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Continuing our series of country guides, we’ve put together a list of helpful links for those of you considering a move to Ireland 🇮🇪.
Here we go:
✅ DESTINATION RESEARCH
🪪 Visas: https://relocate.me/visas/ireland and/or:
• the official Irish Immigration website to check if you need a visa and what type to apply for
• https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits to explore your options for working in Ireland
Popular searches:
• Critical Skills Employment Permit
• Critical Skills Occupations List
• General Employment Permit
• Irish immigration stamps explained, including the difference between Stamp 1 and Stamp 4
🧾 Taxes: https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money-and-tax/tax
💶 Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/ireland or https://www.pwc.ie/issues/budget/income-tax-calculator.html
🛒 Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/ireland + Numbeo + ask on Reddit (example discussions about living costs in Dublin and Ireland more broadly)
🏥 Healthcare & insurance options:
• General overview: https://relocate.me/healthcare/ireland
• Official resources:
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/health-system (official public information about Ireland’s healthcare system, including eligibility for public services, healthcare costs, and private health insurance)
https://www.hia.ie (independent information about private health insurance, including plan comparisons and guidance for newcomers)
• To get first-hand insights, ask locals and expats on Reddit. Example threads:
How is healthcare in Ireland?
Private health insurance in Ireland
📊 Average salary data: https://relocate.me/salaries/ireland-average-salary
💻 Developer salaries in Ireland: Levels.fyi / Indeed + Reddit and Quora for first-hand insights (example discussion about senior software engineer salaries in Ireland)
❓ Ask questions about living and relocating to Ireland:
• r/AskIreland
• r/MoveToIreland
• r/DevelEire (a community for software developers and tech professionals in Ireland, covering jobs, salaries, interviews, and career advice)
• r/IrishPersonalFinance (for money-related questions, including salaries and taxes)
• r/Dublin
• r/Cork
• r/Galway
🔖 Other useful resources:
• Citizens Information (a comprehensive public information resource covering moving to Ireland, employment rights, immigration, housing, healthcare, taxes, and everyday life)
• Guides to Moving to Ireland (44 practical, step-by-step guides covering different parts of the move)
• Immigration Service Delivery: Coming to Work in Ireland (official guidance on employment-based immigration, visas, and permission to live and work in Ireland)
• EURES Ireland (practical information about living and working conditions, employment, taxes, housing, and social security in Ireland)
✅ JOB SEARCH: COMPANIES OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL HIRES
Here are some of the companies in Ireland that mention relocation or immigration support in their current job openings:
• Qualcomm
• Klaviyo
• Etsy
• Ernst & Young (EY)
• Scopely
To explore the full list (and get notified whenever we publish new guides), follow us on Substack 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/moving-to-ireland-for-work
Picnic.
You’ve probably seen its Amsterdam-based tech openings pop up in this channel many times.
Last year, we also published a detailed introduction to Picnic in our Substack newsletter, The Global Move.
Our founder got a chance to interview Picnic’s CTO, Daniel.
It was a really interesting conversation, and we turned it into a Substack post to share it with you.
It ended up being a detailed look at how AI is actually changing a 400-person engineering organization. Not just how engineers write code, but how teams work, what they build, how they experiment, and even how Picnic hires.
The conversation covers why producing more code and shipping more releases doesn’t necessarily create more value, where the engineering bottleneck moves when implementation becomes much easier, and what a Product Engineer looks like in this new environment.
Andrew also spoke with Picnic’s recruiting team about the hiring side of things: what they look for in engineers today, how they read resumes, whether GitHub and cover letters still matter, and what they actually want to see when a candidate says they’re using AI.
So quite a packed piece and well worth a read.
Check out the interview here 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/we-are-hiring-engineers-because-of
Who's considering the #Netherlands 🇳🇱 as a work-abroad destination?
