How does tax work for freelancers in Ireland?

Is it possible to work in Ireland?

• I am an American citizen and my husband is from Slovenia and is a permanent legal resident (green card holder). We are living in America while I attend Law School, but plan to move over seas once I've graduated. We are looking at Ireland or the UK. I know he is able to work in those countries without any issue because Slovenia is a member of the EU. However, I'm not sure about myself. We both used to live and work in Dublin, but I was on a student Visa at the time. Both my husband and myself already have PPS numbers for Ireland, but would I need to do something special in order to work there again. Because I am married to an EU member, does that automatically make me eligible to work in EU countries? Am I looking at this the wrong way? Would I not be eligible at all? I feel like I would at least have to file some paperwork with someone, but I don't think I would have to go so far as to obtain a Slovenian passport. I've done some research online and I feel like I read somewhere that I would at least be able to move to a EU country and live there since my husband is an EU member, but I'm not sure about working. Does anyone have suggestions? Information? Also, I know you have to have a PPS number in Ireland to work at a lower tax level. Is there a similar number for the UK. Like an American SSN? Thanks.

• Answer:

  If you do not have a highly skilled occupation, it can be very difficult to be allowed to work here. As your husband is an EU national, you will have no trouble getting a residency visa, but a work permit is a different matter. We operate a green card system similar to the one that you have in the US, but it is restricted to people with skills that are needed here. You can find out more about this at: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/moving-country/moving-to-ireland The immigration service has information here: http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Irish%20Visa%20Information Your best bet may be to contact your closest Irish embassy directly. Details here: http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=285 There is an organisation working in Dublin which also helps immigrants and returning emigrants which may be worth contacting: http://www.migrantproject.ie/ I don't know anything about the situation in the UK, you may want to post your question again in the relevant section. Good luck!