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I'm curious what the red tape was like. Did you require a visa or work permit? How long/painful was the process? I take it you had a job lined up before you wen
by cubix 17y ago
I'm curious what the red tape was like. Did you require a visa or work permit? How long/painful was the process? I take it you had a job lined up before you went, did the employer assist you?
- etherael 17y agoBoth Australia and Estonia are party to the Schengen agreement, what this means is that you are automatically granted a visa upon arrival in Estonia for a period of three months, I lined up professional contacts ahead of time with a view to work, but nothing has been nailed down in terms of work yet. I'm not concerned by this because with my final paycheque from Sydney at the end of this month I have enough funds to finish my experiment entirely, so worst case scenario I have to go, but I'm ok. It would leave me two months to work on my personal projects which I've wanted for a while, and an unobtrusive, peaceful and friendly environment to do so. That said, I'm totally open to working with people over here and in fact looking forward to it if it comes to pass, I'm just not staking my game on it.
- rue 17y agoTallinn is definitely a nice place nowadays! If it does not work out for you, Helsinki is just a short ferry ride away and Stockholm is not too far either...but unfortunately both are quite a bit more expensive :) Edit: That is, it is relatively simple to check for jobs in either location and even go to interviews while still stationed in .ee
- etherael 17y agoThanks for the tip, I must admit I find both those places quite interesting, of course it turns out harder to live there completely independently off my freelance revenues, but as you say if the wages are higher getting a "real job" again might be an option. :)