Moving countries is hard and takes a lot of research, planning, and guts. However, It’s doable and can be a amazing ride. Usually once you decide on where (first hurdle). You have to figure out how to get permission to do so. As an American you can go on as a tourist to most places in the world but if you want to live somewhere longer than 90 days you most likely need a visa of some sort.
In general you have an employer in your target country sponsor you. The other major way is sponsoring your self (with proof of stable income like a pension or a sizeable amount of assets). The other most common way is through marriage or heritage (you can prove you have family ties to the place). I’m overgeneralizing as each country has their own immigration system, but those are the big three.
My suggestion is to start educating yourself. If you’re not sure how to do that, then surround yourself with people who have similar interests to find resources and fixate on finding out more and more. I hope you can enjoy this part, it was really exciting and scary for my family but once it was decided we were moving somewhere, I knew I was getting out so everyday wasn’t so bleak because I was taking concrete steps towards my exit plan.
Moving countries is hard and takes a lot of research, planning, and guts. However, It’s doable and can be a amazing ride. Usually once you decide on where (first hurdle). You have to figure out how to get permission to do so. As an American you can go on as a tourist to most places in the world but if you want to live somewhere longer than 90 days you most likely need a visa of some sort.
In general you have an employer in your target country sponsor you. The other major way is sponsoring your self (with proof of stable income like a pension or a sizeable amount of assets). The other most common way is through marriage or heritage (you can prove you have family ties to the place). I’m overgeneralizing as each country has their own immigration system, but those are the big three.
My suggestion is to start educating yourself. If you’re not sure how to do that, then surround yourself with people who have similar interests to find resources and fixate on finding out more and more. I hope you can enjoy this part, it was really exciting and scary for my family but once it was decided we were moving somewhere, I knew I was getting out so everyday wasn’t so bleak because I was taking concrete steps towards my exit plan.
Good luck