Type of Visa / Work Permit required for auditing & pen testing in Europe

[DelBoyJonesy]

Welcome to “the will of the people” and the “oven ready” deal done by the right wing politicians in the UK.

LOL - sounds about right

[DelBoyJonesy]

Which EU country are you going to? Looking at the gov.uk website, they each have their own rules:
Travelling to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein for work - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For instance:[/LIST]On the other hand, you would need a visa and permit for the same work in Spain.

(This is separate to the "no visa required for meetings" rule that Lance mentioned earlier.)

Thanks, I was aware that countries have differrent requirements, my question was more of a generic one since reviewing many countries on the list you cited (thanks) most of them dont include auditing, IT, etc., that my company carries out.

[jamesbrown]

I havent said that at all

You implied that your contractor status was a determining factor in relation to your immigration status...

we would not legally be working for the EU company (in any direct sense)

Otherwise, why mention this at all? It isn't important. In general, you cannot do "productive" work in a jurisdiction without permission to work, but you should obviously check with the immigration authorities in the relevant jurisdiction. Pen testing will be productive work, I think (I probably couldn't think of a better example of productive work if you asked).

[DelBoyJonesy]

You implied that your contractor status was a determining factor in relation to your immigration status...



Otherwise, why mention this at all? It isn't important. In general, you cannot do "productive" work in a jurisdiction without permission to work, but you should obviously check with the immigration authorities in the relevant jurisdiction. Pen testing will be productive work, I think (I probably couldn't think of a better example of productive work if you asked).

YAWNS

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YAWNS

Sorry you don't like the answer but that isn't a reason to be utterly rude.

Added to my ignore list.

[WTFH]

Let's put the response in a different way:
The company which is supplying the resources to their customer needs to ensure that the resources they supply can legally work in the country where they are going to do the work.
If the company cannot supply resources that can legally work in the country, then the company will need to cancel the agreement they have with their customer.

[DelBoyJonesy]

Let's put the response in a different way:
The company which is supplying the resources to their customer needs to ensure that the resources they supply can legally work in the country where they are going to do the work.

This is my query is a nutshell, but my question was also asking who would be responsible for the permit - it isnt clear whether my company would have to apply for it or the company in the EU country engaging my company would have to do so. All the information on work permits just talks about individuals going to the EU for permanent or temp work. My own feeling is that its likely that the EU company would have to approach their national employment office/ministry and seek guidance. For this reason alone (i.e. the hassle involved) it would be unlikely they would pick a UK company or pick a UK company with a EU presence (the latter presence would allow (I think) the UK employee a work permit under a temporary relocation step to carry out the work) unless the UK company could offer a service or a quality of service that no EU competitor could match.

Which brings me to the next point ...

If the company cannot supply resources that can legally work in the country, then the company will need to cancel the agreement they have with their customer.

I'd argue that the lack of clarity about who had to get the permit would just make a EU company choose another EU company since it would be the path of least resistance

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This is my query is a nutshell, but my question was also asking who would be responsible for the permit - it isnt clear whether my company would have to apply for it or the company in the EU country engaging my company would have to do so. All the information on work permits just talks about individuals going to the EU for permanent or temp work. My own feeling is that its likely that the EU company would have to approach their national employment office/ministry and seek guidance. For this reason alone (i.e. the hassle involved) it would be unlikely they would pick a UK company or pick a UK company with a EU presence (the latter presence would allow (I think) the UK employee a work permit under a temporary relocation step to carry out the work) unless the UK company could offer a service or a quality of service that no EU competitor could match.

Which brings me to the next point ...



I'd argue that the lack of clarity about who had to get the permit would just make a EU company choose another EU company since it would be the path of least resistance

It is your company's problem so you would have to deal with it...

[DelBoyJonesy]

Sorry you don't like the answer but that isn't a reason to be utterly rude.

Added to my ignore list.

LOL - you don't like rudeness? If you want rudeness then look at the comment history of jamesbrown - says all you need to know really

https://forums.contractoruk.com/gene...ml#post2919354
https://forums.contractoruk.com/gene...ml#post2919304

[DelBoyJonesy]

Thanks to all who have made a positive contribution - its much appreciated