We've added three new job opportunities that might interest you:
Engineering Manager (Team Lead) - Back Office & Integrations
• Location: Rotterdam
• Company: C Teleport
Lead Frontend Developer – React / TypeScript
• Location: The Hague
• Company: ZooStation
Software Engineer - Warehouse Systems
• Location: Amsterdam
• Company: Picnic
From India 🇮🇳 to Estonia 🇪🇪
Andrew, our founder, got the chance to talk with Ameya, a subscriber to our Substack The Global Move, who recently relocated to Tallinn for a Senior iOS Engineer role at Bolt.
His path between those two points - India and Estonia - wasn’t particularly straightforward.
In the interview, Ameya shared what his job search actually looked like, what worked and what didn’t, how he approached resumes and cover letters, how he prepared for interviews, how Estonia ended up on his radar, and a lot more in between.
Check it out here 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/from-india-to-estonia-ameyas-job
It’s an honest and practical look at what it takes to land a job abroad in 2026, with many useful insights for anyone trying to make a similar move.
📌 Webinar announcement
Next week, on August 20, our partner Manifest will host a webinar exclusively for our community:
Relocating to the U.S.: Your Visa Roadmap from First Step to Green Card
Last week, we shared with you an article by our founder about how the relocation game in tech has changed.
That piece ended up on the front page of Hacker News and got 200K+ views on Reddit.
And it naturally led to the next question:
If today’s relocation market works differently, how should you actually search for a job abroad?
That’s probably the question Andrew received most often after publishing the article.
Here’s the answer:
I don’t think there’s one perfect website that solves the problem. If there were, I’d simply send everyone there.
Instead, I think relocation today is much more about building the right search strategy than finding another job board. Over the years, I’ve seen people relocate in many different ways, and that’s perhaps the biggest lesson I’ve learned: there isn’t one path.
If I were starting my relocation journey today, this is exactly how I’d approach it 👇
If you’re looking for a developer job abroad in 2026, please read this 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/the-relocation-game-in-tech-has-changed
It is the new post by Andrew, our founder, who’s been involved in tech talent relocation since 2011.
In it, Andrew explains how the international tech hiring and relocation market has changed over the past few years, why many of the strategies that worked before are less effective today, and what you can do differently.
If job relocation is one of your goals this year, it’s a must-read. There’s a lot in there that might change how you approach your search.
Continuing our series of country guides, we’ve put together a list of helpful links for those of you considering a move to the United States 🇺🇸.
Here we go:
✅ DESTINATION RESEARCH
🪪 Visas: https://relocate.me/visas/united-states + https://manifestlaw.com/blog/types-of-work-visas-us or the official Visa Wizard tool to help you determine which U.S. visa category best matches your purpose of travel.
Popular searches:
• O-1 visa (a relocation path without an employment offer)
• H-1B visa (an employer-sponsored work visa)
• L-1 visa (an employer-sponsored intra-company transfer visa, often used by multinational companies to relocate employees from an overseas office to the United States)
• TN visa (a work visa available to eligible Canadian and Mexican citizens)
🧾 Taxes: https://relocate.me/taxes/guide/united-states
💵 Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/united-states or https://www.smartasset.com/taxes/income-taxes
🛒 Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/united-state + Numbeo + ask on Reddit (example thread)
🏥 Healthcare & insurance options:
• General overview: https://relocate.me/healthcare/united-states + https://manifestlaw.com/blog/do-immigrants-get-free-healthcare
• First-hand insights: Ask locals and expats on Reddit (example thread)
📊 Average salary data: https://relocate.me/salaries/united-states-average-salary
💻💰 Developer salaries in the United States: Levels.fyi / Built In / Blind + Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey + Reddit and Quora for first-hand insights
❓ Ask questions about living and relocating to the United States:
• reddit.com/r/MovingToUSA
• reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican
• reddit.com/r/AskSF
• reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco
• reddit.com/r/bayarea
• reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions (a general Q&A community covering virtually every topic, with questions about the United States being very common)
• reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions (one of the largest software engineering career communities, with many discussions focused on the U.S. tech job market)
✅ JOB SEARCH: U.S. COMPANIES HIRING FROM ABROAD
Here are some U.S. companies we’re aware of that, based on publicly available info (primarily current job descriptions), appear to be open to sponsoring work visas for international hires:
• Anthropic
• Reflection
• Exa
• Retell AI
• Thinking Machines Lab
• Verkada
• Halliday
• AGI
• fab2
• Sim
To explore the full list (and get notified whenever we publish new guides), follow us on Substack 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/moving-to-the-united-states-for-work
When it comes to relocating abroad for work, most people immediately think of employer-sponsored visas.
