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

Move a family to a new country

We're moving our family to another country. What do we need to arrange?

WONE Global coordinates every element through one lead, with professionals in both countries.

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Countries in the typical case South Africa

The situation

What is happening

A family is relocating with children, assets and a business interest.

What is at stake

A family move involves visas, tax, schooling, property and banking at the same time.

Who faces this

  • Private clients and families

A scenario

FamilyPrivate client or family · from South Africa · in Mauritius

The family is moving to Mauritius.

Where it ends A family settled.

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

Also asked as “Family relocation checklist”“Visas, schools and tax for a family move”“A family requires dependent visas across countries”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global coordinates every element through one lead, with professionals in both countries.

Usually led by Employment, Payroll & Mobility, with Tax & International Structuring, Banking & Capital Access and Insurance & Risk Transfer.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Weeks 1-2Visas and tax.
  2. Weeks 3-4Schools and housing.
  3. Weeks 5-6Banking.
  4. ThenMove.

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

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Visas and permits for each family member
  2. 02Tax, banking and moving assets
  3. 03Schooling, health insurance and housing

Outcomes

What you receive

  • Visas and permits
  • Bank accounts and asset transfers
  • Insurance and essentials arranged through local professionals

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 involvedTax & International Structuring25 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedBanking & Capital Access2 markets with a named lead→
  4. Often involvedInsurance & Risk TransferArranged on request→

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

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Immigration, visas & global mobility

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