If you cannot find a dedicated community for the topic feel free to ask here. As you already noted we advise against asking for medical advice but everything else is OK.
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IMO this community is more about questions that are obvious to some but not others, hence why some might think they are stupid questions. This example question is something that isn’t common sense for the majority, so yeah imo it’s the wrong community to ask in.
It’s kind of like that comic and being today’s lucky 10,000
Disclaimer: I am not a mod, this is just my interpretation of the spirit of the community.
I'd say sure, go for it. As long as it can be thought of as a stupid question and/or with a simple answer outside of this board. If not, consider AskLemmy.
Visa issues/complications are the main thing, like someone else mentioned. Also consider whether language will be an issue. If you're an American, moving to the UK is likely very different from moving to rural Djibouti. Consider what you will do for work and whether that's actually feasible in the country you're thinking of. Your basic goals are ensuring you can gain some form of legal status, hold down some form of employment to support yourself (often requiring said legal status, unless you're remote, etc...), and actually survive wherever you move/not die of culture shock/not be consumed by homesickness, etc...
Look at actual home listings/job listings. Talk to people from the country you're looking at. Visit, if possible. The fewer things you have tying you down (relationships, kids, pets, etc...) the easier it is. Also consider creative routes, such as enrolling in some university program or something similar that gets your foot in the door.
I have lots of experience with this but to keep it brief for now I would start with checking the visa requirements of the destination country. I have a friend who was going to move and after he arrived learned that he cannot apply for a work visa while in the country.
That question is fine here in my opinion.
Immigrant visas generally fall under 3 general categories: work, school, or marriage. There’s also an investor visa for some countries which requires a lot more money because you literally buy your way into the country.
School is the “easiest” to get your foot in assuming you can afford it.
Work is the most convenient because you get to hit the ground running (income and sometimes relocation perks). If you can get a company based there to hire you, assist with your visa application, and help you relocate, it’s much easier.
Marriage obviously is easy if you can get someone to fall in love with you.
All of these require a visa that you need to apply for. And many countries have limits/restrictions (i.e. only certain highly needed jobs are allowed and you can’t just get whatever random job). So decide first which category you want to pursue, then look up the requirements to apply for a visa on the appropriate consulate’s website. Good luck.
Do you know any subs good for asking the kinds of questions OP wants to ask?