Living in Germany for Less Than 90 Days As US Citizen While Working Remotely For An American Company

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  • As I understand it, you would need a residency permit with work permission to work from within Germany, not matter who you work for. As a rule of thumb, visa-free travel allows you to talk about doing work while in Germany, but not to actually do work other than the necessary coordination.
    But the Expatriates Stack Exchange can give better answers on that.
  • If you need a residency permit, you would also be a resident for tax and insurance purposes. If you are employed by that American company and not just a freelancer, they might not be amused that they now have an employee in Germany and need to report income tax for you ...
  • There are still COVID-related travel restrictions in place, which are slowly easing up. You might have to go into quarantine, depending on exactly how and when you come.
  • Also, if the "purpose" of the travel is to work remotely, it might not be classified as essential right now and get banned.

You call yourself "Aspiring Digital Nomad." My suggestion, wait a year. Right now is a bad time.

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