You can pay contractors around the world right from Gusto—add your international contractors for free and pay them with only a small exchange fee(s). International contractor payments are supported in our "contractor-only" plan, but only after a domestic contractor has been added.
Check out the full country list and supported recipient currency for each in the first dropdown below.
Read the Important reminders in each of the subsequent dropdowns for more information about rate calculations, fees, the forms we support, and more.
Gusto supports paying international contractors in the below countries. We'll always send the funds in USD, however, some funds will be converted—supported recipient currency in each country is included below:
Country | Local bank account currency (recipient bank) | US bank account currency (recipient bank) |
Albania | USD | USD |
Algeria | USD | USD |
Andorra | USD | USD |
Angola | USD | USD |
Anguilla | USD | USD |
Antigua and Barbuda | USD | USD |
Argentina | ARS | USD |
Armenia | USD | USD |
Australia | AUD | USD |
Austria | EUR | USD |
Azerbaijan | USD | USD |
Bahamas | USD | USD |
Bahrain | USD | USD |
Bangladesh | BDT | USD |
Barbados | USD | USD |
Barbuda and Antigua | USD | USD |
Belgium | EUR | USD |
Benin | USD | USD |
Bhutan | USD | USD |
Bolivia | USD | USD |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | USD | USD |
Botswana | USD | USD |
Brazil | BRL | USD |
Brunei Darussalam | USD | USD |
Bulgaria | BGN | USD |
Burkina Faso | USD | USD |
Cambodia | USD | USD |
Canada | CAD | USD |
Cayman Islands | USD | USD |
Chile | CLP | USD |
China [Limits apply—see FAQ section of this article] | CNY | USD |
Colombia | COP | USD |
Cook Island | USD | USD |
Costa Rica | CRC | USD |
Croatia | HRK | USD |
Cyprus | EUR | USD |
Czech Republic | CZK | USD |
Denmark | DKK | USD |
Dominica | USD | USD |
Dominican Republic | USD | USD |
Ecuador | USD | USD |
Egypt | EGP | USD |
El Salvador | USD | USD |
Estonia | EUR | USD |
Ethiopia | USD | USD |
Faroe Islands | USD | USD |
Fiji | USD | USD |
Finland | EUR | USD |
France | EUR | USD |
French Polynesia | USD | USD |
Gabon | USD | USD |
Gambia | USD | USD |
Georgia | GEL | USD |
Germany | EUR | USD |
Ghana | GHS | USD |
Greece | EUR | USD |
Greenland | USD | USD |
Grenada | USD | USD |
Guadeloupe | USD | USD |
Guatemala | USD | USD |
Guinea | USD | USD |
Guyana | USD | USD |
Haiti | USD | USD |
Honduras | USD | USD |
Hong Kong | HKD | USD |
Hungary | HUF | USD |
Iceland | USD | USD |
India | INR | USD |
Indonesia | IDR | USD |
Ireland | EUR | USD |
Israel | ILS | USD |
Italy | EUR | USD |
Jamaica | USD | USD |
Japan | JPY | USD |
Kazakhstan | USD | USD |
Kenya | KES | USD |
Latvia | EUR | USD |
Lebanon | USD | USD |
Lithuania | EUR | USD |
Luxembourg | EUR | USD |
Macedonia | USD | USD |
Malaysia | MYR | USD |
Malta | EUR | USD |
Mexico | MXN | USD |
Moldova | EUR | USD |
Montenegro | USD | USD |
Morocco | MAD | USD |
Nepal | NPR | USD |
New Zealand | NZD | USD |
Nicaragua | USD | USD |
Nigeria | NGN | USD |
Norway | NOK | USD |
Pakistan [Individual accounts only—business accounts are not supported] | PKR | USD |
Panama | USD | USD |
Paraguay | USD | USD |
Peru | USD | USD |
Philippines | PHP | USD |
Poland | PLN | USD |
Portugal | EUR | USD |
Qatar | QAR | USD |
Romania | RON | USD |
Serbia | USD | USD |
Singapore | SGD | USD |
Slovakia | EUR | USD |
Slovenia | EUR | USD |
South Africa | ZAR | USD |
South Korea | KRW | USD |
Spain | EUR | USD |
Sri Lanka | LKR | USD |
Sweden | SEK | USD |
Switzerland | CHF | USD |
Taiwan | USD | USD |
Tanzania | USD | USD |
Thailand | THB | USD |
The Netherlands | EUR | USD |
Trinidad and Tobago | USD | USD |
Turkey | USD | USD |
Uganda | USD | USD |
Ukraine | USD | USD |
United Arab Emirates | AED | USD |
United Kingdom | GBP | USD |
Uruguay | UYU | USD |
Vietnam | VND | USD |
Reminders
Heads up!
Gusto does not support withholding or reporting for these contractors–contractors must self-report as required.
International contractors will not have access to a Gusto online account—when paying international contractors, please inform them so they know when to expect payment(s). On payday, Gusto will send an email letting your international contractor know that they were paid.
Requirements will differ by country, but Gusto will usually ask for the below:
Important reminders
We recommend setting up and using international contractor onboarding checklists to help streamline the hiring process—you can create checklists before adding individuals. You can also assign an international contractor a manager and have them appear in your coworker directory (org chart), if it's enabled.
To add an international contractor:
International contractors will not have access to a Gusto online account—when paying international contractors, please inform them so they know when to expect payment(s). On payday, Gusto will send an email letting your international contractor know that they were paid.
Create one or more payment schedules for your contractors and automatically pay them in the future—save time and never miss a payment.
Once a payment schedule is created, it'll default as active. Learn how to change that setting or manage other pieces of the payment schedules in the dropdown below.
There may be changes to you or your international contractor's account that deactivate an active schedule, or cause payment issues. If a payment schedule is deactivated or cannot process, we'll send an email letting you know.
Important reminders
Your payment has been processed and contractors will receive their payment(s) within 3 business days of the debit date, based on your company’s payment speed. We’ll let you know the expected pay date or payment date range (in business days) when you process the payment.
We’ll send an email on payday to your contractor confirming they’ve been paid, but we also recommend letting your contractors know when to expect the payment(s).
Important: If Gusto attempts to debit your account and we receive one or more bank errors (e.g a non-sufficient funds error), we may push your company to a slower direct deposit speed.
Admins can email international contractors requesting that they update the information they initially entered during onboarding. You may want to use this if:
We'll email you when they've updated their info so you can schedule, or reschedule, payments.
Bank account issues
If there was a bank issue, the most common pieces of information that need updating are the bank account details, or the name associated with the bank account—the name affiliated with the bank account must match the name entered for Gusto.
Gusto only supports employees with all of the following criteria:
Q: What fees will I be charged?
A: There are no monthly fees or flat rate costs per contractor, or fees to onboard contractors. Here's a summary overview of potential fees you might see:
Q: Why do I see fees for some payments and not others?
A: Bank requirements may differ, for now, you might have seen slightly different information in Gusto based on the method we use to pay the international contractor.
Q: How is the exchange rate calculated?
A: The exchange rate shown in Gusto is determined by the exchange rate offered by our payment partner, and includes a Gusto fee.
Q: Do international payments sync to accounting integrations?
A: Not at this time.
Q: What are the payment limits for China and is there a workaround?
A: There is a 50,000 CNY limit per beneficiary per day. If you want to pay more thank 50,000 CNY in a single payment, break it out over multiple payments under 50,000 CNY each.