Sponsor / relocate
Worker joins you onshore under a visa you support.
Best for
Site, regulated, or customer-facing roles in your country
UK licence path →Employer Success Centre
International hiring guidance that leads to action
Built for employers hiring across borders — UK, US, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and remote-first teams. Start with Getting Started, use destination-specific sponsorship hubs where we have depth, then answer: I need a role in a country — what do I do next?
Hiring models
Sponsor, remote, or EOR?
Pick the path that matches where the work happens — then confirm local rules with counsel before you advertise.
Remote + entity
Worker stays abroad; your local entity employs them.
Best for
Markets where you already have a company
Remote hiring guide →EOR
An Employer of Record employs them locally for you.
Best for
Speed without incorporating first
EOR vs sponsorship →Not sure? Open the International Hiring Hub
Getting Started
Orient your team, decide if international hiring fits, and learn how GSH works.
Explore →UK Sponsor Licence Centre
Deep dive for UK sponsorship — the first regional licence hub. More destinations next.
Explore →Destination Playbooks
Thin employer briefs for US, Canada, Australia, Germany, UAE, and Singapore — same template, corridor-specific facts.
Explore →International Hiring
Global models: sponsorship, remote, EOR, and how they differ by destination.
Explore →Tools
Hiring Hub, cost planner, and recruitment ROI calculator.
Explore →Tools
Workflow and calculators
International Hiring Hub
Answer: I need a [role] in [country]. What do I do next?
Start the workflow →International hiring cost planner
UK Home Office fee model plus worksheets for US, Canada, AU, EU, UAE, Singapore, and remote/EOR.
Plan costs →Recruitment ROI calculator
Model vacancy cost, cost-to-hire, sponsorship spend, and first-year value.
Calculate ROI →Employment cost calculator (Oyster)
Third-party partner tool for multi-country employment cost estimates.
Open Oyster tool →Getting Started
Getting Started
Orient your team, decide if international hiring fits, and learn how GSH works.
Welcome to international hiring
Orient employers to cross-border hiring and how GSH helps.
Read guide →Why hire international talent?
Business case for cross-border recruitment beyond “talent shortage” slogans.
Read guide →Is international recruitment right?
A decision checklist before you invest in licence, counsel, or global ads.
Read guide →Offer & compliance checklist
HR/finance pack: decide the hire model, budget the corridor, label the role honestly, then approve the offer.
Read guide →International hiring explained
Plain-English map of sponsor, remote, EOR, and agency models.
Read guide →How GSH works for employers
Post, connect ATS, claim profile, partners, and Success Centre — in one map.
Read guide →Employer FAQs
Short answers to the questions employers ask first.
Read guide →Destination Playbooks
Destination playbooks
Thin employer briefs for US, Canada, Australia, Germany, UAE, and Singapore — same template, corridor-specific facts.
US hiring playbook
H-1B and related petitions, employer obligations, cost shape, and when EOR fits better.
Read guide →Canada hiring playbook
TFWP / LMIA-linked and IMP-style paths, employer duties, cost shape, and remote alternatives.
Read guide →Australia hiring playbook
Sponsored visa overview, nomination duties, salary thresholds, cost shape, and EOR alternatives.
Read guide →Germany hiring playbook
EU Blue Card and skilled work permits, employer duties, cost shape, and when remote/EOR fits.
Read guide →UAE hiring playbook
Work permits and residency sponsorship, free-zone vs mainland notes, cost shape, and EOR alternatives.
Read guide →Singapore hiring playbook
EP / S Pass overview, employer obligations, quota and salary signals, cost shape, and EOR alternatives.
Read guide →UK Sponsor Licence Centre
UK Sponsor Licence pages
Deep dive for UK sponsorship — the first regional licence hub. More destinations next.
Sponsor Licence Centre
Hub for UK sponsor licence topics — first regional deep dive inside a global centre.
Read guide →What is a sponsor licence?
Plain-English definition of a UK sponsor licence and SMS.
Read guide →Do I need a sponsor licence?
When UK employers need a licence — and when they do not.
Read guide →Eligibility requirements
Who can apply and what genuine vacancy / HR systems expectations look like.
Read guide →Application process
High-level steps from preparation to SMS access.
Read guide →Costs
Licence, CoS, ISC, visa and IHS — and how to model total cost.
Read guide →Processing times
How to plan hiring timelines around licence and visa decisions.
Read guide →Duties & compliance
Record-keeping, reporting, and audit readiness for sponsors.
Read guide →Certificates of Sponsorship
Defined vs undefined CoS and how assignment fits hiring.
Read guide →Common mistakes
Frequent sponsor failures and how to avoid them.
Read guide →Renewals, suspension & revocation
What happens when licences end, get suspended, or revoked.
Read guide →International Hiring
International Hiring
Global models: sponsorship, remote, EOR, and how they differ by destination.
Also in the library
Existing employer playbooks
Offer & compliance checklist
HR/finance pack before you publish an international role.
Open →How to hire international talent
Step-by-step cross-border recruiting process.
Open →Recruitment agencies on GSH
When you need sourcing help — agency centre and Agency Resource Centre.
Open →Sponsorship & mobility resources
UK/US obligations, databases, and mobility programme building blocks.
Open →Corporate global mobility playbook
Set ownership for sponsorship, relocation, and candidate support.
Open →Globally remote checklist
Label remote, visa, and relocation support honestly before you publish.
Open →Next step
Put this into action on Global Sponsor Hub
Start free with a company profile, connect roles you already advertise, or review Growth / Scale when you want on-platform applications and hiring tools.
Need immigration or relocation support? Browse mobility partners or list your firm.
Partners
Mobility partners: get discovered where employers decide
Immigration, relocation, and payroll providers list in the partner directory and appear inside hiring workflows.