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67 markets covered in depth.

Sourced guides to doing business in each market, and the status of every service there. Partners are in place in 39 markets so far.

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Lead markets
United Arab EmiratesIndiaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited States
Australia & New Zealand
AustraliaNew Zealand
Central & Eastern Europe
Czech RepublicHungaryPoland
South Asia
BangladeshIndia
Wider Middle East
IraqIsraelJordanTürkiye
Services

18 specialist services, grouped by business need.

One WONE Global Partner for each service in each market. Start from what you need to do, or go straight to a service.

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What has happened
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Industries

The rules and risks of your industry, across borders.

Licences, value chains and the questions businesses in each industry ask first, with the services that usually apply.

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Industries we serve
Manufacturing & IndustrialTechnology & DigitalFinancial ServicesEnergy & InfrastructureReal Estate & ConstructionConsumer & RetailLife Sciences & HealthcareTransport, Trade & LogisticsPrivate Capital & Family BusinessProfessional & Business Services
For your team
Legal teamsCFO and financeHead of TaxCompliance and riskCorporate development and M&AHR and mobilityProcurementCEO and strategyInvestment and fund teamsFamily offices and private capitalFounders and expansionAll team kits →
Corridors

Business between two markets.

What one country changes for the other, worked journeys step by step, and who handles each side.

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Corridors we are building first
India ↔ United Arab Emirates A regional hub in the UAEIndia ↔ Saudi Arabia A Saudi entity for government workUAE ↔ United Kingdom A UK subsidiary
24 corridors
India ↔ United Arab EmiratesIndia ↔ Saudi ArabiaChina ↔ Southeast AsiaUnited Kingdom ↔ GCCGermany ↔ GCCUnited States ↔ MexicoUnited States ↔ Latin AmericaEurope ↔ AfricaJapan ↔ Southeast AsiaSingapore ↔ IndiaGCC ↔ AfricaChina ↔ AfricaChina ↔ GCCIndia ↔ AfricaEurope ↔ IndiaNordics ↔ GCCSouth Korea ↔ GCCUnited States ↔ BrazilUnited States ↔ Caribbean & Central AmericaAustralia ↔ Southeast AsiaUAE ↔ EuropeUAE ↔ United KingdomSaudi Arabia ↔ United StatesIndia ↔ United States
Disputes · UNIONE™

Before the dispute. Beyond the award.

When cross-border business becomes a dispute, UNIONE™, also part of the UNBOUNDED™ Global Ecosystem, prevents it, resolves it, arbitrates it and plans enforcement. 334 Fellows in 58 countries.

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01 · Before signatureBefore You Sign™Get the dispute clause, governing law, seat, notices and escalation steps right while the contract can still change.02 · A dispute is emergingBefore You Arbitrate™Test the claim or the defence, the evidence, the exposure and the settlement options before committing to formal proceedings.03 · A binding decision is neededArbitrationStart, answer or run an administered arbitration under the UNIONE™ Rules, with procedure sized to the value, urgency and evidence.04 · Before enforcementBefore You Enforce™Plan recognition, assets, jurisdiction and security, including State and State-owned parties, before committing to enforcement.
Country dispute briefs

Seat, courts, recognition and enforcement.

41 jurisdictions, each with primary sources and the date last checked.

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People & firms

The WONE Global Partners in each market.

Named senior professionals, each admitted as the one firm for a service in their country, and the firms they lead.

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Partners
Alessandro DagninoItalyPriju DominicUnited Arab EmiratesGerald ZimbaZambiaAndrea Di LietoAustraliaUlrike Berner, MBAGermanyDavid Bermejo PerramónSpainMiguel Angel Asencio AsencioMexicoKevin McSharryIrelandMichael SterchiSwitzerlandAlice TurnerAustraliaKelvin A. EgbeCameroonAndrzej ZacharzewskiPoland
For professional firms

Lead your service in your market.

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Insights

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Cases · People & private matters · Immigration, visas & global mobility

Manage visas and work permits

What visa does our employee need to work in this country?

WONE Global confirms the right visa route and has an immigration professional prepare and file the application.

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Countries in the typical case Nigeria · United Arab Emirates

The situation

What is happening

What is at stake

Working on the wrong visa can lead to fines, deportation and a ban for the company.

A scenario

Project contractorMid-sized company · from Nigeria · in United Arab Emirates

One of its engineers needs a work permit to join a project in the UAE.

Where it ends The right permit, on time.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Work permit application abroad”“Visa for business travel vs work”“We need to relocate a technical team to another country”“Our company needs intra-company transfer support”“An athlete's visa is being delayed before a competition”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global confirms the right visa route and has an immigration professional prepare and file the application.

Usually led by Employment, Payroll & Mobility, with Government & Regulatory Affairs.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Day 1WONE Global confirms the visa route.
  2. Week 1Application filed.
  3. Weeks 2-3Permit issued.
  4. ThenEngineer starts.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Which permit category fits each person
  2. 02Processing times and sponsor obligations
  3. 03Renewals and dependants

Outcomes

What you receive

  • Permits secured
  • A permit register with renewal dates
  • Sponsor compliance in place

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.

  1. Usually leadsEmployment, Payroll & Mobility7 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedGovernment & Regulatory Affairs1 market with a named lead→

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.

  1. Nigeriain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. United Arab Emiratesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Diego A. Adam · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  4. Australia WONE Global Partner Dimitrios Katsaros · Principal Solicitor Brief this Partner →
  5. Ethiopia WONE Global Partner Mekonnen Shiferaw · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  7. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  8. Spain WONE Global Partner Marc Navarro Gracia · Labour and Payroll Manager Brief this Partner →
  9. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  10. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  11. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  12. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  13. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  14. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

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Where this case connects

The markets, corridors and guides behind this case, and the questions to put to Ask WONE below. Every link opens a page that links back here.

Worked examples

How it goes in practice

Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.

Immigration, visas & global mobility

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Urgent Our key hire's work visa was refused. What now?Urgent An employee wants to work from another country. Can they, and what does it trigger?How should we pay staff we send abroad?How do we engage actors and crew from other countries?Which residence or citizenship by investment programme suits our family?We're moving our family to another country. What do we need to arrange?Can I buy property in another country, and what should I check?Urgent An applicant is facing a deportation or removal proceedingA family's residence permit is approaching expiryA professional qualification is not recognised abroad

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