What premote covers in which country.
Compliance assessment for every combination of 195 countries, A1 certificates for employees from 32 countries and posted worker notifications in 31 destination countries.
- Timestamped proof of submission for every A1 application
- Compliance guarantee of up to €1M per trip
Every country combination. 195 countries, eight areas.
For every trip, the compliance assessment checks nationality, origin and destination, purpose and length of stay and rates eight areas. The result is right in the request, before approval.
The eight areas
- Entry & work authorisationVisa and entry status checked automatically
- Travel securityTravel advisories and security situation monitored continuously
- Income taxTreaty basis and 183-day thresholds checked automatically
- Permanent establishmentPE risk assessed automatically from activity and authority
- Social securityA1 or CoC application triggered automatically
- Posted Workers DirectiveNotification duty detected, notification filed in the background
- Labour lawLocal minimum standards reconciled automatically
- Data protectionTransfer basis and third-country link checked automatically
What the result looks like.
An example from the premote risk assessment: a business trip from Germany to Saudi Arabia.
premote checks for 195 countries whether a visa, an electronic travel authorisation or a work permit is required: based on nationality, origin and destination, purpose, length of stay and travel history such as Schengen days.
GermanyDepart 28 Sep
Saudi Arabia28 Sep to 1 OctMedium- GermanyReturn 1 Oct
Your stated activity Client project work Not covered by the visa on file
The business visit visa on file (valid until 18 May 2027) allows entry, but not this type of activity.
What the business visit visa allows
- Meetings and negotiations
- Exploring business opportunities
- Installation, maintenance or supervision on site
- Project delivery on site
- Applied for by
- Saudi sponsor company, via Qiwa
- Visa fee, paid to the authority
- SAR 1,000
- Validity
- Up to 6 months, multiple entries
If missing: Project work on a business visit visa is unauthorised work.
Checked for example: ESTA (USA), eTA (Canada), ETA / eVisitor (Australia), NZeTA (New Zealand), K-ETA (South Korea), ETA (United Kingdom), ETA-IL (Israel), e-Business visa (India), M visa (China), business visa (Saudi Arabia).
The travel warning shows how the sources rate the destination, here the German Federal Foreign Office and the U.S. Department of State, and what to do before the trip.
- GermanyDepart 28 Sep
- Saudi Arabia28 Sep to 1 OctMedium
- GermanyReturn 1 Oct
Reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia. The Yemen border regions are off-limits.
Riyadh
- Auswärtiges Amt · Level 3 · Parts at level 4Travel to the 30 km Yemen border strip in Najran, Asir and Jazan is warned against.
- U.S. Department of State · Level 3 · Reconsider travelDue to drone and missile attacks and terrorist threats.
Register with ELEFAND, the German crisis list
- Level 1 · ClearNeither source warns. Usual precautions are enough.
- Level 2 · ClearIncreased caution, often only for parts of the country.
- Level 3 · MediumThis tripSources advise reconsidering travel. Be aware of the risks and plan precautions. No extra step for approval.
- Level 4 · HighSources warn against travel. Approve only as an exception, with a security plan.
Example Colombia to Portugal: there is no A1 certificate for this combination. The assessment checks entry, work authorisation, travel security, tax, permanent establishment and social security including bilateral agreements.
A1 certificates for employees from 32 countries.
Reference: the employee's home or payroll country, not the destination
premote creates the application from the trip data and submits it to the competent institution. Every application gets an immediate submission proof with a timestamp; 98% of applications are submitted within 5 minutes of receiving the data.
Switzerland
United Kingdom
USA
Canada
China
India
Brazilopens the country guide
More on A1 certificatesPosted worker notifications in 31 destination countries.
Reference: the destination country of the assignment
premote checks the notification duty under the EU Posted Workers Directive and submits the notification automatically in the national portal. 99% of notifications are submitted in under 5 minutes.
opens the country guide
More on the EU Posted Workers Directive32 countries, four processes.
- 1 The EU Posted Workers Directive does not apply in the United Kingdom, so there is no posted worker notification there.
- 2 Certificates of Coverage outside Europe are available for example for the USA, Canada, China, India and Brazil.
Frequently asked questions about country coverage
For which countries does premote apply for A1 certificates?
For employees insured in one of the 27 EU states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or the United Kingdom, 32 countries in total. What matters is the home or payroll country, not the destination.
What is the difference between an A1 certificate and a Certificate of Coverage?
Both prove that employees stay insured in their home country during an assignment abroad. The A1 certificate applies within the EU, the EEA and Switzerland, and between the EU and the UK; a Certificate of Coverage applies to countries with a bilateral social security agreement, for example the USA. premote applies for both.
Does premote support Certificates of Coverage outside Europe?
Yes, for example for the USA, Canada, China, India and Brazil.
In which countries does premote submit posted worker notifications?
In all 27 EU states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, 31 destination countries in total. premote checks the notification duty and submits the notification in the respective national portal.
Does premote check visas and work authorisation worldwide?
Yes. premote checks for 195 countries and every nationality whether a visa, an electronic travel authorisation or a work permit is required.
Does the compliance assessment also work for countries outside the EU?
Yes, for every combination of origin and destination, for example Colombia to Portugal. It assesses permanent establishment, income tax, social security, immigration, labour law, the Posted Workers Directive, data privacy and travel security.
Is the coverage data available in machine-readable form?
Yes. All data on this page is available as a JSON file at https://www.premote.de/coverage.json.
