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If you are an American citizen wishing to work in another country what is the process to do so?

Wanting to one day work in another country while still being an American citizen. #visas

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Jaycee’s Answer

First step is to research the work permit and travel permits in that country. You will want to see if the country allows for employment for non-residents and whether it is based on short term or long term work.

You can look up Visitor Visas, Business Visas, Short term work authorization etc. Because it is a pandemic you will also want to double check any travel or entry restrictions.

If you are apart of a company that will support you, they may also be able to provide work sponsorship assistance!
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Lissette’s Answer

Hi! My name is Lissette Marin. Every country has its own immigration laws. You need to choose the country where you want to live and review the visas available for immigrant workers or if you can find a company willing to employ you and do all the immigration papers so you can work there, that would be perfect. The other option is to talk to an attorney of the place where you want to work for advice on immigration issues in that country.
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Brett’s Answer

There are so many ways to work in a different country. Do you want to work for the U.S. Government -- a private company in that country that hires you with that countries labor laws - someone hired in U.S. but living/working overseas so potentially subject to both countries labor laws - or someone that is based in the U.S. but does short term contracts in other countries. The first step is to decide what type of job you want to do and then research opportunities for that type of job in different locations. It also helps if you have languages other than English to make yourself more marketable.

Brett recommends the following next steps:

Decide on your top 3 priorities and try and find a job and country that match those.
Decide if you want to work for the US govt, US based company or foreign based company.
Look at your skills and interests and see how they match up to possible overseas jobs.
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