# Onboarding

### Onboarding assistance

We are here for you - the calls below are to help you through the process.

* Six **HR Office Hours** calls every Monday, Wednesday, Friday\
  These are open calls attended by our HR team, who can help you with any questions or issues you may have. You will be emailed the link when you start onboarding:
  * **2:30 – 3:30 PM IST**   **(11AM CET, 5AM ET)**
  * **9:30 – 10:30 PM IST**   **(6PM CET, 12PM ET)**

Read our onboarding guide below for more info:

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### Onboarding Steps

To onboard you into our team, we need to complete the following steps. 

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### Verification details

Prepare a **form of government ID**, and a proof of address. \
[More details](/scholars/getting-started/proof-of-id.md).
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### MSA & Policies agreements

You will sign a Master Services Agreement and Policies document. 

Already signed in the past? Our new agreements are materially similar to your existing agreements, but we have consolidated them and made the contracts simpler. \
[More details](/scholars/getting-started/agreements.md).
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### Bank details

Please have your bank information to hand, so that we can make payments. It is essential this info is accurate to avoid delays. 
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### Tax information

For US-based consultants, we need your social security number and other details to ensure we report taxes correctly. For other countries, the information we need will differ.
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### System data

We need certain information about your computer and internet connection, so that we can check it meets the system requirements for our projects. 

**If you are supplied a laptop by iMerit, you do not need to provide this info.**\
[More details](/scholars/getting-started/system-data.md).
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### Credentials creation (Internal Step)

Next, our internal team creates an account for you. You may need to wait for 24 hours while this step is completed.
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After you complete these stages - congratulations! You are fully onboarded into our system and eligible for work.


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