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Tonight I though that I would put up a guide on hot to immigrate from the United States. (Well, this guide could apply to any one of the western countries.)

Unfortunately, there's no really solid how-to guide on immigration so I though that I would just write down how I would do it if I were to leave the country. Simply take this guide as advice. Do you own due diliagnce and see what information you come up with on your own.


Other than that please feel free to read on.



What I would do if I were to leave the country within a few weeks.

I would have already taken at least one (maybe two) exploratory trips to the country that I planned to live in. Meaning I would use up any accumulated vacation time earned at work to spend a few days in my new home country to get a feel for the place.



I would have also tried to seek out other English speaking expats to talk to them and see what their experiences have been like. Also ask them what the different areas of the country are like. What are the best neighborhoods, etc..



I would have also gotten some general information about the area I planned to live in, does it have public transportation, how close is the house to major malls or shopping centers, what's open late in the neighborhood where I wanted to live.

I also would find a bank where I could go to on a regular basis to get money. (At least 2-3 near by banks or ATM(s).)

Ditch my old furniture becuase it could take several weeks or several months for your stuff to get yto your new country of residency.

Take a laptop or if possible a desktop (if the tower is small enough) for internet access, cell phone, small stero or if it's an entertainment center make sure it's portable.


Enough music cds, and movie dvds so that I don't get bored and a dvd player.


Purchase furniture in advance if possible so that if it was bought on-line or
through a catalog, so that it would arrive the same week I did in my new home.

I had at least enough money to cover 3 to 6 months worth of living expenses. (In the currency of that country or in Euros if they accept them.)


Have at least 1 road map of the area and 2 or 3 nearest surrounding city/towns.


Learn enough of the basics of the local language to order food (or buy it at a store) get to a bathroom, get money,get a job, get medical help, and call the police.


Learn where the embassy for my previous country of citizenship is located.

It might also be to your advantage to learn what the citizenship requirements are for that country and to study to become a citizen and pass any test you may need to take in order to gain full citizenship.


In that case it would probably be best to contact the embassy of the country where you like to move to and get further information.


And well really that's it. What you do from here is up to you.



Perferred countries:


They are technically refered to as Emerging Markets or Emerging economies. These countries would linclue former Soviet Bloc countries like Poland, Yugoslavia, Albania and Hungary.



Also countries that have been noted as off shorehavens (aka tax havens) are
also on the perfered list of places where you can possibly immigrate.

Happier Abroad an online ebook

http://www.happierabroad.com/ebook/Contents.htm



Visit and learn:

http://wikitravel.org/en/Europe

http://www.visiteurope.com/us



Austria

http://wikitravel.org/en/Austria

http://www.austria.org/

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/austria/au.html

http://www.austrianews.co.uk/

http://www.tourmycountry.com/austria/background.htm

http://www.austria.info/

http://www.europepictures.gm/europe/austria/photos

http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/eu_members/austria/index_en.htm




Cyprus

http://wikitravel.org/en/Cyprus

http://www.visitcyprus.org.cy/

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Middle_East/Cyprus/

http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/index_en/index_en?opendocument#

http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/portal/portal.nsf/index_en?OpenForm/

http://www.kypros.org/

http://www.cyprusexplorer.com/

http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/


Greece

http://wikitravel.org/en/Greece

http://www.gnto.gr/

http://www.greece.com/

http://www.presidency.gr/en/index.htm

http://www.ypex.gov.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US

http://www.britannica.com/nations/Greece

http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/default.asp

http://www.gogreece.com

http://www.greekembassy.org


Liechtenstein

http://wikitravel.org/en/Liechtenstein

http://www.arukikata.li/index.php?ml_lang=en

http://www.trafford.com/06-2702

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107726.html

http://www.tourismus.li/en/welcome.cfm

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Liechtenstein/


Malta

http://wikitravel.org/en/Malta

International Living.com Malta postcard (link)

http://www.aboutmalta.com/

http://www.gozo.us/

http://malta.pepd.de/

http://www.visitmalta.com/

http://www.malta.com/


Moldova

http://wikitravel.org/en/Moldova

Monaco

http://wikitravel.org/en/Monaco


Montenegro

http://wikitravel.org/en/Montenegro




Poland

http://wikitravel.org/en/Poland

http://www.poland.gov.pl/

http://www.polandtour.org/

http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/eu_members/poland/index_en.htm

