27 January 2023 Julia Ascott, Employment Taxes Specialist
The Government’s ‘Travel to [enter European country of your choice here] for work’ guides have been updated to ensure accuracy up to 9 January 2023. A full list of the countries and changes can be found here.
Travel to Austria for work – no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Belgium for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Bulgaria for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Croatia for work – confirmation that Croatia is now in the Schengen area (see further details here)
Travel to Cyprus for work – list of exemptions has been updated and time left on passport has reduced to 9 months for some work permits
Travel to the Czech Republic for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Denmark for work – confirmation that individuals with a researchers work permit (particularly relevant for HEIs) can have their salary paid into a UK account as long as their stay does not exceed 180 days (NB this also applies to workers in Denmark’s shortage occupation ‘positive list’).
Travel to Estonia for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Finland for work – resident permits for ‘specialists’ takes 2 weeks to get
Travel to France for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Germany for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Greece for work – digital nomads cannot register with the Greek social security authorities, they will require an insurance certificate
Travel to Hungary for work – there are three updates:
Travel to Iceland for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Italy for work – added information on how to get a ‘declaration of presence’ which is required even if you don’t need a visa or permit
Travel to Latvia for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Liechtenstein for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Lithuania for work – under the ‘temporary residence permit’ section, confirmation that you only need a police clearance certificate if you’ve had a conviction in the prior 2 years
Travel to Luxembourg for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Malta for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to the Netherlands for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Norway for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Poland for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Portugal for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Romania for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Slovakia for work – under the intra-company transfer (ICT) permit, employers no longer need to report the vacancy to the labour office. Under a single permit, the monthly minimum wage required has been updated to €700.
Travel to Slovenia for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Spain for work – new visa for remote workers (digital nomads). Intra-company transfer, highly skilled workers and REM (starting a business in Spain) visas are now valid for 3 years.
Travel to Switzerland for work - no changes made, confirmation that information is up-to-date as of 9 January 2023
Travel to Sweden for work – a number of changes: