Hire Expats
How it works
Hiring employees outside their country of origin fast and compliant with Parakar as the Employer of Record.
Legal employer
Using our EOR service means Parakar is the legal employer for your employees.
Visa & Work Permit
As a certified sponsor, Parakar can provide shorter processing time for visa and work permit applications.
Easily hire expats
Expats are often highly skilled hardworking people. They are highly sought after and many companies would like to have an expat on their team. The process of hiring someone abroad is often more complicated than a candidate living in their country of origin. As your Employer of Record, we’ll handle all the necessary paperwork and legal requirements for hiring and paying employees in a foreign country.
Furthermore, our team of experienced specialists guides you through the process of obtaining a visa or work permit for your employee. As a certified sponsor of the European immigration authorities, Parakar can provide a shorter processing time by offering fast-track services for visa and work permit applications. With our expertise, we have successfully processed hundreds of work visa cases for employees worldwide, ensuring a smooth and efficient process.
Working with Parakar
Expertise and experience: We have native experts in all countries in our portfolio. Parakar has 20+ years of experience helping clients hire employees abroad.
Time savings: As a certified sponsor of the European immigration authorities, Parakar can provide a shorter processing time by offering fast-track services for visa and work permit applications
Convenience: Everything is handled in one place and a single point of contact. You do not have to deal with multiple parties and agencies.
Cost savings: If you’re not familiar with the process, Parakar as a partner could be cost effective. We make sure you don’t make mistakes.
Professionalism: Parakar ensures that everything is done compliant, correctly and professionally.
We'll sort it out.
At Parakar, we put people first. All our services are aimed at getting the employee to start working and be paid at the shortest possible time. We take care of the most important legal and financial aspects of the relocation of expats, such as municipal and immigration registrations, acquisition of tax, social security numbers and opening bank accounts.
Fast-track service.
Parakar holds a certified sponsorship status with the relevant authorities in Europe, which allows us to quickly help people get their permission. With our expertise, we have effectively processed hundreds of work visa cases for employees worldwide, ensuring a smooth and efficient process.
People first.
In addition, and in cooperation with selected local partners, we provide access to services of the more ‘human logistic nature’. Think about physical relocation, home inventory shipping, house finding, settle down services, introduction to local facilities and international schools. Parakar offers you this solution, so you won’t have to start this process via separate service providers in your home country.
Speak to our Experts
Our Frequently Asked Questions
Below you’ll find answers to the most burning questions you may have about Parakar or our Employer of Record service. If you can’t find the answer, we’re more than happy to answer them in a consult.
Founded 20+ years ago by Johan Opperman, now Parakar has grown to an enthusiastic team of young professionals. Our experts are located in our offices in Dublin, Breda, Cologne, Barcelona and Paris. All local specialists are ready to help you out with HR and payroll. With the support of sales, marketing and finance Parakar forms a great team for growth in the future!
The Parakar Group was founded in the Netherlands around the turn of the millennium (2001) by Johan Opperman. It has since rapidly expanded into its present form where we help companies all over the world expand their business.
All our services are to make your employees start working internationally. If you’re expanding your business abroad, Parakar takes care of your people abroad.
We take full responsibility for payroll, taxes, compliance and all the administrative burden that come with moving your business abroad. While you focus on managing your business, we take care of employment management. Check out all our services.
Parakar provides employment services in the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Italy and Portugal. All HR experts speak the local language and we have all the knowledge of the local employment law and administrative matters that comes with employing people in the specific country of choice. Next to that we’re located in every city centre of the countries we serve.
Although we’re focused on providing support in the countries we know best, we deliver our services in many other countries too. We do this through a strong partner network which basically covers all other European countries. Over the years we offered services all across Europe for our partners to help them organize a great employment migration.
Parakar chooses to focus on delivering high quality services in the countries we know best. We’re located in the city centres of the countries we serve, so we always know our way around.
Trust and personal service is really important in our work. We do everything in thinking along, both on a business and on a personal level. With years of experience we run faster than everyone else within the clear agreements that we make with a client. Parakar is more then your local HR-department, we’re your local partner.
Parakar is happy to help you out with a quote. Please contact us by filling out the contact form below or give us a call! You can find all our contact information at the contact page. We will get back to you as soon as possible!
There is no minimum number of employees to use the services of Parakar. We can help you out from one employee that requires our services.
With Parakar, the extra mile goes a long way. We look further than the standard services we offer so please contact us directly if you cannot find the answer to your question on our website.