I'm in a job of the company that is making me beyond miserable, though, it's a very good company.

I need to leave this country and go to some eu or UK country that would allow me to use my scientific skills,

I've browsed through a few job listings but I'm at a lost of what I would make me happy,

I have skills in applied biology and biopharmiceutical science, I have knowledge in chromatography, analytical techniques, bioprocessing, etc etc.

I'm looking for a job that has no nights,

Any insight to point me in the right direction would be appreciated,

I'm looking for an area that would be city like perhaps that would have a social life with things to do outside of work,

Feel free to ask questions,

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In recent elections, the overseas vote has determined the winner in many close races, so your vote does actually count.

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/06/1132730832/american-citizens-voters-overseas-abroad

Also, if you know someone who was born in the US or has American parents, they can also vote in US elections.

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Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I am a Canadian (27F), currently working FT as a paramedic. I have come to realize that I want out of Canada, not cause I hate it or anything, but because I want to experience something new. Working on an ambulance throughout COVID has changed my mentality about what life is about and now I want changes. Now, being a paramedic has its limitations as it’s VERY restricted to the province you work in, so meaning, finding work abroad as a paramedic is virtually impossible. (Or so I think)

So I’m looking for any advice or suggestions as to what kind of career ideas I could switch into to be able to find work abroad (to go to US/Europe) or if anyone has had experience finding work abroad as a medic?

TIA!

To whom it may Concern, I have been in America for a decade and this country is not for me. However I've been trying to go back but I do not have the resources to. I have been in touch with my Embassy but unfortunately they said they can't provide any for of assistance. I am looking to find any organization or groups out there who help with situations like these to assist me travel back to my country. I am currently in the New Jersey, New York City area. Thank you very much.

I am a 33-year-old male. I have travelled a lot, but never lived outside of Ireland. Over the last few years, I really began to diverge from my friends and my own past. Covid really provided me with the opportunity to leave the past behind. I am currently in year three of a four-year degree, and I plan on doing postgrad education abroad. Who knows where...

I need some inspiration though, did anyone here successfully leave in their thirties and manage to basically build a new life from scratch?

TL;DR no regrets

This is probably going to be an unusual one since a lot here are trying to immigrate from poor to rich countries. In my case though, I'm an IT specialist who moved from the UK to Bulgaria months ago and all I can say is that I don't regret a single thing.

I am earning exactly the same wage that I earned in the UK. However, I am paying way way less for rent (and no such nonsense as council tax). In the UK, I didn't want to live in shared housing, so I had to pay £800 per month for rent for a studio, and an extra £90 for council tax. Not to mention the other expenses - driving costed me £200 a month for insurance, petrol, road tax, and maintenance (had a crappy 15 year old car) and the public transport was non existent despite living in a city.

I also had my bills reach £250 during the winter because I don't want to be freezing inside my own damn home. Not to mention that food was insanely expensive and as you can expect, vegetables are mostly tasteless and fake. From what I mentioned, when you exclude emergency costs, my bills in the UK could reach between £1300 or £1400 a month. And before you go "just don't live in a city", I'm sorry but I don't like living in small towns and villages. I am not saying they're bad they're just not for me and the bills wouldn't be that much cheaper (and I'd have to spend an extra half an hour commuting, fuck that).

Now in Sofia, I have a 2 bedroom flat in the city centre, and all my expenses (rent, bills and transport) are £450 a month without the food. Transport is only £25 a month for me since I don't need a car in Sofia. Now, price of food in Bulgaria is a little complicated: imports are more expensive but native produce is relatively cheap. You can grab a small round pizza or a large pizza slice for £1 from one of these small street shops (NY City style). In general, there is a lot of cheap street food, and stores also have their own kitchen. They also sell salads which are also incredibly good, so you don't need to cook. Yeah it's not Italian quality good but it's decent fast food. Also if you don't shop from supermarkets you can get really high quality and cheap vegetables which beat anything "bio organic" you can buy in Western Europe.

Also, I looove how things are way way easier and less formal. In the UK, even after the landlord likes you and agrees to accept your stop deposit, you have to go through numerous checks (in my case last time, they wanted a reference from 2 previous landlords, my employment contract, payslips, bank statements, a guarantor and they still barely accepted me)

Also this is highly subjective but I love the social culture here a lot more. You can just message a friend and say "hey let's go out for a coffee" and you will then meet in 20 or so minutes. In the UK though, it feels like you always need to book an appointment just to go out, since almost everyone I knew was busy for months in a row. I remember having to wait 2 months just to go out with my UK colleagues for a drink since everyone's schedule was fully booked...

Now, I'm not saying it's wonderland either. There are dozens of problems and honestly I DO NOT recommend Brits to move to Bulgaria because despite it being cheaper, most will definitely not like it. Public transit is better but the roads are really bad, the health system is dreadful if you don't go private, and the people are more Conservative than they are in the UK.

But I personally have zero regrets moving. I thank the UK for giving me the knowledge, skillset and opportunities to succeed. It just wasn't the place for me.

