• Transporter Room 3@startrek.website
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    4 months ago

    Man, I’d LOVE to move to Canada. It’s a massive step to the left for me.

    They wouldn’t take me though. I’m not good enough for most countries, apparently.

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      4 months ago

      In the West there are generally two big queues for immigration:

      • People who desperately need help, so refugees.
      • People who bring things we really need, typically skills (though many countries will also to it for mere wealth)

      Americans don’t (yet) qualify for the first queue and as for the second one it really depends on your skillset and wealth (if I remember it correctly Canada does have a VISA for people who bring enough money). Mind you, the skillset required to qualify for queue #2 is often not what one would expect - I vaguelly remembers something like “plumbers” and “pastry chefs”. It’s well worth it to check what are in-demand skills of the country you want to immigrate to if you need a VISA.

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        3 months ago

        Stable remote work with an income floor is about all Portugal is currently asking. It’s seemingly the most open path into the EU.

        Seriously considered it. But, when things get worse globally I wanted to be closer to my family.

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      4 months ago

      I mean, why should a rich country accept people from other rich country if they don’t bring any necessary qualifications to the table? You’re not a refugee, the fact that the situation is shit in the USA is on the people that live there, it’s not our responsibility to save you guys.

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      4 months ago

      I’m pretty sure they would, unless you’re over 30.

      Canada has one of the most open immigration policies in the world.

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        4 months ago

        We don’t even have citizenship through marriage

        We have a very open refugee policy, but not immigration

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          4 months ago

          So many people don’t seem to realize this, even people living here. The amount of people I work with who are shocked that my wife wasn’t granted immediate citizenship and is still going through the process 7 years and two children later is quite high. I like to bring it up when they talk about how easy immigration is in Canada and how we’re being overrun by immigrants.