered a role here with a company I worked for in Australia.

I read that you are wanting to get your residency for a year - well it will take you the best part of year to get that! Nothing happens in a hurry in this country. I have been here for 11 months and still don't have my visa.

Employment prospects are pretty bleak here at the moment. Business' are closing down every day and foreign investors are pulling out of the country. Unless you can secure a role before coming here, I would think twice. I am leaving the country next month as the project I have been working on has been put on hold.

I have a friend who has recently left after 18 months of living here because they were unable to secure employment...

You need to be aware that the average Dominican earns around RD$7,000 per month (approx US$200 per month). Wages do vary, but even qualified professional such as Accountants will only earn US$12K per annum.

The cost of living in the Capital is horrendious. Prices are rising daily. Just to give you an idea, the Cost of Living Index issued by the Central Bank in December 2008 was over 10%.

If you do plan to come here for a year, particulary if you want to live in the capital, I would suggest that you have a budget of a minimum of US$2K per month. Even if you secure employment, you will probably find that you will need to 'top up' your salary. There are many people who live on less than this, but this is what I spend (and I have subsidised accommodation and company vehicle).

I wish you all the best.

[Dr.Sadiq]

go ahead jojo..give your luck a try...reast you can do it yourself...dominican is not that bad..