But there’s another, often overlooked route: talent visas.
One of the biggest differences from a traditional work visa is that a talent visa often doesn’t require you to have a job offer. And unlike many digital nomad visas, eligibility is usually based on your professional achievements rather than meeting an ongoing minimum monthly income requirement.
We put together a new post on our Substack, The Global Move, covering some of the strongest talent visa options, including:
• O-1 Visa (🇺🇸)
• Global Talent Visa (🇬🇧)
• "Carte Talent" (🇫🇷)
• National Innovation Visa (🇦🇺)
• and several others.
Well worth a read if you want to be aware of the different relocation pathways available.
Here’s the link 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/talent-visas-in-2026-a-relocation
Continuing our series of country guides, we’ve put together a list of helpful links for those of you considering a move to Finland 🇫🇮.
Here we go:
✅ DESTINATION RESEARCH
🪪 Visas: https://relocate.me/visas/finland + these two official sites:
• https://um.fi/entering-finland
• https://migri.fi/en/i-want-to-come-to-finland to help you determine the correct visa or permit type for your situation
🧾 Taxes: https://relocate.me/taxes/guide/finland and/or https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/finland/individual/taxes-on-personal-income
💶 Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/finland or the official one from the Finnish Tax Administration
🛒 Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/finland + Numbeo + ask on Reddit (example thread)
🏥 Healthcare & insurance options:
• General overview: https://relocate.me/healthcare/finland
• First-hand insights: Ask locals and expats in r/Finland (example thread)
📊 Average salary data: https://relocate.me/salaries/finland-average-salary
💻💰 Developer salaries in Finland: Levels.fyi / Glassdoor + Reddit for first-hand insights (example thread)
❓ Ask questions about Finland:
• https://www.reddit.com/r/finland
• https://www.reddit.com/r/helsinki
• https://www.reddit.com/r/espoo
• https://www.reddit.com/r/nordiccountries
• https://www.finlandforum.org
• Expats & Foreigners in Finland (Facebook group)
📌 Other useful resources:
• https://www.workinfinland.com/en
• https://www.suomi.fi/guides/work-in-finland
✅ JOB SEARCH: COMPANIES HIRING FROM OUTSIDE FINLAND
Here are some of the Finland-based companies that, based on publicly available info, appear to have a track record of relocating international employees:
• Sellforte
• Supercell
• AlphaSense
• Wolt
• Remedy Entertainment
• Rovio
• Metacore
• ReOrbit
To explore the full list (and get notified whenever we publish new guides), follow us on Substack 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/moving-to-finland-for-work
Just published an updated guide to digital nomad visas available in 2026.
Today, more than 50 countries offer some form of digital nomad visa, and new programs keep appearing.
Some require relatively modest income, while others have thresholds that put them out of reach for many people. Some are designed for a short stay, while others can lead to long-term residence.
We originally published a similar guide in 2025, but a lot has changed since then. Income requirements have been updated, several new programs have launched, and a few older ones have quietly disappeared.
The updated guide groups options by region and includes the specific visa name, minimum income requirement, duration, and an official government source for every option, so you can verify the latest requirements at any time.
The list is now live on our Substack, The Global Move. Check it out here 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/digital-nomad-visas-in-2026-a-world
#DigitalNomadVisa #IndependentRelocation
Just published an interview with Peter, who moved from Nigeria 🇳🇬 to Portugal 🇵🇹 to join Catawiki as a Software Engineer.
