Personal Finance & Money Asked on March 6, 2021
I am an American citizen who will be consulting for a Danish entity from July1st-July 31st for a fixed project with a fixed project value. As part of this work, I will attend a workshop in Brussels from July 1st-July 3rd. After that, I will work on the project while doing personal traveling in the EU (specifically, in Portugal, Spain, and France) in hotels that I will arrange myself. I will not be spending any time in Denmark. I will remain in the EU after the work is completed, from August 1st – September 2nd, so the length of my total stay in the EU should be covered by a Schengen tourist visa (which I understand to be 90 days in a 180 day period).
How will taxes be dealt with, i.e. will I need to pay taxes to Denmark on the lump sum I receive for the consulting services? Do you anticipate any issues with just traveling on a tourist visa? Are there resources you can recommend for me to educate myself?
I hate to be a bearer of bad news, but a tourist visa is for one thing tourism. If you plan to work, no matter how big or small, then you need a work visa. An EU immigration lawyer may be able to advise you on any possible alternatives. These rules are based on the principle of reciprocity - i.e. the US imposes similar (or worse) rules on EU nationals who come to the US.
An EU Short Stay visa may be a good fit, but you would need to discuss the ins and outs with your lawyer.
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Answered by xirt on March 6, 2021
Technically, you would not be traveling on a tourist visa. You do not require a visa and Schengen rules allow short stays for many purposes (not limited to tourism). You might however need a separate work permit (which is not a visa). The only country that might possibly entertain an application for such a permit would be Denmark, I don't think there is any legal way to be working from, e.g., France in this scenario.
Answered by Relaxed on March 6, 2021
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