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Cases · People & private matters · Immigration, visas & global mobility
Urgent Let an employee work from another country
An employee wants to work from another country. Can they, and what does it trigger?
WONE Global checks immigration, tax and employment in that country and sets out the conditions under which you can say yes.
Countries in the typical case United Kingdom · Portugal
The situation
What is happening
An employee wants to work remotely from another country, temporarily or permanently.
What is at stake
Saying yes without checking can create tax, payroll and immigration problems for the company and the person.
Who faces this
- Corporations
- Mid-sized companies
- Founders and growing companies
A scenario
Design agencyMid-sized company · from United Kingdom · in Portugal
A designer wants to work from Portugal for a year.
Where it ends A yes with conditions.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Remote work abroad”“Working from abroad tax risk”“An employee is working remotely from an unapproved location”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global checks immigration, tax and employment in that country and sets out the conditions under which you can say yes.
Usually led by Employment, Payroll & Mobility, with Tax & International Structuring.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Week 1Immigration, tax and employment checked.
- Week 2Conditions set.
- Week 3Contract updated.
- ThenReviewed.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Whether the person needs a visa
- 02Whether the company becomes taxable there
- 03Which employment law and payroll apply
Outcomes
What you receive
- A clear yes, no or yes-with-conditions
- The right contract and payroll
- A tax risk check
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Employment, Payroll & Mobility, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Portugalin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Diego A. Adam · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
- Australia WONE Global Partner Dimitrios Katsaros · Principal Solicitor Brief this Partner →
- Ethiopia WONE Global Partner Mekonnen Shiferaw · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Spain WONE Global Partner Marc Navarro Gracia · Labour and Payroll Manager Brief this Partner →
- Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →
Buenos Aires · Argentina
Brunswick · AustraliaWONE Global Partner · Australia
Dimitrios Katsaros
Addis Ababa · EthiopiaWONE Global Partner · Ethiopia
Mekonnen Shiferaw
Munich · Germany
Pretoria · South AfricaBarcelona · Spain
WONE Global Partner · Spain
Marc Navarro Gracia
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Markets in the typical case
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How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
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