Babe Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thought I'd ask on here before I go delving into things I know nothing about... My brother has dual-nationality (British-Canadian) but lives in Canada. He is going to work in Germany during the summer using his British passport. Will he need UK National Insurance number to do this? He some concern over his tax. I would have thought he paid it to the Germans, but he thinks he pays it to Canada, but isn't sure about this as he will using his British passport. I'm just confused (nothing new there then)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 No i think he'll need his canadian stuff. If its a canadian company and he is paid through them. I work all over but since im registered in the uk to a uk company i pay uk tax and all those gubbins. Out of interest why not on the canadian passport? Hope it helps Edit: I may be completely wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 This is all I got... My girlfriend and I got accepted to go on an exchange to germany (Kassel) this summer. We are there for may and june . Im hoping to stay longer and work. I was wondering if you know how working in another european country works (I will be there under a british passport). Do i need to get the british equivalent of a social insurance number? The reason im unsure of this is I believe my income tax would be taken by canada because that is the location of my permanent residence. However I would be there under a british passport. IF you know anything about how this might work could you let me know. No idea why he is using his British passport, he uses his Canadian one when he comes here - maybe it makes it easier for him to work in Germany, dunno! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I'll ask a mate, he went to work in the french alps for 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 The passport you enter the country with isn't really the issue, it's where you're ordinarily resident and domicile. If he's employed by a Canadian company and on secondment to Germany then you are still taxed as if you were working in Canada. Nothing changes, except that I would expect him to receive some extra benefits and allowances? If he's being employed locally in Germany then he will have to enrol in their system and pay local taxes etc. If this is the case then he should check with the Canadian tax authorities how this will affect his tax situation when he returns. I'm not familiar with the tax laws of Canada, but with the UK it's best to stay out of the country for at least a full tax year to limit your liability. Depending on the agreement between Canada and Germany he may be able to choose where he pays social security. For example when I worked in Holland I had a choice between paying UK NI contributions or paying Dutch social security because of the reciprocal agreement, but this may be an EU thing, I've not really looked into it. These things can get a little complicated, and his company or management company should be taking care of the work Visa and explaining everything to him in detail so it's very clear before he accepts the job, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Or work for cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 He will be better off working in Germany on an EU passport rather than a non-EU passport if they want to keep and spend their money in Germany. The regs are different. I know in Holland the yanks were all payed back stateside rather than in Holland as their taxation class was horrendous but they lost a lot of money in the double exchanging every month. Generally speaking travel within europe will be easier on an EU passport as well. I'm not sure how your driving license works coming from non EU either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 He will be better off working in Germany on an EU passport rather than a non-EU passport if they want to keep and spend their money in Germany. The regs are different. I know in Holland the yanks were all payed back stateside rather than in Holland as their taxation class was horrendous but they lost a lot of money in the double exchanging every month. Generally speaking travel within europe will be easier on an EU passport as well. I'm not sure how your driving license works coming from non EU either. True, that's something I forgot about. Unless you're paid in Germany you won't be able to open a local account so you'll get stun on the exchange rate. If he's just there for the summer then he should be able to just drive on a IDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Thank you; will pass it on to him. He is working there during his summer break from University (he's 22) so he won't be there for a full year. Think he just wants to improve his German as part of his degree is German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 His uni should know more about it. If not ask him to click on this link: http://www.arbeitsagentur.de/nn_25474/Navigation/zentral/Buerger/Arbeit/Arbeitssuche/in-Deutschland/in-Deutschland-Nav.html or navigate there from http://www.arbeitsamt.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Thanks Carl, and all... have passed all info on to him, and he sends his thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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