What question should I ask of the Human Resources department to find out whether a Visiting Scientist is a statutory official or not ?
A. ‘ I know that “a visiting scientist shall comply with national tax laws applicable to him…” (Visiting Scientist Guidelines. Article 11, para.2). What I am trying to find out is how> the UK national tax laws apply to me. The question is: is a Visiting Scientist ‘an official or other servant ‘of the Community or not? That is, is a Visiting Scientist treated the same as other employees at JRC ? This is easy to determine. If Human Resources issue “written confirmation (normally in the form of a certificate” (see attached letter) to UK nationals working at Ispra as Officials, but do not issue such certificates to UK nationals working as Visiting Scientists, then that would be clear.’ However, I received no letter answering this question this question and it was only after I arrived in Ispra that I discovered and was then told verbally that visiting scientists are indeed non-statutory.
