hey sorry for slow reply, i have been at the beach :)
the only issue i have found with the strategy outlined b4 is that when u start the company then you must apply for a tax number (sofi number). Generally this is no problem, but you could be flicked back on this point. This is why its good to work with an accountant that knows the system - ask them to help you apply. If it occurs that they do say no to your sofi number, and i don't know well enough the grounds for such a decision, then there is a weird work around. You can actually work while you apply for the sofi number until the point they say no. There is some period in which you must start the application - maybe 3 or 6 months or something. and they take a while to process, so how you manage this depends on your needs and timeframes. However, if they do say yes then you have a good basis to do contract work. If they say no you can always appeal, but probably it would be best to goto NZ, reg a business here, and trade overseas under that company. adam On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 18:27 +0100, Julian Oliver wrote: > ..on or around Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 02:44:09PM +0000, Damian Stewart said: > > Julian Oliver wrote: > >> for what it's worth, i have yet to hear of anyone that's 'clean' getting > >> kicked out of the EU for overstaying a few months. again, they only care > >> when you become an economic burden or appear to be engaged in suspicious > >> activity. i know people that have overstayed their visas in just one > >> country for several years. that is far from advice, of course ;) > > > > it was also pointed out to me that immigration is a national, not so much a > > regional, concern. border guards are much more concerned about how long > > you're staying in _their_ country, than in the EU as a whole. > > of course.. but while immigration is a state concern, and not granted by > the EU as such, getting thrown out of a member country can remove your > right to return to the EU as a whole for a fixed period. > > worth mentioning perhaps that there is no harm contacting your local NZ > embassy and asking them outright what your rights are. ask them about > worst case scenarios relative to where you are. > > cheers, > -- Adam Hyde "Free as in Media" http://www.xs4all.nl/~adam _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
