Hello, I am 2 months out from finishing my doctorate and I want to move to a new country! My brother and my family already moved different places with their jobs so there’s no reason for me to stay here when I could be seeing new places too. We have a country picked out and my spouse is excited because they have close friends living in the city we’re aiming for. Rather than go through all the new license-to-practice hoops [can easily cost $$$-$$$$ to establish] in the USA just to go someplace else and immediately pay for and take all the re licensing fees and exams I’m wondering if I can just… skip that part and move to a new place and take my exams there. This probably sounds pretty dumb to people who know about how to do this, but I don’t know who to ask about this sort of thing. The library wasn’t very helpful, and googling “move to XXX” just gives me a ton of websites loaded with either overly generic or overly complex government information and adverts for specialists that ask for a whole lot of intimate data on their webpage before they’ve even agreed to talk to you. I’d love to talk to a person who can help me. That has to be someones job right? Whats the name of that job? Does anyone recommend smart ways about starting the per-immigration planning process?

  • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I posted this comment on another thread before:

    The 3 most common options are through:

    • Work - you need a company based in your destination country to sponsor you. Apply for jobs that offer sponsorship and relocation support. Or work for a company in your country that has an office in your desired destination, and ask to be relocated.
    • Education - attend university in your desired destination.
    • Marriage - fall in love with a citizen of your desired destination and get married. - Obviously this does not apply in your case.

    You’ll have to get in through a visa based on the above categories, then apply for permanent residency once you’re in. Only after a few years of being a permanent resident can you apply for citizenship. Note that this can take years depending on the category and the country you’re from.

    As for the license-to-practice thing, make sure to do your research on the requirements in your destination country, because it might be easier if you already have some credentials on the get-go; or you might need to actually earn credits there an not just go for the exams. Also, you have to check if they even recognize the licenses that you get in the US, otherwise it will be a waste. Good luck.