Country of residence makes a difference for legal reasons, foreign remote employees are not the same as domestic remote employees. Some companies have an estab

Country of residence makes a difference for legal reasons, foreign remote employees are not the same as domestic remote employees. Some companies have an established process to handle the different requirements of a global workforce, and for them hiring one more person from country X doesn't cause any issues; but if your HR, legal and accounting is set up for domestic operations, then hiring a foreign employee may easily add so much overhead that it's not worth the hassle.