Ask HN: Strategies to land remote US job while living in living in EU?

Re:Ask HN: Strategies to land remote US job while living in ... by gingerlime on Saturday September 24, 2022 @08:57AM (#32962140)

the only issue is that you might be liable to pay social insurance (DRV), but only if they can show that you have only one long-term client, and I’m not sure if it applies to foreign clients, especially outside the EU (but it might)

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Re:Ask HN: Strategies to land remote US job while living in ... by bitL on Saturday September 24, 2022 @09:24AM (#32962374)

AFAIK it doesn't apply to outside-Germany clients. The freelancer is viewed as exporter and contributes to German export economy. Mind you, a freelancer has no social safety net, no pension, exorbitantly expensive health care (900+ EUR) and no unemployment benefits either.

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Re:Ask HN: Strategies to land remote US job while living in ... by gingerlime on Saturday September 24, 2022 @11:51AM (#32963840)

I think that’s why the DRV might step in and force a freelancer to pay into the social security system if they have a single client. If I recall it also applies to foreign clients, but I’m not 100% sure how far it extends. It’s definitely easier to bypass the DRV if your client is not German, but not entirely waterproof as I recall.

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