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tech_lizzardon FollowUp: My move to Netherlands is currently blocked

I could. I actually like my current job and pay, so cutting losses (house, job,etc) and getting freelance employment with BV can be my backup plan.

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

I'm doing some budget calculations. I have 43k USD left over per year if I stay put in USA. If I move to netherlands, tax looks to be about 77k euros per year. So that means I would be in the negative 34k -_-

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

It takes me about 6 weeks to find a similar job on my job hunts. Another remote US job while living remotely via digital nomad visa seems like the way to do it. Another route would be to go to Netherlands, and if a layoff did happen, do DAFT entrepreneur visa and work the shiz out of asking businesses for contracts to do web development , build infra, database inventory, and such. I feel confident this is a good plan so far.

* and yes, moving back to the US is a possibility should all else fail.

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

the calculator I ran gave a similar ballpark for Netherlands : https://thetax.nl/?startFrom=Year&selectedYear=2025&older=fa...

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

also interested in a contact. I seem to have an option to take a MVV or digital nomad equivalent visa and keep my current job in Netherlands. That's looking like the plan at the moment. It would be good to talk to someone about relocations though - logistics seems daunting sometimes. Pets , essentials, etc.

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

doable, and if I kept my job and pay with a digital nomad visa, still decent. Worth it. https://thetax.nl/?startFrom=Year&selectedYear=2025&older=fa...

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

I think I'd be interested in revisiting this idea. I'm working remotely. I would switch to night-shift in Europe. tier 2 city would need to have decent internet. I'm assuming its common... I'd need to check into Dublin, Ireland or somewhere near Netherlands for tier2 cities. https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/1bhvxkh/2nd_or_3rd_...

* Digital nomad visas only last 1-2 years. I assumed I'd need something more if I were to pick up my life and move somewhere... I suppose I could just live on the edge and not forget about renewing? Netherlands has an MVV thing, but it's tied up in some paperwork. There's a list of digital nomad places on Google, such as Spain. I'm wondering about renewal though, is 1 year stay enough? should i place my bets that it is renewed?

* the Netherlands MVV: https://localnomads.com/digital-nomad-visa/netherlands/#rene...

* Norway's Digital Nomad:

https://www.etias.org/blog/norway-digital-nomad-visa The digital nomad visa can be issued for up to two years and it can be renewed while living in Norway at a local police station.

* Holy cow this idea could work! Technically fulfilling the idea to keep my job and remotely work.

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

* yeah, I know that salary is not attainable in Europe, I'm ready to say goodbye to that as long as I can live decently without scraping by.

* Your guess to my reason for leaving is accurate. I've also wanted to see Europe for awhile, and was planning to go relocate and travel there before 2024, the recent issues in the news just provides another reason.

* in Europe, I have less of a chance of getting shot by police, better healthcare, and more walkable cities that I can get to on a weekend getaway. I'm all for that.

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

I have checked this route out. I have German heritage, but it was before 1890 that they migrated, and records are spotty. The ancestry citizenship is only for immigration after 1920 or so.

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

* my Co isn't outside the USA so your idea won't work.

* It's not about the money, I'm looking at moving for other reasons. I'd like to live reasonably without scraping by though. I heard COL in Dublin, Ireland and Netherlands was comparable to Seattle , WA. if this is true, and taxes are higher, my goose is cooked. However, on considering Cost of Living, I think I have it distorted a bit since the average wage is 55k in Dublin , and Google says it can rent out a decent 2 bedroom apartment, and live comfortably.

* Netherlands is facing a housing shortage, not sure if it's decent to move there.

* it looks like pay in FAANG does drop with country.

* I know the other ideas won't work - A work visa is required. Digital nomad possibly, or a Work Search Visa, but that seems more risky.

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

English primarily. I have high school Spanish - I can converse and get along okay, but I'm rusty and depend on translators heavily.

tech_lizzardon What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

I was thinking Dublin, Ireland , but also open to other places like The Netherlands.