Stage 1 of 7 · 7 lessons · ~2 weeks
Decide if, and where
Before you polish a CV for another country, decide whether moving is right for you now and which destination fits your skills, experience, family and money. This stage turns "everyone is going abroad" into a decision with numbers behind it.
Start: Your reason to moveLessons· one lesson for each topic, in this order
Do this
- Write your reason to move in two sentences, and why a remote job from home would not give you the same.
- Build a net monthly saving estimate for one city in your destination.
- Check the dependant rules of your likely visa on the official page.
- Talk to two people who moved to your destination for a tech job in the last three years.
- Have the family conversation, with numbers and a plan if the job ends early.
- Pick a main destination, a backup and a target move date, or write down what would change "not yet".
Start with· follow one of these
- RoadmapFreeSefism Remote Jobs Roadmap
Sefism
The other way to earn abroad-level pay: compare it honestly before you decide to move
- GuideFreeUAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE)
Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, United Arab Emirates
The UAE labour ministry: work permits, contracts and Emiratisation rules from the source
Practise
Keep handy
Also worth your time
The trade-offs between moving and earning from home, answered for engineers like you
- Sefism 1:1 MentorshipGo deeper
Talk the decision through with someone who has made it, before anyone commits money
Before moving on: A one-page decision note: your reason to move, your main and backup destination, the visa route for each, your net monthly saving in one city, what your family agreed, and either a target move date or what would change "not yet" into "now".
The Gulf rewards experience and scarce skills. If you are a fresh graduate, be honest with yourself: two strong years in cloud, security or data at home often gets you further in Dubai or Riyadh than two years of applying from Lahore or Dhaka. And never let anyone take money from you to "arrange" a Gulf job. Read sefism.com/questions/do-gulf-companies-prefer-hiring-nationals/ for how hiring quotas for nationals affect you.