I'll go first. The biggest motivator for me is financial benefits for my family. I come from a working-class family and my parent's took a huge gamble by providing a nincompoop like me a world-class education. This meant that they sacrificed their life savings to get me going and realistically I do not think I could re-up their savings if I earn in my home country ( unless I do something nefarious ) within their lifetime, so hopefully in the next few years of frugal living should enable me to provide financial stability to my family. I also aspire to travel across the world (Canadian passport is excellent for that), explore potential entrepreneurial opportunities ( access to Small Business funding and incubators, etc), have access to subsidized healthcare and I love cold climates ( the colder the better).
I can absolutely understand that
My father too is from a very small City and all his investment is on me.
Things were different in the beginning of the year, I wasn't earning but 2 job switches and I'm at a comfortable level now, so doubts are seeping in, mostly along the lines of " why to leave now when life just got better (financially)"
Are u married, kids, btw?
I think a huge factor is kids life and their kids life and the education and exposure they would get and not to mention the global access that comes with the passport
What else guys?