Perth, Australia -> Berlin, Germany I gave my boss at the time an ultimatum to transfer me to Europe or I'd resign after requesting a transfer for over a year.

Perth, Australia -> Berlin, Germany I gave my boss at the time an ultimatum to transfer me to Europe or I'd resign after requesting a transfer for over a year. I bought a 1-way plane ticket to Berlin that same day and left 6 weeks later. I initially got a 1 year working holiday visa but eventually changed over to a working visa 18 months later (I spent last 9 months of that time trying to apply for a working visa, but was repeatedly turned back due to insufficient paperwork and handed a 3-month extension to my original visa each time). Getting a tech job here is incredibly easy, so you're generally better off waiting until you arrive and have the chance to network with people. I've been here 2.5 years now and it's a pretty great place, but I'm planning to move to France next year to co-found a company.