Is it possible to work in 2 EU countries simultaneously ?
AI is saying there is some system which flags people who contribute social insurances to more then 1 EU country as non compliant.
Tax is also getting complicated but seems doable, but I see no solution for social insurances.
I was thinking is there is a way? maybe people or tax/insurance advisers from border cities (grenzegenger?) know how to do it?
I found something like A1 Certificate but this also seems only doable if company requests , no from personal end, and only for temporary duration.
Working in 2 EU countries simlutaneously doable?
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Re: Working in 2 EU countries simlutaneously doable?
Hey Alex,
I think no-one has answered cos it's a complex topic with lots of possibilty for getting it wrong, and most people don't work like this.
There have been threads in the past about cross-border working, but they always tended to be about having a job in one country and living in another, rather than having 2 jobs.
Looking at some of your other posts I think you said you are a freelancer.
What I can't see is if you are an EU citizen with freedom of movement or a non-EU citizen with a visa for Germany.
If you are an EU citizen, then I don't see any reason why you can't have clients in more than one EU country and do work wherever, then make all your social contributions in one EU country based on where you live, but I'm really only guessing.
If you are not an EU citizen then I imagine its a whole lot more complex...
I would strongly advise you to speak to a legal professional and get advice before you do something like this, regardless of what anyone may tell you here, we are really only a bunch of random strangers on the internet and getting it wrong could be costly.
I think no-one has answered cos it's a complex topic with lots of possibilty for getting it wrong, and most people don't work like this.
There have been threads in the past about cross-border working, but they always tended to be about having a job in one country and living in another, rather than having 2 jobs.
Looking at some of your other posts I think you said you are a freelancer.
What I can't see is if you are an EU citizen with freedom of movement or a non-EU citizen with a visa for Germany.
If you are an EU citizen, then I don't see any reason why you can't have clients in more than one EU country and do work wherever, then make all your social contributions in one EU country based on where you live, but I'm really only guessing.
If you are not an EU citizen then I imagine its a whole lot more complex...
I would strongly advise you to speak to a legal professional and get advice before you do something like this, regardless of what anyone may tell you here, we are really only a bunch of random strangers on the internet and getting it wrong could be costly.