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how hard was it
Incredibly hard. I have 2 dogs, 40 years worth of shit(it's mostly shit). We moved to Taiwan which had major implications on bringing in animals since there's no rabies here. I had three cars, two motorcycles and two homes that I owned. We ended up selling one of the house and rented the other one out so one day we can come back.
During this time, I had a 2 year old. Asian hate was very strong and people were getting attacked for just existing. We saw the writing on the wall and decided that this was a good time to make our exit.
America progressively got worse after that. I think we made the right decision.
Taiwan is an intresting choice ?
The list of countries where Americans can legally migrate to (permanently) is very short. I bet OP "chose" Taiwan due to some personal circumstance not applicable to most Americans
It all depends on what you bring to the table for the country. A couple of my expat friends are in the wind/ solar industry. All engineers.
You mean your immigrant friends?
And yes, the more prepared and richer your friends are, the better the options... But still, it is not like all countries in the world are waiting with open arms.
The life of most immigrants is at least a bit uphill
Unfortunately, that is the case. Unless you have a skill that the country needs, that country is reluctant to bring you in.
But I will say that the requirements for a gold card is pretty open. It's not just engineers and IT. Artists and performers. Teachers and firefighters are all on the list.
My kid's English teacher(from UK) and French(France) teachers got Gold cards with only a few years teaching i their countries.
Gold cards?
Basically the Taiwan version of the American green card.
ah, good to know… thanks for the info