Corporate Immigration Services
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When your mobility programme spans borders, immigration is not a separate administrative task. It affects assignment timing, employee confidence, destination support and the point at which a household move can begin. Gerson Relocation coordinates immigration milestones alongside the wider global mobility programme, so your team can manage one joined-up employee journey rather than chase disconnected workstreams.
For global mobility, HR and procurement teams, we work with approved immigration providers and align their activity with the relocation plan, destination services and move management. The focus is clear ownership, practical communication and a programme model that works around your policy and assignment profile.
Why Immigration Coordination Matters in Global Mobility
A delayed document, unanswered query or unclear hand-off can quickly affect an employee’s start date, home search or family arrangements. The operational impact is wider than the immigration case itself. By bringing immigration coordination into programme management, your team has a clearer view of dependencies, responsibilities and the next action needed to keep an assignment moving.
Gerson Relocation’s role is to connect the people and services around the move. We coordinate with the relevant immigration provider, employee and client team while managing the wider relocation activity. Immigration advice and route decisions remain with the appropriate specialist.
What Are Corporate Immigration Services?
Corporate immigration services help employers coordinate the work authorisation, visa and permit requirements that sit behind international employee assignments. In a global mobility programme, this means bringing together assignment information, specialist immigration input, case milestones and relocation planning so the employee’s move can be managed as one connected process.
Plan the Assignment with the Relocation Programme in Mind
A good process starts with the practical details of the assignment: countries involved, timing, assignment type, family requirements and the relevant policy. Immigration considerations can then inform the wider relocation plan before home search, destination support or a physical move is scheduled.
Coordinate the Right Specialists and Stakeholders
Gerson Relocation works with approved immigration partners and can coordinate with an employer’s preferred provider where that is the right programme fit. This gives the client team and assignee a clear coordination route while specialist providers retain responsibility for the advice and casework within their scope.
Keep Immigration Milestones Connected to Delivery
The Relocation Manager can align immigration progress with destination services, corporate household moves and the wider case plan. Instead of treating each provider update in isolation, your team can see how a change affects the next stage of the employee journey.
Choose the Right Delivery Model for Your Programme
There is no one-size-fits-all model. Some organisations want a coordinated service around a defined partner network; others need Gerson Relocation to work alongside an established immigration firm. The right route depends on your countries, assignment profile, existing supplier relationships and internal ownership.
| Delivery model | Best suited to | Gerson Relocation coordination role | Key scoping question |
| Fully coordinated | Programmes seeking one joined-up service route | Coordinate approved immigration partners with relocation delivery | Which services and ownership points sit within the agreed scope? |
| Existing immigration provider | Employers retaining a specialist provider relationship | Align provider milestones, employee communication and move planning | Who owns status updates, escalations and hand-offs? |
| Blended model | Different requirements by country, assignment type or policy | Coordinate the agreed mix of client, specialist and relocation activity | Where should the coordination boundary change? |
Talk through your current provider model with a relocation specialist to define responsibilities before implementation.
One Accountable Partner
Gerson Relocation’s global mobility model brings programme management, relocation services, moving and expense management together under one accountable partner. For UK corporate household moves, Gerson Relocation delivers in-house; elsewhere, it manages approved international partners through a governed network of 1,200+ vetted local specialists across 180+ countries. That operational reach helps Gerson Relocation coordinate the hand-offs between immigration, destination support and moving without treating immigration as an isolated service.
Immigration milestones are visible alongside the rest of the programme through Gerson Relocation’s MAI platform – so your team always knows who owns the next action and where an exception needs attention, rather than chasing a separate provider’s system. For the assignee, it is one coordinated relocation journey with a consistent point of contact.
Discuss Your Immigration Requirements
If you are reviewing a current provider model, preparing an RFP or planning new international assignments, speak with a Gerson Relocation specialist about how immigration coordination fits into your global mobility programme. Bring your key countries, assignment types, volumes and current supplier model, and we will help you define the right coordination approach.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do Corporate Immigration Services Fit into a Global Mobility Programme?
They bring immigration milestones into the same planning conversation as policy, destination support, household goods moving and employee communication. This helps the mobility team understand the operational effect of a change, while the responsible immigration provider handles specialist advice and casework.
Can Gerson Relocation Coordinate With Our Existing Immigration Provider?
Yes. Gerson Relocation’s global mobility model supports working within an employer’s existing provider framework. During scoping, the teams agree the communication route, case responsibilities, escalation points and how progress is reflected in the MAI platform.
What Information is Needed to Scope Immigration Support for Our Assignees?
Start with the countries involved, expected assignment volumes, employee profiles, timing, assignment types, current provider model and any policy requirements. This allows Gerson Relocation and the client team to identify the coordination points and define responsibilities before cases begin.
Can Immigration Support be Coordinated Alongside Destination Services and Household Moves?
Yes. Immigration progress is aligned with destination services, household goods moving and other relocation activity, so practical arrangements are planned around the assignment timeline rather than managed as separate workstreams.
How Should Employers Plan for Visa Renewals or Extensions?
Build renewal and extension responsibilities into the programme at the outset. The client, Gerson Relocation, and the appropriate immigration provider should agree what is monitored, who communicates with the assignee and how a timing change is reflected in the wider relocation plan.
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