freelance
posted by Martin C in Germany forum
Hi Amy,
You are not a freelancer. You said that you found a company (service provider) offering you a contract. This is your employer now. They will pay you a salary and all payments to the system will be automatically deducted. You will have to apply for a visa, work permit with this contract. It is important that your contract is a normal German employment contract, otherwise visa may be denied.
This visa will be dependent on the job, if you change it, you must inform the authorities.
Some friends of mine from CN work like this in Germany, so shouldn't be any different for you.If you are really self employed, things change and I do not know the exact rules and regulations, but you certainly do not have to come up with 200.000,-...
What company is this service provider? Big player or a small unknown name?
Let me know if I did understand the situation correctly or if you need more info.
Which area are you moving to btw?
Take care
Martin