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Being employed in two EU countries simultaneously
<p>Is it possible (legal) to be employed in two jobs (full time) in two different European countries at the same time?</p>
<p>Secondly, is it possible to have work permits of two countries simultaneously being a non-EU citizen? For e.g. now when I have started working in Netherlands and applied for a residence permit here will they inform the German officials about my <strong>auftehlatserlaubnis</strong> in Germany (which is still valid)?... As is in this case my primary address will not be in Germany, is it possible that my German permit gets void/cancelled?</p>

<p>I don't think German law would allow you to work two full-time jobs, because it would be too many working hours and bad for your health and they don't like that. Whether it is allowed to be <em>employed</em> twice (if you manage to be employed for 40 hours a week while working only twenty), I don't know. Your two employers wouldn't be happy if they find out, obviously.</p>
<p>If the second employment is another country, that doesn't matter. What matters is how many hours you work. Two jobs in Germany, or one in Germany and one elsewhere, is exactly the same as far as working hours are concerned.</p>
<p>And having two work permits is fine. You can use them to work 20 hours in each country. If you have a 40 hour job in Germany and sign a contract in another country for another 40 hour job, they'd expect you to quit one job. You'd have the right to work in A, and the right to work in B, but because of labour laws you don't have the right to work two full time jobs. Just like a dual citizen.</p>
