Incredibly hard. I have 2 dogs, 40 years worth of shit(it’s mostly shit). We moved to Taiwan which had major implications on bringing in animals since there’s no rabies here. I had three cars, two motorcycles and two homes that I owned. We ended up selling one of the house and rented the other one out so one day we can come back.
During this time, I had a 2 year old. Asian hate was very strong and people were getting attacked for just existing. We saw the writing on the wall and decided that this was a good time to make our exit.
America progressively got worse after that. I think we made the right decision.
I run my own business so it wasn’t a hard transition from the USA. But I know many expats here and it’s quite simple to get a “Gold Card” which is Taiwan’s version of the green card.
There is a list of professions that they are looking for and if your income is a certain amount in the US(i think 80k or so), you can apply for it here. A few years ago they were bringing in alternative energy people. So many of my friends are in the wind industries.
Income is not as high as America, but (outside of rent)cost of living is 1/5. So it’s all relative.
how hard was it
Incredibly hard. I have 2 dogs, 40 years worth of shit(it’s mostly shit). We moved to Taiwan which had major implications on bringing in animals since there’s no rabies here. I had three cars, two motorcycles and two homes that I owned. We ended up selling one of the house and rented the other one out so one day we can come back.
During this time, I had a 2 year old. Asian hate was very strong and people were getting attacked for just existing. We saw the writing on the wall and decided that this was a good time to make our exit.
America progressively got worse after that. I think we made the right decision.
Do you have any advice for people who are in the country looking to get out, like were there any pathways to getting into taiwan you’re able to share?
I run my own business so it wasn’t a hard transition from the USA. But I know many expats here and it’s quite simple to get a “Gold Card” which is Taiwan’s version of the green card.
There is a list of professions that they are looking for and if your income is a certain amount in the US(i think 80k or so), you can apply for it here. A few years ago they were bringing in alternative energy people. So many of my friends are in the wind industries.
Income is not as high as America, but (outside of rent)cost of living is 1/5. So it’s all relative.