Global Employer of Record with Immigration Support
An international workforce can open new doors for you. Recruiting someone from overseas can also be a smart bet for businesses looking to expand into new markets and hiring skilled international professionals. It might even be that your business needs to meet a certain level of diversity in its workforce to qualify for certain tax breaks. In those cases, hiring foreign nationals can be an easy way to meet your business goals.
Hiring Overseas: the Easiest and Hardest Countries to Get Work Permits for Employees
Generally, easier countries to work in are either already popular business destinations or have minimal requirements to get a work permit for your foreign talent. On the other hand, some countries may have long and complex work permit processing periods or be difficult to access due to existing diplomatic issues or international sanctions.
Countries with a high number of ex-pats and low barriers to entry are popular choices for companies looking to send employees abroad. In some cases, working conditions in this country may encourage companies to rethink their traditional hiring process, which can be time-consuming, complex, and expensive. Acumen's Employer of Record Solution is designed to alleviate these burdens by streamlining the work permit securing and business immigration processes for both employer companies and employees so that everyone can benefit from successful international assignments.
The Acumen Global Employer of Record Solution provides work permit securing support, is designed to comply with each country's local business immigration regulations, and is flexible enough to meet the needs of organizations sending employees on short-term or long-term assignments.
5 Benefits of a Global PEO Solution with Immigration Support for Hiring Foreign Talent Overseas
If you target one of these harder countries or need work permit support to employ foreigners in other locations, a global Employer of Record (EOR) solution may be a solid fit.
The Employer of Record solution is a third-party employment model allowing companies to establish an Employer of Record (EOR) in another country without setting up a legal entity. The global EOR acts as an extension of the company's existing HR department and assumes responsibility for all employment-related tasks on behalf of the company while enabling faster onboarding. Acumen acts as the Employer of Record (EOR) in every case, helping secure business visas and work permits for our client's employees. Individuals are then free to enter the country legally and begin working immediately upon arrival.
1. Global Reach: Hire Foreign and Local Talent in 190 countries
Acumen's Employer of Record (EOR) solution covers more than 190 countries worldwide, giving employers an impressive list of desirable business destinations. We can help with work permits and visas, so we are available where you need us. We'll take care of all your visas, permits, and other immigration matters so you can focus on running your business.
Employer of Record (EOR) Solution with work permit immigration support streamlines the process of hiring talent abroad and helps achieve 100 compliance with regulatory requirements in different countries.
A global Employer of Record (EOR) service provider is a company that technically “hires” ex-pats in the host country on behalf of your company. Your company still has ultimate control over directives, hiring, and firing; the global EOR solution helps with the legal and compliance side.
2. All Global Employment Services under One Roof
Employing a hybrid talent team comprising foreign and local workforce can be complex and tricky if the staff is scattered across several countries and working on different projects. If you're a global company with some people working in other countries, you may find they have to be sponsored by a local entity, either a branch of yours or another company.
The process is often tedious and time-consuming, particularly when managing a team of people who need multiple visas and work permits. Global employment needs consolidation is the key to making this process easier—you get all services from a single service provider while reducing your cost, time, and management effort.
1. Recruitment |
2. Global Mobility |
3. Checks |
4. Onboarding |
5. Payroll Administration |
6. Working Time & PTO Processing |
7. Benefits Administration |
8. Tax Administration & Reporting |
Offboarding |
| Talent skilled in highly-specialized areas | Employee Work Visa and Work Permit sponsorship | Health checks | Employment Agreement drafting | In-country registration with statutory bodies | Working hours | Mandatory Benefits | Tax Reporting frequency and requirements; | Employment agreement termination: |
| Executive search | Dependent Visa | Criminal record checks | Compliant worker onboarding on your behalf | Day-to-day payroll management | Overtime | Health insurance | Employer taxes & contributions | Dismissal – by the employer |
| Contingency workforce | Visa extension | Background checks | Account setup in the payroll and HR system | Monthly pay slips or other pay frequency | Public holidays | Workers’ compensation | Employee taxes & contributions | Resignation – by the employee |
| Application for a sponsor license for a foreign national | Education checks | Employee data entry and records maintenance | Accruals | Annual leave | Unemployment insurance | Withholding tax | Termination by mutual agreement | |
| Relocation assistance | Managing probation periods | Allowances | Parental leave | Voluntary Benefits | Local tax payments and reporting to local authorities | Notice period handling | ||
| 13th and 14th salary | Sick leave | Share plans for executives | End of financial year reporting | Final settlement & severance payments | ||||
| Additional leave | Bonuses & Equipment provision | De-registration with statutory bodies | ||||||
| Expenses reimbursement & business trip processing | ||||||||
| Health insurance, dental treatment |
Compliance and legal guidance at every step of the Global Employment Journey. 24/7 local support.