In our conversation, Peter shares why he chose Portugal, what Catawiki's interview process was like, how the relocation support worked, and what surprised him most after making the move.
If you're considering relocating to Lisbon/Portugal for a tech job, it's worth a read:
👉 https://relocate.me/blog/expat-stories/moving-to-portugal-it-job-software-engineer-interview/
Interested in joining Catawiki in Lisbon? Explore their open roles here:
👉 https://catawiki.careers/location-Lisbon-Office
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Finally, consider joining The Global Move private job board for hand-curated roles with visa sponsorship/relocation support:
👉 https://globalmove.relocate.me
Hello everyone 👋
Last Thursday, we briefly announced the launch of a private job board for paid subscribers to our Substack newsletter, The Global Move:
https://globalmove.relocate.me
Some of you may have already checked it out (and even joined), while others may still have no idea what it is.
So, we'd like to take a moment to introduce it properly and help you decide whether it could be useful for your international tech job search.
📌 Why we built it
For over a year, our team has been publishing weekly manually curated lists of relocation-friendly tech jobs on Substack.
In this format (Substack posts), those job lists are difficult to browse.
Plus, searching through the archive (6,000+ jobs shared to date) has become time-consuming, with opportunities spread across 60+ weekly job lists and many openings that are no longer active.
The goal of the job board isn't to replace the newsletter, but to make the experience much more practical for subscribers.
📌 The idea behind the job board
• Jobs appear on the job board daily on weekdays as we find them (rather than once a week on Thursdays)
• A searchable archive
• Filters by job type (relocation/international remote), category, country, company size, etc.
• The option to save jobs, mark them as applied, and report inactive ones
• 100% manually curated
You can read more about the job board here:
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/introducing-the-global-move-job-board
Or, head straight to the job board and join:
👉 https://globalmove.relocate.me
At the moment, there are 1,200+ job openings:
• 1,000+ tech roles with visa sponsorship and/or relocation support
• 240+ remote roles open to international talent
Note: Access to the job board is included with a paid subscription to The Global Move newsletter on Substack.
Hello everyone 👋
Here’s a batch of new job opportunities for you to check out:
Senior Frontend Engineer
• Location: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
• Company: PayPay Card
Senior Software Engineer - Logistics
• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: Picnic
Senior Software Engineer - Warehouse Systems
• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: Picnic
Senior Product Manager - Shipping
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
• Company: Catawiki
Security Engineer
• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: Catawiki
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💡 And some important news:
Our team has launched a private job board for relocation-friendly and international remote tech jobs.
We’ll introduce it in detail soon, but in the meantime, you can explore it via the link below if you haven’t already:
👉 https://globalmove.relocate.me
Hello everyone!
Just published a handpicked list of 35 #gaming companies currently hiring and offering visa sponsorship and/or relocation support.
If you haven’t already, check it out on our Substack:
👉 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/gaming-companies-hiring-internationally
If you’re interested in international job opportunities beyond gaming, there are two more curated lists worth exploring:
1) 150+ companies hiring internationally for tech roles
2) 70+ tech companies hiring globally for remote roles
Hello everyone 👋
We've added a batch of new opportunities to our job board that you might want to check out and apply for:
Staff AI Engineer - Agentic Shopping
• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: Picnic
Senior Product Manager - Shipping
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
• Company: Catawiki
Security Tech Lead Manager
• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: Catawiki
Lead Security Engineer
• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: Catawiki
Platform Engineer
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
• Company: Catawiki
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On a final note, a quick reminder about The Global Move, our Substack-based project.
Every Thursday, we share a handpicked selection of around 150 relocation-friendly & international remote tech jobs through our newsletter (latest edition here).
If you haven't subscribed yet, consider joining us: https://relocateme.substack.com/subscribe
Monthly and annual subscriptions come with access to a searchable archive of 1,900+ job opps.
Continuing our series of country guides, we’ve put together a list of helpful links for those of you considering a move to Canada 🇨🇦.
