“What’s different in the last two years is the ease with which Americans can find writers, historians, and good Samaritans sharing their tips and hard truths online for planning to move. An entirely new genre has emerged that’s part survival manual, part dispatch from beyond a deteriorating state. Those resources aside, the process is anything but easy and frictionless. Still, there is a sense of possibility”
Depending on your phase in life and education, you could take a look at German education. Master studies are often tuition free and they come with a student residence permit, meaning you are allowed to work and stay in Germany during the study. Afterwards you can apply for an EU blue card and you can stay indefinitely after several years of work.