Navigating the Process of Moving Abroad and Working Remotely
This Week’s Instagram Questions:
“When you are doing an exploratory trip, what are some things you should be looking for”?
This is something that we cover and discuss in greater depth in the Moving Abroad with Intention course. I recommend that if you have the opportunity to do an exploratory trip, “look-see” or “recce” (short for reconnaissance) that you do all the things you expect to do in your day-to-day life (or as much as possible). A great starting point is if you’ve downloaded the Moving Abroad with Intention guide, take the final “country selection” page and utilize that as a “to-do” list for your trip. You should try to experience all of the things that you like, desire, and require to get a greater understanding of the city that will be a good fit for you.
“I currently work for an American company remotely, how would I be able to move abroad”?
Honest answer, I don’t know and I invite anyone that has successfully navigated that situation to write about it on the blog. My situation was very different, I secured an “anywhere in the world” remote position while living in Barcelona. The company is based in D.C. and so I never had to negotiate moving abroad with them.
If I were in your shoes I would do two things:
1) Decide on a country that I’d want to move to. Then investigate their freelance visa or digital nomad visas. Understand the requirements and the type of employment that is allowed within each visa class.
2) Then approach my employer with my desire to move abroad. Showing them how they would have to do minimal to support me and demonstrating that I would run point and could get this done without disruption to my work. I’d also investigate any tax liability that my company might open itself up to by allowing me to work abroad and how that might be mitigated. I believe a big reason why some companies have a US-remote-only policy is due to tax exposure.
Have some insight to share? Drop your comments below and let’s continue the conversation.
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