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If you have remote work, you could re-roll the dice until the constraints hold up in terms of passport and living costs. Although, people manage to travel the w
by ulucs 6y ago
If you have remote work, you could re-roll the dice until the constraints hold up in terms of passport and living costs. Although, people manage to travel the world with very low amounts of money, so the real deciding factor would be your tolerance of "bad" living conditions.
- ajconway 6y agoSome nationalities would have to re-roll quite a lot: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Pakistani_citizens#Visa_requirements_map https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Pakist... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Indian_citizens#Visa_requirements_map https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Indian... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Chinese_citizens#Visa_requirements_map https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Chines... And that’s about 3 billion people. So the real deciding factor for a lot of them would be finding a country that will allow you to get a proper visa.
- ulucs 6y agoWell I'm also from a country where many countries require a visa, so not having to obtain a visa to travel was never my expectation. Being able to have that expectation might be your privilege instead.
- esperent 6y agoMy friend is Vietnamese. Even though she's fairly wealthy, owns two houses and has her own business, she's been turned down for a European tourist visa twice, presumably because she applied at a single female and they don't want sex workers. Each application costs her a few hundred dollars. It's not just a matter of applying for a visa. Meanwhile, I have an EU passport. I've traveled to around 30 countries. The only time I was even briefly questioned by immigration was coming in to Australia. Every other time it was just an immediate stamp and wave through.
- fastball 6y agoNeeding to get a visa before arrival doesn't prevent you from living in that country for a month. I'm a US citizen but I always get a visa before arrival when visiting the UK.
- kranner 6y agoSeveral countries only allow a stay of up to 15 days for visa on arrival. For instance, Malaysia and Thailand for Indian visitors.
- esperent 6y agoAs an American, your process of getting a visa is basically assured. That's not the case for many nationalities where there's a good chance your application will be rejected multiple times before to get a visa.
- fastball 6y agoThe reason I mentioned this was because for me it's actually not. I am persona non grata with UKVI apparently (I've been turned away at the border when I didn't have a visa), so I always apply for a visa in advance now. It's annoying but it's not the deal-breaker people in this thread seem to think it is.