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Not to forget: Instant(!!!) green card for anyone earning more than 65000 Euros/year. The only issue I still have is the "awful German language" ;-) http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html (Mark Twain's 1880 book A Tramp Abroad.)
Not to forget: Instant(!!!) green card for anyone earning more than 65000 Euros/year. The only issue I still have is the "awful German language" ;-) http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html (Mark Twain's 1880 book A Tramp Abroad.)
Do you have a link to the green card program? Is it EU wide or germany specific?
It seems to gloss over this .. If I form a startup in the USA and it goes belly up once assets are sold off to pay creditors I am free..however in the EU if startup goes belly up you are still on the hook as far as the difference between what is owed creditors and what the assets sold for..or am I wrong on this point?
You are wrong. A corporation in Germany/EU offers the same protection as a US corporation.
Not to forget: Instant(!!!) green card for anyone earning more than 65000 Euros/year. The only issue I still have is the "awful German language" ;-) http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html (Mark Twain's 1880 book A Tramp Abroad.)
I would be delighted if this is the way!
Not to forget: Instant(!!!) green card for anyone earning more than 65000 Euros/year. The only issue I still have is the "awful German language" ;-) http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html (Mark Twain's 1880 book A Tramp Abroad.)
Do you have a link to the green card program? Is it EU wide or germany specific?
In the middle of the page, "Hochqualifizierte (§19 AufenthG)": Highly qualified people like scientists, technical specialists with a wage of at least 66.000 € can immediately get a work permit.
Unfortunately that portion of the site hasn't been translated to English yet. Use Google Translate or call the BAMF for help.
An EU-wide effort called Blue Card is also on the (legislative) way.
The possibility that getsat mentions in a sibling comment to this one is described at the bottom of the page under "Selbständige (§ 21 AufenthG)". This possibility actually refers to founders of a company, the one described above is for employees. It's not 500 k€ though, but 250 k€. Still a lot of money. :(
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Is saving a few % of taxes that important for an IT company?
Choosing the best state based on tax considerations oftentimes reduces tax bill by at least 5% of your net profits. Now, lets say you are making 2M per year. 5% = 100K, which is more than enough to hire another programmer!
I thought it was Lond.. no Helsi.. I mean Amst... Oh, never mind. There's only one thing remotely comparable to Silicon Valley in Europe and that's Ireland. It's where the laws are right for tech. companies and Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, and possibly even Twitter got together and are attracting a ton of engineers, which are creating a ton of start-ups, networking events, and even quite a bit of…
Compared to Silicon Valley (or even the US east coast) Germany as is low-cost country. Developers earn only half the US salary - and can live well with it ("free" (well, tax paid) healthcare, schools, universities,...) And since a few years, finally a decent immigration policy!
Probably better/cheaper than in the US (for most people) but far from perfect.
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You are wrong. A corporation in Germany/EU offers the same protection as a US corporation.
In the US it costs maybe a couple hundred bucks and a week or so to set up an LLC and an S-corp( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_corporation ). How much would this cost and how long would it take in the EU?