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Does the US have a working holiday visa arrangement with Europe? This is how I moved, but I was moving from Australia. Got my Australian citizenship and applied

Does the US have a working holiday visa arrangement with Europe? This is how I moved, but I was moving from Australia. Got my Australian citizenship and applied for working holiday visa to Sweden. Visa documentation was emailed to me within a couple of weeks of the application. This allowed me to move with my savings and look for a job on-site. The employer I found then helped me out with the process of applying for my employee visa and residence permit once my working holiday visa was near expiry. If you're a senior dev you may be able to just bypass the "move first" step and get a job remotely with a relocation package. I had experience in my chosen industry but was still considered fairly junior, so moving to the country and applying from there ended up being more productive than looking for a company that would deal with relocating a junior from the other side of the world.

fulafel 10y ago
Many (most?) countries will give you a work visa if you have a job offer, and will let you stay if that turns permanent. It's not tied to the US.
- drakonka 10y ago
  Yes, but I'm not really sure what this has to do with my comment? A Working Holiday visa is not the same as a work visa that you get if you have a job offer. The point of my getting a Working Holiday visa was to move to the country for a substantial amount of time (the visa allows 1 year) and look for work while there instead of trying to convince an employer to hire a junior from overseas. Most EU countries also have restrictions on the employee visas they grant - such as the position having to be advertised within the country (or maybe within the EU) first with some exceptions for very specialist roles, etc. In addition (speaking only for Sweden here) even afterwards it's not as easy as going to the Migration board and going "Well here's my offer, give me a visa!" - the Migration board checks with the relevant union to vet the offer and make sure conditions of employment are suitable. In addition to that queues can be very long, so having the assistance of a larger company that frequently liaises with both the migration board and the unions when applying for a visa can help fast track the entire process.
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nerfhammer 10y ago
The US has working holiday arrangements with only Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, and New Zealand. In contrast Australia has dozens of countries they can do this with. It's just a bigger part of the culture there, most Americans aren't aware of the existence of working holiday programs.

fulafel 10y ago

Many (most?) countries will give you a work visa if you have a job offer, and will let you stay if that turns permanent. It's not tied to the US.

drakonka 10y ago
Yes, but I'm not really sure what this has to do with my comment? A Working Holiday visa is not the same as a work visa that you get if you have a job offer. The point of my getting a Working Holiday visa was to move to the country for a substantial amount of time (the visa allows 1 year) and look for work while there instead of trying to convince an employer to hire a junior from overseas. Most EU countries also have restrictions on the employee visas they grant - such as the position having to be advertised within the country (or maybe within the EU) first with some exceptions for very specialist roles, etc. In addition (speaking only for Sweden here) even afterwards it's not as easy as going to the Migration board and going "Well here's my offer, give me a visa!" - the Migration board checks with the relevant union to vet the offer and make sure conditions of employment are suitable. In addition to that queues can be very long, so having the assistance of a larger company that frequently liaises with both the migration board and the unions when applying for a visa can help fast track the entire process.

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nerfhammer 10y ago

The US has working holiday arrangements with only Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, and New Zealand. In contrast Australia has dozens of countries they can do this with. It's just a bigger part of the culture there, most Americans aren't aware of the existence of working holiday programs.