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Poland/

http://www.ipl.org/div/news/browse/PL/



Portugal

http://wikitravel.org/en/Portugal


Romania

http://wikitravel.org/en/Romania

http://www.romaniatravel.com/index.php

http://www.romania.org/

http://www.traveltoromania.com/

http://www.roembus.org/

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Romania/



Gibraltar

http://wikitravel.org/en/Gibraltar

http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Gibraltar.html

http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/

http://dotcom.gi/wikimedia/index.php

http://www.gibnews.net/

http://www.chronicle.gi/

http://www.vox.gi/




Isle of Man

http://wikitravel.org/en/Isle_of_Man



Cook_Islands

http://wikitravel.org/en/Cook_Islands


Fiji

http://wikitravel.org/en/Fiji




French Polynesia

http://wikitravel.org/en/French_Polynesia


Faroe Islands

http://wikitravel.org/en/Faroe_Islands


Bahamas

http://wikitravel.org/en/Bahamas

http://www.thebahamas.com/

http://www.thebahamasguide.com/

http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/

http://www.bahamas.co.uk/

http://www.thenassauguardian.com/


Nassau

http://wikitravel.org/en/Nassau

Caribbean


http://wikitravel.org/en/Caribbean

http://www.dloc.com/

http://www.caribbean.com/

http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/

http://www.doitcaribbean.com/

http://www.caribinfo.com/


Dominica

http://wikitravel.org/en/Dominica


Trinidad and Tobago

http://wikitravel.org/en/Trinidad_and_Tobago


British Virgin Islands

http://wikitravel.org/en/British_Virgin_Islands


Philippines

http://wikitravel.org/en/Philippines



Sudak

http://wikitravel.org/en/Sudak



Andorra

http://wikitravel.org/en/Andorra

Other travle and informational sites:

http://www.escapeartist.com/

http://www.frommers.com/

http://www.fodors.com/

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/

http://www.touristclick.com/

http://www.mytravelguide.com/

http://realtravel.com/

http://www.infohub.com/

http://www.greektravel.com/

http://www.virtualtourist.com/

http://www.worldweb.com/

http://www.mytravelguide.com

http://www.travellerspoint.com/

http://www.officialtravelguide.com/

http://www.essentialtravelguide.com/

http://travel.yahoo.com/

http://travel.msn.com

http://travel.aol.com/

http://about.com/travel/

100 Resources for Broke Globetrotters (link)

http://travel.propeller.com/

http://www.slh.com/index.shtml

http://www.trayle.com/

http://www.i-escape.com/home.php

http://www.ricksteves.com/news/classes/festival_menu.htm

http://www.worldtourismdirectory.com/

http://savvytraveler.publicradio.org/before/index.shtml


When your ready leave:

http://www.globalvisas.com/

http://www.wwicsgroup.com/


Update: Nov. 7, 2007:

If you really wanna leave now then try setting up an account at a social lending site and trying to get a loan through there.

Here are the sites I found so far:

http://www.communitylend.com/

https://www.boober.nl/

http://www.kiva.org/

http://www.lendingclub.com/

http://www.loanback.com/

http://www.zopa.com/

http://www.globefunder.com/web/mypage.php

http://www.lendingcircle.com/

http://www.virginmoneyus.com/

https://www.smava.de/index.html

https://www.loanasap.com/

You could aslo try using Fundable (http://www.fundable.org) to raise the money you need. In short, you make a solitiation to a group of people and each person within the group pays a certain amount to the pool of money. (Example you need to raise $500 dollars, then you could get a group of 10 people to donate $50 each to the pool to meet your goal.) You'll need to offer something of vaule to each person within the group to pull something like that off. But if you think you can do it then good luck to ya..

That's it for now. And if you decide to do it good luck...