Multi-country payroll for work routes

A local job contract for a Blue Card or highly qualified visa.

Your foreign employer orders the hire. A payroll company employs you locally for payroll purposes, while Relovisa coordinates the work-permit and residence case.

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9 country setups we coordinate
1 coordinated immigration case
EOR payroll employer

Highly qualified professional preparing a European employment route — Europe · payroll

The prerequisite
You already have a real foreign client or employer
The local contract
A payroll company runs employment and payroll locally
The residence case
Relovisa coordinates the route, documents and filing

How the arrangement works

Three parties. One lawful employment chain.

The foreign employer orders and funds the work. The local payroll company becomes the employer and manages the employment. Relovisa coordinates the immigration file around that employment.

Foreign employer

Orders the local hire

Defines the result it needs, funds the role and keeps the commercial relationship.

Payroll company

Employs and runs payroll locally

Issues the local contract, manages the day-to-day employment and handles payroll, tax and social contributions in the destination country.

Relovisa

Coordinates the immigration case

Matches the employment structure to the route, prepares the file and keeps the parties aligned.

Employment is real first. The visa and residence case follow from it.

Country payroll atlas

Nine local-employment setups, one coordinated service.

The figures below are orientation values. Every salary, fee, tax estimate and planning range is rechecked for your case before you sign.

Highly Skilled

For remote professionals with stable income from abroad. The Portugal-specific service has its own detailed page.

Setup + assistance: €6,900
Contract salary: about €2,300/mo
Tax orientation: about 25%
Planning range: 6 to 12 months

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EU Blue Card

A German employment contract issued by a local payroll company, with the Blue Card case coordinated around it.

Payroll fee: €1,390/mo
Setup + assistance: €8,900
Salary: €50,700/yr
Planning range: 3 to 5 months

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RoutePayroll feeSetup + assistanceSalary floorTax orientationPlanning range

NetherlandsRouteBlue CardPayroll fee€300/moSetup + assistance€9,900Salary floor€5,942+ (€4,754+ recent graduates)Tax orientationabout €1,800/moPlanning range3 to 4 months

FranceRouteBlue CardPayroll fee€300/moSetup + assistance€7,000Salary floorabout €4,948+Tax orientationabout €1,500/moPlanning range4 to 6 months

United KingdomRouteHighly SkilledPayroll fee€300/moSetup + assistance€9,000Salary floor£3,475+ (£41,700/yr)Tax orientationabout €2,000/moPlanning range4 to 8 months

SpainRouteBlue CardPayroll fee€300/moSetup + assistance€6,000Salary floor€2,750+Tax orientationabout €1,000/moPlanning range6 to 8 months

ItalyRouteBlue CardPayroll fee€300/moSetup + assistance€7,000Salary floor€2,583+Tax orientationabout €900/moPlanning range6 to 8 months

PolandRouteWork residencePayroll fee€300/moSetup + assistance€5,000Salary floor€1,750+Tax orientationabout €500/moPlanning range5 to 12 months

LatviaRouteBlue CardPayroll fee€300/moSetup + assistance€7,000Salary floor€1,500+Tax orientationabout €400/moPlanning range5 to 10 months

How we work

Let one case manager coordinate the contract and the immigration file.

Five steps, one case manager, from the first read of your options to the filed application.

01
Relovisa
Read your immigration options

We evaluate the profile and identify the routes that the real employment setup can support.
02
Shared
Build the route strategy

We identify evidence gaps and map the local employment and filing sequence.
03
Relovisa
Prepare the complete file

We coordinate certificates, translations, applications and the employment documents.
04
Relovisa
File and follow the case

Your manager schedules appointments, checks the filing and tracks the authority process.
05
Shared
Complete local registrations

The relevant payroll companies and licensed specialists complete payroll, tax, social and residence steps within the agreed scope.

The contract, payroll and immigration file move in one order, with one accountable coordinator.

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Partner programme

Already an EOR, payroll provider or relocation agency?

Offer these payroll and visa packages under your own brand through a Relovisa partnership.

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Relovisa network

The people behind the coordination.

7,000+cases handled

Cases handled across the Relovisa network.

99.2%completed-case rate

Completed cases only; see the published methodology.

80+experts and lawyers

Specialists across the network and partner jurisdictions.

10+ yearsexperience in immigration law and consulting

The immigration lawyers and consultants on our case teams bring 10+ years each.

Figures that change with law or market rates are rechecked before your proposal.

People behind your case

The people who move your case forward.

Every case is led and coordinated by Relovisa. We bring in the immigration consultants, lawyers, payroll and tax specialists the route needs, while Relovisa remains your single point of contact.

One coordinated case team, built around the route you actually need.