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My last view yesterday of the US; one-way ticket. (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by skeezix@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world
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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

He's getting out!

Quick, drag him back in!

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[–] kaprap@leminal.space 11 points 4 months ago

Hope down under treats you better

[–] fwdbias@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So I've been seriously thinking about NZ for a while now, was filling out the application and figuring out banking and such until they changed their immigration policies about a year ago. When did you start your process? How long did it take? Is it a work visa? If so how did you find an employer willing to sponsor?

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

skilled migrant route. got a residence class visa before getting on the plane. My partner and I are STEM and medical so SMV seemed a good route.

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 10 points 4 months ago

Welcome home

[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Be warned, you're in for some price shocks. Cost of living in NZ is nuts atm. Best of luck tho, it's a solid place.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Nau mai ki Aotearoa!

[–] NoMadLadNZ@lemmy.nz 8 points 4 months ago

Nice, NZ will welcome you here.

[–] Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

Did you get a job before moving? Just curious about the logistics of a visa

[–] crossdl@leminal.space 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It hadn't really occurred to me to seriously ask where an American could leave to and become a citizen. I've got a degree in Information Systems and I work I.T., which I would think would be relatively valuable somewhere.

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

"IT" as in operations, networks, security, support, or? I mean a suitable background in networks and you'd make 130k USD plus pension as a networking consultant in Denmark. IDK about citizenship though. As with all the rest of Europe, we've seen a rise in right wing populism and are now suffering from its resulting inane immigration laws.

But if you're in for the adventure, then you could look outside the list of English speaking countries. There's The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, we all speak English and we all have healthcare... But don't go to Sweden, they suck :-)

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