We do need electricians here in Portugal, but I thought the challenge was with getting licensed. All the non-Portuguese electricians I know here work under the table.
That said, if op cam get a remote programming job that allows them to work from Portugal (or can set up as a consultant and allow themselves to work from Portugal), they might have a way better time getting the D8 visa. Pay in Portugal is fairly low, but working for a US company as a remote consultant is (for now) a relatively easy way to meet the D8 income requirements (€3.5k per month income).
Alternately, if you have a moderately sized investment account and a willingness to adjust your investments for that purpose, you can use that for D7.
And as a third alternative, if you can get together enough money for a down payment on a house (or you already own one) you can use rental income for D7 (provided the rent is at least equivalent to €900 per month, regardless of expenses/mortgage).
One thing I will say about moving to Portugal: if you’re moving to Lisbon or the Algarve, it will be hard and expensive. If you’re moving to anywhere in the interior (or probably anywhere else here) it will be much easier and less expensive. Where I live, housing, utilities, and every other expense category is cheaper than where I lived in the US. (caveat - I drive an electric car. Gas is more expensive here.) That won’t be the case in Lisbon or Faro, or even Porto.
The pay also depends if you work for yourself or someone else. You can make a decent living working for yourself, but if you work for someone else on this area, you’ll be exploited, and exploited a lot!
that was my first choice too, considering i currently live a two hour drive from the border. I also have recent ancestry there. although no living relatives
Trades in Canada get you a decent number of points in the immigration system for PR applications, especially depending on the province. If you’re fine with smaller cities, the prairies are pretty affordable and have easier immigration pathways, and reasonable (but not amazing) job opportunities.
East Coast is a good choice too, especially if OP is trying to get away from a hostile political environment. Alberta isn’t exactly much of a step up from the US right now.
planning to work as a programmer or electrician depending on what’s available to me.
Need electricians in Portugal. The pay depends on experience.
We do need electricians here in Portugal, but I thought the challenge was with getting licensed. All the non-Portuguese electricians I know here work under the table.
That said, if op cam get a remote programming job that allows them to work from Portugal (or can set up as a consultant and allow themselves to work from Portugal), they might have a way better time getting the D8 visa. Pay in Portugal is fairly low, but working for a US company as a remote consultant is (for now) a relatively easy way to meet the D8 income requirements (€3.5k per month income).
Alternately, if you have a moderately sized investment account and a willingness to adjust your investments for that purpose, you can use that for D7.
And as a third alternative, if you can get together enough money for a down payment on a house (or you already own one) you can use rental income for D7 (provided the rent is at least equivalent to €900 per month, regardless of expenses/mortgage).
One thing I will say about moving to Portugal: if you’re moving to Lisbon or the Algarve, it will be hard and expensive. If you’re moving to anywhere in the interior (or probably anywhere else here) it will be much easier and less expensive. Where I live, housing, utilities, and every other expense category is cheaper than where I lived in the US. (caveat - I drive an electric car. Gas is more expensive here.) That won’t be the case in Lisbon or Faro, or even Porto.
The pay also depends if you work for yourself or someone else. You can make a decent living working for yourself, but if you work for someone else on this area, you’ll be exploited, and exploited a lot!
Agree withthe other guy, sparkies are more in demand. There’s a million indian programmers trying to emigrate
Canada needs electricians - I moved north 10 years ago and have not looked back.
Yall take hillbilly sparkies? I run conduit real good ;)
Fr tho we may go to the UK, we’ve got family there
that was my first choice too, considering i currently live a two hour drive from the border. I also have recent ancestry there. although no living relatives
Trades in Canada get you a decent number of points in the immigration system for PR applications, especially depending on the province. If you’re fine with smaller cities, the prairies are pretty affordable and have easier immigration pathways, and reasonable (but not amazing) job opportunities.
East Coast is a good choice too, especially if OP is trying to get away from a hostile political environment. Alberta isn’t exactly much of a step up from the US right now.