VAN DER ELST

Webinar 9 DEC 2014 Q&A

Presenter:
Sophy King Managing Director, Peregrine Immigration Management Ltd

Speakers

Belgium:

Bernard Caris, Praetica

France:

Fiona Mougenot, Expat Partners

Ireland:

Claire Jacobs, Corporate Care

Italy:

Marco Mazzeschi, Mazzeschi

Netherlands:

Arend Von Rosmalen, Mynta Law

Spain:

Mouni Jrabi, Sagardoy

Switzerland:

Friederike Ruch, Convinus

Questions and Answers:

Q:

Which parties must the contract for provision of services be established between?

A:

This varies from country to country.

In France, for example, the contract may be part of a global service agreement, for example,
between an HQ in India and a client in the U.S., with an additional letter of assignment or
work order to cover the services in France.
In Italy or Belgium, however, this would not be sufficient and the contract for services must
be directly between the EU sending employer and the receiving local company.
In the Netherlands, this may be subject to change following the recent Essent Energie ruling.
Note that in all cases, the applicant (the worker) must be hired locally in the sending EU
country; he/she cannot be on assignment in that EU country.

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Q:

Can the Van der Elst be used in Intra Company Transfer situations?

A:

In Spain, Ireland and Italy, yes. In Belgium, France and the Netherlands, to date, no but
this could change following the Essent Energie ruling.

Q:

Is Van der Elst used in Denmark?

A:

Technically, yes, it is available, but in practice, this is hardly ever used. Most companies
would either opt for a short term assignment for the provision of services under the fitters
rule or would go for a standard work permit. Contact us for more details of either route.

How Peregrine can help you:

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Immiguru gives you detailed, current corporate global immigration knowledge, including
document lists, timing charts, red flags and recommended local supplier details for Van der
Elst processes where available across Europe, as well a for nearly 900 different other
corporate immigration processes to nearly 90 different countries.

We are also happy to pass on contact details for suppliers and information on immigration
processes we may have in countries not yet in the system

Country training presentations can be set up for you and your teams if you would like an
overview of a Van der Elst for a specific country.

We will be having more webinars like this one, and welcome topic suggestions! The next one we
have planned is a webinar in early 2015 focussing on the recent major changes to Russian
immigration watch this space for our invitation!

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VAT registration number: 111 7916 32
Peregrine Immigration Management Ltd, Registered in England and Wales: 7569415