How to Ask Your Employer to Hire You via an EOR (With Email Template)
You want a real employment contract and benefits, but your future employer doesn't have an entity in your country. Here's how to ask them to hire you through an Employer of Record — and a copy-paste email that makes it easy for them to say yes.
Updated July 8, 2026 • Verified current for 2026
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Ask by removing the blocker, not by making a demand. Tell the company they don’t need to open an entity in your country — an Employer of Record such as Deel, Remote, or Multiplier can legally employ you locally on their behalf, handling your contract, payroll, taxes, and benefits, usually within days. Offer to send a short explainer they can forward internally, and suggest they get quotes from two or three providers. Most companies that hire internationally already understand EOR; you’re making a yes easy, not asking for a favour.
Why This Works Better Than You’d Expect
If a company is hiring someone in another country, they have to choose how to pay that person — there’s no default. Many will reach for “contractor” simply because it’s the path of least resistance, not because they’ve weighed it against employing you properly. When you propose an EOR, you’re not adding a problem; you’re handing them a ready-made answer to a question they’d otherwise have to research themselves.
The key is to lead with the benefit to them — speed and compliance — and be upfront about the cost, so it doesn’t feel like a hidden ask.
The Steps
How to make the ask
- 1 Wait until they clearly want you
Raise the rail as the offer firms up, not in the first interview.
- 2 Name the blocker for them
"I know you don't have an entity in my country — that's normal, and there's a standard way around it."
- 3 Introduce the EOR as the solution
Explain it employs you locally on their behalf, handling contract, payroll, tax, and benefits.
- 4 Offer to send an explainer
Give them something concrete to forward to finance or HR.
- 5 Suggest two or three providers
So they can compare quotes rather than feeling locked in.
- 6 Be honest about cost
Acknowledge the monthly fee and employer contributions — then frame it against the risk of getting cross-border employment wrong.
A Copy-Paste Email You Can Send
Subject: Making the hire simple — employing me in [your country]
Hi [name],
I’m excited about the role. One practical thing to sort out: since [company] doesn’t have a legal entity in [your country], the cleanest way to employ me is through an Employer of Record (EOR).
An EOR — providers like Deel, Remote, or Multiplier — becomes my legal employer here on your behalf. They handle the local employment contract, payroll, tax withholding, and statutory benefits, so you stay compliant without setting up an entity. Setup is usually a matter of days, and they price the whole thing — my salary, employer contributions, and their fee — as one clear monthly figure.
I’d suggest getting quotes from two or three providers so you can compare cost and country coverage. Happy to point you to a short explainer your finance or HR team can review. If an EOR isn’t workable, I’m open to discussing a contractor arrangement, though I’d want to talk through what that means for both of us.
Thanks — looking forward to making this work.
[your name]
Give Them Something to Forward
Employers move faster when they can hand a colleague a single, clear reference. We publish a short, per-country explainer aimed at exactly this — the employer’s side of hiring someone in your country, including the EOR-versus-contractor tradeoff and what it costs them. Point your future employer to the one for your country, for example our pages for hiring in India, the Philippines, Brazil, Indonesia, or Kenya.
If they want to run the numbers themselves, they can get a quote directly from Deel, Remote, or Multiplier.
If They Say No to an EOR
Some companies genuinely can’t or won’t set up EOR employment — often for smaller or shorter roles. That’s not necessarily a red flag. See what your options are when an employer can’t hire in your country, and if you end up as a contractor, protect yourself with a clear contract and a rate that covers your own taxes and benefits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I ask a company to hire me through an EOR?
Frame it as making it easy for them, not asking for a favour. Explain that they don't need to open an entity in your country — an Employer of Record such as Deel, Remote, or Multiplier can employ you locally on their behalf, handling the contract, payroll, taxes, and benefits, usually within days. Offer to share a short explainer they can forward internally. Most companies hiring internationally already know what an EOR is; you're removing a blocker, not adding cost they didn't expect.
Will asking for an EOR make me look difficult or cost me the offer?
Rarely, if you frame it as a solution. Companies that hire across borders expect to choose a payment rail, and EOR is one of the standard options. What can cost you the offer is asking for something they perceive as complex or expensive without context — which is exactly why pointing them to a provider and a short explainer helps. If a company flatly refuses any compliant employment option, that itself tells you something about the role.
What if the employer says an EOR is too expensive?
Acknowledge the cost honestly — an EOR does cost the employer a monthly fee plus employer contributions on top of your salary. Then give them the alternatives: they could hire you as a contractor (cheaper for them, but you lose benefits and protections), or, if they expect to hire several people in your country, eventually open an entity. Framing the EOR fee against the risk and admin of getting cross-border employment wrong often reframes it as reasonable.
Which EOR should I suggest to my employer?
Suggest that they get quotes from two or three established providers — Deel, Remote, Multiplier, Oyster, and Papaya Global all operate across many countries — rather than naming just one. Getting a couple of quotes lets them compare the fee and the countries covered for your specific case. The choice of provider is ultimately theirs; your job is to show that a compliant, fast option exists.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I ask a company to hire me through an EOR?
Frame it as making it easy for them, not asking for a favour. Explain that they don't need to open an entity in your country — an Employer of Record such as Deel, Remote, or Multiplier can employ you locally on their behalf, handling the contract, payroll, taxes, and benefits, usually within days. Offer to share a short explainer they can forward internally. Most companies hiring internationally already know what an EOR is; you're removing a blocker, not adding cost they didn't expect.
Will asking for an EOR make me look difficult or cost me the offer?
Rarely, if you frame it as a solution. Companies that hire across borders expect to choose a payment rail, and EOR is one of the standard options. What can cost you the offer is asking for something they perceive as complex or expensive without context — which is exactly why pointing them to a provider and a short explainer helps. If a company flatly refuses any compliant employment option, that itself tells you something about the role.
What if the employer says an EOR is too expensive?
Acknowledge the cost honestly — an EOR does cost the employer a monthly fee plus employer contributions on top of your salary. Then give them the alternatives: they could hire you as a contractor (cheaper for them, but you lose benefits and protections), or, if they expect to hire several people in your country, eventually open an entity. Framing the EOR fee against the risk and admin of getting cross-border employment wrong often reframes it as reasonable.
Which EOR should I suggest to my employer?
Suggest that they get quotes from two or three established providers — Deel, Remote, Multiplier, Oyster, and Papaya Global all operate across many countries — rather than naming just one. Getting a couple of quotes lets them compare the fee and the countries covered for your specific case. The choice of provider is ultimately theirs; your job is to show that a compliant, fast option exists.
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