I completed a computer science program in Canada. The program was so horrifically difficult that when I was doing it, my primary goal was just to survive and not fail. So didn't really do any job hunting during the studies.

I graduated and now I'm looking for work. But being a temporary resident, I'm very anxious about how long I'm going to stay unemployed for. Permanent residents don't have to worry about a timer ticking down how many months you have left.

I feel like I messed up by not taking the co-op option in my program and just doing the regular version of it. I always wondered why international students would keep talking about doing the co-op version of any program instead of just finishing the regular one sooner and then independently looking for work. The co-op option is more expensive though and it involves extending your study period.

Did I mess up by not taking the co-op option? Is that pretty much the best way to secure a job right after graduating?

Or am I overreacting? Has anyone else been in this situation? I feel like it was very foolish to graduate without any solid transition plan.

So I'm wanting to go to Peru and be able to stay as long as possible. To get a residency permit I need to submit an FBI personal history that has been apostilled. The US State Dept. won't apostille unless it's either singed by the clerk of court or the Secretary of state and then notarized. Both offices say they don't certify federal documents. Is there a way around this or can I submit my personal history with just the FBI (not raised) apostille? Anyone have experience with this?

So I got a job in IT that permits me to work abroad and from my home country. I just worked from Spain for 4 weeks and next year I am going to work from Portugal for 6 months. And after that? Maybe Croatia, or Sweden or Italy. Who knows :)

I come from an other European country and I can work from a different country for up to 6 months without having to ask for a visa, worry about time difference or worry about insurance/taxes.

Sometimes going permanently out is not possible, but splitting it up in smaller chunks is. I am happy with these possibilities :)

My company went remote during the pandemic and I was able to move to Colombia. Now they want us back in the office. I am fighting with them to stay remote as my experiences have been so good. I will find out in 6 days whether or not I can continue this life or if I will be forced back into the US. I have been searching for work remote careers but it is tougher then I had thought to find a position.

I'm not sure if this is the correct subreddit so sorry if this is out of place. I (32M) moved to Germany about two years ago and while I have a good job and a nice lifestyle, I am pretty disappointed in my dating life. I live in a decently sized city in southwestern Germany and I am surprised at how small the english speaking community is here. Clearly, I have to learn German but even after taking classes throughout my time here I am only at about B2 level. I have tried the standard dating apps but I feel like my language skills are a huge problem. Does anyone have any advice for meeting partners abroad when you aren't fluent in the local language? Thanks for your advice!

I have been thinking how the best way is to word this question, and I know there is going to be no right or wrong answer but I’m hoping someone might have experienced the same.

Me and my girlfriend are from the U.K. and currently living in the Netherlands and due to move back this year (we moved for my work). We really like it here and is the first time we have lived abroad. But we are starting to have the feeling that there might be more to life than living in the U.K. we are not saying we don’t like the U.K. but we feel there is more to life than just the U.K. I don’t know if it’s the fact we have always lived there and take it for granted? But we are both very family orientated and are close to our family’s. So we have agreed that the only tie we have to the U.K. is family and friends. At the moment we don’t have any kids but have the guilty feeling that when that time comes we would like them to know their grandparents and be able to spend time with them. So my question is has anyone else have this guilty feeling of leaving friends and family to live in another country? If so did you go? Did you move back? I just want to know peoples thoughts and how they coped.

Some of the countries that appeal to me to live in are Spain Australia Netherlands

Has anyone here does this? That is left their developed nation for a developing nation.

How was the experience?

Are you happier?

Do you have greater opportunities?

Took 5 years from initial application, Now that I have it what’s the most solid way to transition? Get employment from the USRemotely? , apply on the boards before I get there? Get an apartment first then look ? Looking at The Netherlands or Prague or Spain . I have finances for a year so I would have a large deposit for it Any experience would help🤷‍♂️

I’ve been trying to find programs online but it is very difficult.

I want to spend the last year of high school in Canada to benefit my express entry in the future but I’m having trouble finding programs online.

I have a plan to raise money now and over the summer until the start of the school year next year (2nd & last year of Senior High School).

I would really appreciate it if someone could directly help me find programs or scholarships.

I am moving from my parents house to the university dorms in about 7 months, and i am trying to list everything i should take there, such as: clothes, toothbrush + toothpaste, blankets etc, and another list for what ill take with me while riding back to parents house in weekends and back to university such as: food, laptop, battery charger etc...

I could really use some help from you to list other things i should consider for both lists, i know there's a lot i can't thing of right now that I'll definitely need with me.

Many thanks in advance

Last year my two 13 year old cats both passed due to illness. One was diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease at age 3 and the other with heart disease a few years later. Recently I adopted a kitten and after my last experience I'm thinking about getting pet insurance for illness and injury.

The trouble is, life insurance is for life, and is best purchased while the pet is young in order to avoid precondition exclusions. But I'm also considering a move abroad at some point in future, and no programs I've found will cover more than one national geographic location. Meaning, if I move 5, 10 years down the line I lose the coverage I've paid into and may no longer be eligible to get coverage if any illnesses have arisen in the interim.

