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papazcol
Joined 2011
Posts: 50

13 years ago

Leaving NYC for SP... am I crazy... advice pls!

13 years ago

Some friends tell me I’m crazy when I told them that I want to leave NYC for Brazil. Well, so now I’d like to ask you guys for some reasonable advice about my plans: I’m Colombian, my wife is Brazilian (BH) both in our mid 30s. We’ve been in the US for almost 12 years but still waiting for our green cards. My wife has a good job in a furniture company, I’m a supply chain professional with experience in Imports/Exports, but can’t get a decent job because my work permit expired, instead I paint apartments, do catering and other sub-jobs. Although she makes a ok money, we still and will continue paying rent for our whole life, her company doesn’t offer benefits such as health insurance or sick days (is legal in NY state), so we purchased a plan because we’re expecting a baby, it costs us $600 monthly. Since her salary is over 20K she didn’t qualify for public health.
We’re quite frustrated with our life, seems like working a lot just to pay the bills, I dream with buying my house, having a garage, parking my car in my own spot and not fighting for a space on the street, having a dog and of course a decent job in which I can use my skills. It’s important to mention that we love NYC, but we can’t live out of that.
So we’re thinking about moving to SP or any other industrial/steady economy city where I can find a good job while our papers’ process runs thru here in the states (5 years). We believe that with the oncoming Olympics things may change for good especially in the tourist and transportation industry.
Any thought is appreciated.

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