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Ask HN: Moving from London to Amsterdam
I'm a front end developer considering a move from London to Amsterdam. I'm a contractor and I love being a contractor, so I don't want to take a full time position. But I'm having a hard time deciphering the rules and requirements for living and working in Amsterdam as a contractor. If any contractors have made the same move, I'd welcome any advice they may have.
- nc 12y agoMight be worth speaking to Mike Lee http://mur.mu.rs http://mur.mu.rs of Delicious Library fame. He's started Appsterdam.
- bulte-rs 12y agoPerhaps I can set you up to have a short talk with my wife; she's does compliance work for expats and is - hence - familiar with legislation. Either she knows what to do or can point you to someone who can help you further. Shoot me an email (in profile) if you're interested.
- tomelders 12y agoBrilliant. Thanks in advance.
- r3m6 12y agoLondon and Amsterdam are both EU. So if you can legally work in London, you can do so in Amsterdam.
- wattson12 12y agoassuming they are not already on a visa. I can legally work in London (on a sponsored visa) but have no right to work in the EU
- tomelders 12y agoI'm british, so there's nothing stopping me moving out there tomorrow. But we have a pretty sweet deal here in the UK when it comes to tax if you're set up as a limited company, and I'm mainly concerned about tax in the Netherlands. I'm guessing it'll effectively mean a pay cut, I just need to make sure I'm tax efficient.
- zzzzz_ 12y agoI'm a British developer that moved to Amsterdam as an expat. I was recommended these guys to handle my tax affairs when I was looking for a mortgage: http://www.orangetax.com/ http://www.orangetax.com/ They specialise in help for expats.