[slrainka]

You can pay them as independent contractors. They have to sign a W-8 BEN and you can make payments via Wise. If you see that you are hiring a relatively large team from the same country, then at some point you can open a local subsidiary (cost center) and employ them via the local entity. The way to do this has been the same - most US companies became open to this after 2020.

[jeromegv]

The question was about Venezuela because of the sanctions. It’s not just any country that works with Wise

Venezuela is banned on wise and many/most banking apps. https://wise.com/help/articles/2978049/which-countries-can-i...

[slrainka]

Ah yes, sorry, didn't catch that.