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There is already a very good skilled/tech visa for all of EU, including Germany. It's called the EU Blue Card (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Card_%28Europe

by rawbot 6y ago

There is already a very good skilled/tech visa for all of EU, including Germany. It's called the EU Blue Card (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Card_%28European_Union%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Card_%28European_Union%29). It's an amazing way to move to the EU, and in Germany it's a really easy way to get Permanent Residence (you can do it in 21 months, if you learn German up to B1, or 36 otherwise). It also guarantees a high enough salary (55k minimum).

dogma1138 6y ago
Blue cards are extremely hard to get and most EU member states don’t issue them (they haven’t passed the legislation to support it). There are far far easier way and often under much better terms to get a work visa in virtually any EU member state as both skilled and unskilled workers.
- realityking 6y ago
  Working for a mid-sized Berlin startup, most of my coworkers who are not EU citizens and don't yet have permanent residency are working here on a Blue card. Especially for folks from the US, Canada and Australia it seems really easy to get - you can even apply for it in-country.
  - dogma1138 6y ago
    You could only apply in country from a specific set of countries, it's easy to get if you have a recognized higher education degree and a job offer of over 55K (45K in Tech).
- csunbird 6y ago
  They are really not hard to get, especially in Germany. Obtaining the visa to enter the country and starting the work, took only a day (plus another day for the consulate to ship my passport) and the card was issued within 6 weeks after my appointment with foreigners office. Although, getting the appointment with foreigners office took 5 months (after my first entry to the country), because of the high number of applicants, but they have a legislation that automatically extends your visa if you have an appointment for a long term residence permit.
  - dogma1138 6y ago
    Germany is pretty much the only country that adopted it, and it's still harder to get than many other visas. https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/eu-blue-card/ https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/eu-... It has higher requirements than a Tier 2 General Work Visa in the UK for example, both in terms of salary and education. For Germany specifically if you are over 45 years old getting a work visa would hard to impossible, you need to provide proof of substantial existing retirement funds such as a private pension.
    - csunbird 6y ago
      The regular Work visa is hard to get yes if you are older, but Blue Card does not have any age requirements or savings, as far as I know (otherwise, I would not be able to get it in the first place). I assume most of the readers here would be able to get a job that is above Blue Card minimum salary, since the median pay for software developers here are above the requirement.
LatteLazy 6y ago
Last I checked, Brits couldn't apply yet as we were still technically part of the EU. Has that changed since we "left but not really" a few months back?

by rawbot 6y ago

dogma1138 6y ago

Blue cards are extremely hard to get and most EU member states don’t issue them (they haven’t passed the legislation to support it). There are far far easier way and often under much better terms to get a work visa in virtually any EU member state as both skilled and unskilled workers.

realityking 6y ago
Working for a mid-sized Berlin startup, most of my coworkers who are not EU citizens and don't yet have permanent residency are working here on a Blue card. Especially for folks from the US, Canada and Australia it seems really easy to get - you can even apply for it in-country.
- dogma1138 6y ago
  You could only apply in country from a specific set of countries, it's easy to get if you have a recognized higher education degree and a job offer of over 55K (45K in Tech).
csunbird 6y ago
They are really not hard to get, especially in Germany. Obtaining the visa to enter the country and starting the work, took only a day (plus another day for the consulate to ship my passport) and the card was issued within 6 weeks after my appointment with foreigners office. Although, getting the appointment with foreigners office took 5 months (after my first entry to the country), because of the high number of applicants, but they have a legislation that automatically extends your visa if you have an appointment for a long term residence permit.
- dogma1138 6y ago
  Germany is pretty much the only country that adopted it, and it's still harder to get than many other visas. https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/eu-blue-card/ https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/eu-... It has higher requirements than a Tier 2 General Work Visa in the UK for example, both in terms of salary and education. For Germany specifically if you are over 45 years old getting a work visa would hard to impossible, you need to provide proof of substantial existing retirement funds such as a private pension.
  - csunbird 6y ago
    The regular Work visa is hard to get yes if you are older, but Blue Card does not have any age requirements or savings, as far as I know (otherwise, I would not be able to get it in the first place). I assume most of the readers here would be able to get a job that is above Blue Card minimum salary, since the median pay for software developers here are above the requirement.

LatteLazy 6y ago

Last I checked, Brits couldn't apply yet as we were still technically part of the EU. Has that changed since we "left but not really" a few months back?