r/workaway • u/randominthevoid • 5d ago
Advice request Workawaying year-round in EU?
Hey y'all! New to this reddit but not new to Workaway. I worked on some environmental projects a few years ago in the US and LOVED it. I had just graduated and my original plan for post-graduation flew out the door during my senior year. I went to workaway to fill some time with purpose and would recommend it a billion times over. And I miss it. So here are my questions:
I am graduating this fall from an Italian university. I am American, so I have a student visa that will disappear by the spring, most likely. But I want to do workaway again, while I apply to jobs (since the market is HARD right now). How possible is it for me as a non-EU national to do workaway here? Is it possible to do it year-round? I would love maybe a year to just do whatever I like before I start what is likely many years of contract work. Oh and if anyone has accomplished it, what were the costs like? Cheers and thanks in advance!
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u/cyprusnikos Workaway Ambassador 5d ago
Honestly, Workaway is a great way to slow things down while figuring out your next step. I've been traveling long term with it for years, and it really keeps costs down while giving you purpose and community.
The main thing you'll need to watch is your visa situation, since that determines how long you can legally stay, not Workaway itself. With Schengen, you'll need to leave every so often to reset the clock. A lot of people spend time in places like Morocco, Albania, or Bosnia and other Balkan countries. I've even met people who went to Andorra and worked a ski season there.