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Post by jamal-kumar »

vaidhy wrote: post #139
jamal-kumar wrote: post #137

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Yeah it's pretty good to learn the language of any foreign country while being there. It's not that hard to just power through a book or two and pick up pronunciation by making friends with people who barely speak English. If you REALLY want to accelerate it get into a relationship with someone who barely speaks your language, actually - I have a lot of fun dating girls who are trying to learn English but my Spanish…

Thanks.. I do not think I can convince my wife that I am dating girls to learn the language.. but I will power through the books.. CR has been my top retirement destination for long.. between the forests and scuba diving, it would be my ideal country.

Yeah you're a family man, that's great, I've met a lot of people who have actually moved their families out this direction to do stuff like start businesses, and many of them are quite happy. Feel free to make some local friends though, really the best way to get to know the language in any case

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Post by xyzzy_plugh »

mellavora wrote: post #86
xyzzy_plugh wrote: post #11

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Right, I think that's the problem. Things get complicated so I'm not sure there's a single answer. Usually the easiest way to do things is to just declare everything as normal individual income. Dealing with corporate taxes is a whole ball game.

it often isn't so easy. In many jurisdictions, there needs to be a system to make sure the proper social taxes are paid. In a 'normal' employment situation these are handled by the employer. As a freelancer, no. So the law requires some additional structure to make sure these taxes get paid. If you simply declare your freelancing income as 'normal income', you are not paying these taxes, which probably makes you guil…

Just because you take the income personally doesn't mean you don't pay taxes or collect VAT. You absolutely do, the difference is that after the business is cconducted you pay income tax rather than a company paying a corporate tax rate. Taxes are paid in one spot, not multiple spots. It's not always the right answer, but it is definitely simpler.

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Post by drusepth »

bravura wrote: post #22
zerr wrote: post #15

Regarding Freelance visas, some countries (e.g. Germany [1]) require you to have local clients. So not an option for self-employed/indies. Would be nice to have similar info about countries that doesn't require you to work for someone else. EDIT: 1. https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/how-to-get-a-german-freela... .

Actually, Germany only requires non-binding letters of intent from potential clients, upon which they extrapolate your income, which they want to be above the poverty line (1500 EUR a month in Germany, IIRC). Sources: Many friends getting freelance visas, a visa lawyer.

The Germany Freelance Visa link lists you having an address in Germany as one of the requirements, though. I'm not sure if that's an existing address or just a general "you have to stay somewhere and not be homeless".

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Post by mynameisvlad »

intricatedetail wrote: post #147

So you let company underpay you and then you move to a cheaper country in order to survive? Bum-engineer visa sounds more appropriate. Why engineers don't value their skills?

Who said anything about letting a company underpay you?

Most do a digital nomad setup in order to have fewer living expenses and therefore more quickly save up and retire early. Nothing about working for less money while doing it.

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