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Sending an employee to work in another country is a large investment and a process with many risks: visas and permits, tax and social security, packages that are hard to explain, families that do not adapt and expatriates who leave the company soon after returning. In this Level 2 course, you follow Fernanda, an international mobility officer at Atlântico Engenharia, a fictitious company, as she prepares Kiala's expatriation, from the policy to the return. You will distinguish the types of international mobility (long-term and short-term assignments, business trips, rotational arrangements, local hiring) and the elements of an expatriation policy; compare the balance sheet, host-based and hybrid approaches and calculate a simple package in an Excel calculator, with illustrative amounts in USD, including cost-of-living, housing, schooling and hardship allowances, travel and the concept of tax equalisation; plan visas, permits, health insurance and social security in general terms, with a mobilisation checklist; prepare the expatriate and family, with intercultural training, support on arrival and travel safety aligned with ISO 31030; and plan the return, knowledge transfer to local staff and indicators of assignment success. Immigration, tax and social security rules vary from country to country: the course teaches the method and international good practice and reminds you, at each step, when to involve specialists. The course is delivered in Portuguese.

What you will learn

• Distinguish the types of international mobility and the elements of an expatriation policy.
• Compare approaches to expatriate pay and calculate a simple package with illustrative amounts.
• Plan in general terms the documentation, insurance and social security issues of an international assignment, with a mobilisation checklist.
• Prepare the expatriate and family and support integration and safety at the destination.
• Plan the expatriate's return, transfer knowledge to local staff and evaluate the success of the assignment.

Modules

1. International mobility: types and policies64 min
2. Expatriation packages59 min
3. Visas, permits and documentation55 min
4. Preparation and integration at the destination50 min
5. Return and retention57 min

Who it is for

HR in international companies