I am a French freelancer. I work for a foreign company. I send my invoices and they pay me. It works on trust. One of the paiement was late. A few ...
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I think communication is key. It sucks to be out of the loop, especially if it's about doing work and not being promptly compensated or worse, at all.
As @ben mentioned, be firm. Follow up with them, but be firm in that you need to be paid for your work.
You could include in your contract some basic safety nets. Such as, ask for a 50% deposit up front before any work is started. That way you know the client is serious about the work they want to engage with you.
Also have a time period in which work has to be paid for once deliverables are submitted. Such as, invoice must be paid within 3-5 days. If not, interest is tacked on.
I had trouble with this when I was a freelancer. My general advice would be to be firm about this before it's a problem. @jess you've done more freelancing than me, any thoughts?
My advice would be to have a contract that lays out payment details and service expectations. This is actually now a requirement in New York state but I'm not sure what freelance rights are once you go international. There's also the option of requiring a deposit before you start work, but then you still run into the same potential issue..
French freelancer working for a dutch company : we have a contract that states the payment details, price and terms, in addition to the monthly invoices.