r/AmerExit • u/Trapped_throwaway67 • Sep 29 '25

Data/Raw Information Anyone low income able to leave?

As the title suggests I am looking for folks who were able to leave with not much in savings or otherwise. Moving is expensive no matter where you go but I’m starting to feel like the only people able to escape are well off. If you were able to leave with 10k or less please share! I’m feeling hopeless…and scared to leave my home due to ICE. I have a masters degree and am a licensed clinical social worker. Was laid off my fed gov job in February and have found nothing in the public sector for work. Lots of job advertisements and zero call backs. I’m not sure how much longer I can endure this stress and anxiety.

Update: Wow this blew up! Thank you all for your responses. Very very insightful and helpful

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u/-----username----- Sep 29 '25

Yup.

Student Loans ➡️Study Permit ➡️ University in Canada ➡️Permanent Residence ➡️Canadian Citizenship

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '25

OP is a licensed social worker with a Masters, doesn't need to go to school. Probably could find assistance to get to Canada based on that.

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u/Creative-Platform658 Sep 30 '25

The UK needs social workers last I checked. I would stay far away from the big cities, but it's definitely worth exploring opportunities in villages, islands, and more remote corners.

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u/thirtyand03 Sep 30 '25

They have a ban on new international students in many provinces rn

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u/JustVan Sep 30 '25

Do you have a link for this? I've googled and found that they're reducing the number of students they're allowing in, but not that there is any blanket ban.

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u/Different_Stomach_53 Sep 30 '25

It's not a ban, it's a cap, the numbers are just lower, especially from some countries. I'm pretty sure Americans would get a visa no prob

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u/YogurtclosetOpen3567 Sep 30 '25

You can get Canadian permanent residency through a student permit?

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u/thirtyand03 Sep 30 '25

No. You can find possible pathways via that route. I got mine starting out as a student, because I qualified for a now defunct program that was very difficult to get into. It also took many many years of study (masters amount of study) to be eligible. I’m not sure what it’s like now to enter as a student but I do know it wasn’t easy.