[drakonka]

I'm not sure what kind of relationship the US has with the country you are hoping to move to, but in my case it went like this:

- Ukrainian living in Australia on permanent residence Visa, eligible for citizenship but hadn't bothered to get it. I wanted to move to Europe.

- Went through the Australian citizenship application process. As an Australian citizen I would be eligible for a working holiday visa.

- (In the meantime) Saved up about a year's worth of living expenses from running a business in Australia.

- Also in the meantime spent a year locked away in my house building a small portfolio of games. Freelancing meant I could work largely from home and set my own hours.

- Applied for a working holiday visa to Sweden. Received approval via email in about 2 weeks.

- Moved and started applying for jobs. Started work about 2 months later.

I did try to apply for jobs remotely but that didn't work out - though I had prior experience in my chosen industry I was not senior or experienced enough to justify a company relocating me from the other side of the world. Physically being there and not scaring a company with the prospect moving expenses and arrangements helped.