activpayroll has joined forces with US corporate immigration law firm Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL) to offer a fully-integrated global immigration, tax and payroll service, and in the process streamline the global applications made by clients for work permits, business visas and resident permits for their employees.

BAL’s Global Visa Group enables customised global applications to be made in over 100 countries and the group processes thousands of visas every year for some of the world’s largest companies in IT, engineering, manufacturing, oil and gas and other sectors.

“BAL’s experience gives us an invaluable insight into the needs of international assignees and their families and we recognise the importance of managing every case as a single point of contact,” says activpayroll managing director Alison Smith.

“Through our established global network of associates in offices around the world, we are confident that we have a suitable local presence to facilitate the face-to-face steps of the permit application process whenever this is required.”

“Together with Berry Appleman & Leiden, we can offer a comprehensive global immigration, tax and payroll service to help companies manage their global workforces, ensuring compliance with local legislation, full employee cost transparency and optimised cost efficiency.”

activpayroll has worked closely for a number of years with BAL managing partner in Houston, Shawn Orme, who is a highly experienced and widely respected global immigration specialist.