An overseas client does not automatically mean a move abroad. In Zi Wei Dou Shu, the Migration Palace can frame how work changes in an unfamiliar external setting. The first practical question is whether the assignment is truly remote or includes a site visit.
Read the external setting with the work
Compare the Life and Migration Palaces, then read Career for the work you can deliver and Wealth for payment and added costs. A favorable transformation may make external opportunities worth exploring, but an inquiry is not a signed contract.
Compare two assignments
A designer in Shanghai preparing files for a New York client needs agreed meeting hours, revision rounds, and a named approver. A machine consultant visiting a factory for three days needs site access, travel coverage, and responsibility for delays. Both work with a distant client; only one needs travel.
Use a delivery sheet
List time-zone overlap, visits, document versions, acceptance dates, currency, and payment milestones. Read the natal Life and Migration axis first, add Career and Wealth, then use longer and annual cycles for timing. Decide against the actual schedule and written terms.