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Wouldn't this be a great way for non-EU citizens to get a residence-permit within the EU? Then, one could move and work in more lucrative places, like Switzerla
by s3nnyy 12y ago
Wouldn't this be a great way for non-EU citizens to get a residence-permit within the EU? Then, one could move and work in more lucrative places, like Switzerland. (Full disclosure: I am interested in tech-recruiting in Switzerland - see https://medium.com/@techrecruiting.ch/eight-reasons-why-i-moved-to-switzerland-to-work-in-it-c7ac18af4f90 https://medium.com/@techrecruiting.ch/eight-reasons-why-i-mo...)
- mariuolo 12y agoCould you elaborate on that? Switzerland is not part of the EU, so how would that help?
- david927 12y agoIt's not part of the EU but it is part of the Schengen Area. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area
- HelloNurse 12y agoThis allows you to travel to Switzerland. Working there is an entirely different thing.
- david927 12y agoIt wouldn't work. I am an American who has lived and worked in Switzerland for 8 year previously. I currently have a working visa for France and the Czech Republic, both Schengen, but (essentially) can't work in Switzerland.
- s3nnyy 12y ago(1) Couldn't you offer services to Swiss companies? (2) Couldn't you get an Italian passport? (As an EU-citizen, you can work in Switzerland without hassle).
- david927 12y ago(1) Not on-site (2) I'm in France and yes, in another year I can get a French passport and work there without hassle.
- CalRobert 12y agoYou'll want to check out: Dutch American Friendship Treaty (if you can self-employ and are from the US this could be your best option) Blue Card (If you can get a job in Germany) Irish Startup Visa (http://www.pond-crosser.com/uk-and-ireland/republic-ireland/irish-entrepreneurship-visa/ http://www.pond-crosser.com/uk-and-ireland/republic-ireland/...) Disclaimer - I put up pond-crosser a while ago to keep track of some of these things. Switzerland is lovely but their population recently voted to restrict free movement of workers with the EU so maybe not ideal.
- lawl 12y ago> Switzerland is lovely but their population recently voted to restrict free movement of workers with the EU so maybe not ideal. No we haven't :) What was voted on was that the gov. should be able to cap the number of immigrants per year if necessary. That has neither been done yet, nor will anything change in practice because the EU puts too much pressure on this.
- tobltobs 12y agoIsn't "cap the number of immigrants" a restriction of free movement of workers with the EU?
- s3nnyy 12y agoThe Swiss Franc just increased in value by 15%; so I got a nice salary raise as I transfer my money regularly from CHF to EUR. (http://www.cnbc.com/id/102340182 http://www.cnbc.com/id/102340182)
- archagon 12y agoI'm looking for a way to do this too. I'm a solo developer working for myself, and I'd like to live in Europe for more than 3 months at a time as per the Schengen agreement. Unfortunately, most residency requirements involve finding a job in the host country. DAFT can make this work, but it reportedly costs thousands of dollars in filing and other bureaucratic fees. Wonder if this would do the trick?
- taejo 12y agoA residence permit in a Schengen country only allows you to live in that country (although you can visit the rest for 90 days out of every 180).