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I have a question concerning German self-employed. I am in need of information concerning social security of self-employed workers with residence in Germany who wish to work in another EU-country. It is obligatory for self-employed from EU-countries, while working in another EU country, to have A1 certificate. I have been informed by one self-employed who is resident of Germany and who I wish to hire in Belgium that for German self-employed who work in Belgium A1 certificates are not necessary and are not issued by the relevant authorities. I would like to verify that information before I hire such a person.

Antwort

Thank you for your question concerning the obligation to ask for an A1 certificate for a German self-employed wanting to work in Belgium.

They also need to ask for an A1 certificate. Information can be found on the internet site of the German Liaison Agency Health Insurance International (Deutsche Verbindungsstelle Krankenversicherung - Ausland). They have among other things a brochure about "Working in Belgium – Information on Social Security" (Arbeiten in Belgien - Informationen zur Sozialversicherung unter Berücksichtigung der EG-Verordnung 883/2004) and the forms that need to be filled out (see http://www.dvka.de/oeffentlicheSeiten/ArbeitenAusland/Entsendung.htm).

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