LadyMedhbh
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Now this is a topic I can definitely comment on! I agree with what Fire has to say, however, I have to make one point. When it comes to moving and living in another country, it is not an easy thing to accomplish. I am a Dominant and married My sub (who is from Austria... W/we met here on collarme, actually) in January of 2005. I decided that W/we would live in Austria instead of States (where I am from) because of three reasons... 1. My sub-hub had a better job here than I did there, 2. I hate the politics in the States (I won't even bother elaborating on this) and 3. I figured it was easier for Me to move to Austria, as opposed to My sub-hub moving to the States. I was wrong... It was not easy and is still not easy. When I moved here, I had to get insurance right away, before I could even sign up for a Residency Permit... there is social insurance here. The Residency Permit took almost a month to get (after I filled out the necessary paperwork, provided the correct documentation, etc.) to Me and once it did I had to go to another office and get a Meldezettel... this is a form that is requred by the "county" you live in so that they know where to find you (and find Me they did... that later). I had to get a new social security number for Austrian insurance (after I applied for the insurance). I also had to trade in My driver's license for an Austrian one within the first 6 months that I lived here... otherwise you have to take the DL test and that requires that not only know the rules of the road, but that you know the inner and out workings of your car (the test usually takes at least 2 attempts for most people to pass it). Early this year I had a police officer come to My door with paperwork and start demanding things from Me in German (and I don't know that much German yet, but I could tell by his voice that it was a demand). I had to call My husband at work and have him talk to the guy. I apparently needed to prove to the police that I am legal to love here (I had to show him My Residency Permit, My Meldezettel, My passport, My DL and My marriage certificate!). Now I am applying for My 2nd year Residency Permit and Austria changed the laws for it. Now W/we have to make a certain amount of money combined and pay 110 euros... it does not even matter that My husband was born and lived here all his life or that I have been a legal resident here for a year already! Besides all of that, I had to get a job... It is damn difficult to find a job in a country where you don't speak the language fluently. I am still learning German and at this point I am speaking Germglish (the German version of Spanglish). My advice is that before deciding on a country that you want to live in, is to first learn the language of that country and research what you need to do in order to live in that country. you might find it easier to stay where you are and look for a Dominant in your country. In regards to petitioning Me, I also agree with Fire on that. On top of what She shared, I have all My submissive candidates (I train submissive men to be slaves now... on top of having a job outside the home) fill out an Application that I have created. That is just the 1st Phase... I require 10 Phases for a sub to train with Me. I wish you the best in finding your Dominant. Lady Medhbh
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