Vancouver tech surges as U.S. immigration reform idles

Re:Vancouver tech surges as U.S. immigration reform idles by fennecfoxen on Sunday August 10, 2014 @09:44PM (#8161524)

In the UK they at least aim to give you a decision on your visa in ~3 weeks at least 90% of the time, and there isn't just one window during which you're allowed to apply. https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/overview

Germany hopes for 1-3 months: http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/05__Legal/02__Dire...

(Coincidentally, I'm trying to relocate to the UK -- or an English-language friendly part of the EU, like the Netherlands or maybe Berlin -- so that I can be with a lovely girl. Haven't even gotten to visas yet, but I am really really glad that I'm not trying to go the other way...)

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Re:Vancouver tech surges as U.S. immigration reform idles by bojan on Monday August 11, 2014 @08:22AM (#8162941)

Depending on where exactly you are from, the Dutch process will impose an exam on you and an income requirement for your partner, and can take anywhere from 3 to 6 months.

Easier process than in the US, but not exactly an easy one.

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Re:Vancouver tech surges as U.S. immigration reform idles by jadc on Monday August 11, 2014 @10:01AM (#8163246)

Not sure about that. If you are in Tech (or IT as they like to call it here), you can probably qualify for the Knowledge Migrant permit ance chances are the process is a lot faster. Took me about 10 days to get a work permit in the Netherlands but I did have an employer willing to sponsor me. Another friend of mine (also in IT) took him about 1 week also.

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Re:Vancouver tech surges as U.S. immigration reform idles by bojan on Monday August 11, 2014 @03:37PM (#8164817)

True. The parent mentioned a girl so that made me forget about the Knowledge migrant path. It is by far a better solution. However, for people that are 30 or over, the salary requirement is on a high side.

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