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Self employed in two or more EEA countries

If you are normally self-employed in two or more EEA countries, you will be liable to pay social security contributions to the insurance scheme of the country you live in. But you must do some of your work there. If you do not do any of your work in the country you live in, you will be liable to pay social security contributions to the scheme of the country where you do most of your work.

But if this means you are not covered for a social security pension, then you will be liable to pay social security contributions to the insurance scheme of one of the other countries in which you are self-employed. If you think that you may be covered by this section please contact us giving details of your work to find out more.