Working in Europe

Hi Everyone,

I'll be in Europe for 4 months and I would like to work (either in London, or wherever) for maybe a month. I have a German passport, so I'm told I can work anywhere in the European Union, does anyone know how this works?

I'm travelling all over, and ideally I would like to just flash my Germanness and work for a couple of days - am I crazy? or has someone done just that?

Happy Travels,
Olivier

I worked in Germany for about two years under the table (shhh!).

But thanks to your other post about getting citizenship, I'll have to check it out.

I *think* (not sure, because i did it unofficially) what you do is get some special forms that you need to fill out to work in that country. So say you're working in London, on a German passport, you're totally allowed to do that, but there is some paperwork you need to fill out.

What that is, I have no idea. I'm sure someone else on here must know?

hello,

I live in Manchester so I can help you a little !
On the Home Office website you can find all the information you will need to be able to work in England :
http://www.workingintheuk.gov.uk/working_in_the_uk/
en/homepage/your_status/european_citizens.html
Because you are a national of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) you do not need a permit to work in the United Kingdom.
But you will need a National insurance number (http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/nic/ynino.htm#1)
I think you have to apply for it when you start working (your employer will need it), I had to go through a 2-3 hours interview.
You will need to tell them all the school you went to (date , address , certificate, etc..) and all your previous employment (again adresses, dates, etc.. ).
It took about 2 months to get my NIN card !!
You will probably will have to pay taxes and this is usually deducted from your wage automatically.
Be sure to check all the requirements you will need to do before going to work in any countries..you may have the right to work there but you will still need to go through a bit of paperwork before !!


I hope this helps

Joanne

Like yourself, I have dual citizenship, which allows us to work [b]anywhere[/b] in the E.U without having to deal with work permits or residency visas - thank goodness I don't have to deal with that stuff anymore, talk about a headache

Good luck with the job hunt.

Michele-An