Following a visit to Salzburg this past weekend with my wife to visit friends whom she has known for many years, we have opened discussions about a possible move there from the UK.
I am english and my wife turkish and she studied there for 5 years up until around 2013. She now lives with me in the UK with flr residency.
We drove from London and spent only a couple of days in the city but I loved it and loved the people we met. She already has a long standing love for austria and Salzburg and has a family there whom she is very close with.
My question is this, how easy or difficult would it be for myself to find work and sustain us in Salzburg, I am a painter and decorator by trade with 12+ years experience but speak little German (of course I would learn as much as possible and remember bits from my school years). Her German is much better but can be a little rusty.
I know that as a UK citizen I am freely permitted to live and work in austria and as my wife know that she would be able to obtain residency also, the main issue is work and ensuring a stable position before any move could be made.
What is the average salary for a painter and decorator and how saught after are skilled decorators?
Failing that are there any other possible avenues we/I could explore.
Hope to hear from some of you and look forward to getting some knowledge on this subject.
Thanks
Dale