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  • toofpic@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    No, you need to find some job and rent a room
    As a US citizen you have right to work in most of those countries. Without that right, it would be a different story

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      That is not as easy as it sounds, it would be the same situation for immigrants going to the USA as they would if they try any European country

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      2 days ago

      As a US citizen you have right to work in most of those countries.

      No you don’t, you need a visa to be able to work here, depending on your area of expertise companies might sponsor your visa.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      As a US citizen you have right to work in most of those countries.

      Nope. Absolutely none of those appear to allow working with just a US passport.

      Without that right, it would be a different story

      … Because I think it is.

      But, to be fair, I only did a little searching. If you have a reference - like a page from the gov of Denmark saying “Yanks are cool: come in and get to work” - I’d love to be proved wrong. My nephew needs to see the world, and working is how it’s done.

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        2 days ago

        Yeah, I also checked and I was wrong. Not needing an entry visa is nice, but in order to work legally, one needs to find a job before (or there are talent pathways in some countries, but they would work for most other countries).
        I am just one of the “non-EU” (and non-US of that matters) people, whom Denmark doesn’t like to have, but I’m still living there waiting for my perm residence.
        It’s always easier to think: “aah, other people have it better!” :)

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        2 days ago

        Checked and found that US citizens don’t have inherent right to work in EU - it’s only easier to travel, not to settle down.
        And speaking of renting - it really depends. If we’re talking about Copenhagen, it is expensive, the market is broken (thanks AirBnb), and it’s really hard and expensive to move in. I burned through my savings and owed some money to my employer before I could invite the rest of my family into a freshly-rented apartment. But if we’re talking about “a bed under a roof”, it’s super easy to find a room on FB Marketplace, and live with a couple of other internationals.
        So if it’s just about “getting out of US” (crazy, I never thought it would be a thing, I’m sorry for them), then finding work is a must, but in a big city you usually can find something. It’s only hard to find something nice and permanent

        • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          yes, permanent employment that allows you to stay in the country is a must. As a trans person in the US, it’s been difficult to know whether to give up my career and whole life for basically constant instability and risk living as an immigrant in another country, especially when trans rights are getting stripped everywhere else too. Getting trans healthcare in Europe is not always such a breeze even for citizens.

          Still, I appreciate your optimism and willingness to see the possibilities- that’s important to know.

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            Denmark is fine for trans - nobody cares who you are, in a way that you have the same rights.

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              2 days ago

              right, but when comparing my chances of economic survival, somewhere like Prague seems even more likely to work than Denmark just from a job market competition perspective, and Prague seems equally “idgaf” in attitude towards trans people (not that this kind of tolerance is the same as acceptance, non-discrimination, or integration)