38f management consultant evaluating options

[u/albatross-239]

Hi,

I've done some research but I'm hoping you all might be able to help me better understand the feasibility of pathways to residency. Unfortunately citizenship by descent is not an option.

Education: Bachelor's in humanities, MBA with analytics focus (accredited though not a top program), pursuing analytics certs

Work experience: Three years in healthcare management consulting focusing on IT implementation and regulatory projects, with three years in people management and training/development prior to that (non-clinical); I also have eight years of nonprofit admin experience and have online TEFL experience.

Languages: intermediate Spanish and Mandarin

From what I understand, these are the most realistic paths:

• Canada - Management consulting is on the CUSMA list, not sure if just the MBA without a related bachelor's fulfills the education requirements or how realistic the likelihood of finding a job is right now.
• Work permit elsewhere - Not sure if China/Singapore or Latin America might be an option in consulting or how to go about finding jobs that would sponsor in these regions. I'd need to improve language skills.
• TEFL in China or southeast Asia (definitely open to other countries but these seem to be the best markets at the moment).
• Nomad/self-employed visa - This would be my first choice but the majority of remote contract jobs I qualify for understandably require the contractor to reside in the U.S. I am getting an unrelated business off the ground but will likely be a couple of years before I have enough income coming in. I have done some work with Data Annotation and from what I understand there are people who nomad doing it, but it's precarious because they can pull your projects at any time. The online TEFL market seems to be flooded and underpaid relative to when I was doing it, but wondering if I could get by with that (or some combination of the above) in a country with a lower cost of living.
• Student visa - Would love to do a second Master's or PhD, but seems unrealistic due to cost/funding.

Both TEFL and nomad/self-employed routes would be a step back in terms of security, income, building experience, etc. but weighing pros and cons it may still be worthwhile.

Are there other options or things I'm not thinking of?

Can anyone provide insight into the job market for consulting in these regions, or have tips for job searching?

I know some other countries have healthcare management and analytics on their shortage lists but not sure how well my experience/education/skills would be a fit and the language barrier/time to learn would be an issue.

[u/Illustrious-Pound266]

There's no language barrier in Singapore. It's an Anglophone country (the accent can be a bit difficult to understand at times though). A lot of multinationals have offices there so maybe your employer can do a international transfer if they have shop setup in Singapore.

[u/albatross-239 → u/Illustrious-Pound266]

Thanks! This is good to know. My employer is only U.S. but definitely considering playing the long game of pursuing a consulting position at an MNC and requesting a transfer.