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How difficult is it for one to get the proper visas to Germany (EU?). What are the requirements of obtaining a visa? Can I start a business or work for some one
by zmanji 15y ago
How difficult is it for one to get the proper visas to Germany (EU?). What are the requirements of obtaining a visa? Can I start a business or work for some one on a tourist visa?
- maneesh 15y agoGetting a visa isn't impossible, but you need a good reason. I got a working visa through my university, but many people can get 'artist's visas, which allow them to stay if they are practicing any sort of art (photography, djing, music, whatever). These artist visas are not so difficult to get. A residence permit is also quite easy. But a working visa can be difficult----you need to be sponsored first.
- artmageddon 15y agoI haven't been a university student for some time, but everything you listed in your blog entry seems intriguing. Any idea how difficult it is for programmers with a few years experience + degree to get a visa there? Also, what is the duration on them? I liked the article, btw!
- maneesh 15y agoprogrammers need a job to get a visa, and it's not the easiest thing in the world...but it's easier than most places! Check out monster.com even, or try to find startups via HN.
- darklajid 15y agoCareful with that recommendation. I've got a friend from the eastern part of Europe (if you still consider it part of Europe in the first place). He came to DE on one of those things and is currently fighting an expensive lawsuit to be able to stay. He is a great artist (musician) and earns more money than I did in DE as a developer, but for some reason he's still supposed to 'go home' now. Yes, this is a single data point and you should not believe random strangers on the internet.
- ronnier 15y agoWhy would you not consider it apart of Europe?
- stickfigure 15y agoSeriously, this should be point #1. Otherwise (as I suspect) this article can be summed up as: "This is a great place to work! Too bad you can't move here, suckas."
- andyking 15y agoThe European Union has its shortcomings, but this is the one reason I don't want to see it fail, or Britain to leave. If I wanted to, tomorrow, I could take my British passport to Berlin, Copenhagen, Warsaw, anywhere on a continent of 500 million people and live and work without the artificial hassles of borders and visas. It opens up so many more opportunities than being stuck in one country, and eventually it's going to be one of the things that gets us out of this boring recession.
- maneesh 15y agoGermany is one of the easiest places to get a resident visa in. Compare it to Italy or Spain or France, and you'll see the difference.
- k-mcgrady 15y agoThis is the single greatest aspect of the EU. I love the fact that I can travel and work in so many countries without any visa troubles. Just get a ticket and go.
- Radim 15y agoWhat you are describing is the Schengen Agreement, which predates the EU by quite a few years (1985 vs 1993). Sadly, out of the few positive things that people associate EU with, even fewer are really to EU's credit.
- 80hours 15y agoWow, talk about history illiteracy. The EU was founded 1958. The Schengen Agreement is one of the CORE achievements of it (as is the Euro). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union
- marklit82 15y agoI'm from Canada. In 2002 I went to flensburg on a tourist visa. I met a guy who ran a company and wanted a LAMP developer. I applied for a residence permit which came pretty quickly and then with the job offer in hand I got a work permit for a year. I got the permits renewed once before moving to the UK.