DS24 wants to move abroad for a year

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DS24 is having a bit of a crisis. He's feeling super frustrated in life and wants to move abroad (but just for a year).

DS did UG in London. Did a master's elsewhere and has now been working for around 2 years now. He likes the job and the industry in general. It's a corporate office consultancy job in a specific sector only. As in the firm only does consulting in one industry and that's the industry DS is passionate about. He lives at home with us in London and goes to work.

DS wanted to work and explore in the EU but knows that because of Brexit he can visit frequently on holiday it'll be difficult to move for work.

He's been wondering about the US and what city life is like there. An acquaintance he had from school moved to the US (without A-levels!) and has had a successful career and moved around major US cities

He wants a change of scene but also to experience a city with as much pace and fun as London has to offer.

He’s 24. You can’t stop him

I think it's even harder to get a green card to get a job in the USA than it is to work in Europe!

I think the OP is looking for advice for their DS, not to stop him?

Job as graduate trainee with international company, could do placements in several European countries or US?

Maybe tell him to have a look maybe on FB for people who have done exactly what he wants to do, they can give advice, I’m sure there will be some groups (or tik tok for the young ones 😂) ? Does he wan’t the obvious NYC/LA etc or would he like to try somewhere else?

Could he get a job that would sponsor a visa? Is it that kind of industry?

Or WFH and travel?

Is there anyway he is entitled to an EU passport? Maybe via a grandparent?

Or he can work and save and just travel for a year? It'll be easier if he moves around and doesn't try to work.

Does it have to be the US. What about Canada, Australia or New Zealand? They have young people's visas for 2 year stays.

Australia would be the obvious choice surely given ease of visa for under 35 year olds.

I wouldn’t move to the US right now.

The way to start is to look at the various countries and their various systems. Some countries are MUCH easier to get working visas, residence and/or eventually nationality. I’ve heard good things about Portugal, which would get you EU eventually! He’s young, Australia may have some working visas.

Depends on his job, his savings, his age, his language skills, all sorts. And the systems change regularly.

Could look at remote-working friendly countries. If he can find a remote job, or set up his own consultancy, the world’s his oyster. Everywhere from Estonia to Costa Rica has special visas.

Yes I'm looking for advice to help him.

International company had many EU offices, a one US office in NYC and 2 in Canada.

No presence in Australia and New Zealand.

If he likes his job and his industry he should start there. Does anyone have any contacts of companies in the same industry? Could he get a year exchange kind of thing like that?

It’s quite hard to get into a good graduate career these days so I would advise caution giving up his job. As others have said, could his company provide any opportunities? Or maybe he could ask for a career break or sabbatical.

Australia and New Zealand have working holiday visas - Sydney and Melbourne are both lovely vibrant cities

Can he access an EU passport? Can work facilitate something. Do voluntary groups do something he us interested in.
I would discourage the US currently. As pp have said commonwealth countries might be a good bet.

No access to an EU passport at all.

We aren't white. We are Indians. We have an OCI. DS has considered moving there but wants to do a 6 week trial run to see how it is first.

Has he considered Australia? It's very easy to get a working permit there

There’s not really a ‘working holiday’ visa option in the US (unless maybe he’s still young enough to do Camp America or something?). He could go for 90 days on an ESTA (but immigration might even question that if he doesn’t have a job to go back to) and then move on to a different country.

And for a young man of colour, at the moment… I wouldn't.

Can he request remote work from his current job for a few weeks? He could try a place or two, and could prove he could return.

I wouldn't rule out Europe, a young relative is having a great time working in Denmark. She was offered a job out there, but her BF had no trouble finding work out there.

There is more bureaucracy, but it's by no means impossible.

He has but he knows that it'll probably be better to visit on holiday first.

It's a big move. DS has met aussies from the major cities who have moved to London because they find Australia too quiet and boring and think London is all exciting.

He still wants a city with lots of things to do.

Yes he can for 6 weeks. But does that just entail visiting the EU for tourism with his British passport and just working in his hotel/air BnB?

America wise DS is considering NYC as he's had a friend a few years older do 6 months there as a work transfer. Also he has friend who will be starting master's at NYU and Columbia.

He's also thinking about California and SanFran etc.

He would prefer to do Europe as it's closer.

If he’s in a corporate role, has his company, or similar companies got offices abroad? Maybe he could approach them?