Immigration & Visas: guides for moving abroad

Immigration & Visas

Express Entry explained

How Canada's main economic immigration system works: the three programmes, CRS points, category draws, proof of funds and what happens after an invitation.

3 min read Updated Oct 2026

Immigration & Visas

Japan's Working Holiday visa: a step-by-step guide

Eligibility, documents, funds, what you can and cannot do, and your first two weeks after landing in Japan on a Working Holiday visa.

Immigration & Visas

Portugal D8 digital nomad visa: what you need to know

The D8 lets remote workers and freelancers live in Portugal on foreign income. The income requirement, the two versions, documents, AIMA and the practical steps after arrival.

3 min read Updated Oct 2026

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Relocating to Australia with my family

In January 2024, my husband Tom, our two children (then 7 and 10) and I moved from Bristol to Melbourne. I am a physiotherapist, and physiotherapy is on Australia's skilled occupation lists. This is…

SarahAustralia2 months ago92

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Moving from Nigeria to Germany: my experience

I moved from Lagos to Berlin in March 2021 on an EU Blue Card, to join a logistics software company as a backend engineer. Five years later I have permanent residence, a flat I like in Wedding and a…

AmaraGermany4 months ago34

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Getting my UAE employment visa and Emirates ID

When I first moved from Alexandria to Dubai in 2021, the employment visa process was handled by my employer, but I still had a lot of steps to complete myself. It took 31 days from landing to having…

YoussefUnited Arab Emirates11 months ago40

Is Express Entry realistic without Canadian experience?

MoveCanadaYoussef Hassan3 months ago

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