Curious to know if any other insured pet owners who got out have run up against this and, if so, whether you found any solutions?

Please note: I am not looking to debate the value of pet insurance. That is a topic for other threads.

Specifically how you leveraged social media and digital platforms like Reddit on your journey + a general culture perspective. Bonus points if your journey doesnt involve the United States because my guests have been rather Americentric.

I run a migration podcast (you can check my post history for more details) and I’d love to hear more journeys

If interested DM me or comment below and I’ll DM you :)

Recently I have warmed up my parents and family to my dream, mentioning my plan to move to Portugal from Norway as soon as my Bachelor's Degree in Information Science is finished.

Considering this, are there anyone who has made a somewhat similar move?

Although IT could make a decent pay in most countries, I would definitely earn more in Oslo than in Lisbon. The pay doesn't matter to me on a superficial, materialistic level, but I will admit that I would enjoy having enough money to comfortably travel the world. However, I decided I would take one thing at a time; living in a country like Portugal ticks nearly all of my conditional boxes.

I’ve had a whirlwind of a month. I live in Ireland, on a Critical Skills Visa . In July, I had a headhunter reach out about a job with a great company - told me not to worry about the visa and not to discuss my visa or salary on calls, because that was part of their negotiations.

I receive and accept an offer 8 weeks later, put in my notice. I ask the recruiter about what needs to be done to transfer my visa. They stated they would discuss it with my new employer. I assume hearing nothing, and receiving my contract, means they are working on this.

Start work on September 7th - still haven’t heard anything, so I reach out to the head of HR, asking what needs to be done to complete this. My former job hired me under their American billing while I waited for my Irish visa, so I assumed they were doing the same.

To assist, I give the same suggestion, based on what my former employer did, to just guide the employer to keep my role legal.

I get taken around the bend from Tuesday and Wednesday - they are filing the visa to they are unsure on the visa. Then, I get a call at 2 pm yesterday, accusing me of lying and withholding information on my visa. Stating that they hired me to be proactive, but I let this all slip. Then, I forwarded on proof that I asked the recruiter on this a week before I signed the contract. Now they are back to discussions with the recruitment company; letting me know what their plan is on Friday, COB.

Am I royally screwed? Is there nothing else I can do but wait?

I’m not too keen to get deported, but I’m also now not to keen on working for a company that has botched this so badly and tried to throw me under the bus repeatedly.

Update: They did terminate my contract, and we need to vacate the country by September 25th. This is a major bummer and is going to require me to take out loans to get home immediately, during COVID. None of this is ideal, but I don't know what else to do.

Though, question - Can I ask for my wages of the week worked, even though they claim it was an illegally agreed contract?

I've lived in Australia for 12 years now, married with kids and have dual citizenship. I have zero intention of ever moving back, but we do go back to visit regularly (except when a global pandemic gets in the way...)

I'm thinking about giving up my US citizenship and am curious about others experiences who have gone through the process? My main issue is with taxation - I currently don't have to pay US taxes but still have to file a return every year. When I retire (still 30+ years away), I'll receive money from my Australian superannuation fund tax-free, and as I understand it the US will try to take a significant chunk of this money in taxes.

And the current political climate gives me serious anxiety and I kind of want to distance myself from the circus.

For people who have done this, do you think it was worth it? What are the pros and cons?

I'd like to claim Irish Citizenship by Descent, but I'm not sure of my father's citizenship status. My aunt (father's sister) and grandfather were passport-carrying citizens, but I can't contact any of them to find out whether my father was ever registered as a foreign birth. If you've had a similar experience, how did you navigate it?

Just wanted to vent. For many years now, I have been trying to emigrate. I was starting to lose hope and get depressed but I finally got accepted in a computer science program in Canada, and here I am.

Things are going a little downhill though. The course I'm studying is really hard. It started off good, and I thought I could handle it. Was feeling really confident. But the content became harder.

I failed one of my courses, despite putting in a lot of effort. Its just so hard. The only other time I failed anything was in 5th grade, and they let me do a repeat exam a few months later after which I passed.

The tuition is really expensive for international students so now I need to put in more money that I anticipated.

The content is going to only become harder from here. I think if I fail another course, I might not be able to afford it and that's the end for me. This thought scares me so bad, that just one mistake can sabotage my entire life. What hurts even more is that the instructors don't even know each student's personal story and what failing means to them. They just think '' Oh big deal, if you fail just do it again ''. But that's not an option for me.

I don't even know why they have to make it so hard for students. If we fail, why can't we just repeat the exam? Can't they just give us 1 repeat attempt? Not even 2. Just 1. It seems brutally unfair that its structured in a way that they just give you one shot and no 2nd chances. And if anyone here has got a background in CS, you know how hard it is. You don't even know what to expect during exams.

Nobody f*cking knows how much hell I'm going through, I've been having fleeting suicidal thoughts for the past few months because of all this.