International Career Resources to

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 Working Abroad Page
Top 7 Things to Remember  Working Abroad for Personal
Reasons
1. Your manager plays a crucial role in every kind of transfer.
 Globesmart – Tool for Cross-
He/She needs to approve the transfer and start the process in
Cultural Understanding
the system.
 Country Information Guide
2. Every approval depends on funding. There is no guarantee that  Overview of Global Mobility
your manager will have the budget to approve your transfer. Policies
3. Transfers for personal reasons are exceptional.  For the single policies please use
4. Besides your manager, your point of contact is Global Mobility the Working Abroad Page and its
sub-pages as reference.
(Specialists for < 6 months; Consultants for > 6 months).
5. There are clear policies for every kind of transfer. Please review
the one that is applicable for your case. What to Do Next?
6. Allow enough lead time. Transfer processes are time-consuming. Are you planning to go abroad but not
Contact Global Mobility at least 3 months prior your desired sure what to do next? Here are some
steps you should take:
transfer date.
 Visit the Working Abroad Page.
7. When you plan an international transfer: please keep in mind
 Review the respiective policies.
that transferring to a different country is complex. We
 If you have open questions,
recommend that you plan enough time to get familiar with local
contact Global Mobility.
policies and habits before your move. If feasible try to get in
 Don’t forget to discuss the
touch with another international transfer that moved to the same potential tranfers with your
country. He/She might give you some valuable advice. family or partner.
 Prepare the discussion with you
The Process manager.
o What’s the business case
1. Managers can look up different assignment & transfer types for the move?
and can calculate estimated costs for the assignment or o What exactly do you want
transfer in the Manager Self-Service Tool by entering the to achieve?
necessary information. o What is your framework
2. The employee is contacted by the Global Mobility Consultant (timeframe, conditions, no-
who introduces the package to the employee go countries etc.)
3. If the manager approves the move, the respective Global  Talk to your manager and get
his/her support.
Mobility Consultant receives a notification. In case there are
open question, the Global Mobility Consultant will get in touch
with the manager.
4. The employee signs the relocation agreement and sends a
After Approval
scanned copy to the SAP Global Mobility Consultant. Congratulations, your move got
approved. Please follow the process
5. The Global Mobility Consultant sends detailed information highlighted on the left. Additionally we
about the relocation to our Global Service Provider Sirva highly recommend to:
(external vendor).
 Plan enough time to get familiar
6. A Sirva Consultant will present the employee his package in with the whole process.
detail, provide him with country specific information and will  Plan enough time to inform
answer the employee’s personal questions about the yourself of the local policies and
relocation. habits of the receiving country.
7. Sirva will support the employee in organizing the relocation by  If applicable contact somebody
coordinating all relevant services (e.g. shipment, tax who transfered just recently to
assistance) and will manage the employee’s day to day issues the same country to get some
valuable advice.
during the execution of the case.