Do you need a work permit to open a company? If not, just do that and work as a contractor or consultant.
Ask HN: Remote-Friendly for International Timezones?
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#12Why do you need a work permit if you are married to an EU citizen? 8 years is more than enough to get naturalized anywhere.
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#14I'm a bit skeptical of your claim that "getting a work permit in Europe basically isn't possible without a degree". Is it an EU country? In every European country I've had direct experience with (DK, DE, IT, PT, FR, BE), you can get a residence permit with the right to work by applying as an accompanying spouse, or under a family reunification scheme. Of course, in some countries this can take time, but certainly not…
Yes. I don't understand what he is talking about. Not only can a software engineer who finds a job easily get a visa in Europe, but if he is married to an EU partner, or a person living in EU who has a visa, he can easily stay and work in the EU.
Now, about the time zone's thing, I personally find that anything more than 2 hours difference is very problematic. I have worked in the past with 4 and 12 hours of difference and it is just not practical. At least for me.
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#15I'm a bit skeptical of your claim that "getting a work permit in Europe basically isn't possible without a degree". Is it an EU country? In every European country I've had direct experience with (DK, DE, IT, PT, FR, BE), you can get a residence permit with the right to work by applying as an accompanying spouse, or under a family reunification scheme. Of course, in some countries this can take time, but certainly not…
Sadly, it is not an EU country I live in, or the issue would have solved itself, and I'd have citizenship by now.
I can't actually get a work permit in the country I live (turkiye) through marriage, but need to get sponsored. At this point I could get citizenship, if I improved my language skills, but it's more hassle than it's worth. I have more freedoms as a foreigner.
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#16I'm a bit skeptical of your claim that "getting a work permit in Europe basically isn't possible without a degree". Is it an EU country? In every European country I've had direct experience with (DK, DE, IT, PT, FR, BE), you can get a residence permit with the right to work by applying as an accompanying spouse, or under a family reunification scheme. Of course, in some countries this can take time, but certainly not…
I would also add that every EU country I've looked at also has an "or equivalent work experience" clause for their tech/skilled-path work permits that would void the education requirement.
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#17You could start by adding your email address to your bio on HN. We hire freelancers in Europe for work, so maybe we could talk? We are located in Krakow and Tenerife.
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#18> conducive to remote work with minimal interaction? Most places have at least a couple hours of overlap with the US. What time zone are you in? What is your criteria for remote jobs? Perhaps the criteria is too limiting? E.g. are you refusing jobs that require joining any meetings whatsoever? (Not saying you are, just speculating what the problem might be)
> Most places have at least a couple hours of overlap with the US. What time zone are you in?
UTC+3 (Istanbul). Realistically I get 2-4 hours per day overlap with San Francisco and 4-6 with New York.
My criteria has been basically anybody using Terraform in the cloud. Everything else is negotiable.
What happens is the moment companies really where I am, they either get worried about the legality of hiring me (no concerns, unless they have an office here) or don't want to deal with the time zone.
It actually got worse since covid. Before Covid I would be unemployed 2-3 months in-between jobs or contracts.
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#19I'm a bit skeptical of your claim that "getting a work permit in Europe basically isn't possible without a degree". Is it an EU country? In every European country I've had direct experience with (DK, DE, IT, PT, FR, BE), you can get a residence permit with the right to work by applying as an accompanying spouse, or under a family reunification scheme. Of course, in some countries this can take time, but certainly not…
Sadly, it is not an EU country I live in, or the issue would have solved itself, and I'd have citizenship by now. I can't actually get a work permit in the country I live (turkiye) through marriage, but need to get sponsored. At this point I could get citizenship, if I improved my language skills, but it's more hassle than it's worth. I have more freedoms as a foreigner.
I'm confused, how have you been staying and working legally for the past 8 years in Turkey?
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#20I see three paths here: 1. Get a degree. Sign up for something like Western Governor's University or anything you can complete at quickly as possible. Burn the the curriculum by working your ass off to get that degree. This path makes sense if getting a degree is, as you state, the only thing from preventing you from working locally. 2. Get a USA job. Update your CV to make it look like you've been doing something ov…
Just want to note that suggestion #2 is easily detected by any org with even a whiff of security tooling in place. Quick way to get terminated.