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And of course, for the rich there are “investment” visas for real estate purchase.
As well as “live here for a year” visas like Costa Rica has.
Been looking for a country where I can seek permanent residence status (and maybe, later, citizenship) with my family without having to give up my 1099 (contractor) US remote job and find something local (no, I'm not trying to dodge taxes, and I'd fully expect to pay normal taxes on that income for wherever I ended up). Coming from the US (all of us are native-born citizens). It's been tricky. I get why there's not s…
FYI my understanding is US citizens are exempt from US taxes as long as you spend 330 days of the year outside the US. You still have to file a tax return, you just don't pay anything. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fore...
Hello, everyone! It’s Andrew, founder of Relocate.me. In a nutshell, Relocate.me is a one-stop platform for tech professionals who are willing to relocate for work. Since launching Relocate.me on Hacker News over 3 years ago ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15922401 ), a lot has changed, and I’m excited to finally introduce Relocate.me 3.0 with a batch of new features and enhancements: 1) Learning center ( http…
I’ve noticed that projects like this primarily focus on recruiting for software roles (which is understandable if they are shared here), but what are the roadblocks to listing traditional engineering roles (mechanical, electrical, etc). Lack of exposure to those industries (understandable)? Companies not offering relevant positions?
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Non-software engineering disciplines tend to involve professional licensing that doesn't necessarily carry over automatically to other countries.
Medical typically does
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European here, i have yet to see a tech job with only 50k salary. Maybe after European and US taxes are deducted, but here in switzerland you can easily earn more than in the us, especially if you consider the cost of living compared to ex. silicon valley or new york
While Switzerland is technically "Europe", people should bear in mind that it's in no way representative of the other countries. Salaries are much higher over there, even when compared to other "rich" countries (France, Germany, etc) Cost of living too from what I understand. In Paris, for example, 50k is a pretty common salary for a not too senior developer. Outside of Paris, you may need some experience to be able…
Average salaries for devs : - Germany: 50k EUR / year; - Switzerland: 95k CHF / year. Of course, it depends on the specific canton/city/town when you want to settle down, but you need to take to account taxes as well. In Germany, they will tax you pretty heavily, around 50%, and Swiss taxation is ~30%, more or less.
Of course those are rough estimations, but you get the point.
In terms of costs of living, it is expensive, especially if you want to live in Zurich, but for a dev earning ~100k it won't be that much of an issue. Of course, you can choose a smaller town and cut down all expenses in half :slight_smile:
Sources: SwissDevJobs.ch, GermanTechJobs.de, Payscale.com, Numbeo.com
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While Switzerland is technically "Europe", people should bear in mind that it's in no way representative of the other countries. Salaries are much higher over there, even when compared to other "rich" countries (France, Germany, etc) Cost of living too from what I understand. In Paris, for example, 50k is a pretty common salary for a not too senior developer. Outside of Paris, you may need some experience to be able…
From my experience, Switzerland is definitely better compared to countries like, let's say, Germany, in almost every area of life - standard of living, salaries, closeness to the nature, taxes, healthcare - you name it. Average salaries for devs : - Germany: 50k EUR / year; - Switzerland: 95k CHF / year. Of course, it depends on the specific canton/city/town when you want to settle down, but you need to take to accou…
Beautiful lakes and mountains are another nice perk there.
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While Switzerland is technically "Europe", people should bear in mind that it's in no way representative of the other countries. Salaries are much higher over there, even when compared to other "rich" countries (France, Germany, etc) Cost of living too from what I understand. In Paris, for example, 50k is a pretty common salary for a not too senior developer. Outside of Paris, you may need some experience to be able…
From my experience, Switzerland is definitely better compared to countries like, let's say, Germany, in almost every area of life - standard of living, salaries, closeness to the nature, taxes, healthcare - you name it. Average salaries for devs : - Germany: 50k EUR / year; - Switzerland: 95k CHF / year. Of course, it depends on the specific canton/city/town when you want to settle down, but you need to take to accou…
No offense but why are there still platforms where devs apply to companies? How can this work when you have significant more demand than supply? Bonus question: Why relocate in times where even FAANG heavily hires remote people to the same conditions as their local staff?
I am actively trying to relocate, and found this site useful. Existing sites (say LinkedIn) don't have a way to filter for "open for visa sponsorship" jobs. (Stack Overflow job listing is the only other site I found which allows you to look for only visa sponsorship jobs.)
If you’re an American developer looking to move abroad, a much better plan would be to first pick up a remote gig with an American company, and then move overseas. Your take home pay will be easily triple what you can negotiate from a European company. This site takes the opposite approach of finding positions at EU shops that will handle relocation and visas. That certainly helps get you situated, but they’ll likely…
Please do a thorough analysis before moving abroad. Many European countries have free healthcare, childcare and education on the other hand 1500$ might not cover the rent if you want something in the middle of the city of the expensive countries! Taxes are widely different too. Some of my friends lived in US when they where fresh graduates and moved back when they started having families because it was too expensive…