No work permit: with an EU, EEA or Swiss passport or ID card you can take any job. You do need to register and get a few numbers:
- Registration Certificate (MEU1) at the Migration Department within four months of arriving. The fee is €20; not applying can mean a fine of up to €2,500.
- Social Insurance: your employer must register you within 7 days of your first day.
- Tax Identification Code through the Tax Department's Tax For All portal.
- GESY: register with a personal doctor once you are insured.
The guide for EU citizens has every step and the documents to bring.
General information, checked against official sources on the date shown; not legal or tax advice. For your own case ask the official body named in the answer, a trade union or an accountant.
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