EY is the largest provider of global immigration services in the world, operating in over 140 countries. Maintaining compliance with immigration laws is challenging given varying rules around the world. EY helps large multinational companies manage immigration for their globally mobile workforce through centralized coordination and oversight. This allows them to strategically plan mobility programs while ensuring compliance and minimizing costs and risks.
2. The global immigration challenge
In an ever-changing global environment,
immigration challenges are becoming
increasingly complex. Companies are
exploring opportunities both in mature
markets — which use new tracking and
reporting technologies drawing information
from “smart passports” — and in developing
markets, where immigration rules and
requirements are often unclear or prone
to unannounced and unexpected change.
Failure to comply with local immigration law
and procedures can incur severe penalties,
ranging from criminal prosecution and fines
for both the organization and the individual,
to reputational and performance risk for a
company both in the local market and globally.
Obtaining and maintaining
permission for employees to
work and reside in multiple
jurisdictions is the very foundation
of a global mobility program.
Thorough knowledge of local
immigration law, tracking of
employees’ immigration statuses
and integrating immigration into
the wider mobility strategy is
paramount to minimize risk and
ensure compliance.
3. EY Global Immigration — centralized coordination
across the globe
To maintain a compliant, integrated, risk-aware
global business immigration program, many
of the world’s largest employers engage EY’s
Global Immigration Services team. Ours is
the largest integrated business immigration
services provider in the world, operating
in over 140 countries. Our 20 years of
experience in the field, combined with the
scale of our operations, means that we can
offer both in-depth local knowledge and
extensive geographic reach to coordinate
assignee transfers to almost any country
in the world.
Our team provides a wide range of services,
including the review of immigration eligibility,
advice regarding appropriate immigration
strategies, and the preparation and
processing of visas, work permits, permanent
residence, extension, naturalization and other
immigration applications.
Centralized coordination, one global process
and specialized, proprietary technology
allows for an overview of the complete mobile
population to identify areas for cost savings
and efficiencies, as well as information on
individual employee visa and expiry dates
to ensure regulatory compliance.
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knowledge
Naturalization
and citizenship
Global
coordination
Advisory
services
Short-term
business traveler
Integration
within EY
Human Capital
EY Global
Immigration
Offerings
Work permits,
visas, residence
permits
Immigrant
visas, permanent
residence
Centralized Global Immigration offerings
4. The challenge Benefits of our immigration services
No “global”
immigration
rules — local
regulation and
policies vary
Compliance with immigration laws in all locations
and comprehensive reporting on all requirements
through licensed professionals in 140 countries
Compliance
No forward
planning or control
over immigration
statuses and
expiry dates
Central oversight allowing for a strategic planning
approach to the mobility program, using robust
analytics and real-time reporting
Strategicinsight
Non-compliance
penalties
and fines
Significant cost savings and enhanced corporate
governance through increased compliance and a
reduction in penalties
Cost
management
Lack of
integration
between
immigration,
tax and
compensation
Single point of contact model providing a link
between immigration, tax and compensation,
reducing costs and avoiding work in silos to
improve assignee satisfaction
Operational
effectiveness
EY is the largest integrated immigration services provider in the world.
We can help you maintain a compliant, global business immigration
program through our network of highly experienced professionals.
We offer dedicated people, processes and integrated technology, all
specifically designed to address your business immigration needs.
Delays to
assignment
posting due to lack
of host immigration
knowledge and
poor expectation
management
Assigneesatisfaction
Strategies and advice to assist in maximizing speed
to deployment, helping to anticipate realistic but
aggressive time frames
5. Why EY Global Immigration Services?
• Dedicated specialists: more
than 600 dedicated immigration
professionals worldwide.
• Comprehensive global coverage: the
largest integrated immigration services
network in the world, covering 140
countries with 45 additional jurisdictions
and established service partners.
• Strategically coordinated: 12 service
coordination centers, globally.
• Significant experience: immigration
services provider to over 1,000 client
organizations with 50,000 assignees.
• Integrated solution: working closely with
our tax, social security and compensation
specialists to enable a seamless,
integrated mobility service.
Mobility
Tax and
Advisory Short-term
Business
Traveler Risk
Global
Immigration
Global
Compensation
Services
Mobility
Performance
Improvement
Assignment
Services
International
Social Security
EY
Mobility
Services
International Social Security
Assignment Services
Global Compensation ServicesMobility Performance Improvement
Global Immigration
Mobility Tax and Advisory
Short-term Business
Traveler Risk
Preparation and processing of
social security applications,
contribution cost optimization
and global dispute resolution
A market-leading global
coordination model
Coordination of global assignee
programs, design and rollout of
tax-compliant and cost-effective
assignment policies
One of the largest networks
of mobility tax and advisory
specialists worldwide
Implementation of EY GlobalOne
technology covering domestic
and international tax rules for
more than 100 countries
(including US state-to-state) to
mitigate short-term business
traveler risk
Preparation and processing of
global applications, immigration
status tracking and reporting
Largest single-brand provider
globally covering 140 locations
End-to-end assignment
management including initiation
of costings and contracts, design
of policies and vendor
management
The industry's largest practice of
its kind globally
Strategic reviews of mobility programs to determine
and improve overall performance, cost and process
efficiencies, stakeholder satisfaction and alignment
with business objectives
Some of the industry's most experienced specialists
on mobility policy and transformation
Collection, analysis and payroll reporting of all assignee
compensation data, driving efficient and effective
income tax, social security and payroll compliance
Largest global compensation practice, managing data
for over 10,000 assignees
