Key benefits of using a relocation provider

Why use a relocation provider? Relocating global talent sounds fairly simple on paper: sign the contract, buy them a plane ticket, maybe solve some immigration issues and provide support with moving and housing, then sit back and look forward for what they have to bring to your company. But if you’re a Global Mobility professional or if you’ve handled international relocations before, you know that it’s never this simple, nor is it easy.

International relocations involve far more than bringing the transferee to your city, along with their luggage. Relocation support, along with all the administrative hurdles that come with settling in a foreign employee may take a lot more of your time and your budget than you’ve initially bargained for.

If relocation is not your core competence, it’s always faster, easier, and more affordable to work with a relocation company. Here’s why.

Relocations are always a source of stress and uneasiness for the transferee and for the HR manager handling their transfer. From paperwork and housing to helping your new employee find a school for their children, you’ve got a lot on your HR plate. But you don’t have to handle it alone.

Working with a relocation provider means that:

Is your candidate eligible for a visa in the destination country? If so, how long does it take to obtain it and what is the paperwork you have to submit? Can they bring their family? What about the work permit? Do they need one and, if so, what is the maximum duration it can be issued for?

Not sure how to answer all of these questions? We get it.

There is no definitive answer. They all depend on where your headquarters are AND on your transferee’s country of origin. If you want to transfer more people from different countries, things will get even murkier.

However, a relocation provider knows all of these answers. Better yet, they know how to ensure that each of your transfers is not only compliant, but also settled in as fast as possible.

When working with companies who used to handle relocations internally, one of the most common hurdles they mentioned was that the transfer was often prolonged indefinitely and unnecessarily. A visa issue here, a work permit there added up to months of delays and a lot of plane tickets exchanged or completely wasted.