Here we go:
✅ DESTINATION RESEARCH
🪪 Visas: https://relocate.me/visas/canada + this official tool to help you find out what you’ll need to visit Canada
Popular searches:
• Express Entry / Federal Skilled Worker Program (one of the main pathways for skilled workers seeking permanent residence in Canada)
• Provincial Nominee Programs (immigration programs operated by Canadian provinces and territories)
• Working in Canada Temporarily (everything about work permits)
• What is an LMIA?
🧾 Taxes: https://relocate.me/taxes/guide/canada
💵 Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/canada or https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/tool/tax-calculator
🛒 Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/canada + Numbeo + ask on Reddit (example thread)
🏥 Healthcare & insurance options:
• General overview: https://relocate.me/healthcare/canada
• First-hand insights: Ask locals and expats on Reddit. Example threads:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskCanada/comments/1rhhjj7/hows_your_perception_about_canadian_healthcare
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIndia/comments/1viux0t/has_anybody_lived_in_canada_hows_canadian_health
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1mogqpd/is_canadian_healthcare_really_that_bad
📊 Average salary data: https://relocate.me/salaries/canada-average-salary
💻💰 Developer salaries in Canada: Levels.fyi / Job Bank (Canada’s national employment service) / Indeed + Reddit and Quora for first-hand insights (example thread)
❓ Ask questions about living and relocating to Canada:
• reddit.com/r/AskACanadian (a good place to ask Canadians about everyday life, culture, and living in Canada)
• reddit.com/r/ImmigrationCanada (focused on Canadian immigration, visas, work permits, and permanent residence)
• reddit.com/r/cscareerquestionsCAD (a subreddit for those with questions about working in the tech industry or in a CS/dev/programmer related job specifically in Canada)
• reddit.com/r/canadaexpressentry (info and support regarding immigration to Canada via the Express Entry system)
• reddit.com/r/PersonalFinanceCanada (for all money-related questions, like cost of living, salaries, taxes, etc.)
• reddit.com/r/askTO (a subreddit to submit questions to Torontonians and about Toronto)
• reddit.com/r/askvan and reddit.com/r/vancouver (two large communities for questions and discussions about living in Vancouver)
🔖 Other useful resources:
• Moving to Vancouver: A Practical Relocation Guide
• Official Canadian government resources for newcomers
✅ JOB SEARCH: COMPANIES OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL HIRES
Here are a few Canada-based companies I managed to find that, based on publicly available info (primarily current job descriptions), appear to be open to sponsoring work permits for international hires:
• Hiive
• Nimble, a Swoop company
• Neo Financial
• OpusClip
• Wayve
• Planned
To explore the full list (and get notified whenever we publish new guides), follow us on Substack 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/moving-to-canada-for-work
Last week, we shared the story of The Global Move subscriber who recently relocated to Estonia for an iOS Engineer role at Bolt.
He kindly agreed to share the resume that helped him get there.
In our new Substack post, our founder, Andrew, did a practical review of that resume:
- what he thinks Ameya did well (from the perspective of someone who’s been in tech recruitment & talent relocation for over a decade)
- what he’d improve
- what you can learn from it and use in your own resume
So you get to see a real resume that helped someone land a job abroad, rather than another polished template created specifically for a resume guide.
If you’re applying for tech jobs abroad right now, it’s well worth a read.
Here’s the link 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/the-resume-that-helped-an-ios-engineer
Internal mobility. One of the relocation pathways worth keeping in mind in 2026.
It’s more of a long-term play, but still a viable one.
By internal mobility, we mean moving within a company to a different position in a different country.
Of course, not every multinational company is a good fit for this path. Having offices around the world doesn’t necessarily mean employees actually move between them. But there are definitely companies where this happens: EPAM Systems, JetBrains, Amazon, Catawiki... just to name a few.
In our latest piece for The Global Move, we explain how to figure out whether a company is a good “candidate” for an international transfer - before you join.
