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Ask HN: Moving from London to Amsterdam

7 points by tomelders ↗ HN
I'm a front end developer considering a move from London to Amsterdam. I'm a contractor and I love being a contractor, so I don't want to take a full time position. But I'm having a hard time deciphering the rules and requirements for living and working in Amsterdam as a contractor. If any contractors have made the same move, I'd welcome any advice they may have.

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nc
Might be worth speaking to Mike Lee http://mur.mu.rs of Delicious Library fame. He's started Appsterdam.
bulte-rs
Perhaps I can set you up to have a short talk with my wife; she's does compliance work for expats and is - hence - familiar with legislation. Either she knows what to do or can point you to someone who can help you further.

Shoot me an email (in profile) if you're interested.

r3m6
London and Amsterdam are both EU. So if you can legally work in London, you can do so in Amsterdam.
wattson12
assuming they are not already on a visa. I can legally work in London (on a sponsored visa) but have no right to work in the EU
tomelders
I'm british, so there's nothing stopping me moving out there tomorrow. But we have a pretty sweet deal here in the UK when it comes to tax if you're set up as a limited company, and I'm mainly concerned about tax in the Netherlands. I'm guessing it'll effectively mean a pay cut, I just need to make sure I'm tax efficient.
zzzzz_
I'm a British developer that moved to Amsterdam as an expat. I was recommended these guys to handle my tax affairs when I was looking for a mortgage:

http://www.orangetax.com/

They specialise in help for expats.