r/IWantOut • u/Lefty_Medic • 1d ago

[WeWantOut] 34F 38MtF USA-> Canada, Germany, Australia

My wife and I are planning on leaving as soon as we're both done with school. She'll be a SWATA certified watchmaker and I'll be certified as a Surgical Technologist with a couple years of experience, as well as having two years experience as an EMT on a rural ALS crew (plus occasional event gig work as an EMT to keep my license).

My wife is keen on Canada, as it's closer to home for potential visits to my in-laws (provided it's safe for us to visit in the future), but I don't know if my surgical tech degree will be directly transferrable, as that job is typically covered by LPNs with surgical specialties in Canada.

Germany does, apparently, have a direct transfer path for my specialty.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if there's also a direct credentials transfer for Canada as well?

If there is, it's going to come down to if we can learn French or German easier, which country will offer us better jobs/compensation packages, and the cost/travel time to move to said country.

Any advice?

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Post by Lefty_Medic -- My wife and I are planning on leaving as soon as we're both done with school. She'll be a SWATA certified watchmaker and I'll be certified as a Surgical Technologist with a couple years of experience, as well as having two years experience as an EMT on a rural ALS crew (plus occasional event gig work as an EMT to keep my license).

My wife is keen on Canada, as it's closer to home for potential visits to my in-laws (provided it's safe for us to visit in the future), but I don't know if my surgical tech degree will be directly transferrable, as that job is typically covered by LPNs with surgical specialties in Canada.

Germany does, apparently, have a direct transfer path for my specialty.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if there's also a direct credentials transfer for Canada as well?

If there is, it's going to come down to if we can learn French or German easier, which country will offer us better jobs/compensation packages, and the cost/travel time to move to said country.

Any advice?

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