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For years I was misled by statements like this, into thinking that immigration is a decision you can make one day, and just polish off your passport, pack a bag
by pnut 11y ago
For years I was misled by statements like this, into thinking that immigration is a decision you can make one day, and just polish off your passport, pack a bag, and flip the middle finger to your place of origin.
Who knows, maybe 40 years ago that was true, but it is emphatically NOT true now. Getting a work visa in another country is extremely difficult and generally takes years of preparation, outside a few narrow carveouts like working holiday. And yes, we in tech have it easier than others (besides medical doctors).
My corollary is yes, you are free to emigrate at any time, provided you have met the stringent requirements of your destination. To me it's like saying, you are free to swim across the Pacific Ocean.
- WildUtah 11y agoIt's easy to get a work permit if you've bothered to get a decent education in all sorts of desirable first world countries. Japan is one. Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, Korea. Probably lots of places in Europe, though I can't say which ones; people seem to go to Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic a lot. Most of those places you can literally just show up and be working in six weeks. Some take a little longer. The only way it could be years of preparation is including your whole education.
- gleenn 11y agoI'm in tech and still had a difficult time finding a job that would provide a visa. And the visa process is a minimum of 2 to 3 months, meaning even if you got the job, you can't legally work for a long time, and hopefully they get you the visa before your traveling visa expires otherwise you get to fly out of the country to renew. Not necessarily cheap. Further, many jobs require strong Japanese skills which is a huge hurdle IMHO. I would hardly say it is easy.