Working in Hungary for a corporation in Côte d'Ivoire

By Mark 20 June 2022

Can I work remotely for a company in Côte d’Ivoire while being in Hungary?

It is usually doable, but we recommand to check the following key points first:

  1. You should check the work permit of the company you are working for in Côte d’Ivoire. This is important, as it will define whether you can work in Côte d’Ivoire or not.
  2. You should check whether the company is registered in Hungary or not. If the company is registered in Hungary, you can work in Côte d’Ivoire, but you need to work under a Hungarian company name.
  3. You should check if the company is eligible for the “employer’s social security contributions” (Képviselői Fizetési Versenyhivatási Alap).
  4. You should check the “social security contributions” (Képviselői Fizetési Versenyhivatási Alap) you are entitled to in Hungary.

If you are eligible for the “employer’s social security contributions” (Képviselői Fizetési Versenyhivatási Alap) and the “social security contributions” (Képviselői Fizetési Versenyhivatási Alap) you are entitled to in Côte d’Ivoire, you can work in Côte d’Ivoire.

How to live in Hungary and find remote work in Côte d’Ivoire?

Finding remote work in Côte d’Ivoire if you are located in Hungary might be difficult, therefore we recommend you to choose Hungary as your main base and work remotely. You can find work in Côte d’Ivoire from Budapest, Szeged, or Debrecen.

How to work remotely in Hungary?
The government of Hungary has made a policy of encouraging and facilitating work-from-home (WFH) employees. The government of Hungary has passed several laws to support this initiative, such as the Act on the Reduction of Working Hours and the Act on the Reduction of Working Hours and the Act on the Reduction of Working Hours and the Act on the Reduction of Working Hours and the Act on the Reduction of Working Hours.
The law on the reduction of working hours has been in effect since March 2016 and the law on the reduction of working hours and the act on the reduction of working hours and the act on the reduction of working hours has been in effect since May 2016. These two laws are in place to facilitate the work-from-home (WFH) employees and encourage the companies to hire WFH employees.
If you are a Hungarian citizen and you want to work from home, you are not allowed to work from home. You are allowed to work from home if you are a freelancer or a self-employed person, or if you are a student and you are allowed to work from home if you are studying at a university.

How a company in Côte d’Ivoire can send my salary in Hungary?

When working remotely for a corporation in Côte d’Ivoire, you salary can be send to Hungary but not to the country of origin.

It is a common situation that people working remotely in Côte d’Ivoire are sent their salary to Hungary, and not to their country of origin. It’s not only that you are sending money to Hungary but also that your salary is being taxed there.
Why? Because you are not a resident of the country of origin.
I am a Côte d’Ivoire national who has been working remotely for a company in Côte d’Ivoire for a year. I am a Hungarian citizen who is working remotely for a company in Côte d’Ivoire.
I have been sending my salary to Hungary, and I have been paying tax there.
The situation is that I am not a resident of Côte d’Ivoire.
The situation is that

Where to pay my taxes when working remotely in Hungary for a company in Côte d’Ivoire?

If you are working remotely in Hungary for a corporation established in Côte d’Ivoire, taxes could seem complicated but in fact they are not.

A company incorporated in Côte d’Ivoire can be registered in Hungary and the company will be liable to pay taxes in Hungary. The company is liable to pay taxes in Hungary even if the company is not established in Hungary and the company does not have any employees in Hungary.