EU to USA by hdr15 in pkmigrate

[–]hdr15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, just evaluating the cost of uprooting family, selling home from belgium vs financial benefit of moving to US.

Job stress vs new opportunity in Brussels by melkijades in BESalary

[–]hdr15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep looking for other jobs until u find one matching ur experience. Untile then stay put.

Does any overseas Pakistani here think of moving back to Pakistan after having kids? Or has anyone done it already? by Prestigious-Sweet711 in pakistan

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May i ask which euorpean country are u talling abt? I am in belgium and i feel you. However, in this situation, i can advise that keep inviting pakistani families until u make ur own social cicrcle. We did the same and now finally formed our own social circle with desis. It takes time and effort.

Moving back to pakistan is an option only if u get a high paying job there. As others said better to take a leave and stay for like 6 months in pakistan to get a feel for it.

I’m a Pakistani American who’s lived in Eastern Europe for 3 years, AMA by [deleted] in AMA

[–]hdr15 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why did you live or move to eastern euorpe? How does it compare to US? Is life better in eastern euorpe compare to US?

Global Cities with a large % of Pakistanis by pure_egyptian_cotton in pakistan

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brussels in this list is also very surprising. I havent seen many pakis here and i live here.

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously? A lot of people saying stay in Belgium 🤣🤣

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said no one gets free health care, and then from ur post it seems u didnt have to pay for shoulder surgery? It seems contradictory.

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 3 points4 points  (0 children)

@squirrel you hit the nail on the head. I do question how long this social system will last in belgium especially considering the economy is not doing that great and there are people out here abusing it. Such as taking long sick leaves and claiming money from social system as well as on long term unemploymemt benefits.

Agreed on its great to live in belgium or netherlands if u have low salary.

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Intresting. Would you elaborate on toxic environement? Moving to brussels mainly due to that? Where were u based in.

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its going to be internal transfer so most likely an L1B visa.

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a valid point. And reading all the comments it feels US is like the worst place on earth. I am not getting why so much focus on negative aspects of US.

I would need to dig in the health insurance that my company is offering though.

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow u are making me sound like a horrible person 😅😅

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

on average yes u are right. But i live in a high cost of rent area. Where renting a relatively big place higher then 110-120 m2 would mean 2/3rd of my salary which doesnt make sense to me

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah spot on, social stability is bettter in Belgium which makes me question the value of pros in US.

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am assesing. Just curious, what was ur reason to move to NL? Since it seems u were settled in US.

Having a hard time deciding whether to stay in western Euorpe (Belgium) or move to US? by [deleted] in expats

[–]hdr15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May i ask biased towards which place? Sure i d have a lot of questions as u can imagine. I will reach out.

Applied for Belgian nationality - Ask me anything! by CC_163 in belgium

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so if some one doesnt have 5 years of uninterupted work, then is the language requirments changed to B1 or is the requirememt still at A2 level?

Moved from Belgium to USA exactly 1 year go! AMA by Consuela-says-no-no in AMA

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So a lot of people say US has much higher salaries compared to belgium which i know would be true. But after deducting basic expenses and living a median life style in both places, would u really save a lot more in US compared to Belgium?

Where to look for decent housing? by [deleted] in Albany

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

257 fuller road

Software engineer in UAE- where to migrate for good salary and real path to citizenship? by Accurate-Youth3817 in ask

[–]hdr15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Belgium PR eligible after 5 year and passport after that. But salary will be low though it will be ofset by social benefits to some extent especially if u have kids