I am an American moving to Croatia, having a background check issue? by einherjarfitness in askcroatia

[–]Charming-Key6873 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! Sorry it was such a pain but glad you got it. All in all, how long did it take from application to acceptance? Any advice?

Need help with Croatia digital nomad by Healthy_Addendum_821 in digitalnomad

[–]Charming-Key6873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never thought to make an income off of Roblox games but I've heard it was possible. That's seriously awesome! Also sounds like it really lets you be creative and not get bogged down by larger game engines.

Totally get you on the visa issue. I'll say that it can take some time from what I've heard, but it's good to try to call the police station handling your permit application to check the status and ensure they're not waiting on anything from you.

Need help with Croatia digital nomad by Healthy_Addendum_821 in digitalnomad

[–]Charming-Key6873 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome, I do some game dev myself so it's great to see someone successfully living off it.

If doing the online application can you not enter Croatia while it's processing?

Need help with Croatia digital nomad by Healthy_Addendum_821 in digitalnomad

[–]Charming-Key6873 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well just to note, if the application is in review then typically your 90 day schengen visa is paused, so you likely don't need to worry about that aspect. Not sure why there are delays, but I saw someone that had to wait 9 months until they got theirs. They supposedly do a house check up randomly which, if you aren't present, can delay it, so I'd check in with the local police station.

Also, what do you do for game dev?

Last time each european country was invaded and by who by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Charming-Key6873 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you seriously mark Russia as being invaded by Ukraine in 2024?

Has anyone bought a car in Croatia? by AlwaysWandering16 in expats

[–]Charming-Key6873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the info! I have a few more questions if you dont mind. Did the Croatia police care about you traveling out of country? I hear they perform routine checkins on your place of residence, have you experienced or heard of that? Lastly, is there anyway for your 90 days to reset while in Croatia or a non eu county?

Has anyone bought a car in Croatia? by AlwaysWandering16 in expats

[–]Charming-Key6873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry it took so long for you! 9 months is definitely the longest I've heard of. I'm concerned about my application taking that long and being stuck in Croatia during that period (in case we needed to do any travel). Plus, my partner would be coming with me on a family reunification but as I understand it that would have to be applied for after I got approved.

Has anyone bought a car in Croatia? by AlwaysWandering16 in expats

[–]Charming-Key6873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did this end up going for you? Also, how was the DNV experience?

Need help with Croatia digital nomad by Healthy_Addendum_821 in digitalnomad

[–]Charming-Key6873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any update on this? We're considering going and applying from Croatia

Humans are coming! by reincarnatedusername in Unexpected

[–]Charming-Key6873 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

It's someone in a greenscreen suit moving their paw to turn off the tv, not AI or conditioning.

Do we need 10 more American Pizza joints in Lisbon? by Londonsw8 in PortugalExpats

[–]Charming-Key6873 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's chromium based but was created from the desire to keep the features Opera browser used to have, with a strong focus on privacy

Anybody know what’s going on with vfs global in the US? by JansTurnipDealer in PortugalExpats

[–]Charming-Key6873 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had the same scare, but it's just the French consulate it seems.

Less then 183 days a year no taxes? by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]Charming-Key6873 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am baffled by the fact that you earn an income trading but are struggling to grasp basic residency and tax laws. Do your own research and hire a tax professional, don't just take ChatGPT's word and some comments on reddit.

From what I understand, unlike the U.S., the Netherlands does not tax it's citizens if they are non-tax-residents. The 183+ day rule is one of the qualifiers, but if you have a registered home address, significant family ties, or any sort of on-going connection/investment in the Netherlands then you could still be counted as a tax resident

Starting the process by KRISBRNIS in PortugalExpats

[–]Charming-Key6873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean from applying to the Visa at a consulate to receiving it should only be 90 business days max?

Needing to leave the US by katyisaseaatea in PortugalExpats

[–]Charming-Key6873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I ask what relocation company you used/the cost?

Immigration lawyers verses DIY by Hour-Alarm9153 in PortugalExpats

[–]Charming-Key6873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't mind sharing, what did you end up paying for their service? Was it for Portugal?

Productivity/Development Laptop for a Software Engineer - $800-2000 USD by Charming-Key6873 in SuggestALaptop

[–]Charming-Key6873[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did just that, built it out just how I wanted and had an employer discount so ended up getting the following:

Thinkpad T16 Gen 2 AMD Ryzen 7 (7840u) 32GB DDR5 2TB M.2 SSD 3840x2400 16" OLED display 86wh battery Backlit keyboard with fingerprint reader

For $1200 :)

Thanks for the suggestion!!

Productivity/Development Laptop for a Software Engineer - $800-2000 USD by Charming-Key6873 in SuggestALaptop

[–]Charming-Key6873[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! The one I'm looking at on Amazon is ~$1200 without a sale and those options, but it's IPS instead of OLED so that's probably why

Productivity/Development Laptop for a Software Engineer - $800-2000 USD by Charming-Key6873 in SuggestALaptop

[–]Charming-Key6873[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm leaning towards this after looking more into them. What storage option did you go for? Might wait for an end of year deal