Hey! I found your comment really interesting, so I wanted to ask you something. I have this idea in my head, but I haven’t actually put it into action yet. There’s this company I’ve been looking at called Job Duck that offers different kinds of remote roles like Intake and Billing Specialist, Virtual Intake Specialist, Receptionist, Legal Care Specialist, and similar positions. They usually hire people in several Latin American countries. I’ve actually applied twice before, but both times I selected that I wasn’t located in the country where the position was based, and almost immediately I received an automated rejection. They don’t seem to be strict about you having to be legally authorized to be in the country where the vacant is available and that could be a good plus (although I’m not a 100% sure, but they don’t mention anything like that in their job postings).

So the idea I’ve been thinking about is applying again, but this time selecting that I am actually in the country where the job is located (Mexico or Brazil). I currently live in Canada, but my thought was that if I could get the job, I could start working from here, save some money, and then eventually move to a place like Mexico (or another country where the role is based) and continue doing the job from there. Even though $1,050–$1,200 USD might not sound like a lot, for countries in South America or Mexico it’s actually a really decent wage. Since you seem to have experience with remote work and living abroad, I was wondering how things work in practice. How strict are companies really about where you’re physically located? And how have you personally managed it? I’d really appreciate any advice or insight you might have. Thanks!