I hopped around in Europe with no problem: applied online to jobs, as soon as i got a job found a place. If you are young with little commitments and there is no bureaucracy hindering you, relocating is super easy. Nowadays, with a family with young kids, relocating is much more of a commitment. Luckily we really like it here, so we are not planning a new move any time soon.

Brief timeline:

• did my bachelor in my hometown
• did a 6 months student transfer
• decided I didn’t want to go back, applied for a new university outside the EU (no visa needed for students)
• found two internships during my master in two different EU countries (no visa needed, unpaid so no tax hurdles)
• found a phd position in a new EU country (no visa needed, moved with two suitcases and an easyjet plain ticket)
• moved to US for a temporary position (this was actually bureaucratically demanding, the move took 8 months between getting the job and being there)
• moved back to EU without a job prospect, found a temp job in a country I had already visited (no visa problems)
• moved again for a fixed position (last move, with a kid, took some 3 months to plan out)