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Re:Berlin’s Startup Hub Wants to Prove It’s More Than Just a... by jacquesm on Sunday July 31, 2016 @07:32AM (#12196503)
Even if you don't have an EU passport or a degree it's not hard. There are programs that target entrepreneurs especially and at least one HN'er made it into Germany for several years running now working on his start-up. The start-up even got some German government funding.

Learning German is useful on many levels, it will make it easier to get through everyday life (though Germans in general will speak English quite well official stuff tends to be in German only), it will also allow you better access to the German market.

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Re:Berlin’s Startup Hub Wants to Prove It’s More Than Just a... by marianoguerra on Sunday July 31, 2016 @08:33AM (#12196693)
hi, I'm one of those :P, I'm argentinian, founded a company in Germany, except because of my grandparent I have the italian citizenship.

Could you point me to the programs for entrepreneurs? I run a meetup for international entrepreneurs in Germany and that question comes a lot.

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Re:Berlin’s Startup Hub Wants to Prove It’s More Than Just a... by jacquesm on Sunday July 31, 2016 @08:45AM (#12196729)
Mail me and I'll put you in touch with my friend who did this.
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Re:Berlin’s Startup Hub Wants to Prove It’s More Than Just a... by _of on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:17AM (#12196847)
There is the Blue card, seems easy to get compared to the U.S. "green card".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Card_(European_Union)

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Re:Berlin’s Startup Hub Wants to Prove It’s More Than Just a... by SyneRyder on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:38AM (#12196919)
In addition, the Blue Card (in Germany at least) can fast-track you towards permanent residency. If you can prove German language skills at B1 level, then you can apply for permanent residency after just 21 months (see the section on "level of language skills):

http://www.bamf.de/EN/Infothek/FragenAntworten/BlaueKarteEU/...

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Re:Berlin’s Startup Hub Wants to Prove It’s More Than Just a... by marianoguerra on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:49AM (#12196953)
AFAIK it's only a work permit if you apply for a job. You have 6 months to find one and then go with the work contract and get the extension, renewable almost forever (or you get a permanent residency permit). I works great if you are looking for a job in the areas they consider strategic.

The thing is that it doesn't cover people wanting to come here to found their own startups.

Also if I understand it correctly the "high skilled" part means having a degree in Germany, that's why I mentioned the "have an Engineering degree" in my other comment.

would love to get more experiences from others, all my friends that used the blue card were for Engineer jobs and they had degrees.

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