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Left Lebanon in 2021, worked for BMW as an intern for 9 months in Munich then joined Amazon as an SDE2 in Berlin.

The job is nice, the living is okay. Life isn't as "exciting" as it was in Lebanon (in terms of lifestyle I would say, very monotone) but at least it's stable and safe so I cannot complain. Regularly visit Lebanon every few months, a bit hard to meet the people you used to see on a daily basis only twice a year or so. But I guess that's life!

But maybe that's bound to change once we have that piece of paper that makes me German. Maybe open up my own thing, be more "free" per se, who knows!
Johnaudi wrote
But maybe that's bound to change once we have that piece of paper that makes me German. Maybe open up my own thing, be more "free" per se, who knows!

Yes, I do feel the same, getting a PR or a Nationality will definitely give us the freedom to acquire happier choices.
Germany was on my radar, but I did not like their 8 years minimum legal stay. Someone told me they will decrease it to 5 years, did they do that already?
How do you all just move to europe and find jobs just like that? do you know poeple there or there is something i dont know? i went once couple years back for couple of days for some business and visa was hard to get. i would really like to get a one way ticket and never come back

anyway i am currently in the shithole everyone loves for some reason, have my own business and work for several companies in IT / networking
Hello @DNA, I work in software and it was easy (or easier) for me to find work abroad that sponsored my visa/work permit, I don't know anyone where I am right now to help me setup my life. I moved here like a hermit and learned everything on my own.

Do you have software development experience or other IT related (cybersecurity, data science, information security...)?
Guitaret wrote Yes, I do feel the same, getting a PR or a Nationality will definitely give us the freedom to acquire happier choices.
Germany was on my radar, but I did not like their 8 years minimum legal stay. Someone told me they will decrease it to 5 years, did they do that already?
The new law will allow blue card holders to get it even earlier. And I believe it's 3 years if you have a C1 in German (someone told me that, though I couldn't find sources)
A PR would only take about 1.75 years with the blue card though.
Moved from Lebanon at the beginning in 2021 and now living in Dubai and working as a TV commentator.

It's OK, life is easy here. I like it, but time goes so fast, you can't even imagine. I miss Lebanon and my family, but that's life!
20 days later
Came back to Canada. Gave the middle east a try for 20 years...I work for a bank doing IT stuff.
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DNA wroteHow do you all just move to europe and find jobs just like that?
Left on a student visa. Finished my studies in France. It's considerably easier to get a visa as a student.
24 days later
Glad to see Joe and nuc are still alive :)
Im here and there, in and out of many countries. Consulting, freelancing and even have 2 small side businesses, however i am settling for the next couple of years at a GCC country due to their high pay and no tax.
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Chose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.
Working as a software engineer at a Lebanese company called CME. Although I had multiple opportunities to leave and work in europe, I'm one of the few who chose to stay. I'm satisfied with my my job, have my own apartment, travel every now and then.
I dont see Samer post ;)
Ive gained enough systems/IT/network knowledge / salesforce / kubernities (in progress) combined with my telecom major. Im currently working in two different fields and very happy to jump between them.
potato wroteI dont see Samer post ;)
Thanks for the nudge potato! I'll be posting an update when the time is right.
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NuclearVision wroteChose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.
Wow, what are you studying? That's insane ;)
8 days later
NuclearVision wroteChose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.
May i ask what specialty have you chosen? ;)
5 days later
Left the government in June 2022 due to the devaluation of lira and economic crises. Then joined a multi-national cloud , colocation , and managed IT services company based in CA, USA. They lunched a small office here back in June 2022 and they are locally expanding. In parallel ,I am a local trader of IT related stuff ,gaming desktops builds, laptops etc...
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az09za90za wrote
NuclearVision wroteChose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.
May i ask what specialty have you chosen? ;)
plumbing
NuclearVision wrote
az09za90za wrote
NuclearVision wroteChose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.
May i ask what specialty have you chosen? ;)
plumbing
Still got 2 years in my plumbing career...
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I used to come here daily. I've grown a bit tired of seeing the same questions asked again, especially questions which are not directly related to tech (where do if find this or that, best shop in lebanon, how do i find a job).

My interest in tech also dwindled a bit and my attention was diverted by other platforms (mainly reddit) and I've put more time and energy in photography activities or sometimes exploring the city or the country - yet most of all daily life and chores.

Anyway here I am. About what happened in my life well it's a bit of a struggle in great part a consequence of the crime(s?) that happened in Lebanon at the national level ie the deliberate destruction of economy and living conditions.

In other part due to my personal lack of focus and decisions.

Once you get a bit involved and step out of your bubble in Lebanon it's hard to leave especially at an older age. We have a beautiful soulful country in Lebanon and I mean all of it, beyond Mar Mkhayel, Batroun, the Cedars and whatever other "politically correct" destinations people often try to promote as being Lebanon.

One that is killed a little again and again on a daily basis - economic crime, littering and cutting trees, poisoning the environment, oppressing the poor, sabotaging the economy, corruption, etc.

BTW the cat in my avatar was a very special cat, very vocal, smart and independent. He died about last year. Dark times.
Guitaret wrote
I registered to this forum in 2012, do I qualify as an "old" member?
Yes