You need to complete the IR. Without it you are limiting your prospects regardless of age. Our helicopter operator would want an IR with several renewals before submitting pilots for use on our O&G contract.
As Heliringer says, in most places, without residency and work rights, you will need a sponsor. From an O&G point of view, where Heliringer is in Australia, there are quite a few pilots who have recently been made redundant and sadly quite a few more who are about to be as the O&G industry goes into hibernation and sharing everything mode.