✦Remote work · 11 recordsWork from another country

Working from abroad goes wrong on paperwork rather than wifi. This settles what you are legally allowed to do, what it means for tax and for your employer, and whether the overlap with your team is survivable — before anything is booked.

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Goal

Work from there legally and sustainably Month 3

Paperwork before flights. That is the whole plan.

Check what is allowed Week 6

Visa, tax and employer. All three, in writing.

  • Check whether the visa actually permits workingDo firstDay 10
  • Find out what it does to tax residencyDo firstWeek 4
  • Get the employer's agreement in writingDo firstWeek 6

Make it workable Month 3

Overlap, connectivity and somewhere to actually work.

  • Work out the real overlap with the teamDo firstWeek 7
  • Book somewhere with a proven connection and a deskMonth 2
  • Agree the hours I will be reachableMonth 3

Routines

  • Check in with the teamdaily
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It goes wrong on paperwork, not wifi

Whether the visa permits work, what it does to tax residency, and whether the employer allows it are all boring and all checked after the fact by people who then have a real problem.\n\nWork out the overlap before booking. A six-hour gap is workable with planning and miserable without.

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Work from another country, answered.

Whether the visa permits work, what it does to your tax residency, and whether your employer allows it in writing. All three are boring, all three are checked after the fact by people who then have a real problem.
Usually shorter than the tourist visa suggests, because tax residency and employer policy often bite first. Working the actual limit out is the first task here rather than an assumption based on the stamp in the passport.
Work out the real overlap with your team before booking, not after. A six-hour gap is workable with planning and miserable without, and it is the thing that most often ends these arrangements early.
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