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Work in Europe

Post by gns3555 » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:12 am

Hi,

I am on UK Tier 1 Entreprenuer visa. I need to visit EU to work for a week as my UK based client has their site in EU countries. As I invoice my client within UK I only have to visit their EU sites occasionally. Is this permissible or would I need any work authorization!?

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Re: Work in Europe

Post by Zerubbabel » Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:38 am

Hello

You will be going to the EU on a visitor/Schengen visa.

If you deliver a work that is paid, even if billed in another country, you will be indeed working illegally. I have seen many people doing just that, but don't get caught red handed it's really illegal work.

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Re: Work in Europe

Post by gns3555 » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:35 pm

But isn’t it called a business trip as I will be attending conferences and giving consultancy only and the duration of stay will be 1 week maximum

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Re: Work in Europe

Post by Zerubbabel » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:43 pm

gns3555 wrote:
Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:35 pm
But isn’t it called a business trip as I will be attending conferences and giving consultancy only and the duration of stay will be 1 week maximum
If you attend a conference, a meeting or something of this nature, it's fine.

But if you go to deliver a consultancy, you are working illegally. A business visa doesn't cover work.

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Re: Work in Europe

Post by pentaya » Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:51 pm

gns3555 wrote:
Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:12 am
Hi,

I am on UK Tier 1 Entreprenuer visa. I need to visit EU to work for a week as my UK based client has their site in EU countries. As I invoice my client within UK I only have to visit their EU sites occasionally. Is this permissible or would I need any work authorization!?
As long as you attend meetings/conferences and any productive work without financial benefits, you're good. If I were you I would ask the employer to pay in the UK and occasionally work (less than 90 days) in EU which is perfectly legal.

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