Moving to Spain and keeping my US job

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Merisuky Member

Member since 03 August 2023

MerisukyMember03 August 2023 15:14:16

Hello!

I was born in Spain, and I recently got my U.S. citizenship (I have dual citizenship now). I was wondering if anybody could help me figure out what鈥檚 the best way to deal with a US remote job from Spain. I have read that it is possible to get paid thru a w-2, but if I do that I wouldn鈥檛 be paying social security in Spain so I wouldn鈥檛 have the option to the universal health care (please correct me if I鈥檓 wrong).

The other option would be to get paid as an independent contractor, and become an aut贸nomo in Spain, which my employer doesn鈥檛 want to pay me thru a 1099.

Can anybody guide me here? Are there other options? Do I have the wrong information?

Thank you in advance!

ronjonesnc Member

Member since 12 July 2023

ronjonesncMember03 August 2023 17:38:15

I don't know much but I can tell you this. I am living off retirement money (social security聽 plus saving accounts) from the US. I pay US tax on my retirement income and on my interest earned from savings. When I transfer some of that for my living in Spain I pay no Spanish income tax because of the law (the income tax has been paid in the US). I have no income earned in Spain so I pay no income tax or social security. When I applied for health coverage I was asked if I received a pension from the US. I said yes and now have health coverage. It might be because my wife is Spanish but her income is from the same sources as mine. So she also pays no income tax or social security to Spain.

Merisuky Member

Member since 03 August 2023

MerisukyMember03 August 2023 18:35:19

@ronjonesnc thank you so much for this!! I don鈥檛 know if this would apply to me as well since I鈥檓 not retiring in the near future yet, but I鈥檓 Spanish as well鈥�

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