Mobility services — EOR
If you hire through Remote’s Employer of Record (EOR) service, our Global Mobility team can support you with immigration, work eligibility, and employee travel. This article gives you an overview of each service and links to the detailed guides.
Using Global Payroll or HRIS instead? See Mobility services — Global Payroll and HRIS.
Your situation | Service |
|---|---|
The candidate already lives in the country of employment and you’re unsure whether they have the right to work | Pre-hire Right to Work Check |
The candidate doesn’t live in the country of employment, or you want to relocate an existing employee to another country | Pre-Hire Immigration Assessment |
An employee plans to work remotely from another country or travel internationally for business | Workation & Business Travel Request |
Remote provides a detailed analysis of a prospective employee’s immigration status before you extend a job offer. The check helps assess eligibility for employment, gives guidance on immigration compliance, and outlines any immigration-related obligations throughout the employment lifecycle.
- Best for: candidates who already reside in the country where they will be employed, where you’re unsure whether they have a valid right to work.
- Not for: candidates who don’t yet live in the country of employment. Use the Pre-Hire Immigration Assessment instead.
- Availability and fees: available to both active and potential customers. It’s the same service for both, but fees apply only to active customers. In some countries, Remote requires a pre-check for certain residency types, based on internal policies or local quota considerations. When required, the check is free of charge.
Learn more about the Pre-hire Right to Work Check
This service supports you in managing international hires and employee relocations. It’s particularly useful for non-resident candidates and strategic relocations. Remote assesses the available immigration options, evaluates pathways to legal residency or work authorization, estimates timelines, outlines employer and employee obligations, calculates relocation costs, and identifies potential risks.
- Best for: a new hire who doesn’t currently live in the country where they will be employed, or an existing Remote-employed team member you want to relocate to a different country.
- Not for: employees who already have legal residency and a right to work in the country. Use the Pre-hire Right to Work Check instead.
- Availability: this service is for existing customers.
Learn more about the Pre-Hire Immigration Assessment
You can request either service through the Add new EOR employee flow on the Remote platform, or by using the direct request form. In the flow, go to Team overview, select Add new and then Add new hire, and choose the option to have Remote help confirm the hire’s eligibility. You’ll then complete the Mobility form with the employee’s details, and the request goes to our Global Mobility team, who will assess your case and contact you with next steps.
For details on where support is available, see Remote Mobility Support availability by country.
Employees must receive authorization before working from a country other than their country of employment or traveling internationally for business. A Workation & Business Travel Request helps you and your team member stay compliant with immigration, tax, and legal requirements. This is a paid service, managed by Remote with our compliance partner, WorkFlex.
When a request is needed: whenever an employee plans to work from a different country than their employment country (even briefly), combine personal travel with remote work, temporarily relocate abroad for personal reasons, work from a second home abroad, or travel internationally for business. If in doubt, the employee should submit a request.
What the review covers: depending on the service level, Remote and WorkFlex assess immigration and work authorization, tax, social security, labor law, data protection, health and safety, and permanent establishment risk.
Service levels: after the employee submits a request, you (as the customer) select a service level when you review it.
Service level | Fee | What’s included |
|---|---|---|
Assessment only | $120 USD | A compliance risk assessment covering applicable tax, social security, labor law, work rights, data protection, and health & safety considerations, including a risk rating and rationale. |
Full service | $250 USD | The $120 assessment fee plus a $130 full-service fee. If the risk is too high and Remote cannot approve the travel, the $130 supplemental fee is not charged. Includes the Risk Assessment plus end-to-end operational execution, including required A1 / Certificates of Coverage and Posted Worker Notifications where applicable, interim social security documentation while formal certificates are pending, required employee instructions and confirmations, and Travel Health Insurance certificates where required. Plus €250k Liability Insurance |
How it works:
- The employee submits a request from their Remote profile (Request Hub), with their destination, dates, work location, and purpose.
- The manager reviews the request and selects the service level.
- If approved, the employee receives an invitation from WorkFlex and completes the compliance questionnaire.
- Once submitted, Workflex reviews the compliance questionnaire and provides an assessment
- Remote reviews WorkFlex’s assessment, and you and the employee are notified of the outcome, including any conditions of approval.
Timing: employees should submit requests at least 3–8 weeks before departure. You can expect a response within 48 hours of the WorkFlex questionnaire being completed, but additional formalities, such as A1 certificates, can take longer depending on the countries involved.
For the full details, sign in to read:
- Workation & Business Travel Requests: Customer Guide (for customers)
- Workation & Business Travel Requests: What You Need to Know (for employees)
Contact us anytime, and a support agent can connect you with our Mobility team.
