Finally, having targeted employers and recruitment agencies and having made the best application for employment possible, you should follow up your application and remain proactive and relentless in your search for that ideal overseas assignment. After all, only those who live their dreams have a chance of true fulfilment.
A recent BBC report revealed just how popular a decision living and working abroad has become. Even though the decision to become an expatriate, to pack your bags and leave your home country is an enormous and very far reaching one, the report claimed that up to 500 British residents a day are leaving the UK with the intentionf spending at least a prolonged period living abroad and that a large percentage of those who move abroad do so before retirement. The remainder leave with the objective of finding suitable employment with the possibility of permanent residency.
There are many areas of consideration worthy of your attention if you too are planning on living and working or retiring abroad, and this article details them in brief for you.
Which country fulfils all of your lifestyle requirements best? What are your reasons for moving abroad? If it's the cost of living or you dislike the climate, that will eliminate certain countries immediately. Do you speak any foreign languages - if yes think about the countries where those languages are spoken because it's a fact that if you move to a country where they speak a language other than your own, only those who make an effort to learn the language find it easy to settle down to life quickly.
Alternatively if your skills are transferable around the world what would you like to do and in which countries can you work in a profession or job that suits you? Think again about the local economy, how much your skill will earn you - will that be enough to live on - will that be enough to allow you to afford to travel home one day? Many people move overseas and price themselves out of their old economy and cannot then afford to move back home.
Some countries like Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada have residence, visa and work permit permission restrictions. Can you overcome these hurdles and do you have the most in-demand skills to obtain a work permit or residence visa. Something else to consider is the taxation implication of moving abroad to a given country - some countries have even higher and more restrictive taxation regimes that the UK or USA for example, on the other hand a country like Dubai has no tax on personal income!
Consider the practicalities of relocating to your ideal country and finding somewhere to live. If you're moving abroad to live overseas for a long period how easy and affordable is it to find rental accommodation? Will you rent furnished or unfurnished - which is more common? Either way will you need to buy furniture or place your furniture in storage - think about the extra costs associated with setting up your accommodation? If you're relocating for good you may want to one day buy a house of your own - if so, are foreign residents allowed to buy freehold property in the country you've chosen? What are house prices like, how easy is it to secure finance to purchase? If you're moving a long way away how will you ship your personal belongings with you? How much will it cost? Would it be cheaper to sell off your possessions and buy what you need in your new home?
