marrying a foreigner is a thing...there are agencies that organise it all for you, for a fee obviously
Bald, middle-aged Swedes in my area are looking to meet you!
Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
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Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#12If you are looking for employment, apply for jobs with large companies that are able/willing to sponsor a visa.
For Europe, look into the Blue Card https://immigration-portal.ec.europa.eu/eu-blue-card/essenti... Several countries count professional experience towards qualifications.
Don't try to get everything at once. Moving to another country AND Getting a Visa AND Getting a work permit AND Working from home all at once might be a stretch.
If you are looking to live off your passive income, if it is a business income, it might be possible to get an entrepreneur visa in several places if you start a company there.
Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#13That should be "as well as a native", but seriously, you write incredibly well.
I would suggest travelling and building connections with people in places you would like to be. You will probably have to work to get your required visas, and meeting people is the best way to get work.
Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#14Lie as much as you can and make yourself a victim and you will get asylum anywhere in the first world, as well as all your living expenses paid for for the rest of your life by the tax payers.
Be honest and try to be productive and it will be almost impossible for you to emigrate. That's not the kind of people that are welcome or wanted in the first world - neither immigrants nor people born there.
If $1000-$2000 in income was all that it took to get a Visa, then millions of Europeans would move to the USA and vice versa, so it won't be easier for you if you try the angle of providing for yourself and being productive.
If you're fine with being an illegal alien, you can go almost anywhere and live a good life with that kind of income. You can usually set up a business if you want as well.
Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#15That should be "as well as a native", but seriously, you write incredibly well. I would suggest travelling and building connections with people in places you would like to be. You will probably have to work to get your required visas, and meeting people is the best way to get work.
"as well as a native" sounds ambiguous in my head, like implying "and I am a native" so I went with the counterpart to "as good as new"
Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#16That should be "as well as a native", but seriously, you write incredibly well. I would suggest travelling and building connections with people in places you would like to be. You will probably have to work to get your required visas, and meeting people is the best way to get work.
"as well as a native" sounds ambiguous in my head, like implying "and I am a native" so I went with the counterpart to "as good as new"
I mean, "as well as a native" is more proper, but a native might not say it either. A little on the UK/US divide imho.
You might look at what it takes to get into AU/NZ? I think NZ may be hard, but AU might not be --- I heard you don't even need to be a criminal anymore ;)
Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#17I’d move to Costa Rica. They have a vibrant tech scene. Beautiful country. Good weather. Low cost. Safe.
Portugal has a digital nomad program.
New Zealand is looking to import tech talent. They had a program called look see Wellington where they’d sponsor tech people to simply show up and check it out. If you spent a week there I bet you could get an offer and with an offer you can get a visa basically anywhere.
Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#18I can't believe I'm typing this but actually trying to sneak into US via southern border looks quite promising at the moment.
It should cost you around $20K - $25K, paying for the smugglers and such.
Lots of white collar people from my middle-eastern country has chosen this route for the last 2 years, instead of waiting for the official visa channels.
Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#19I can't believe I'm typing this but actually trying to sneak into US via southern border looks quite promising at the moment. It should cost you around $20K - $25K, paying for the smugglers and such. Lots of white collar people from my middle-eastern country has chosen this route for the last 2 years, instead of waiting for the official visa channels.
And then he is back in a country with general toxicity, the internal racism, the risk of mugging and murder plus corruption and being the illegally there. What would be won?
Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income?
#20I can't believe I'm typing this but actually trying to sneak into US via southern border looks quite promising at the moment. It should cost you around $20K - $25K, paying for the smugglers and such. Lots of white collar people from my middle-eastern country has chosen this route for the last 2 years, instead of waiting for the official visa channels.
Really? The top comment on HN is to illegally come to the US?