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Has anyone tried this? Registering as a Self-Employed Freelancer with international clients, (no local clients or locally registered companies).finbar wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:47 pmhere: https://fwcms.mlvt.gov.kh/workers/self/registerAndyKK wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:51 pmNow you can apparently get a self-employed freelance work permit.Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:21 pmYou can only apply for a 'freelancer WP' if you do freelance work for Cambodian registered companies. If you do freelance work for non registered or foreign parties you are not eligible for a WP.
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at least this what the guy at the ministry told me in Jan / Feb.
But if you need an kh-registered employment letter, what's the point?
Seems there's still no solution for freelancers working for foreign clients, or remote workers (employed by foreign company, living in Cambodia).
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Just get my wp delivered yesterday by the niece of my wife ( who work at immigration ), told me he put freelancer as status , not really sure about how he apply and justify the freelance status, will ask him next time i see him. I did renew my 1 y visa like 1 month and half ago without wp, just a random employement letter provided by the niwce himself.
Re: achtung- new visa rule!
Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:10 amHas anyone tried this? Registering as a Self-Employed Freelancer with international clients, (no local clients or locally registered companies).finbar wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:47 pmhere: https://fwcms.mlvt.gov.kh/workers/self/registerAndyKK wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:51 pmNow you can apparently get a self-employed freelance work permit.Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:21 pmYou can only apply for a 'freelancer WP' if you do freelance work for Cambodian registered companies. If you do freelance work for non registered or foreign parties you are not eligible for a WP.
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at least this what the guy at the ministry told me in Jan / Feb.
But if you need an kh-registered employment letter, what's the point?
Seems there's still no solution for freelancers working for foreign clients, or remote workers (employed by foreign company, living in Cambodia).
As far as I know this can be done. Lucky Lucky is offering to do 'freelance' work permits. I think the process is only concerned about what your work encompasses, not who your clients are.
Because, along with a 'freelance' work permit, you will still need a letter of employment from a Cambodian company in order to get your visa extension.
Unless of course you elect to go the route of setting yourself up as a 'sole-proprietorship' business. Then I believe, after squaring yourself away with the relevant authorities, tax dept., etc. you won't need an employment letter to get your visa extension, just your business license / documents.
Can all be completed yourself here: https://www.fwcms.mlvt.gov.kh/
My info may be out of date though, I took a break from trying to keep up the various Bookface groups, it got to be like trying to eat a soup sandwich.
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Thanks. Looks like a chat with Lucky Lucky and/or Call Kim might be the best bet. If it's necessary to go the business license route, then so be it.
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I don't know about other readers but I found your post a bit confusing. You introduce your post by talking about your wife's niece then use the pronoun "he". Are you confused about the gender of niece or did she become surgically altered to become a " he?"Pragmatist wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:45 am Just get my wp delivered yesterday by the niece of my wife ( who work at immigration ), told me he put freelancer as status , not really sure about how he apply and justify the freelance status, will ask him next time i see him. I did renew my 1 y visa like 1 month and half ago without wp, just a random employement letter provided by the niwce himself.
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
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Sounds like we're in similar boats.Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:15 pm Thanks. Looks like a chat with Lucky Lucky and/or Call Kim might be the best bet. If it's necessary to go the business license route, then so be it.
I was at Lucky Lucky last week for other reasons and offhandedly asked about work permits. I noticed they had some info about it posted on the wall behind their desks.
She said that they only do 'freelance' work permits and asked what year my original visa was from and if I'd had a work permit yet from any previous year.
I've been here for a coon's age and never had a work permit. She quoted me $650 for the work permit. Which sounds like they are sticking to what I heard about the back-fines being capped at 5 years. (I've been here for almost 10)
It was nice to see that they were not trying to scam $900 bucks out of me for my entire amount of years in Country.
My only concern about Lucky Lucky is that doing a WP through them may make it difficult for you down the road if you want to renew yourself via the official website. Not sure though.
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In country 19 years now. I've had WPs for the past 10 or 11 years, and paid taxes. Now I'm not employed by anyone so want to try the freelancer route.
Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye . . . .
Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye . . . .
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Non native speaker is my guess.taabarang wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:23 pmI don't know about other readers but I found your post a bit confusing. You introduce your post by talking about your wife's niece then use the pronoun "he". Are you confused about the gender of niece or did she become surgically altered to become a " he?"Pragmatist wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:45 am Just get my wp delivered yesterday by the niece of my wife ( who work at immigration ), told me he put freelancer as status , not really sure about how he apply and justify the freelance status, will ask him next time i see him. I did renew my 1 y visa like 1 month and half ago without wp, just a random employement letter provided by the niwce himself.
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Should be doable, just have a 'freelance' WP done up. But you'll still need an employment letter from a Cambodian company.Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:37 pm In country 19 years now. I've had WPs for the past 10 or 11 years, and paid taxes. Now I'm not employed by anyone so want to try the freelancer route.
Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye . . . .
Not sure if you're a teacher, but I guess you could sign on part-time somewhere or sign on with one of the tutoring companies and be extremely part-time with just a handful of hours a week.
That should get you the employment letter.
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I thought that about phuketrichard for the longest time.
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