Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France
by d--b on Monday July 03, 2017 @01:27PM
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I don't know how you did it. Every bank I went to asked me for 2 official ID documents (which I didn't have).
Getting a social security number was not particularly hard
Having no credit history was a pain in the ass.
DMV was annoying.
That my wife could not work on my visa was a problem.
The green card process was long and painful. Showing your genitals to a doctor to get a residency card was an unexpected and unpleasant part of the process.
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France
by mtremsal on Monday July 03, 2017 @02:48PM
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I believe opening a bank account has different requirements in different states. In NYC I only had to show my French passport, work visa, and full-time local work contract. The process seemed designed to allow even unlawful immigrants to get access to banking. In particular I believe the IVR had different decision trees in English and Spanish. Interesting.
edit: I agree having no credit history was a major PITA.
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France
by gcb0 on Monday July 03, 2017 @10:53PM
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don't forget the mandatory tuberculosis culture test under your skin if you are from a 1st world country that uses vaccines.
I was able to open a bank account on day 2, without an ID. Obtaining the ID required a trip to the DMV, which while time-consuming, wasn't an especially complex endeavour.
Only issue I ran into was the government shutdown, and that affected everyone.