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I am due to move to Barcelona after living in Paris for 3 years, as property is cheaper there, but still close to international airport, which is ideal for my work.

I now find myself in a situation that potentially I will be working for a French company on a permanent contract.

My first question is regard to who I pay tax to, given the double tax laws?

Also, given Brexit, I can get a residency permit in Spain which allows me to live and work.

Are rights rights conferred as I have the right to work in one EU country?? Or do I need to apply for one in both France and Spain??

Chris W. Rea
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No, you can't just assume this is how the EU works.

The EU does allow its own citizens to work everywhere in the EU, but you're not an EU citizen. EU member states still have the right to grant work visa, but these work visa are not Schengen visa and therefore only give you the right to work in the granting country.

Similarly, income tax is not a direct EU competency either. The EU does expect its member countries to cooperate to avoid double taxation, since that would interfere with the right of EU citizens to work anywhere in the EU. A common test here is to look at the triplet {nationality, residence, place of work}. But in your case that doesn't help, since you've got neither the Spanish nor the French nationality.

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My first question is regard to who I pay tax to, given the double tax laws?

You live in Spain, you pay and do your taxes in Spain. This is not final word, but is general rule. Elaborate on your case if you have any "but..." doubts.

Are rights rights conferred as I have the right to work in one EU country?? Or do I need to apply for one in both France and Spain??

I don't quite understand this, can you elaborate? Then I would try to either answer or desist.

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