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tricky wrote When i was doing some research recently Germany seem to be software/IT friendly. So might be worth looking there as well and try your luck there.
Guitaret wrote Do you know if German companies are friendly in assisting in getting a work Visa for foreigners?
I mean I do have American & Canadian friends getting a job there, but as you know, it is easy for them to get there.
tricky wrote @Guitaret

I personally dont have any experience with Germany companies. I just googled again to refresh my memory and it looks like you would need basic german and it doesnt look as good as my memory suggested, maybe my memory was for self-employment/freelancing (remote work) from germany.

https://www.germany-visa.org/freelance-visa/
Hybrid wrote I think if you're an IT, and you find a job with a specific amount (60K euros/year i think), you're eligible for a visa
Redirecting my vision towards Australia:
-Got a much better score on their PR points calculator.
-Less racist towards my age than Canada in their PR points calculator.
-No French exam
-It is possible to make it without having to go through the ugly process of state/territory nomination.
-Much better weather.

Is anyone here able to share his immigration experience to Australia?

@Hybrid...
First off, thanks for creating this topic Samer.
For IT jobs, I have been working for a US company for more than 2 and half years fully remote right now, but out of 80+ applications to EU jobs I only got 3 interviews. Before COVID I used to get contacted all the time by recruiters but now they prefer to hire someone from inside the EU and if I'm not wrong there is a travel ban that is making the whole hiring from abroad process extremely difficult and no one wants to go through the trouble. I really would like to move and go work in Sweden but unfortunately there is a travel ban as well from what I've read and all visas are being rejected, does anyone have any info on moving to Sweden or where I should start. And thanks everyone for your contributions towards this topic.
@RandomMemory i know a guy who was living in Sweden (not sure if tourism or student or something) but he was there as non-permanent but then there was bombing and stuff in Lebanon, and he told them that his life is in danger if he returns or something and i think they gave him a PR or something... At least thats what he told me and that story is like 10 years old.
Checkout Honeypot.io for job offers in Germany and the Netherlands. It works by you making a profile and then you get a batch of companies applying to you every week.
For Germany, you can easily get an EU Blue Card visa if your salary is above 40-50k euros and work in IT, Medicine or Engineering with the approval of the Federal Agency for Work (Bundesagentur für Arbeit). (they have a shortage of those skilled workers)

The Blue Card will give you a permanent residency in about 3 years upon obtaining it, or only a year and 9 months if you have a B1 level german. (which is moderately attainable within this timespan)
For Germany, you can easily get an EU Blue Card visa if your salary is above 40-50k euros and work in IT,
The rules are the same, but the numbers are higher now:
The position in Germany must be remunerated with a gross annual income of at least EUR 56,800 (in 2021). A gross annual salary of at least EUR 44,304 (in 2021) is required for employees in the fields of mathematics, IT, natural sciences, engineering and human medicine. In such cases, the German Federal Employment Agency must approve your request for employment.
https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/eu-blue-card

The blue card also requires a college degree. Last I checked, most private Lebanese universities are recognized.

By the way, if your salary is not high enough, you can immigrate to Germany on a normal residence permit and convert it to a blue card later on once you meet the threshold.
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Adnan wroteCheckout Honeypot.io for job offers in Germany and the Netherlands. It works by you making a profile and then you get a batch of companies applying to you every week.
I was bored so I took the honeypot exam, 2 medium difficulty questions, passed both. Let's see what happens.
RandomMemory wrote
Adnan wroteCheckout Honeypot.io for job offers in Germany and the Netherlands. It works by you making a profile and then you get a batch of companies applying to you every week.
I was bored so I took the honeypot exam, 2 medium difficulty questions, passed both. Let's see what happens.
What exam? I was asked for a video call interview
Guitaret wrote
RandomMemory wrote
Adnan wroteCheckout Honeypot.io for job offers in Germany and the Netherlands. It works by you making a profile and then you get a batch of companies applying to you every week.
I was bored so I took the honeypot exam, 2 medium difficulty questions, passed both. Let's see what happens.
What exam? I was asked for a video call interview
They sent me a hackerrank code exam. 2 questions. 1 hour 30 mins to solve.
Glad to see things are somewhat working out.

Good luck guys n gals
I've heard that if you present a bank statement with X amount of money while applying for emigration it boosts your chances of acceptance, is this accurate?
Guitaret wrote
RandomMemory wrote
Adnan wroteCheckout Honeypot.io for job offers in Germany and the Netherlands. It works by you making a profile and then you get a batch of companies applying to you every week.
I was bored so I took the honeypot exam, 2 medium difficulty questions, passed both. Let's see what happens.
What exam? I was asked for a video call interview
Same here, didn't get any exams. My call was audio only BTW.
Good for you @RandomMemory, but I didn't know Honeypot works that way, so hopefully that test qualifies you enough not to be asked for other ones by the companies that want to hire you.

Hybrid wroteGlad to see things are somewhat working out.

Good luck guys n gals
Thanks, the situation here is getting worse soon enough we can no longer afford a ticket to Europe. But that is not to say that we should remain passive and only hope for the best, I always keep my back straight and ready to face the next challenge with a smile on my face.
Guitaret wrote
Good for you @RandomMemory, but I didn't know Honeypot works that way, so hopefully that test qualifies you enough not to be asked for other ones by the companies that want to hire you.

Hybrid wroteGlad to see things are somewhat working out.

Good luck guys n gals
Thanks, the situation here is getting worse soon enough we can no longer afford a ticket to Europe. But that is not to say that we should remain passive and only hope for the best, I always keep my back straight ready to face the next challenge with a smile on my face.
Good spirit, should be enough to get you somewhere better
Has anyone heard of portugal's D7 visa ? 5 years till permanent residency and one additional year for citizenship. With the citizenship comes the EU passport which is the end goal. It seems promising if you have some savings. I am currently looking for a reputable immigration lawyer that might have some experience with this form of visa(preferably residing in lebanon) - any recommendations?
I had not heard of the D7, it seems much more accessible than the Golden Visa, although it takes you much longer to reach permanent residency.

My recommendation is to do a lot of reading before going to an immigration lawyer or any of these online "consultancies" that either charge you a high fee for administrative procedures that you can probably easily do yourself or are outright scams.
hackable? wroteHas anyone heard of portugal's D7 visa ? 5 years till permanent residency and one additional year for citizenship. With the citizenship comes the EU passport which is the end goal. It seems promising if you have some savings. I am currently looking for a reputable immigration lawyer that might have some experience with this form of visa(preferably residing in lebanon) - any recommendations?
Thanks for sharing, i think Spain has something similar, but i think the minimum stay per year was more.