Preferably into the EU. I speak some Spanish and I’m set to graduate with an Associates this semester. Hoping to get CompTIA certs sometime soonish and would like to continue schooling to get a bachelor’s in Compsci. Most notable work experience is 2 years in an office setting making collection calls and processing payments. What resources are available to me? Who or what agency/department can I contact to get more information? What’s the pipeline look like?

I know I could look most of this up, but there’s a lot of information out there and some(a lot) of it I find somewhat confusing. Plus, I don’t really even know where to start.

  • bokster@lemmy.sdf.org
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    13 days ago

    EU is not a single country, as the US. Each country has its own rules and regulations.

    Some countries, as mentioned, offer a digital nomad visa (Croatia is one of them) others do not.

    There’s also something called the Shengen area, which allows for free movement between countries. Not all EU counties participate (yet) and even some non-EU countries are part of it. This allows you to have a citizenship in one country and live / work in another.

    As for the language, your mileage can vary. Most countries will require at least a basic language knowlege to pass the citizenship test. For day-to-day communication, work and study, you can find options where English would be sufficient. Lots of universities offer English-language programs and lost of companies are international with English being the primary language. Most Europeans speak English quite well.

    As others have mentioned, a student visa for one of these would be your best bet. Explore which country would make most sense based on your needs.

    If student visa is not an option, then getting a job (in the target country) first would be a way in. Get a working visa and start applying for citizenship.

    You should also understand that literary everybody in Europe (not just EU) has an ID and is registered as a citizen. It’s therefore practically impossible to be undocumented and still get salary, open a bank account or visit a doctor.

    TL;DR: Explore each country individually. “Moving to EU” makes as much sense as saying “Moving to Asia”.

      • bokster@lemmy.sdf.org
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        7 days ago

        There are no stupid questions. I sincerely did not understand it as such. If you don’t know something, ask. If you have no idea where to start, ask. And this is how I understood it.

  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
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    15 days ago

    Step 1, figure out if any of your parents, grandparents, or in some cases great grandparents came from somewhere else. Many countries allow near descendents to get citizenship.

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      15 days ago

      and that’s the true story of how my partner and i figured out that the only non US place that will take us is ruzzia

    • ComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldOP
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      15 days ago

      For great grandparents I go through 23 and me or other similar service, right? I know the grandparents on my mother’s side are Venezuelan and the ones on my father’s side are from the US, I don’t know about further back than that.

      • superkret@feddit.org
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        15 days ago

        23 and me is a private company that sells your data and gives you a piece of paper with some percentage points written on it.
        Unless your relatives are still alive and have another country’s citizenship along with the papers to prove it, you’re out of luck.