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U.S. citizen living in France w/ French work permit - is it illegal to keep working for U.S. company?
First point is that if you work in France, you are supposed to be affiliated to French “social protection” system. That entails paying income-dependent mandatory contributions but also benefits (...
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Working as contractor in Australia as foreign citizen (EU)
It's not that simple. To legally work in Australia, you must have a work visa, and the most common work visa (457) requires a qualified Australian company to sponsor you. It's possible to self-...
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Combining freelance work with Kennismigrant work permit in Netherlands
There is a good answer here, on the official website of IND.
As of 1 April 2017, highly skilled migrants, EU Blue Card holders,
foreign students studying in the Netherlands, as well as scientific
...
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What EU countries have the least income tax for a single freelancer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_rates
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Andorra, Bulgaria or Macedonia by the looks of this list.
5%, 7%, 10% and 10% flat rate respectively.
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Freelance Net "Salary" vs Permanent Employee Net Salary - a Tough Decision
It is not always possible to compare these two options 1:1, but you would work it out like this:
600 x days per years obviously makes your gross income
I assume it's 600 not including VAT.
When it ...
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Working as a freelancer as a recently returned French citizen having never worked in France before
The US-based French consulates have good resources for what a French national needs to do when repatriating to France. Here is the Los Angeles consular page for specifically this:
http://consulfrance-...
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Doing freelance work in France--permission needed?
As @audionuma explained, if you are freelancing, you are effectively running a business as far as the law is concerned and you are expected to register accordingly. You also need to have a status ...
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Working as a freelancer in France
In this situation, could I work as a freelancer in the future, staying in France, but doing work for clients who are abroad?
I think so: I'm doing that.
Would I need any special permission from ...
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Working as a freelancer in France
You don't need anything to stay in France and work as a freelancer (no visa or permission needed).
There are a few things that are going to be more complicated however:
You need to take care of all ...
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Working for a dutch company through a US company
Since the answer to this depends on issues you haven't mentioned, like your wife's country of residence, whether she has connections to the US (green card or recent physical presence there) and stuff ...
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Odd jobs/Tutoring on a UK Tier 2
The Tier 2 general visa allows holders to
do a second job in the same sector and at the same level as your main job for up to 20 hours per week
https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general
I think tutoring ...
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Turn into a freelancer and travel the world with a blue card
The Blue Card allows you to freelance, but your job must remain your main occupation. In other words, you can take freelance side gigs, but if you quit your job, you won't keep your Blue Card.
If you ...
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Can i quit my current job and work as freelancer on EU Bluecard in France
No.
An EU Blue Card gives highly-qualified workers from outside the EU the right to live and work in an EU country, provided they have higher professional qualifications, such as a university degree, ...
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Do I need to start a company in Spain in order to work remotely as a UK freelancer?
Yes, you do.
According to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-spain-for-work, to qualify for a self-employed work permit you must:
set up (incorporate) a company in Spain
have the relevant licence ...
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UK Tier 2 visa from a client I worked as a freelancer
First, the UK has really cracked down hard on the work visa system. The shortage occupations list, and its usage, has received particular scrutiny over the last several years. If an occupation is ...
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Advice needed from Central or South America based freelancing expat
I live in Guatemala and know 4 or 5 freelancers who get their assignments from internet freelancer-matching sites. None of them pay taxes. I've asked a Guatemalan friend who is studying to be a ...
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Germany: Extending residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel) after becoming self-employed
I have successfully extended my residence permit based on self-employment. I had to bring a bunch of papers (some helpful guidance can be found here, but be sure to consult local Ausländerbehörde (for ...
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I am a freelance web developer with all clients in UK but looking to move with family to Germany
There are a number of questions here to be answered, tax being just one of them, especially if a wife and kids come to play. For example, you also need to check for health insurance, which may be ...
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Freelancing in the Netherlands when residing there with a work permit
A similar question was asked before. Please see my answer here.
In principle, since March 2017 students, highly skilled migrants, and scientific researchers are given more room as entrepreneurs. ...
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H4 work from home (remotely)
No, it is not allowed. Also, even if you do break the law working from home while in a status that doesn't allow employment, the US income tax must still be paid. After all, that's how they got Al ...
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Satisfying Ancestry Visa working requirements
As far as I am aware there is no strict requirements on working throughout the 5 years.
If you look at the ILR application form SET(O), the only specific requirements for Ancestry applicants relating ...
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I reside in Denmark with my Danish wife. My work is seasonal. How long can I work in another EU country per year?
If you want to go for less than three months somewhere else in the Schengen area, you don't necessarily need a work visa or residence permit but, unless your wife moves to that other EU country with ...
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Freelance visa in the UK
You would need to apply for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa but for that
You must have access to at least £50,000 investment funds to apply.
Closely related to: Can I get a UK visa as self employed?
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Doing freelance work in France--permission needed?
You do have to do some paperwork to do this. Just declaring the income is not legal.
When working in France, besides income taxes, you also have to pay income related taxes for benefits (health ...
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Taxes working remotely from Portugal or Spain for an Irish company
KPMG show the tax bands for each countries:
Spain
€0 to €12,450 is taxed at 19%
€12,450 to €20,200 is taxed at 24%
€20,200 to €35,200 is taxed at 30%
€35,200 to €60,000 is taxed at 37%
€60,000 and ...
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What visa should freelancer without education apply if employer wants him to temporary work in USA?
You actually can not apply for any work visa in the US. Your employer can apply for a visa for you (probably H1B). The only visa you could apply for is a tourist visa that explicitly prohibits you ...
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Legal status of telecommute work in Mexico (with a temporary resident status)
When we applied for residency before moving to Mexico from New Zealand in 2016 we asked the consulate (during our interviews) about the need for work permits and explained that I wanted to work ...
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Freelancing in Germany when earning only little income
This is from a German insurance carrier, AOK:
In Germany, the marriage partner and children can also be insured
(dependent coverage) over the member without any contribution being
due, as long ...
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Registering as a sole trader and documentation needed - From Portugal to United Kingdom
Nobody cares where you currently live - the question is what your nationality is. Are you a UK citizen, or a EU citizen?
To get the NI number, assuming you are a EU citizen: Call the numbers given ...
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