What's the smallest amount of money you'd need to get to flee the country? (lemmy.world)

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So imagine this:

you owe X amount of money, and fleeing the country makes it vanish

Or you accidentally are given X amount of money, and fleeing the country is only way to keep it

Inspired by: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/25/they-fled-the-country-to-escape-their-student-debt.html (Who left over 20k. Would not bounce.)

https://www.the-sun.com/news/5684480/worker-accidentally-paid-300-times-salary-vanishes/#:~:text=Instead%2C%20the%20lucky%20man%2C%20who,seen%20or%20heard%20from%20since. (I would bounce)

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

It's exceedingly hard to emigrate anywhere legally.

People generally travel and overstay their visas, hoping for the best. It'll be a rough life, though. The question is whether or not it'll be rougher than what you're leaving behind.

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Hard to emigrate legally??? I moved to Australia and they're they're thirsty for any kind of graduate diploma for the people wondering about student debt. And many more places to go if you're not a sticker for 1st world, but also many that pay you while you're studying in North Europe.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Hard to emigrate legally???

On a permanent basis, yes, and OP seems to indicate that they're wanting to leave the US permanently. Lots of countries will let people enter on a temporary basis, hence my comment about overstaying one's visa.

if you're not a stickler for 1st world

That's an important distinction.

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I covered all basis. Try studying in Sweden, most courses are in English. With a diploma in hands it opens the door for many countries and permanent migration.

scholarship programmes that cover tuition and living costs are available for a number of non-EU countries.

https://sweden.se/work-business/study-research/swedish-higher-education#:~:text=Tuition%20fees%20are%20fully%20subsidised,number%20of%20non%2DEU%20countries.

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