Career in an overseas location preferably the western countries is in high demand among youths and middle aged persons of most developing and underdeveloped countries. The attraction for a better lifestyle, higher standards of living and better job prospects lures a lot to try their luck on foreign shores. Ofcourse life isn't all rosy settling in a foreign culture and getting used to alien customs. But as long as one gets the greens(money) other things seem to be bearable.

     Vedic astrology can be used to decipher for whom foreign residency and overseas career would favor and for whom it won't favor.

     Few combinations in horoscope are required to judge if native can earn and settle in foreign countries. Most notably

1. There should be some sort of association between the second house and twelfth house most likely via conjunction in a horoscope house.
2. If there is an airy sign as ascendant like Gemini, Libra or Aquarius than there can be air travel to foreign locations and re-settlement there.
3. If there is a watery sign as ascendant like cancer, scorpio or pisces than also there is likely settlement in foreign locations albeit the desired travel should be via water route for more success. Re-settlement should be near a sea shore or huge river.
4. Fourth house should have favorable aspects possibly from tenth house which deals with career or twelfth house which deals with foreign lands or seventh house which deals with business and partnerships.
5. A bad fourth house can also drive native away from homeland and settle on foreign shores but troubles follow him/her to the location of re-settlement.
6. If there is any sort of association between lords of first house and twelfth house then there could be re-settlement abroad as this association indicates identity loss.

     For the native to derive benefits via foreign travels require a strong ninth house and benefics like Venus, Mercury, Moon and Jupiter in strong condition placed in ninth house. This allows a native to regularly visit foreign lands for business, seminars, work or religious purpose. They derive a lot of benefits from those travels provided ninth house and placements are favorable.

     Fourth house is the house of shelter. If it is in bad condition than native may have to travel or reside in a foreign locations albeit there would be troubles and problems accompanying him/her. A bad twelfth house could also push the native to travel to foreign lands to see monetary losses as well as physical and mental troubles in those places. A bad ninth house could also push native to travel to foreign lands to suffer. There could be serious identity crisis in a foreign country if there is association between first house and twelfth house and if the planetary lords of first house and twelfth house are inimical to each other. If Saturn is in twelfth house and aspecting the second house than there could heavy losses via foreign travels and all savings could be lost.

     Those who wish to travel to foreign countries should wait for a favorable period for better prospects. Also they should check if one of the above mentioned combination is present which brings fortune and favors on foreign soil. One should get his/her horoscope analyzed to check if foreign settlement would be favorable or not.