Do you have a "Plan B"?

Left almost 2 years ago to the day. Miss friends and family but still glad to have made the move.

Polly101 said:
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
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newby_investor said:
Most countries (I think UK is included in this) have taken this into account. You just need usually about 2 years worth of evidence that you're in a relationship - dated photos, birth certificates of any children you may have, and whatever evidence you may have that your finances are entwined such as both names on your mortgage or your lease.
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Yep, all the evidence is required but...

UK Spousal also requires proof of income. If you want to move with your gf, then you'll need to prove that you've been earning at least £18 600 for the past 6 months and have a job offer earning above that when you arrive... You have to have the job offer, just looking for positions doesn't apply like it does with ancestral...
 
Have British citizenship and a UK bank account with enough to settle comfortably (and not have to work for 6-12 months). Have moved all my other cash to a US brokerage account and own nothing in SA except for my car, which is paid off. I have a business which I'd have to wind down though.
 
Yes, go back to KZN - liberate it from the rest of SA and live happily ever after with my Zulu people and Indians and whites...
 
werfie said:
Yeah, money is always a consideration. I am lucky in the sense that I can spend R100k immediately on Plane tickets at an airport counter (if I have to). There is enough credit available to do it. Second thing is, I have family in the US, so it's just a case of arriving there and will have a place to stay etc. I also work for an international company, so can work from any location and still get salary. I am also single with no kids, so makes it easier too.

Look, I'm not as optimistic as you are in the long term, so to me it's a given that there is no future for me, any way I spin it in my head, it will end badly at worst, just surviving at best. But for now, I will have to take my chances because I can't leave my family (parent's) behind - doesn't mean I am not actively looking for solutions. My best plan for the moment is the Green Card Lottery. :p
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Oh yes... its actually my parents that are the biggest factor. My dad is ailing and may need full time care soon. My mom is well but might need support if he passes away. It would be hard to leave her as my sister is already overseas and obviously Mom is too old to relocate. My MIL is on her own and there is very little family for her, she is financially independent but needs help with a lot of things.

I do think a lot of people underestimate that. If you have kids and leave the grandparents its going to be hard. It might be harder than just staying and accepting a lifestyle change. I also think people underestimate the real cost of going.
 
No, I don't know if winning the lotto/powerball counts. But seriously both my parents are sick, I don't think they'll survive much longer. After that I don't know what I'll do. Maybe sell everything and live somewhere remote.
 
nivek said:
ai is in, AI the 4th industrial revolution is going to save the ship? :)
I dream of the day that we are governed by bots
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aye aye [ai ai in Afrikaans]

you are already governed by bots, just not the ones you think.
 
HunterNW said:
To all those bragging with Brit/schit whatever passport - why are you still in this kak place ?
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UK wouldn't be my plan B.... not currently. Although I could possibly go the ancestral route. My wife has scarce skills and I work for an SA company that is owned by a UK company. I would never break my back to get there though.

So many other options - Canada, NZ, then Aus, I'd look at other African options before the US and UK.
 
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