Hi everyone,,
I want to complete my PhD in a lovely country, where I may settle after that. I have been searching for universities in canada, UK, USA, NZ..etc. and I have two big concerns: 1.To find an affordable university, by that I mean a cheap one , 2.To be able to bring my mother with me, which according to my search seemed impossible until I came across iceland. I didn't think about iceland before because of the language barrier, but when I read in their immigration site that PhD student can have (family reunification) with a parent who's at least 67 years old !!. I started searching their universities and I found several PhD programmes taught in english language, with only small fee paid every year, strange but amazing ,,, I would like to ask a few things:
1. If I have been accepted by the university and received my visa, will I be able to apply for my mother directly or I have to settle there for a certain amount of time ?, if so for how long ?
2. I'm wondering about the family reunification, why the parent should be at least 67 ?, My mother is a few years younger, will that be ok ?
3. The application deadline for international student is 1st of feb, is this for fall semester ?, what about spring semester ?
4. After I finish my PhD, will I be able to get a one year Icelandic job experience as an international student ?
5. Let's say I stayed in iceland and loved it, and after 7 years I applied for citizenship for me and my mother, would she go through the language test ?
6. Why the tuition fee is very low for international students ?, It doesn't even consider a tuition fee, right ??
7. I want to work while studying. I'm allowed to work 15 hours a week according to the university website, is it difficult to find a job?
8. I have searched a lot about the pharmacist license in Iceland, but I couldn't find any informations on the training period, exams, language of the exams, procedure for foreigner to practice in Iceland, and what about pharmacist salary and the salary range in iceland ?, there was one post in this forum about it , but not encouraging.
I have many more questions, but it is enough for now, any help will be greatly appreciated