Whether someone is relocating for personal reasons or you’re transferring them to a new market, RemoFirst helps maintain continuity of employment, with visa and work permit support where needed.
What happens when an employee moves abroad
Here’s how RemoFirst keeps their employment on track from one country to the next.
Tell us where they’re headed
We review the requirements for their new country, including any visa or work permit needs, before anything is set in motion.
We handle the paperwork and the new contract
We prepare a locally compliant employment contract for their new country, along with visa and work permit support if needed.
They land and keep working
Employment continues without a gap. Their pay, benefits, and role stay the same, while the labor laws of their new country now apply.
Relocation looks different for every team.
Here's how companies typically use RemoFirst to move people across borders.
Personal relocation
Strategic transfer
Visa-dependent hire
No more chasing updates across emails and spreadsheets.
RemoFirst keeps everything together, so you can see where things stand without piecing together updates from multiple different threads.
Visa sponsorship, handled alongside employment.
Depending on the country, RemoFirst can act as the legal employer to sponsor the visa and coordinate it with the employee’s employment setup, so both move forward together.
See how RemoFirst supports global hiring and relocation of full-time employees.
Contracts, benefits, compliance, and payroll, once they’re converted.
Questions about relocating employees.
Yes. RemoFirst transitions their employment to the new country with a locally compliant contract, so they can continue working for you without becoming a contractor or changing roles.
Yes. RemoFirst supports visa and work permit applications in 110+ countries. Depending on the country, this can include acting as the legal employer to sponsor the visa, handling required documentation and filings, and coordinating with immigration lawyers or local authorities.
Employment paperwork can often be completed within days, while immigration approvals can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months.
Pay, benefits, and accrued tenure carry over where local law allows, helping the employee maintain continuity when they move.
RemoFirst enables countries to employ workers in 185+ countries, so most relocations are already supported. If a specific move falls outside our current coverage, we'll tell you directly and help you figure out the best path forward.
