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title: Relocation
slug: manager-guide/relocation
description: Find out how to manage the staff's relocation in Marco.
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createdAt: 2023-08-10T11:07:31.617Z
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**Who can use this feature:**
\- All managers
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If a staff is relocated overseas, managers have two options to administer the relocation in Marco:

1. Change the staff's designated country.
2. Set the staff as an Expat.

When administered, all relocations will take effect in Marco immediately, impacting several data points for the staff:

| **Impacted Data Point** | **Country Change**                                                                              | **Expat**                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Staff information**   | The staff's Other Details section will reflect the new country-specific data fields.            | A host/home country distinction will apply to the staff's information.                                           |
| **Public holidays**     | There will be no changes to the staff's existing holidays.                                      | There will be no changes to the staff's existing holidays.                                                       |
| **Weekend policy**      | There will be no changes to the staff's weekend policy.                                         | There will be no changes to the staff's weekend policy.                                                          |
| **Payment currency**    | The payment currency for the staff's expenses and payroll will change based on the new country. | The payment currency for the staff's expenses can be selected based on their host and home country's currencies. |

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# Change staff's designated country

You can change a staff's designated country only if they are non-Expats.

**To change the staff's country:**

1. Go to **People**.
2. Select a staff > **Mobility**.
3. Under Country, select **Change**.
   ![Marco Platform's People page Mobility tab, with Change highlighted.](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/WDABVsk65VXvmNuRENOjp/mp8xWb4YtWz1KFBroINmO_x4countrychange.png)
   The Change Country screen appears.
4. Select the new Country and toggle the staff's Local/Non-Local status.
5. Select the Effective Date for the change in country.

   ***Note: **The Effective Date is for recordkeeping purposes only. The change in country will take place immediately upon confirmation.*
6. Select **Next**.

   A pop-up screen appears.
7. Select **Yes** to confirm.

   The staff's designated country has been changed.

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# Set staff as Expat

In Marco, an Expat is a business expatriate employee who retains a host and home country distinction for contractual and payroll purposes. As such, Expats will have two designated countries in their Marco account.

**To set a staff as an Expat:**

1. Go to **People**.
2. Select a staff > **Mobility**.
3. Under Expat Status, select **Set as Expat**.

   The Set as Expat screen appears.
4. Select the Host Country and toggle the staff's Local/Non-Local status.
5. Select the Expat Start Date and Service Type.

   ***Note:**** The Expat Start Date is for recordkeeping purposes only. The change in the staff's Expat status will take place immediately upon confirmation.*
6. Select **Next**.

   A pop-up screen appears.
7. Select **Yes** to confirm.

   The staff has been set as an Expat. 

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# Terminate staff's Expat status

Once the staff has completed their overseas assignment, you can terminate their Expat status to resume the default one-country designation. The termination will take effect immediately.

**To terminate a staff's Expat status:**

1. Go to **People**.
2. Select a staff > **Mobility**.
3. Under Expat Status, select **Stop Expat**.

   The Stop Expat screen appears.
4. Select the Expat End Date.

   ***Note:**** The Expat End Date is for recordkeeping purposes only. The change in the staff's Expat status will take place immediately upon confirmation.*
5. Select **Submit**.

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# View mobility records

You can view a staff's record of all country changes and Expat movements in Mobility.

 **To view a staff's mobility records:**

1. Go to **People**.
2. Select a staff > **Mobility**.
3. Under Mobility Records, select **View**.
   The Mobility Records screen appears.
   ![Marco Platform's Mobility Record screen.](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/WDABVsk65VXvmNuRENOjp/twocW-e4grBzRlwaliE0S_x4mobilityrecord.png)
4. Toggle between **Country Record** and **Expat Record** to view the staff's country and expat records.