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Situations · Common situations · People & private matters

Immigration, visas & global mobility

Work permits, residence, relocation and the tax and payroll that move with people. Usually for: individuals, employers, families, executives.

If it is urgent. If anyone is in immediate danger, call the local emergency services first. If you have been arrested, raided, served with a court order or told you face removal from a country, speak to a qualified lawyer in that country straight away. WONE Global can then help bring in and coordinate the other professionals involved, subject to their availability.

18 common situations · 4 usually cross-border

Find the one closest to yours

Where a situation has its own page, it opens there. Otherwise, bring it to WONE Global with your question already filled in.

  1. A key executive's work visa has been refused Full situation page →
  2. We need to relocate a technical team to another country Usually cross-border Full situation page →
  3. An employee is working remotely from an unapproved location Full situation page →
  4. A founder wants investor or entrepreneur residency Full situation page →
  5. A family's residence permit is approaching expiry Bring this to WONE Global →
  6. A professional qualification is not recognised abroad Usually cross-border Bring this to WONE Global →
  7. Our company needs intra-company transfer support Full situation page →
  8. An employee has overstayed a visa unintentionally Bring this to WONE Global →
  9. A dual-national family needs citizenship status clarification Bring this to WONE Global →
  10. A student wants to transition to a permitted work route Bring this to WONE Global →
  11. We need cross-border social security coordination Usually cross-border Bring this to WONE Global →
  12. A permanent residency application has been delayed Bring this to WONE Global →
  13. A business traveller may be performing work without authorisation Bring this to WONE Global →
  14. A relocation creates tax residence and payroll obligations Full situation page →
  15. A foreign national wants to acquire property and relocate Usually cross-border Full situation page →
  16. We need to address an immigration compliance inspection Bring this to WONE Global →
  17. An applicant is facing a deportation or removal proceeding Urgent Bring this to WONE Global →
  18. A family requires dependent visas across countries Full situation page →

First questions

What we will ask first

  1. 01Which country, which person and which visa or status?
  2. 02What has been refused, delayed or found?
  3. 03Is there a deadline or a risk of removal?
  4. 04Are family members involved?

The approach

How WONE Global usually approaches it

  1. Step 1Confirm the right route and what it requires.
  2. Step 2Prepare and file through an immigration professional.
  3. Step 3Align tax, payroll and social security for the move.
  4. Step 4Respond to refusals or inspections.

What is needed varies by country and by matter. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees before anything starts.

Across borders

Complications to check

Issues to assess when more than one country is involved. They are prompts, not conclusions about any country's law.

  • Worker status differencesA worker treated as a contractor in one jurisdiction may need separate review elsewhere
  • Social security coordinationInternational relocation may create overlapping contribution obligations
  • Visa / business visitor boundariesTravel for commercial activity may implicate local immigration permission
  • Foreign investment controlsA proposed ownership change may require sector or national security clearance
  • Cross-border tax residenceExecutives or entities may be treated as resident in different jurisdictions

WONE Global Partners

Professionals who handle this work

Named professionals for these services. Where none is listed for your country, WONE Global names a vetted firm to you before any work starts, subject to availability and conflict checks.

Dr. Esteban Lucio MaccariBuenos Aires · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari

Managing Director · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Buenos Aires

He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…

Ulrike Berner, MBAMunich · Germany

WONE Global Capability Partner · Germany

Ulrike Berner, MBA

Managing Partner · BSP Berner Schaeffler & Partners GmbH · Munich

Ulrike Berner has been Managing Director and shareholder of BSP since 2021, leading the strategic direction, client relationships, and business development of the firm. She has extensive experience working with firms an…

Le Quoc DuyHo Chi Minh City · Vietnam

WONE Global Capability Partner · Vietnam

Le Quoc Duy

Chairman - Lawyer · Vina TPT Company Limited · Ho Chi Minh City

Over 20 years of experience specializing in legal matters and practical operations for Japanese businesses in Vietnam (investment law, corporate law, labor, commerce, intellectual property, and tax).

Editorial examples of situations that arise, not a list of WONE Global clients or matters. The specialist area is a way to find your situation, not a separate practice group.

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