freelancing in USA

[mikevandernoordt 0]

Hi,

I'm a EU freelancer (Dutch nationality, registered freelancer in Spain), and I got an offer to work for a San Fransisco based studio (temporarily / project-based as freelance).

I'm an art-director / senior designer, and I pay taxes and send invoices from Spain.

I've been searching the web and the information is very scattered and vague. I understand that working on distance is absolutely no problem, but coming over and temporarily working on-site seems to be very eloborate, costly and difficult.

The questions are very straightforward but bureaucracy seems to make it impossible to give straighforward answers;

-Do I need a VISA, and if yes which one?

-What are the costs for me and for the employer/hiring company?

-How long will it take to obtain the right papers?

Hopefully there are people with the same experience as me, to shed some light on the workings (or simply provide some straightforward answers ) and... I certainly I hope I'm wrong

cheers

Mike

[canadian_wife 1,823]

So you'll be working for, and being paid by, a U.S. company?

What did their HR department and their lawyer say?

good luck

[Boiler 45,671]

Yes you need a visa, probably a credit card as well, but it does not have to be VISA.

Most unlikely you could do it as a freelancer, anyway it is something your prospective Employer would sort out, they are the ones that have to sponsor you.

[mikevandernoordt 0]

@canadian_wife and @boller thanks for the reply, apparently the whole process is as elaborate and complex and costly as i feared for a short term project it would probably not even worth it as it seems, which is a pity. thanks for some insight anyway!