Americans are still digesting the results of November 5\u2019s U.S. presidential election, which gave Donald Trump a sweeping victory that topped an unlikely comeback story for the president-elect. However, many are already contemplating a life outside the states before the new regime takes office next January.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For U.S. citizens who have grown tired of the increasingly toxic domestic political environment or fearful of a Trump presidency, fresh research suggests the U.K. is near the top of their list for a new home.<\/p>\n
Online searches looking at moving to in the U.K. increased by 900% between November 4 and November 6 as Trump\u2019s election victory became clear, analysis by job search site Jobseeker found. That was only topped by Canada<\/a>, where move-based searches increased by 2,400%.<\/p>\n Americans can benefit from a tier 2 skilled worker visa to move to the U.K. if they have a job offer waiting for them. Approval depends on a worker\u2019s occupation, but there are a host of eligible jobs listed on the U.K. government\u2019s website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Workers also need to earn a minimum of \u00a338,700 ($50,141) per year, well below the average U.S. salary of around $60,000 based on BLS statistics<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Americans could be drawn by the U.K.\u2019s free at the point of access healthcare system.<\/p>\n The U.K. political system, rocked by years of instability following the Brexit vote and the disastrous Lizz Truss mini-budget, now also looks like a haven compared with the U.S. in the wake of the election of the center-left Labour government in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe global job market has never been more accessible, with people now embracing a desire to travel when it comes to finding their ideal career,\u201d said David Overmars, a careers and resume expert at Jobseeker.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIn the coming years, we\u2019re expecting to see more people considering relocation to other countries when making their next career move.\u201d<\/p>\n Americans haven\u2019t historically been among the most populous citizens moving to the U.K., with migrants mainly hailing from India, Poland, and Pakistan, according to the Migration Observatory<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Among Americans who move to the U.S., less than a quarter do so for work, much lower than motivations for citizens from other countries.<\/p>\n Americans moving abroad<\/p>\n The U.K. is just one of the locations eyed by Americans considering their options, with Canada to the north regarded as the most accessible location.<\/p>\n Jobseeker\u2019s Overmars predicts that Switzerland, New Zealand, and Norway will be the most popular destinations for Americans moving overseas in 2025.<\/p>\n Fortune spoke to older, wealthier American citizens in March<\/a> who were looking at properties in the southern European getaway locations of Portugal, Spain, and Greece in anticipation of November\u2019s election.<\/p>\n While liberal voters have led the charge in seeking alternative living arrangements, interest in a second passport has grown regardless of who was elected the 47th president.\u00a0<\/p>\n A survey of over 1,000 U.S. millionaires found over 50%<\/a> said they intended to leave the U.S. after November\u2019s election.<\/p>\n