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Girlfriend accepted a place in Lund university, so I applied for a job.
Since I'm a citizen of the EU, I have right of residence and in any other EU country; as such I don't need a VISA to live or work in another EU country.
The company I was hired by put me in one of their apartments while I found one of my own, so I moved. Later I got a social security number from the local tax agency (Sketterverket) and the rest is history:)
I looked for an internship in the Bay, found one thanks to my school network, and worked as SQL developer for a year. The job was ok, but it gave me the opportunity to apply to universities in the Bay (they like candidates with startup experiences).
I now have a CS degree from the US which basically makes it much easier to get a US visa, well until yesterday:
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/08/17/judge-i....
Poland -> USA Came on a six-month tourist visa, got locked out of return trip due to an ill-timed declaration of martial law back home. Silver lining was automatically receiving US resident status.
Does something like that always automatically lead to resident status?
I opened a company and send all my invoices from the company's name. I lose money on all the taxes but its worth it. As long as I make enough money I can stay in the country and in the future apply for permanent residence and citizenship.
Came here with my first startup, got my green card quite easy and fast considering all the horror stories (got it 14 months after arriving) and I'm increasingly considering to apply for US citizenship in a few years, but that'll mean I'll lose my Dutch passport (NL does not allow dual citizenship). Tough choice.
Netherlands -> USA Came here with my first startup, got my green card quite easy and fast considering all the horror stories (got it 14 months after arriving) and I'm increasingly considering to apply for US citizenship in a few years, but that'll mean I'll lose my Dutch passport (NL does not allow dual citizenship). Tough choice.
The removal van comes tomorrow, my flight to Copenhagen is booked for Monday morning. I have a short term let organised.
Gaborone, Botswana -> Johannesburg, South Africa. The year is 2001. I'm fresh out of varsity with a computer science degree and I'm stuck doing copywriting work for an ad agency because there is no semblance of an IT industry in Botswana (still isn't) I answer a software developer ad in a popular South African newspaper (for some odd reason we used to get them in Botswana too) but slyly leave out my current residenti…
Poland -> USA Came on a six-month tourist visa, got locked out of return trip due to an ill-timed declaration of martial law back home. Silver lining was automatically receiving US resident status.
Wow one is definitely out of your hands. Can you expand on the martial law circumstances? Does something like that always automatically lead to resident status?