Originally Posted by DownUnder69

Is Malaysia not on your travel radar? Not sure about employment there, in your area of expertise it maybe would have to be either Kuala Lumpur or Penang which are not really the cheapest places to live in that country. But anywhere in Malaysia would beat Singapore a thousandfold in lower living costs.

Although I'm Canadian (dual nationality Australian) I use my Aussie passport to Malaysia and get 90 days on a tourist visa. Traveling in and out of that country as I regularly do, there is always the possibility that an immigration officer could take a dislike to my (basically honest) face and refuse me entry, that or limit me to one month or even one week as I've been told has happened in the past. Malaysia has always been tourist-friendly but some immigration staff have quite odd attitudes to travelers arriving. In the '70s I was once branded as a "suspected hippy" (I was wearing a pair of clean jeans) and given seven days in and out of the country. A more sensible immi officer in KL vetoed the seven days conditional visas and issued me with the usual 14 days which was the norm back then.

Applying for a longer term or a working visa are matters I know nothing about, so I'll pass. If you decide Malaysia could be for you, I' sure others here will step in with useful information, BE regular posters are supremely good at this.

Re your previous post, like christmasoompa I too am at a complete loss to figure out what you are saying. Obviously, with a Canadian passport (= you are a citizen) you can return and stay there indefinitely, but if you think the cost of living in Portugal is high you will be in for a rude shock when you hit the shores of Toronto.

Do you intend to go to Canada only to buy dollars to exchange to Euros? I reckon a bank in Portugal could easily do this and save you the cost of a return airfare. Or a quick trip to London and a visit to a reputable bank. Please put us out of our misery and explain your plan, we are all madly curious... and save you

I lived in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, in the 1970s. Have been back a few times, but even now after 50 years away the thought of moving back to Toronto is enough for me to ask my partner to hide the kitchen knives and the razor blades. Never ever again, not in this life...