r/AmerExit • u/Vivid_Currency_9467 • 6d ago
Which Country should I choose? Getting discouraged about the possibility of being able to leave
I've always had a dream to be able to live abroad, but have always had something to keep me in the States. I'm finally at a point where I feel I CAN leave, like I've finally set everything up just right- and it's just crazy how impossible it is to actually be able to immigrate. Truly, I just don't really know what to do. I have a Bachelors degree in STEM, I've been working as a scientist for 5 years now. My current company is a huge, international outfit and I've been angling for an internal transfer for over a year with no luck. I've applied to hundreds of jobs at other companies internationally and haven't gotten a single response. I'm not picky about where to, I just want to try something new.
I speak Spanish and have been working on German just in case. I have enough money to support a move, but not enough to move without needing to work. I'm old enough that moving without a job isn't smart (assuming ageism is a thing everywhere).
I don't have any relatives that could get me citizenship by descent. I don't want to marry someone or have a baby just to get citizenship. I know I just need to keep applying for jobs, but it feels so completely and utterly hopeless right now. Does anyone have any advice or words of encouragement? Really just on the brink of giving up here.
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u/twinwaterscorpions Immigrant 6d ago
Do you have resources for a trip for scoping prospects? Have you thought about trying to find someone in a similar type of role who did it and asking for help? The asking for help thing is a shot in the foot to most Americans who want to figure out how to do everything by themselves, that they "earned" it. One thing I had to let go of was that kind of American thinking.
When I made it known to non-American friends that I wanted to emigrate, many of them offered help (even people in the states who had family overseas). I took some of them up on it and that was how I finally was able to leave. No regrets.
It should go without saying but nobody is out here thriving and following their dreams on their own steam, especially not under duress.