Lying about your work status is the worst thing to do. You want to be completely upfront about it, otherwise you just end up wasting both your time and the com

Lying about your work status is the worst thing to do. You want to be completely upfront about it, otherwise you just end up wasting both your time and the company's. In my experience it is very rare for a company to change their mind about "visa sponsorship" after meeting a candidate. Either it's something the company can do and they will advertise it as such (to have access to the biggest possible pool of candidates), or they don't want to go through the hassle and even amazing candidates won't change their mind. Applying remotely to jobs and requiring visa sponsorship is very complicated. You're competing with locals and candidates who may need a visa or work permit but are already on site for interviews. You are basically last in the line. I'm surprised you didn't take advantage of your WOs to build a network or apply for permanent positions. I think your best bet is to pick one country, move there, even as a tourist and start looking for something while you're on site.