receiving, at a first network component in a visited wireless network, an attach request for a user equipment (UE) device;

detecting, by the first network component and based on the attach request, that the UE device is subscribed to a private network, wherein, the detecting includes detecting, in a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier (ID) for the UE device, a Mobile Country Code (MCC) designated for private networks;

providing, by the first network component and to a roaming identity register (RIR), a roaming authorization request for the UE device;

receiving, by the first network component, a roaming authorization response that includes a network pointer to the private network; and

applying, by the first network component and based on the roaming authorization response, a roaming policy for the UE device.