The contract passport
You have a happy client. We turn your French contract into an expat contract. Same mission, new country.
// Mobbeal · International mobility program
Keep your job.Change your life.
Turn your current mission into a passport for Tokyo, Montréal or Paris. Visa, payroll, admin — we handle it all. Zero upfront cost.
100%
Visa applications accepted
50+
Engineers relocated
3
Destinations
$0
Upfront cost
// How it works
Three pillars. Zero friction.
The model we've tested on 50+ engineers. Simple, tracked, no surprises.
Zero upfront cost
Our management fees (€2-3k/month) are deducted directly from client billing. You don't pay a euro upfront.
We handle everything
Visa, local payroll, legal, housing, banking. You focus on your client and your new life.
// Three destinations
Pick your corner of the world.
Three Abbeal hubs, three rhythms, one support quality.
🇯🇵
Tokyo
Full immersion.
Morning overlap with Europe (your evening = their morning). Absolute safety. Pro English is enough.
EU overlap
Morning
Language
EN / JP
🇨🇦
Montréal
North-American ecosystem.
Afternoon overlap (your morning = their morning). French-speaking. Easy integration. Quality of life.
EU overlap
Afternoon
Language
FR / EN
🇫🇷
Paris
Premium EU hub.
For international engineers who want to settle in Europe with their current client. Same timezone as your EU clients.
EU overlap
Full-time
Language
FR
// Mobility ecosystem
The institutions we work with.
Partners who help our talents relocate to Tokyo, Montréal, and integrate into the French tech ecosystem.
// Expat stories
4 engineers. 4 paths. Tokyo.
VIE, working holiday visa, senior expat — these are the real trajectories of engineers who moved to Tokyo through Mobbeal. Each story is long-form, unfiltered, the good and the rough.
VIE · Oct 2025Hugo, 26
IBM HCL Commerce · ex-Toyota France
Fullstack dev, moved to Tokyo on VIE after 3 years at Toyota Motor Manufacturing France. Java/JSP, e-commerce mission, flexible FR team.
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Expat · 3 yearsAlex, Senior
Le Monde · Next.js / React
Senior Software Engineer at Le Monde from Tokyo. 2pm-midnight schedule worked out after 6 months. "6 months to see" became 3 years.
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Working holiday → Work visaKevyn, 26
Amplitude Laser · Mech eng
High-energy laser mechanical engineer. Working holiday then work visa. The 7-8h time difference became an asset (24/7 FR/JP continuity).
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VIE · OneIDGrégorie, 22
Vue.js + DevOps + React Native
Fullstack dev at OneID after 3 years of work-study. Hybrid FR/JP schedule across 3 time slots. The best of both worlds.
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// They did it
Four voices. Four changed lives.
French e-commerce client, €600 day rate. Now in Shibuya with the same client. Best career choice I've made.
Grégoire
Backend Dev · Tokyo · 18 months
I kept my mission at a large French company. Perfect afternoon overlap, incomparable quality of life.
Kevyn
Lead Dev · Montréal · 12 months
The process was simpler than expected. Mobbeal handled everything, I focused on my client.
Alex
Data Consultant · Tokyo · 6 months
Came from London, kept my AWS architecture role, just changed the timezone. The Japan tax conventions worked exactly as Mobbeal explained — no surprises, no double taxation.
Maya
Senior Cloud Engineer · Tokyo · 9 months
// Frequent questions
The 7 questions we always get.
No. You become a tax resident of the host country after 6 months. International tax treaties. We guide you through the paperwork.
You switch to the local system (Sécu in France, JNHI in Japan, RAMQ in Canada). Retirement rights are preserved through totalisation agreements.
Yes. Highly Skilled Professional visa (Japan) or Work Permit (Canada) includes a dependent visa. Your partner can work locally.
None. You can come back anytime. 3-month trial period with easy return.
We help you find a local mission or ease your return. Local client network (PayPay, Credit Saison in Japan, banks in Paris, Montréal tech ecosystem).
€2-3k/month range deducted from client billing. Zero upfront cost, zero surprises.
Japan: pro English is enough. Canada: FR or EN. France: FR B2. Local language classes included.
UK pensions stay where they are; you stop contributing during your stay (or top up via SIPP). UK-Japan and US-Japan tax treaties prevent double taxation. After 6 months you become a Japanese tax resident and pay Japanese income tax (typically 20-33%). We connect you with a tax advisor specialised in expat moves on day one.
Generally yes — your home-country company invoices Mobbeal (or Abbeal direct), and we handle the Japanese employment side. This works for UK Ltd, US LLC, French SASU, Canadian Sole Proprietorship. We've done it 30+ times. Caveat: requires a clean treaty with Japan (UK/US/FR/CA all qualify).
// Ready?
30 minutes with Vianney or Sébastien.
Tell us your situation, we'll honestly tell you if your case passes. No commitment.
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