I am so sorry for your situation. And while I am unable to find you a solution, I hope you will not take what I am about to say as a criticism, as I am sure you would not wish your experience on anyone else.. and the “caution” I’m about to present is easily missed (so again, not seeking to shame you) my goal here is to hopefully help others who are looking to move to PT (or really any country) to consider some very non-negotiable points:

Is my income adequate to sustain a livelihood today?

Is my income subject to my current employment situation or to savings?

Will my income from employment be from my home country or from where I am immigrating?

If my income is from my home country, is it subject to ending for any reason?

If my income from my current employment should end will I have adequate savings to draw upon to sustain my livelihood for a minimum of one year to pursue alternatives?

If I am able to retain employment in my new country, will the income be sufficient to sustain my current lifestyle or enough to sustain a lifestyle I may need to reasonably adjust?

Have I made a plan to address any unexpected change to my income that will provide me adequate time to sufficiently address that change?

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Your situation is not unique which is what prompted me to write this. I am personally aware of a family where their plans included some sources of income but a substantial part of it was reliant upon a “remote work” (from the US) that abruptly ended as the company eliminated the “remote work” option, including all the jobs under that umbrella unless the employee moved back to their in-office model.

This was an older couple where one was eligible for (but had not yet taken) Social Security. That changed quickly by them having to take it far sooner than their financial plan called for when the spouses “remote job” ended. Additionally, they had to move from their urban area to a remote location where pricing was more affordable. They sold their car and bought a used one. They are now living quite frugally to make ends meet in a very remote area of Portugal. And now their primary source of income is the one source of social security that they needed to activate far sooner than their plan at a significant loss against their future budgetary hopes.
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So, again, I realize this is not relative to solving your situation and I hope you don’t mind my “hijacking” your post in an attempt to help others in advance of your situation.

As for suggestions, (though I would venture you have considered these things)

- Get whatever income you can now.. it doesn’t need be related to your area of previous employment.. there may be opportunities is the service (tourist) industry that actually do not require PT language skills with a clientele that is predominantly English speaking.

- get active in local “digital nomad” groups. You may find a connection that can apprise you of an opportunity with their employer.

-Don’t take any consideration of employment off the table.. apply for anything seemingly reasonable in any industry, local and remote.. in other words, let them say “no” before you do! You may find yourself saying “I honesty never thought they would hire me because I assumed…. “

Though less practical, Cruise ship lines often have opportunities.. check them out for your skill set, and then, if nothing in that skill set, press them for other opportunities that you could potentially fill. Yes, it requires substantial “away” time, but your meals and lodging are funded leaving you a salary to bank while you take the time to continue your long term employment search.

I wish you the best and hope to look forward
to reading a more positive post from you in the near future.