3 ms·
Immigration laws are very country specific. I'm Austrian, so let me tell you about the situation in Austria: 1) You don't need a degree from Europe, but you do
by jakobegger 10y ago
Immigration laws are very country specific. I'm Austrian, so let me tell you about the situation in Austria:
1) You don't need a degree from Europe, but you do need a degree. There are multiple types of work Visas, but typically you need a degree from a program that takes at least three years.
2) Currently software developers are officially "scarce" in Austria, so they made it easier to get a work permit. You will need to have all your documents (eg. your diploma) translated to German by an official translator, but apart from that it should be easy.
4) Your work permit will be tied to a specific company in the first year. After one year, you can apply for an "unlimited" work permit.
5) The biggest hurdle is going to be finding a company that wants to hire you. If you don't care where you work, in Europe, I suggest to also look at smaller companies, and look at companies that are outside the big cities. For example, here in Linz (small city in Austria), there are currently dozens if not hundreds of open positions for software developers. Every tech company I know here in Linz is trying to hire people, but we just don't have enough developers that live here, and nobody wants to move here.
6) For jobs in Austria, have a look at http://karriere.at http://karriere.at
7) Applying from India shouldn't be an issue, but make sure that you have a proper setup for Skype. Many Austrians will have a hard time understanding English with Indian accent, and echos / noise / etc won't help.
- lonesword 10y agoThanks. Linz sounds promising. Will an "official translator" mean someone authorized by the Austrian government? Or will any qualified translator be enough?
- jakobegger 10y agoHere's more information about working in Austria: http://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration-red-white-red-card/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations.html http://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent... It seems that English documents are accepted as well, so maybe you wouldn't even need to bother with a translation. If you do need a translation, it has to be from a "certified translator", but I'm not sure what that means exactly. It looks like you also need a place to stay before you can apply for the work permit. You'll have a hard time finding a normal apartment from abroad, since most landlords won't rent to people who aren't here, so maybe you could book a low cost hotel or a room in a student dorm, then look for a place once you started working. But all of that probably isn't that hard, and should be pretty straightforward. The only thing you really need is a company that wants to hire you.
- infinite8s 10y agoon point 5, why don't people want to move to Linz? It looks quite charming.
- jakobegger 10y agoI don't know. It's mostly a feeling based on many of my friends leaving for Vienna, and few of them coming back. I like Linz, but I think it's a bit ordinary. Not much here that would excite people to move here. Also, if you don't speak German, the "international" community is not very big.