Non-UK Resident and Non-EU Citizen Spouse as Salaried Employee in Holland?

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GhostofTarbera replied

30 July 2018, 06:30
Get the uk visa anyway it will give your wife some stability and comfort anyway and make for a happier wife
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Guest22 replied

28 July 2018, 21:09
Originally posted by GhostofTarbera View Post

A simple £1200 visa application will get her a 5 year one - if married to you and you earn over £20K

Thought about the dividend route ?

I earn over £20k in the UK once salary, dividends and rental income is added up, but not on salary alone. I'll look into the £1200 visa application option then. At £702 per month (my accountant's recommendation), assuming 40% tax bracket, that's £16,848 saving over five years.

I'm not sure the dividend option will work as she won't have access to the UK personal allowance without an NI number. But I suppose it's an alternative option if she gets the visa. She could use the whole of the £11,850 allowance instead of just £8424 of it if she's paid a salary.
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GhostofTarbera replied

28 July 2018, 20:22
A simple £1200 visa application will get her a 5 year one - if married to you and you earn over £20K

Thought about the dividend route ?
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Guest22 replied

28 July 2018, 10:46
Thanks for the replies. My hope was that she could pay taxes in the UK and not pay taxes in the Netherlands due to the double taxation agreement, thereby benefiting from both allowances. However, my accountant has since informed me that she needs an NI number, and she can only have this if she is eligible to work in the UK, which she is not. So, it's a nonstarter anyway.
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m0n1k3r replied

28 July 2018, 02:38
Originally posted by Neo View Post

I wish to employ my spouse as a salaried employee in my UK limited company. She's a non-EU citizen, resident in Holland where she has a work permit, and never lived in the UK. Is it possible to have a UK employment contract with her while working as overseas staff, so that she is subject to UK taxes?

No. She would have to travel to the UK for periods of work to that, and she would have to show evidence of such travel.

Even so, by having a close connection to the Netherlands, she would have to pay the balance in taxes in the Netherlands as well.
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NotAllThere replied

25 July 2018, 05:00
She is liable to taxes where she is resident. If she's working for your company in the Netherlands, then that's where she pays taxes.
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Guest22 started a topic Non-UK Resident and Non-EU Citizen Spouse as Salaried Employee in Holland?

24 July 2018, 23:30
Non-UK Resident and Non-EU Citizen Spouse as Salaried Employee in Holland?

I wish to employ my spouse as a salaried employee in my UK limited company. She's a non-EU citizen, resident in Holland where she has a work permit, and never lived in the UK. Is it possible to have a UK employment contract with her while working as overseas staff, so that she is subject to UK taxes?
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