Can anyone share with me if it’s possible to work a UK based remote position from the US? What would be involved with getting a work permit? Would I need a visa?
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Alison Harris
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Global Digital Marketing Leader
12/18/20 at 2PM UTC
Hi! Yes, absolutely. You shouldn't need a work permit or a visa unless you are needing one for the US portion of the role. The UK company can bill you in two ways: as a contractor or as an employee. If you are an employee they will need to have a US entity that covers the legal regulations and taxes.
If you are a contractor, you will be responsible for your taxes and they will send you a tax form reporting your earnings at the end of the year.
All of these elements are the responsibility of the company to define
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Kristy Breen
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Designer | Illustrator & Production Artist
12/18/20 at 2:30PM UTC
Thank you for your response. I’m in the US and a US citizen. The position I want is a remote position based in the UK. So, can the US entity be my DBA?
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Alison Harris
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Global Digital Marketing Leader
12/18/20 at 2:36PM UTC
only if you're a contractor. If they are hiring you as an employee they will need to set up an s-corp or DBA in the US to pay their portion of the tax liability and insure you. An employment or corporate lawyer should bill less than 2 hours to set up
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Cecily Cauldwell
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Technical Account Manager EMEA
12/18/20 at 3:57PM UTC
Everything said is correct but it takes a lot of work and I can't see a UK company doing that unless it is a super specialised role that they simply cannot fill in the UK.
To set up entity or DBA in the US might be 2 hours but they then have to pay someone to do your payroll/taxes each month and to make sure they are following US laws etc. I was employed this way but in reverse for several years. I know someone doing this now (also in reverse) and the 3rd party company charges $900 USD a month to do this for one employee. That's 900 USD just to make sure the taxes are correct and all laws are followed. As far as contractor, the rules are tightening (google IR35) and so companies will struggle to get away with paying you as a contractor unless the role/work is truly contractor work.
To your original question for a visa - again that would be next to impossible unless the role is super specialised and they can say that there is no one qualified to do the role in the UK that they can find.
User edited comment on 12/18/20 at 3:58PM UTC
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Kristy Breen
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Designer | Illustrator & Production Artist
12/18/20 at 6:17PM UTC
Thank you for this information.
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