Verifying the right to work: Plane needs to ensure that each employee has the right to work in their country of employment. If you’re unsure about an employee’s right to work, please ask the employee if they have either citizenship, Permanent Residency, or a work permit/Visa in the country where we’re hiring them.

Non-nationals will need to complete a right to work check. If the employee does not have the right to work, we will complete the right to work and eligibility checks before looking into visa sponsorship.

As part of the onboarding process, we will ask employees to verify their nationality and right to work status.

<aside> 💬 We are constantly expanding the countries where we can provide visa support. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have questions about visa support in a particular country.

Currently, visa support is not available in Canada, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, and the Netherlands (other than blue cards).

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Types of checks ✅

1. A right to work check is required for non-nationals who hold a residency permit/work permit/visa prior to starting with Plane. We are required to ensure the employee does not have any limitations associated with their current permit. If the employee visa has limitations, we will have to proceed to visa sponsorship.

   • Process: ****Plane requests proof of right to work documentation from admin and employee as applicable and sends the proof to our visa partners for review. Once the company approves the fee and all required documents have been received, our immigration partners can start the right to work process.
   • Timeline: ****It can take 1 to 2 weeks for our Immigration Partners to conduct the right to work check.

2. An eligibility check confirms whether an employee is eligible for visa sponsorship in a country, and it requires several documents and details. Required documents may vary from country to country. The eligibility check will also analyze how likely the success of the visa will be.

   • Process: Plane requests all required documentation and sends it to our Immigration Partners for review. Once the company approves the fee and all required documents have been received. Our Immigration partners can start the eligibility check.
   • Timeline: It can take 2 to 3 weeks for our Immigration partners to conduct the eligibility check.

<aside> ☑️ Required info and documents for eligibility check

• Job title and salary per annum
• Detailed job description
• Highest level of education, name, and type of the degree
• Copy of CV/resume
• Copy of passport </aside>

Visa sponsorship 🎫

• If the visa partners determine that the employee requires visa sponsorship, Plane will gather the relevant documentation from the employee and share them with the visa partners.
• A member of the visa team will connect with the employee to start the visa application and gather additional information (if applicable).
• Once the employee is granted the right to work, we will be able to hire and pay them in the local country legally.
• Employees will need to provide an address in the country of sponsorship as well as their social security number, tax identification number, etc., to be fully onboarded.
• Timeline: Varies from country to country but generally is approximately 3 months or more upon submission of the visa application to the local authority.