Do you have a "Plan B"?

Plan b: Get to US as SO works for a US based company
Plan C: Use my second citizenship and move in with my sister in the UK until we're settled (SO could probably get spousal visa - although we're not married)
Note to self: check spousal visa requirements for SO
 
konfab said:
Plan B: scrape money together to get British Citizenship sorted out.
Plan C: Get a holiday Visa to the US, then become an illegal immigrant and stay in a sanctuary city until the wife pops out an anchor baby.
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re your plan B - what is your route to citizenship? the online applications are really inexpensive (I did mine through maternal citizenship)
 
We were ready to leave SA a year ago, started getting our goodies together for a VISA application. Then my MIL fell ill and we put Plan B on hold.
 
I already work remotely for a Canadian company (but unfortunately not big enough to sponsor a work permit) and spent all of last year in South East Asia whilst still earning.... all thats left is getting a first world passport... in that case I should probably marry GF who does have a foreign passport.
 
My SO is the plan B but she doesn't know it yet.

Luckily my girlfriends company is not affected by our economy so if sh*t goes south, I'm telling her I'm pregnant, we're getting married and I'm becoming a stay home dad :laugh:
 
Not exactly flush with cash to buy my way into another country. My sister has just taken a job in Uganda (of all places) and is leaving to go up next month. I'm considering my options to try join her on a work permit and take it from there.

Alternatively, take a boat to the US as an 'undocumented immigrant' and become a Caucasian African American
 
Polly101 said:
re your plan B - what is your route to citizenship? the online applications are really inexpensive (I did mine through maternal citizenship)
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My dad had british citizenship and my mom got it through marriage to him.

Getting it shouldn't be difficult, however there are immigration and flight costs.
 
werfie said:
I have a plan B, Family is holding me back though. I won't leave without them if anything goes "South", so for now, my very achievable plan B is kind of useless. This is in terms of the current slow and predictable going South progress.

If there is some sudden overnight going South situation, we all have valid passports and visas to get on the very first flight out of here for a 6 Month holiday in the US and then working on a long term strategy from there.
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Mine is actually very similar.

We are considering our options daily but are still in a good space and while I'm not overly optimistic I do believe that there is a possibility of a future here for me and my family. I do understand that others don't feel that way and and there are others that are forced to leave.

Then like you I have a 10 year Canadian tourist visa, there are only 6 years left on it but will have a visit in the next few years before it expires and renew (Will have to do the kids anyway) If there any **** hitting any fans I will hop on the plane to Canada.

The one thing I have not considered is cash. If we needed to go then money would be an issue and at the moment all of that is tied up in cars a house and credit card debt. So the next big thing will be to clear the card and card debt and start putting some money into something that is accessible overseas.
 
Daruk said:
Plenty opportunities working for NGOs north of our borders. From there it's easy passage to the UK, Aus, Europe or US.
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Thing is, the rest of Africa is actually growing quite nicely so there are opportunies. My sister came home from Uganda and was quite excited to go. The people are super friendly and generally quite content with their lot in life, unlike the entitled a-hole the average South African is. My nieces will join her later and get enrolled in a private school there, so their standard of education will monumentally improve.

I have a love/hate relationship wit this country. While I don't want to leave I am realising that I need to.
 
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