• dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
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      What’s the logistics of this? I work remote 3 days as a software dev and I’m hoping to eventually get full WFH.

      How does one just move to another country to work from there. Do you need a lot of cash on hand to make the move or can you just be a nomad kind and do it.

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        I’m not going to touch immigration, work permits etc, because it varies greatly - I’m assuming you figure it out. For skilled workers with work experience there usually is a fairly painless way to get all you need.

        Continuing to work:

        • your employer has to have presence in the country you are moving to, or
        • they have to handle your employment through an intermediary, like deel.com, or
        • you have to transition to independent contractor (potentially legally dicey if you are a contractor in name only)
        • if your company doesn’t support fully async work don’t move more than 8 time zones away - that way you’ll still be able to join some meetings

        Moving is the simplest part:

        • Lightweight & cheap option: pack a backpack/suitcase like you were going on long vacation. Buy plane tickets. Rent Airbnb at the location for a week and use that week to rent a place to live. This option is similar in cost to moving to a different city within a country with extra costs being $2000-3000 for travel and initial week at destination.
        • Everything and kitchen sink is not much more expensive: 10k gets everything you own professionally packed, stuffed in a 20 feet shipping container, shipping across the ocean, customs and delivery and unloading (but not unpacking from boxes). 20 feet container is enough to take everything in a large, packed 2 bedroom condo including furniture.

        At destination you will need:

        • work permit / work visa
        • local equivalent of social security / tax number / sometimes both - file a form, sometimes pay a small fee
        • a business (if you are going independent contractor route)
        • bank account

        Vast majority of the info you need will often be available on the embassy website of your destination country.

        Source: over the 20 years of my career I moved across the ocean twice with my family and worked from a total of 4 countries.

    • Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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      Ayyyy I would be there with you if I could bring all my kids with me. I dislike 20-30 flight time to see my kids. And it’s also wasteful.