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I'm doing research on how to follow through with the usual temper tantrum threat of leaving the United Sharts in the wake of Bernie's loss. I have no children or SO, my friends aren't brain-poisoned by US politics and have thus decided to stick it out and lead their own lives, and I have no interest in speaking to my shitheaded right-wing family for the forseeable future. I figure if I'm going to be alone, miserable and cold I might as well do it in a place where I can eventually get single-payer. Others have suggested moving to a country with a warmer climate such as Mexico, but I have lived in Michigan for too long; if there isn't a constant drip of low-grade cold-induced misery then I will reject the simulation. Are there any former Amerigoons who have gone through this process and would like to share their experience/give advice? Any Canadians who want to Other relevant info: I'm 33 in about 6 months, I have a Bachelor's in Comp Sci and I do the coding for a living. (Link to my previous Ask/Tell thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3919513)
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Welcome to BFC. Sorry about Bernie, sorry to see you go. A couple relevant threads: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3569987 Canadian Finance and Investing Thread: A bunch of canucks discussing investing in maple syrup and tuques or whatever https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3877629 Moving to the USA, need some budget advice Sort of the opposite, but perhaps there's some insight about moving to a new country
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Apr 14, 2020 01:44
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Last time I checked, you just had to have a chunk of money and a decent job lined up. I lived in Vancouver for 6 months and it was fantastic, highly recommend.
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Apr 14, 2020 04:09
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Have you looked into NZ? I've worked with a lot of recruiters the past two years as I've switched to contracting (background: grew up here, been in IT for 10 years) and they are super desperate for skilled people down in Dunedin. Might not be your thing; maybe you want to still be close to the USA etc, but thought I'd suggest it to keep you options open.
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Apr 14, 2020 13:25
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Jomo posted:Have you looked into NZ? I've worked with a lot of recruiters the past two years as I've switched to contracting (background: grew up here, been in IT for 10 years) and they are super desperate for skilled people down in Dunedin. Might not be your thing; maybe you want to still be close to the USA etc, but thought I'd suggest it to keep you options open. I'll look into it, thanks!
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Apr 14, 2020 13:51
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olives black posted:I'm doing research on how to follow through with the usual temper tantrum threat of leaving the United Sharts in the wake of Bernie's loss. I have no children or SO, my friends aren't brain-poisoned by US politics and have thus decided to stick it out and lead their own lives, and I have no interest in speaking to my shitheaded right-wing family for the forseeable future. I figure if I'm going to be alone, miserable and cold I might as well do it in a place where I can eventually get single-payer. Others have suggested moving to a country with a warmer climate such as Mexico, but I have lived in Michigan for too long; if there isn't a constant drip of low-grade cold-induced misery then I will reject the simulation. are you currently working as a software developer, or have in the recent past? it's easy to move to canada if so: https://www.immigration.ca/software-engineers-canadas-most-in-demand-skilled-workers you'll get a temporary work permit as soon as you find a job (which should be relatively easy if you are not picky, toronto, vancouver, montreal and ottawa all have significant software industries, and calgary and kitchener-waterloo/london are also options) and you can immediately apply for permanent residency and eventually citizenship i emigrated from the uk to canada under this program, but the procedure is the same for americans
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Apr 14, 2020 19:03
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If you have a tech job you might also find a chance to work in Ireland. They have some kind of expedited approval process for most IT skill sets, and you're eligible to become a permanent resident in 2 years instead of 5. Less snow, but no French and better beer (sorry Molson). Also if you end up becoming a citizen, you'd be in the EU as well.
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Apr 15, 2020 16:50
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MJP posted:If you have a tech job you might also find a chance to work in Ireland. They have some kind of expedited approval process for most IT skill sets, and you're eligible to become a permanent resident in 2 years instead of 5. Less snow, but no French and better beer (sorry Molson). Also if you end up becoming a citizen, you'd be in the EU as well. Ireland's cool, I've been there. Neat castles and such. How good are the ISPs?
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Apr 15, 2020 18:55
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olives black posted:Ireland's cool, I've been there. Neat castles and such. How good are the ISPs? Wish I knew, I live in New Jersey. If my in-laws weren't really awesome and so close to us, I'd be pushing hard for us to get out of the country too. Seems like it's not super-great, but at least there seems to be choices. https://moving2ireland.com/internet-providers-ireland/
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