We also cover the L-1 route to the U.S. and the EU’s Intra-Corporate Transfers framework.
So, if relocating abroad is part of your longer-term career plan, do have a read. It might make you look at your relocation strategy a little differently.
Here’s the link for quick access 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/internal-mobility-as-an-alternative
Hello everyone 👋
Here’s a batch of new job opportunities for you to consider:
Lead Software Engineer (Team Lead) - 2 squads
• Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: C Teleport
Senior Data Scientist (Machine Learning)
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
• Company: Catawiki
AI Platform Engineer
• Location: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
• Company: PayPay Card
Motion Designer - Strategic Projects
• Location: Limassol, Cyprus 🇨🇾
• Company: Welltech
Engineering Manager, AI / ML
• Location: San Sebastian, Spain 🇪🇸
• Company: Multiverse Computing
Senior Data Engineer (Redshift)
• Location: Limassol, Cyprus 🇨🇾
• Company: Welltech
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To browse all opportunities currently available on our job board, use this link: https://relocate.me/international-jobs
If you haven’t already, also consider subscribing to our newsletter on Substack.
Every Thursday, as part of the newsletter, we publish a handpicked list of 100+ relocation-friendly tech jobs, plus international remote roles.
We just posted a new edition with 152 jobs: https://relocateme.substack.com/p/weekly-hand-curated-tech-jobs-with-225
Hello everyone!
Just a quick post to let you know about a big batch of new job opportunities on Relocate.me.
This time, in #Lithuania 🇱🇹 with #Vinted!
Vinted started as a way for friends to find new homes for clothes they no longer needed. In 2019, it became Lithuania’s first unicorn 🦄, and today the company is valued at €8 billion.
Vinted has grown to a team of 2,200+ people, working toward its mission to make second-hand first choice worldwide.
And it has three business units that support this mission:
🛍️ Vinted Marketplace: Europe’s leading second-hand platform, connecting millions of members across 25+ markets, including the US and Australia.
📦 Vinted Go: a unit working to make the shipping experience smarter, simpler, and more affordable, with a vast network of 500,000+ pick-up and drop-off points and 60+ carrier partners across Europe.
💳 Vinted Pay: a unit dedicated to bringing secure, reliable payments to buyers and sellers in Europe.
Now the best part: the company is actively hiring for tech roles in Lithuania. Visa sponsorship and relocation support - along with a €30k gross bonus and 2 months of housing - are provided to help make the transition as stress-free as possible!
Explore the open roles here 👇
https://relocate.me/companies-hiring/vinted
There’s quite a range, from data and back-end engineering to product design and engineering leadership.
Who's open to a #remote contractor opportunity with hourly pay?
micro1, the leading AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents, is currently hiring for these two roles:
💻 Computer Science Expert (PhD)
https://relocate.me/remote/remote/micro1/computer-science-expert-phd-10275
📊 Statistics Expert (PhD)
https://relocate.me/remote/remote/micro1/statistics-expert-phd-10276
No prior AI experience is required - your domain expertise is what matters. Your work will help shape how AI models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input.
Learn more and apply using the links above!
As part of our effort to share useful tools and resources for relocation, we’d like to highlight Manifest.
Manifest is an immigration law firm specializing in U.S. employment-based visas, including O-1, L-1, EB-1, and National Interest Waivers (NIW).
What makes them different is their process. They don’t hand your case off to a paralegal. Instead, you’re matched with an experienced attorney based on your specific case, receive dedicated 1:1 support, and can track your case every step of the way through an online portal.
And, of course, their track record: thousands of visas and green cards successfully obtained for clients.
If you’re planning a move to the United States for work, they’re well worth considering.
Learn more about Manifest here:
👉 https://gomanifestlaw.com/relocate
Partnership post. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
“Why do you want to relocate?”
It’s one of the most common interview questions international job seekers get, and one where your answer can quietly hurt your chances of moving forward.
Many candidates answer it by talking almost exclusively about wanting to move abroad, seeking a better quality of life, higher salaries, and the like.
