Best country to migrate to instead of staying in the UK?

daveyjp

I've known people who have moved to every continent in the world (even Antarctica for a period at one of the research stations).  All of them have one thing in common, an education and skills they wanted to take abroad, but that takes a few years after 18.  Most were mid to late 20s.

phatbear

Seeing as you have supplied us with almost none of the requisite information to give an informed opinion im gonna go with.............

Vietnam 

Doshwaster

It used to be easy for an 18 year to get a job in a tourist area of Spain, Greece etc to get some experience of working abroad but now we are outside of the EU there is no chance of that.

If she is planning on going to university then many courses have exchange programmes with colleges in other countries so students get to spend a term or full year abroad as part of their studies

Other no country is going to accept an 18 year old without any qualifications, a job offer or a big wodge of money in their bank account. Best advice is to get some qualification here then see what the options are in a few years.

NoodleDoodleMan

ButterCheese said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

What does such a question have to do with Overseas holidays & travel planning ?

Overseas - you usually have to go overseas to get to another country other than the UK.

Holidays - at 18 it's a good option to get a working holiday visa which lasts for a year but can be extended to 24 months.

Travel planning - are you kidding?  How's she going to move abroad and get a job without planning travel??

Emigrating to another country is not an overseas holiday - and travel planning I assume involves a return home when the holiday ends, no kidding.

Voyager2002

Sceptic2025 said:

An 18-year-old was asking me what the best country to migrate to, out of the UK, is. She is thinking of giving up on this country because it's not what it was, but she doesn't know where to go instead. I have no information about this. Has anyone got a relative or relatives who have migrated out of the UK; if so, to where, and with what experience, good and bad, compared to the UK, and is migration there a good idea or too problematic? 

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So she wants to go somewhere old-fashioned, where the past still lives. Bournemouth perhaps?

Perhaps she should consider Cuba: when I was there last summer I constantly felt that it was stuck in the past (1980s or earlier).

Or perhaps she would prefer a country without such new-fangled conveniences as drinkable water in the taps; vaccination; and a population who understand the world in broadly scientific rather than religious terms. In that case, parts of the USA would be ideal.

marcia_

Sceptic2025 said:

An 18-year-old was asking me what the best country to migrate to, out of the UK, is. She is thinking of giving up on this country because it's not what it was, but she doesn't know where to go instead. I have no information about this. Has anyone got a relative or relatives who have migrated out of the UK; if so, to where, and with what experience, good and bad, compared to the UK, and is migration there a good idea or too problematic? 

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 An 18 yr old can probably forget Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America bar for a working holiday because you generally need a skilled trade ie years of training or university. 

zagfles

marcia_ said:

Sceptic2025 said:

An 18-year-old was asking me what the best country to migrate to, out of the UK, is. She is thinking of giving up on this country because it's not what it was, but she doesn't know where to go instead. I have no information about this. Has anyone got a relative or relatives who have migrated out of the UK; if so, to where, and with what experience, good and bad, compared to the UK, and is migration there a good idea or too problematic? 

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 An 18 yr old can probably forget Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America bar for a working holiday because you generally need a skilled trade ie years of training or university. 

Same with most countries. A decade ago she'd have been able to go anywhere in the EU but unfortunately for her the UK voted to end free movement 9 years ago, so unless she has skills they need or loads of money there won't be too many countries that would let her immigrate. 

stoneman

diveunderthebonnet said:

Tucosalamanca said:

No one can answer as everyone's situation and requirements are different.

My kids (aged around 18) acknowledge that life is very possibly better abroad, that doesn't mean that they're going to emigrate.

I know youngsters who have moved to Europe, Dubai, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, USA, most have ended up with lives that many Brits would be envious of.

The common theme throughout is having a good education or a desirable skill and lots of drive and desire to 'get on'.

For some balance, I have a number of relatives who have recently come to the UK from South Africa.
They're educated and travelled, they all chose UK & NI over anywhere else.
I think they're mad but they assure me that UK offers the best opportunities for them and their families....

I'd suggest a solid five years of work and education to prepare for migration.
That's plenty of time to research and consider options in the meantime...

It might be our NHS and State Pension if they are here long enough to obtain one plus our state benefits .

I and my family have always had good experience with the NHS and my state pension goes quite a long way. 

diveunderthebonnet

stoneman said:

diveunderthebonnet said:

Tucosalamanca said:

No one can answer as everyone's situation and requirements are different.

My kids (aged around 18) acknowledge that life is very possibly better abroad, that doesn't mean that they're going to emigrate.

I know youngsters who have moved to Europe, Dubai, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, USA, most have ended up with lives that many Brits would be envious of.

The common theme throughout is having a good education or a desirable skill and lots of drive and desire to 'get on'.

For some balance, I have a number of relatives who have recently come to the UK from South Africa.
They're educated and travelled, they all chose UK & NI over anywhere else.
I think they're mad but they assure me that UK offers the best opportunities for them and their families....

I'd suggest a solid five years of work and education to prepare for migration.
That's plenty of time to research and consider options in the meantime...

It might be our NHS and State Pension if they are here long enough to obtain one plus our state benefits .

I and my family have always had good experience with the NHS and my state pension goes quite a long way. 

I was only passing on a suggestion not pointing fingers at anyone .

eskbanker

IvanOpinion said:

I doubt if an 18 year old would have much experience of "it's not what it was" outside of what social media tells them, often through virtually opaque rose tinting.

Could be a Daily Mail reader?