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   Autoerotic Defenestration (danielakay@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 20:28:33 JST Autoerotic Defenestration

   Out of idle curiosity (I'm watching Border Control...):

   if I travel to $someOtherCountry to stay there and "work from home" for my German employer, does that work on a tourist visa?

   I mean, I'm not taking a job away from the locals?

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     Autoerotic Defenestration (danielakay@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 20:28:30 JST Autoerotic Defenestration

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     • Daniel 🏳️‍🌈 Jilg :sondrine:

     @daniel that is good to know :-)

     But visa-wise, am I a tourist, or am I working?

     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) repeated this.
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     Jens Ohlig (johl@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 20:28:30 JST Jens Ohlig

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     • Daniel 🏳️‍🌈 Jilg :sondrine:

     @danielaKay @daniel Everyone‘s favorite answer: It depends. Of course don’t need a visa at all in the EU, such as sunny Portugal or Spain‘s Balearic Islands.

     Outside the EU, there are several countries that offer remote work or „digital nomad“ visas, maybe most famous and attractive among them is Thailand. A full list can be found online.

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     Daniel 🏳️‍🌈 Jilg :sondrine: (daniel@social.telemetrydeck.com)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 20:28:32 JST Daniel 🏳️‍🌈 Jilg :sondrine:

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     @danielaKay you might get in trouble with your health insurance. Your employer has to „entsenden“ you, otherwise workplace health insurance doesn’t apply. Additionally you’ll get erstwohnsitz related tax troubles after a few months.

     Source: I apparently have to know this because I run a business in Germany and it’s 90% paperwork 🙄