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| Jun 18, 2016 at 11:28 | comment | added | bain | #3: Another option is to do a masters degree for free in Germany after which you can get citizenship which will give you the right to work all across the EU (specifically covering Sweden, France, Finland, and Germany from the original question). | |
| Jun 17, 2016 at 11:28 | comment | added | Juha Untinen | You also need to pay 455 for the first residence permit, and then 3 x 78 euros to renew your temporary permit. So total 1129 euros just for the permits alone. | |
| Jun 17, 2016 at 11:21 | comment | added | Juha Untinen | #3: In Finland, you can only become citizen if you, among other things, 1) pass the language exam, 2) work full-time for 5 years inside the country, 3) you have no outstanding debt, 4) no criminal record, and 5) you pay the small fee of 440 euros for the application. The language test is usually the toughest obstacle, as our language is not one of the easier ones :) But if you know Swedish, you can also become a Swedish-speaking citizen. Swedish is much easier to learn. | |
| Jun 17, 2016 at 5:03 | comment | added | user49529 | Find these tips extremely useful. Thanks so much. @Relaxed Hot dog, that blue card seems excellent! Thank you! | |
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| Jun 16, 2016 at 11:57 | comment | added | Relaxed | Another thing that could be added to the answer is the EU blue card. It seems to fit the OP's profile pretty well and is intended to facilitate mobility within the EU for third-country nationals. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 11:55 | comment | added | Relaxed | @dan1111 Ah yes, I missed that. Effectively it can easily lasts longer in the other countries I mentioned too but the legal residency requirement is 5 years. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 11:30 | comment | added | user45590 | #8 you only pay US taxes on income above a certain threshold (I think it's about 100K currently). So it is not a real issue for many people. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 11:28 | comment | added | user45590 | @Relaxed in UK it takes 6 years to become a citizen: 5 years to get permanent residency, then one more year before you can apply for citizenship. Also a recent change in the law means you can't even get permanent residency after 5 years unless you meet an income threshold. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 11:07 | comment | added | Mark Henderson | #8 is a real thing and I was horrified to discover it. You'll want to stick to countries that have tax treaties with the U.S. to avoid double taxation, otherwise you will end up with an IRS bill of potentially tens of thousands of dollars for income that you've already paid tax on. (speaking from very recent experience here) | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 9:34 | comment | added | Relaxed | For #3 it's worth investigating local law before, it does vary quite a bit. 5 years is a common threshold (France, UK, Netherlands...) but it's 8 years in Germany and 10 years in Italy and then you also have to meet other requirements (e.g. command of the local language). | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 12:01 | comment | added | user45590 | For #6 it is important to note that there are still visa issues related to the country where you live. In many cases moving to a country for remote working is even harder than moving there to take a local job. | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 11:51 | history | edited | Bartek Maraszek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 15, 2016 at 11:41 | history | answered | Bartek Maraszek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |