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Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by davidw »

hirenj wrote: post #21
franzus wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> overqualified to be in Denmark explain

I think the overqualified here probably is in respect to the points system. You gain points for the level of education that you have, what your nationality is etc. For example, I've got points to burn here being an EU national with a bevy of academic qualifications.

> I've got points to burn here being an EU national with a bevy of academic qualifications.

I thought EU citizens were free to move to other EU countries without questions?

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by noob1 »

readme wrote: post #10
the1 wrote: post #7

> want to stay for foreseeable future. and then > I need a work visa to stay longer than 3 months. I don't know about the law, but if a company sponsors you, you probably need to stay with the company for at least a year. And, I personally wouldn't hire someone whose primary purpose for staying with the company is a girl. You didn't have to mention about it at all. But, good luck.

>I personally wouldn't hire someone who's primary purpose or staying with the company is a girl. You've got your head up in the clouds man. You actually think you'll find an employee who is loyal to your company above all other things in the world, even his soulmate? I can't help but laugh at this attitude. Take a look through human history and find me some literature about the epic struggle of a man to satisfy his b…

>and if it were me doing the hiring

Ie. you are not

This is more about motivation and a financial commitment (for an employer), than love and honesty.

I'd rather hire someone that have a genuine interest in my company, customers, products and technology. Not very romantic, I know ;)

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by messyp »

If nothing pops up soon, just move to Malmö. Just about everyone here is shacked up with a Dane and living in exile (Denmark changed their residency laws so that now even if you're married to a Dane it's still difficult to get a visa). In Sweden, you'll get at least 6 months on a tourist visa.

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by davidw »

aik wrote: post #31
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #19

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Ya, that's weird. From my own anecdotal experience, Denmark has the maybe highest per capita computer science PhDs in the world.

Very interesting. What do you think is responsible for this? How did it come about? My understanding is that the education system in Denmark (and their core educational values) is different than most places.

> What do you think is responsible for this?

Legos? That and crappy weather that makes staying inside a good idea:-)

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by peteri »

haasted wrote: post #33
mixmax wrote: post #26

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also, Danes came up with or were leads in the development of Ruby on Rails, PHP, C#, Turbo pascal, C++, Delphi, Google maps, Google wave, the V8 javascript engine for Chrome, and the Varnish cache. Pretty good for a country with half the population of New York I'd say.

This is true, but the unfortunate angle on that is that, with the exception of Varnish, none of those things were actually made IN Denmark, if I recall correctly. Update: Seems DHH started RoR while studying at CBS.

Turbo Pascal was definitely Danish (polydata)

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by StavrosK »

davidw wrote: post #41
hirenj wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the overqualified here probably is in respect to the points system. You gain points for the level of education that you have, what your nationality is etc. For example, I've got points to burn here being an EU national with a bevy of academic qualifications.

> I've got points to burn here being an EU national with a bevy of academic qualifications. I thought EU citizens were free to move to other EU countries without questions?

We are, what's this points system?

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by icebraining »

davidw wrote: post #41
hirenj wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the overqualified here probably is in respect to the points system. You gain points for the level of education that you have, what your nationality is etc. For example, I've got points to burn here being an EU national with a bevy of academic qualifications.

> I've got points to burn here being an EU national with a bevy of academic qualifications. I thought EU citizens were free to move to other EU countries without questions?

We are, 'though for staying for longer than three months you need to have a job or enough resources such that you won't "become a burden on the social services of the host Member State during the stay".

http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/justice_freedom_secur...

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