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How do I emigrate FROM the UK or at least get a temporarily work-permit abroad?

I have worked in retail financial services for several years as a self-employed consultant. I earn £60-120K per annum and I'm 36 years old. I have travelled extensively in my twenties and having spent several years at home putting in the long hours, I reckon I might find a better work-life balance elsewhere. Happy to take a big drop in earnings - its lifestyle that I'm looking for. I have no family of my own and frustratingly I don't have any family in other countries. Early research suggests that I do not meet any of the in demand occupations for either Australia, New Zealand or Canada. I'm happy to consider other countries through regrettably I am not fluent in any other languages. Also, I seem to have just missed the cut-off for working holiday visas which have cut-off ages of 30 or 35. I'm a little surprised to have run into difficulties so early on in my research. I'd be grateful for suggestions as to what avenues to pursue next?

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1. If you are in any commonwealth country try to enquire in the embassy. There should be loads of different types of biases there. Your problem should be solved by using a h1 tier 1 visa i think.you will not be able to be a citizen as you need to be an immigrant with work or dependent visa first. Ionia this because I myself am in the uk
2. If your any good then you may try for places in Germany, Belgium and Spain. Don't worry the lifestyle is very good in places and English is widely taught as a second language.
3. Hi i can suggest to you that Australia is a paradise to live and work . i am frustrated too do u want to have a chat? Linda by the way ..
4. Luxembourg. Stinking rich, high quality, not too far, English spoken everywhere, especially in business, no work permits or immigration needed for EU passport holders and full of international financial services organisations. VAT 3%. Plenty to do and easy to get to France, Germany, Belgium and thereabouts by train, car, place. Large ex-patriate population. Alternatives in the same vein / deal are Malta, although a bit of a backwater. Switzerland although you will need to know one of the languages and get a work/residence permit. Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory but work permit needed. Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, not "abroad" but a bit different. Holland too - English almost universal and international companies. In the past Eire might have been a possibility but they're broke and in traumas nowadays, and people are going in the opposite direction. Longer shot - international civil service or NGO - EU, UN etc, lingua franca is typically English and you get a sort of diplomatic status / tax treatment from what Iive heard
5. there is the canada federal skilled worker. No age limit, but there is caps on occupations and business occupations usually reach the limit quickly