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Originally posted by AlphaGamDiva
alrighty.....i am SO wanting to travel. one place that i can honestly say i have *ALWAYS* wanted to go for some unknown reason other than i am just fascinated with the place is England. don't ask, just go with it. i know there are some GCers who are currently over there, have been....this thread's for YOU! 
my sister informed me that one of her friends obtained a work visa or something and she just went over there for 3 months, found her own job as a secretary and stayed in a youth hostel the whole time.
my question: how does one go about this? anyone know? also, where do you recommend i go in england?? london....or someplace else?
entertain my idea of how fabulous this is, basically, with some useful info on how to go about it.  thanks!
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I did that. What you do is find your local Council Travel office and ask them about it. I had to fill out a bunch of forms, apply for the visa (it's 3 months for England or Ireland or different countries if you can fill a language requirement) and pay them something like $250 for the processing. Then you have to get a passport and a plane ticket of course. I was in Ireland several years ago in what they were calling the 'tiger' economy and service jobs were really easy to come by. They also didn't seem to mind if you overstayed your visa.
Once you're over there the corresponding office is called USIT and they'll help you out any time you need to make travel arrangements or change your plane ticket.
Also, don't worry too much about going alone. Youth hostel people are usually the most open, friendly people ever. Basically it goes "You're a young traveler, I'm a young traveller. We're friends now." Not really, but almost.
Any more questions, feel free to ask.