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Regulators by destination

• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  • Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) — Regulates non-solicitor immigration advisers providing services in the UK. Previously the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).
  • Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) — Regulates solicitors in England and Wales who provide immigration services.

• 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland

  • Law Society of Ireland (Law Society) — Regulates solicitors in Ireland who may provide immigration advice.

• 🇩🇪 Federal Republic of Germany

  • Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK) — Federal Bar Association — oversight body for the regional bar associations that licence lawyers (Rechtsanwälte) authorised to give immigration advice.

• 🇵🇹 Portuguese Republic

  • Ordem dos Advogados (OA) — Portuguese Bar Association — regulates lawyers (advogados) authorised to give immigration advice.

• 🇪🇸 Kingdom of Spain

  • Consejo General de la Abogacía Española (CGAE) — General Council of Spanish Bar Associations — oversees the 83 regional bars that licence Spanish lawyers (abogados).

• 🇳🇱 Kingdom of the Netherlands

  • Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten (NOvA) — Netherlands Bar — regulates advocaten authorised to give immigration advice.

• 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

  • UAE Ministry of Justice — Lawyers Affairs Department (MOJ) — Licenses legal consultants and lawyers authorised to practice in UAE courts.

• 🇨🇦 Canada

  • College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) — National regulator of Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs).
  • Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) — Federation of provincial law societies regulating Canadian lawyers authorised to give immigration advice.

• 🇦🇺 Commonwealth of Australia

  • Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) — Registers Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) authorised to provide Australian immigration assistance for a fee.

• 🇺🇸 United States of America

  • State bar associations (State bars) — US state bars regulate attorneys authorised to give immigration legal advice. Non-attorneys cannot give legal advice on immigration matters; EOIR accreditation exists for recognised organisations providing limited assistance.
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review — Recognition & Accreditation Program (EOIR R&A) — Recognises nonprofit organisations and accredits their representatives to assist with immigration matters before DHS and EOIR.

Partner advisors

Partner advisor listings are opening soon. Any partner surfaced here will display a regulator credential (e.g. OISC / IAA, RCIC/CICC, MARA, state bar) with a verification link.