Here’s the problem: when that’s your entire answer, you unintentionally shift the focus away from the one thing the recruiter actually wants to hear about: the company.
By the time you’re sitting in that interview, they already know you want to relocate.
What they really want to hear is that you’re genuinely excited about joining their team.
In my latest article for The Global Move, I explain:
- why focusing so much on the idea of relocating during interviews can work against you;
- what employers actually want to hear instead; and
- how to approach relocation questions the right way, with examples of weak and strong answers.
Hope it comes in handy for those of you who are currently looking for a tech job abroad.
Check out the article here 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/a-mistake-to-avoid-during-relocation
Hello everyone 👋
Here’s a batch of new job opportunities for you to consider:
Lead Software Engineer (Team Lead) - Billing Squad
• Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: C Teleport
Engineering Manager - Shipping
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
• Company: Catawiki
Research AI Director
• Location: San Sebastian, Spain 🇪🇸
• Company: Multiverse Computing
Senior Engineers - Front End / Mobile / Back End / Full Stack / Platform
• Location: Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
• Company: Halter
Senior Frontend Engineer
• Location: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
• Company: HENNGE
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A paid subscription gives you access to:
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Do cover letters still matter in 2026?
Our answer: Yes, but only if you write them well.
Otherwise, it's a waste of time.
To give you an example, one of the subscribers to our Substack newsletter, The Global Move, recently wrote a cover letter that opened the door for him at a Berlin-based tech company while applying from abroad.
He kindly gave us permission to share that cover letter publicly, so we could break down what made it effective and share practical advice other job seekers can use when writing their own.
You can find the cover letter and our thoughts on why it worked in this new article 👇
https://relocateme.substack.com/p/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-in-2026
#CoverLetters #JobSearchAdvice
Last year, a friend of ours, Jani, a full-stack dev from Slovenia, was preparing for interviews.
The technical stuff wasn't the hardest part. The hardest part was this: how do you know if your answers actually sound clear?
Not in your head. Out loud.
In a real interview, nobody hears the polished version you rehearsed in your mind. They hear what comes out under pressure: the answer that drags on, the explanation that wanders, the moment you know the topic cold but still sound shaky.
And when you get rejected, you usually never find out what went wrong. Was it your confidence? Your English? The way you structured it?
That's what pushed Jani to build Pavone.ai.
It lets you practice interview answers out loud and get feedback on clarity, structure, confidence, and delivery before the real thing. Made for people preparing without a bootcamp, regular mock interviews, or a senior engineer on hand to provide honest feedback.
The first practice run is free.
Worth a try → https://pavone.ai
Just moved to Germany or about to? 🇩🇪
Quick one worth knowing about. We've partnered with UniRents, who does something that makes a lot of sense if you're relocating: instead of buying everything for a new apartment, you rent it.
Furniture, appliances, the stuff you need to actually live somewhere: the upfront cost of buying it all is brutal, and then you're stuck either hauling it to your next country or tossing it when you leave.
How it works:
👉 Pick what you need at unirents.de
👉 Pay only for as long as you need it
👉 Delivered in 2–3 working days
👉 Picked up when you move out
It's a popular option for international workers who'd rather not sink money into furniture they'll abandon in a year.
If that's you, the code RELOCATEME15 gets you 15% off your order 👇
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Hello everyone 👋
Here’s a batch of new job opportunities for you to check out:
Lead React Native Engineer
• Location: Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
• Company: Hevy
Team Lead Engineering - App & Web
• Location: Hamburg/Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪
• Company: ABOUT YOU
Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience (Platform)
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
• Company: Catawiki
Software Engineer - Consumer Products
• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
• Company: Picnic
Engineering Manager
• Location: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
• Company: PayPay Card
Senior MLOps Engineer (Training & Inference Optimization)
• Location: San Sebastian, Spain 🇪🇸
• Company: Multiverse Computing
Senior Software Engineer (Backend & Infrastructure)
• Location: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
• Company: HENNGE
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