Immigration
Explore our global immigration network
Launch mapPwC global immigration network has over 600 immigration specialists in 115 countries worldwide. Our experienced team comprises lawyers, human resource professionals and consultants with a wide range of immigration expertise.
The network is coordinated from a central hub in London, with regional hubs in Mexico, Singapore, South Africa and Russia, ensuring our specialists operate in a cohesive nature and enabling timely updates on legislative changes from around the world.
Our practice has close links with government authorities around the world, and we are often actively consulted and invited to contribute to the formulation or testing of new immigration rules or legislation. We provide a forum for our clients to discuss recent regulatory changes and future initiatives, and to provide any feedback based on our own and our clients’ use and understanding of immigration processes and regulations.
We are closely aligned to the PwC global tax network and fully understand the impact of immigration status on an expatriates' tax position. We can provide fully integrated tax and immigration services on a global basis.
We can provide full support in obtaining the work permits and visas your employees and their dependants need to be compliant. We can also offer the following:
- business visitor visas;
- student/graduate visas and schemes;
- extensions of permission to stay in the host location;
- police/local authority registration;
- advice on Schengen visas and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation business travel cards;
- use of fast track facilities to expedite applications;
- bespoke consultancy regarding immigration compliance, regulations, processes and best practice;
- determination of the appropriate visa required for non-standard matters;
- advice and compliance regarding short-term business visitors, including automated technology systems and integrated tax and social security advice;
- pro-active updates regarding immigration developments, regulatory and process changes;
- formulation/review of corporate immigration policy;
- provision of training sessions to promote awareness of immigration related issues to human resource staff; and
- strategic planning for start-ups.
The PwC perspective
The synergy between PwC's Immigration and International Mobility Tax services has never been stronger; we can offer fully integrated global tax and immigration services. This approach reflects the growing global trend of information sharing between immigration and revenue authorities. Our combined approach saves time and produces efficiencies for both our client mobility teams and assignees by reducing the use of multiple providers and streamlining the tax and legal process.
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