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If money was not an issue, would you move to an entirely different state or country? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 10 months ago by grasshopper_mouse to c/asklemmy

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If yes, where would you move to?

If no, why not?

I ask this as someone who has moved around a lot (5 states) for better working opportunities. I often hear people say they wish they could leave their current city/state/country, but money is often (understandably) an issue.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Honestly it was quite easy. I came from the USA so YMMV. You basically need to get a Gold Card which is a green card from the United states. As long as you're making an income that is a certain level, you get it. I want to say it's 65k.

Or you can come here and work in the in demand industries like renewable energy. Those you don't even need to be making that much and you instantly get it. My friend works for a wind farm and got his gold card within a year. Even his wife, who doesn't even work, got the gold card.

I think after about 6 months, you get all the benefits I described.

College and schooling is very inexpensive. I know student visas are quite simple too. I have a friend from Jamaica that got his doctorate here and married a Taiwanese wife. He said he had zero chance to get this far ahead in Jamaica.