Looking to eventually emigrate once I have kids. US-> Canada, EU, maybe Costa Rica. IWantOut

R3: Around 30, in a relationship with a Latin American citizen by birth (I grew up in the urban American Northeast and was exposed to Latin culture from infancy, although I'm white as a refrigerator). US citizen only, don't trust the US to raise children. Upper middle class with a masters in real estate and city planning and opportunity to work remotely as well as a €60k nest egg. I've got three main choices...

1 is Canada. I have about enough to make Express Entry without a job offer, but it's cold and expensive.

2 is the EU. I see two routes in; one is after marrying a Latin citizen we can move or at least her as an autonomous person, and she can reclaim her Spanish citizenship. That would mean I'd he the spouse of an EU citizen, and we could work wherever there are jobs. Alternately, I enter the NL via DAFT and eventually get permanent residence and renounce US citizenship. IDK if there's an equivalent self employed visa for Portugal...we're both En Es bilingual. I mainly want to guarantee my children a low stress low competition life on easy mode...no worrying about healthcare, needing to get into a good college to find a job, etc. because they're EU citizens and can just move to Sweden or Germany. You might call me a moocher, but if I get in legally there's nothing you can do 😆😆 to stop me.

3 I wouldn't prefer it because it's poorer, but I think Costa Rica is pretty chill and shares my social democratic values.

Submitted August 15, 2017 at 03:35AM by 19djafoij02 http://ift.tt/2uIJYyw IWantOut

Moved back to Tokyo recently (had no choice due to my employer), hate it already and want out. IWantOut

I've only been back to Tokyo a few months from the UK and I hate it. I should not have left London but was required by my employer to return. I'll have to put in at least 1-2 years before I can leave again but I really don't want to be here.

To make matters worse the startup costs for coming back here are nuts.

Apartment startup costs 4-6 months rent and appliances (washer, dehumidifier, refrigerator, etc) are nuts. I'm basically stuck here and I'm kicking myself for leaving the UK (have passport to go anywhere in the EU).

Sorry had to rant.

Submitted July 01, 2017 at 02:23PM by oohmy http://ift.tt/2uuomp6 IWantOut

23M: CAN > AUS/NZ IWantOut

I'm a Canadian looking at moving permanently to either Australia or New Zealand. I would prefer New Zealand's north island because of the temperate climate but I hear Australia has a better economy and more job opportunities.

I hold a bachelor of commerce specializing in accounting and am currently working as an accounts receivable clerk for a refrigerator company. I am looking into getting a working holiday visa for both countries, hoping to do New Zealand first. I am hoping to possibly find permanent work while I'm on the working holiday visa, is this possible/legal is either country?

Submitted October 13, 2014 at 10:06PM by claus_shultz http://ift.tt/1EPAjqd IWantOut