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Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by magduf » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 5:53 PM UTC

new_here wrote: post #59

0xfaded wrote: post #17

I have a Danish startup visa and happy to answer questions. One thing re funding I wish I understood before I moved here: Europe has no favoured state laws which prevent governments from unilaterally propping up local companies, startups are no exception. However, there is a "no one cares" de minimus limit of 200k euros. Any published funding accompanying a startup visa will come out of this amount, and in practice t…

I'm moving to Denmark in a month. A few questions, if you have time: - Do you have an opinion on the Copenhagen tech scene? Companies, talent, access to funding etc. - How've you found integrating with the Danish culture? - Any suggestions for how to build your network there?

I have another question to add to this list (part of your question #2 actually): how is dating in Europe for an American?

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by franee » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 5:57 PM UTC

baybal2 wrote: post #88

I think details on issuance times are needed, some of those can easily be taking half a year or more to get, other are known to routinely miss advertised times (blue card)

French tech talent visa (eu blue card) - 1 month for the visa itself. Then 3 months processing for the residency (applied dec got the card in mar).

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by xenadu02 » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 6:02 PM UTC

mrweasel wrote: post #83

jlangenauer wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s what he/she was making in the United States.

I understand that, but I still find that to be extremely high. I'm in Denmark, a country that's known for high cost of living and high saleries to match, and I wouldn't expect a senior dev/ops/sec position to pay more than half that.

Total comp for a Senior SW Engineer at one of the big tech companies would be 300-400k/yr.

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by foobarbazetc » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 6:04 PM UTC

Which European city has the most SF-like weather? :)

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by scottlocklin » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 7:03 PM UTC

Missing: http://www.czechstartups.org/en/start-up-visa/

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by razorbladeknife » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 7:21 PM UTC

hocuspocus wrote: post #105

razorbladeknife wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I get paid 250K EUR in Geneva for writing deadbeat Scala code for Banks. I doubt anyone can match that in Europe I am straight out of ETH Zurich so my experience is negligible.

You're lucky. I talked to Lombard Odier some time ago and they pay their Scala devs 120-130k CHF tops. 250k for a software engineer is quite a lot in Geneva, and even Switzerland. Only Google regularly pays that much after a few years of experience.

Saying I am lucky downplays my hardwork which I put through the university. I hope are you aware of my investment or commitment to studies which got me here

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by evgen » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 7:29 PM UTC

foobarbazetc wrote: post #144

Which European city has the most SF-like weather? :)

If you are looking for cities with a decent tech scene then for SF weather it is probably London and for peninsula and south bay weather maybe Barcelona.

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by robk » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 8:02 PM UTC

This should include renewability and pathway to permanence and citizenship. UK tech nation has permanence in 5 and citizenship in 6 which is quite compelling

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by pantalaimon » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 8:10 PM UTC

xacaxulu wrote: post #10

American in Paris for 1 year working as a Senior DevSecOps Engineer (or whatever they want to call us). Went from 225kUSD/yr in usa to 95kEUR in Europe (most senior devs are lucky to get 75k, paris tech salaries are lagging behind London, AMS and Berlin. I felt like I was getting underpaid until I figured out (awkwardly at a dinner) that i make more than a lot of doctors and government ministers. Plus the healthcare,…

Wait you can get more than 95k in Berlin as a developer?!

As a fellow developer in Berlin, that sounds pretty outrageous! I'm making half of that.

Re: List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits

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Post by hocuspocus » Fri, Mar 08, 2019, 8:12 PM UTC

razorbladeknife wrote: post #146

hocuspocus wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're lucky. I talked to Lombard Odier some time ago and they pay their Scala devs 120-130k CHF tops. 250k for a software engineer is quite a lot in Geneva, and even Switzerland. Only Google regularly pays that much after a few years of experience.

Saying I am lucky downplays my hardwork which I put through the university. I hope are you aware of my investment or commitment to studies which got me here

For someone who works in finance, you should understand that the market for software engineers in Switzerland simply doesn't pay this kind of money. The average salary of an ETHZ new grad is 80-85k CHF. You can be the top of your class from MIT or whatnot, companies aren't going to triple their entry-level range to hire someone with zero experience, just because they put a lot of effort through university.

I know top 1% students from ETHZ and EPFL who then did PhDs and postdocs under world class professors. They'll probably never get close to 250k if they stay in Switzerland. Even after 20 years on the job.