3. Guided Support for Business Immigration: Cutting through the Jungle
When a company decides to hire a foreign employee, filing for immigration is often a complicated, convoluted process. It's easy to make mistakes that could lead to work permit and visa delays or even denials. That's why our Global EOR solution provides clients with information and guidance at every step of the application process to help them succeed in the immigration process.
One of the biggest challenges employers face is navigating the extensive documentation requirements of the immigration process. Employers must collect dozens of documents from their employees, including proof of citizenship or legal residence, previous employment verification, birth certificates, and other supporting documents.
In addition to collecting these documents from their employees, employers must submit several applications to government agencies to sponsor their employees for employment visas. Employers must ensure they submit the correct applications with all supporting documentation on time or risk delaying the application process.
4. Streamlined Application Processes and Error-free Paperwork
We are here to streamline the paperwork as much as possible, so all our clients have to do is fill out forms, sign documents, and provide proof of employment and other requirements—we provide everything else, including expert advice and support during all stages of the process.
Our staff of immigration experts handles every aspect of the employer of record's role in a business immigration case, from start to finish. That means all you have to do is provide us with the required documentation, sign the paperwork, and help your employees fill out their forms—that's it. We've streamlined the process so that our clients don't have to spend hours doing the legwork themselves, but they still get to see their cases through from beginning to end with our help.
When you hire Acumen International Employer of Record to be your point person for immigration needs, we're here for all your foreign talent immigration needs:
- advice on what forms you need to provide and how you need to fill them out;
- assistance with gathering documents and completing paperwork;
- helping you prepare for any in-person visits or interviews you might have;
- coordinating everything with in-country immigration authorities as necessary;
- staying with your cases until they're approved.
5. Minimizing Visa and Work Permit Rejection with a Global Employer of Record
Getting work permits for your ex-pat team is far easier when you have a single entity sponsoring the permits and officially employing them. If you are an employer looking to lower the effort and cost involved in managing your international workforce, look no further. Acumen Global Employer of Record can sponsor visas and work permits for any number of employees, regardless of location.
Employer of Record with Immigration Support Is Not an Immigration Service
Our corporate clients can use our global employment B2B services to help sponsor and manage work permits for their foreign employees. It is necessary to clarify a common misconception that our Employer of Record solution caters to the individual international worker.
This is not the case; our business model is tailor-made for corporate clients who can avail of our services when they need to hire ex-pats for their overseas operations. This means we can sponsor work permits on the companies’ (corporate clients’) behalf so they can officially work with ex-pats whenever and wherever needed.
We need to clarify that a service like Acumen’s global Employer of Record differs significantly from conventional immigration services in function and purpose. Most immigration services are based on providing support for those looking to move abroad and find work. Most of the time, this work is low-skill jobs, and there may be outside factors precipitating the move.
That said, our services are not about connecting international workers to jobs but facilitating global employment needs for employers which already selected candidates. One additional point that bears mentioning is that if a company sponsors a work permit and then employs a person in the country, the chances are higher for them to get a permit.
Acumen International: Employer of Record and Expert Immigration Service Provider
At Acumen International, we pride ourselves on being able to offer a highly affordable and comprehensive immigration solution for international businesses.
Acumen International has over 20 years of experience in handling international immigration matters. With services ranging from Immigration Support, visa processing, and work permit to visa and work permit extensions and renewals, we provide all-in-one global employment solutions in 190 countries at an affordable price, at the speed of light.
Acumen International is the ideal match to secure visas, work permits, hire, payroll, and reward your international talent. We provide comprehensive business support for your company to meet all cross-border employment needs with a single centralised and global hub and avoid the headache of getting different quotes from different providers, sometimes with a language barrier in place. We offer bespoke social business immigration packages for your international talent so that they will not have any immigration, labor, or tax compliance issues when they move abroad.
The Global Employer of Record solution with extensive business immigration support saves your organization time and money while keeping you on top of all legal requirements. Our clients love how much time they save and how easy it is to manage all aspects of their international immigration through us.
