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[–] 1 point 1 month ago* (4 children)

Pretty sure the cost of physically moving is the easy part too. You need to be allowed to work at your destination if you have any chance at surviving for long.

A single month rent is enough money to get to almost any country on the planet. But good luck actually moving to a lot of them with that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (3 children)

    You need plane tickets.

    You need to ship anything that you need, thats practical to ship (small, personal, important items that wont fit in airplane luggage).

    You need at least 6 months of money to cover rent, food, application fees, transportation (whether public or purchasing a vehicle), possibly even more if the country has a "prove you wont be a state burden minimum bank balance" rules, until such time as you get residency paperwork allowing you to work, before you ever begin to work on citizenship.

    Depeneding on where you went, you might also have to take language classes to learn how to speak and write in a different language.

    plus even more money for just for random happenstance, emergency, recreation (because yes, even poor people deserve to have some recreation), etc.

    You're not just gonna step off an airplane with 2 grand in your pocket and get a place to live and start a new life.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    To add to that, in most cases you can't just move to some country and start looking for a job, even if you have money for the expenses:

    You typically need to have a job offer before you can get permission to stay long term. Without that, the most you'll be able to get is probably a short-term tourist visa, which typically does not allow you to work in the country. And most places aren't going to hire somebody who isn't legally allowed to work for them. And if you do find somebody who would employ you (legally), while in the country on a tourist visa, then you'd likely have to leave the country to apply for a work visa.

    The kind of job that is eligible for a work visa (and residency) also depends on the "prove you wont be a state burden" rules like the ones you mention, which typically means that you have to have the right qualifications. Most people don't. And you need to stay employed long-term, as you will likely be kicked out of the country if you lose your job and can't find something equivalent within a short period of time.

    There are of course exceptions to all this, but those are just that: exceptions

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