Where to go from here?

turbo93
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 05:01:47 +0000

Student visas are easy to get but I am not sure about getting citizenship via option - things are not quite as obvious as they appear. My kids got EU citizenship thru me and even that took a year. In general (and the main reason I’m not working in Europe) it seems to me the EU idea of moving for a job (or hiring outside the geography) is not happening. The company I work for (consumer electronics) has divisions all over Europe and it is unusual to find more than a few expats out of a hundred even in a field with big demand like software. The other issue is that of job availability. EU regulations make it very difficult to fire anyone and as a result hiring anyone is just as difficult.

If you want to work outside the US as an expat or move for good (like I did) I would say the developing world is a better bet. My older daughter is the architect in the family and could well end up in the Middle East or Gulf or Asia somewhere. So keep your options open and you’ll be fine. But above all, make sure you have your degree(s) lined up first, from a good school that has international recognition (yea, Cooper Union is awesome, but even in the middle of nowhere people know Georgia Tech and Michigan and the like :)) so consider that too…