UK/EU working rights?

[dvf]

Hi

I have an Aus passport and UK working rights via my wife's UK citizenship. I have a 'Settlement Husband' visa with Indefinite leave to enter the UK'. I am employed by a UK company.

Does anyone know if this entitles me to work in the EU?

I am a consultant - can my employer send to work on their client sites in the EU?

Thanks!

[Siggi]

No you can only work in the UK as your visa applies only to the UK.

If your company wants to send you to work in the EU you will need a work permit for that particular country.

Saying all that, if you go just for short visits don't worry about work permits.

I go to Europe regularly on business with my multi enter Schengen visa and never have issues.

[Christophe]

As an Australian, you don't need a visa to enter the Schengen area for a short tourist or business trip. (For example, if your employer asked you go to the company's offices in Frankfurt for a couple of days to attend meetings, or if you wanted to visit a client in Rome to discuss work, you don't need a visa.) But your status in the UK has no bearing in the Schengen zone.

(But don't feel "hard done by" because the UK is not a Schengen country! It's worth pointing out that neither would your status if you were a resident of one of the Schengen zone countries; the only difference that that would make is that if you required a visa to enter Schengen countries because of your nationality, you wouldn't need one because of your legal residence in one of them. But as you don't need a visa anyway, that is irrelevant in any case.)

[dvf]

Thanks for the replies. What if my employer wants me to send me to an EU country for 3 - 6 months?

[SYH]

Thanks for the replies. What if my employer wants me to send me to an EU country for 3 - 6 months?

You need a visa for the country you will be working in