Ask HN: How can I escape my third-world country?

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Post by Strahdivarius » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 4:04 PM UTC

I’m a single male living my entire life in a place that’s barely a few steps up from hell.

I have some skills and fluent English but: * Dropped out of high-school * In my mid-30s now * Not a good team player yet * Holding the passport of a country almost nobody wants to deal with

I make about USD 2K a month from mostly passive income and have about USD 50K to invest, so I can support myself for a while.

I just want to live in a safe, clean country with a non-toxic culture (and preferably a cool climate).

What options do I have, apart from landing a lucky job or foreign wife?

I can provide more details in the comments, and thank you.

Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my third-world country?

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Post by seotut2 » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 7:21 PM UTC

Unfortunately not in a position to help with advice. But I too am in a position that I'm struggling to escape from, and a steady income would be very helpful. Would you mind sharing how you created that income stream (of course, I'm not asking for specifics, just what general field, how long it took to create it, how many failed attempts were there before it etc).

As for getting out of your geographical area, money is usually very helpful. Many countries offer investor visas for instance.

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Post by goatcode » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 8:23 PM UTC

From which country is your passport issued?

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 8:27 PM UTC

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Post by babaganoosh89 » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 8:28 PM UTC

I would take that 50k and get a green card marriage or the equivalent in other countries.

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Post by DoreenMichele » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 8:29 PM UTC

This would be a better place to seek assistance for this issue than HN:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IWantOut/

Re: Ask HN: How can I escape my third-world country?

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Post by ta75687568 » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 8:47 PM UTC

You could investigate the option of immigrating to the US as a Registered Nurse. Last I looked (which was some years ago) nurses were exempt from the Labor Certification requirement -- meaning you don't have to prove that there are no qualified Americans willing to take a particular job, because a long term shortage of nurses is assumed.

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Post by mnemonicsloth » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 10:06 PM UTC

You have a lot to work with: English. Computer and internet access. You seem smart. Your income gives you time to work and will let you travel to make connections. You're still young enough to learn. Maybe this is doable.

Let's talk. We can brainstorm something. Email's in my profile.

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Post by 754dvhy » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 10:11 PM UTC

Canada had a points based residency system. The major issue here will be the lack of higher education.

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Post by simonblack » Fri, Oct 02, 2020, 10:14 PM UTC

Your biggest difficulty at the moment is in discovering what country is "a safe, clean country with a non-toxic culture (and preferably a cool climate)."

I also would like to move to a suitable country. But .... There is no country on Earth at the moment which conforms suitably to my criteria.

For what it's worth, New Zealand while not particularly suitable is more suitable to me than other countries at the moment.