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Cases · Specialist sectors · Sports, athletes & sporting institutions

Relocate an athlete and family

Our athlete and family are moving abroad. What do we need to arrange?

WONE Global coordinates visas, tax residence, housing, schooling and banking for the athlete and family through one lead.

Countries in the typical case Spain · Japan

The situation

What is happening

An athlete moves country for a contract and the family moves too.

What is at stake

A rushed move can create tax, visa, schooling and housing problems that affect performance.

Who faces this

  • Sport and entertainment

A scenario

Basketball playerSport and entertainment · from Spain · in Japan

He is moving from Spain to Japan with his family.

Where it ends A family settled quickly.

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

Also asked as “Athlete relocation: visas, tax and schooling”“Moving a sports family abroad”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global coordinates visas, tax residence, housing, schooling and banking for the athlete and family through one lead.

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

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Week 1Visas and tax.
  2. Week 2Housing and schools.
  3. Week 3Banking.
  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 the athlete and family
  2. 02Tax residence on arrival and departure
  3. 03Housing, schooling and insurance

Outcomes

What you receive

  • Visas and permits granted
  • Tax residence planned
  • Relocation 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 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. Spainin the typical case WONE Global Partner Marc Navarro Gracia · Labour and Payroll Manager Brief this Partner →
  2. Japanin 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. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  9. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  10. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  11. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  12. United Arab Emirates 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 →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

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