[losdos]

What’s the best way for a U.S. startup to have a contract worker (developer) that is from, works and lives in Mexico and also offering them some type of equity or stock options?

How do we structure things to minimize and efficiently handle any taxation they incur?

Any difference in other countries, say South Africa or Poland?

[proberts]

Those are non-immigration questions because U.S. immigration doesn't apply to people employed outside the U.S. so any compensation structure would be fine from a U.S. immigration perspective. I can't comment on the tax considerations/issues.

[losdos]

Thank you very much for the reply. I forgot to add:

What considerations should we take (if any) if we intend to support them coming to the states and becoming employees after turning profitable or a successful funding round.

[proberts]

There's a visa specific to Mexican (and Canadian) citizens so there often are easy immigration options/solutions for Mexican citizens.