First you will be wondering what is Uruguay? your family and friends will be asking you, What is there in Uruguay? Why you want to know and travel to Uruguay? why not to Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Why Uruguay?
This are some of the questions of my friends and family why I choose, travel and reside to Uruguay.
Before I made a decision to come here, first I’ve done many research and studied, the economy, the moral, social and political status of Uruguay. I worked in Saudi Arabia for more than 6 years as Secretary to the Finance Director of CPC Holding Group, one of the largest Multi-Billion company in the middle East but, we cannot assure that our life as an expatriates an overseas workers will be permanent or will be forever, since we are just an expatriates, a foreigner working in the arab country, in many years of working, I came out to a decision to be stable, to be permanent, to obtain the benefits while staying and contributing to the country’s economy, but its not, Saudi Arabia is only for arabs and muslim, if you are born, or married with saudian national then its only the way to become a citizen of their country.
In more than 6 years in Saudi Arabia, if I work and live it to the other country, probably, I am now a citizens of the other countries, as one of the requirement to become a citizen, like here in Uruguay or even the other countries.
Okay, first let us inform our manager that you will be resigning or you file an exit 2 months before, so that your manager can prepare and the HR can find you a replacement, but on my side, I informed my manager 6 months before so that I can train the one who will replace my position, settle and prepare all necessary things for proper turn over of my duties and responsibilities.
I did not choose Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and etc, why? because, even though this countries are rich with higher standards and they said greener pasture, its already a common destinations for many immigrants and mostly for Filipinos. I am a person who loves adventure, researcher, discoverer and choose to be a unique, greener pasture for me, means being able to reside or obtain happiness in a certain place, makes me happy or to live independently in my own discovery and makes progress.
I’ve researched and compared countries that suitable for my criteria before I apply the visa, the following are my criteria to choose the best country to work, live and obtain residency.
- Discrimination – I want to have a fair labor practice, unlike Saudi Arabia and of course, Saudi Arabia is an Islamic county where LGBT are prohibited and forbidden, If you are one or member of the LGBT group and you want to be free, then, Arab country is not for yout if you can control and handle your self and determined to focus only for work and save money like what I did then its fine, you can save money there since bars, liquiors are not allowed, your salary and products are tax free.
- Easy Immigration Process – Visa application take only less than 2 weeks, with an easy requirements (will explain further on this article)
- Tourist or visitors visa can apply for work and change their tourist status to temporary residency or permanent residency (will explain later on the article)
- You can be a permanent resident and you can obtain dual citizenship after 3 or 5 years of living or working from the day your arrived in the country
- Once you become a citizen, the country must have a powerful passport that you can travel anywhere like the European / Shenzhen countries without visa and etc.
- Country that offers Free Education from Elementary to University, Free Hospitalization.
- Affordable cost of living mostly importantly the necessary daily needs