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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.

• 🇸🇬 Republic of Singapore

  • Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) — Regulates Singapore-qualified lawyers who may provide immigration advisory services.

• 🇳🇿 New Zealand

  • Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) — Licenses immigration advisers in New Zealand. Only licensed advisers, lawyers, or exempt persons may provide immigration advice for profit.
  • New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) — Regulates New Zealand lawyers who may provide immigration advice.

• 🇫🇷 French Republic

  • Conseil National des Barreaux (CNB) — National Bar Council — oversees the 164 local bar associations (barreaux) regulating avocats authorised to give immigration advice in France.

• 🇮🇹 Italian Republic

  • Consiglio Nazionale Forense (CNF) — National Forensic Council — regulates avvocati (lawyers) authorised to give immigration legal advice in Italy.

• 🇯🇵 Japan

  • Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) — Oversees bengoshi (lawyers) authorised to provide immigration legal advice. Certified administrative procedures specialists (gyōsei shoshi) can also handle immigration filings.

• 🇨🇭 Swiss Confederation

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV) — Federation of cantonal bar associations regulating lawyers authorised to practise in Switzerland.

• 🇸🇦 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Saudi Bar Association (SBA) — Regulates licensed lawyers (muhami) authorised to practise in Saudi courts.

• 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea

  • Korean Bar Association (KBA) — Regulates byeonhosa (lawyers) authorised to provide immigration legal services in Korea.

• 🇸🇪 Kingdom of Sweden

  • Swedish Bar Association (Advokatsamfundet) — Regulates advokater authorised to practise law in Sweden, including immigration legal services.

• 🇦🇹 Republic of Austria

  • Austrian Bar Association (ÖRAK) — Regulates Rechtsanwälte authorised to provide legal advice on immigration matters in Austria.

• 🇩🇰 Kingdom of Denmark

  • Danish Bar and Law Society (Advokatsamfundet) — Regulates advokater practising in Denmark.

• 🇳🇴 Kingdom of Norway

  • Norwegian Bar Association (Advokatforeningen) — Regulates advokater practising law in Norway, including immigration legal services.

• 🇫🇮 Republic of Finland

  • Finnish Bar Association (FBA) — Regulates Finnish attorneys-at-law (asianajajat) who may provide immigration legal advice.

• 🇧🇪 Kingdom of Belgium

  • Orde van Vlaamse Balies (OVB) — Regulates lawyers registered with Dutch-speaking bar associations in Belgium.
  • Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone (OBFG) — Regulates lawyers registered with French- and German-speaking bar associations in Belgium.

• 🇱🇺 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

  • Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Luxembourg (OABL) — Regulates Luxembourg avocats authorised to provide legal advice, including immigration matters.

• 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

  • Czech Bar Association (CBA) — Regulates Czech attorneys (advokati) authorised to provide legal services.

• 🇵🇱 Republic of Poland

  • Naczelna Rada Adwokacka (NRA) — National Bar Council regulating Polish advocates (adwokaci).
  • Krajowa Izba Radców Prawnych (KIRP) — National Chamber of Attorneys-at-Law regulating radcowie prawni.

• 🇪🇪 Republic of Estonia

  • Estonian Bar Association (EBA) — Regulates Estonian sworn advocates authorised to provide legal services.

• 🇬🇷 Hellenic Republic

  • Plenary of Greek Bar Associations (Greek Bars) — Coordinates Greek bar associations that regulate lawyers authorised to practise law in Greece.

• 🇲🇹 Republic of Malta

  • Chamber of Advocates Malta (COA) — Professional body for advocates in Malta; legal practice is regulated under Maltese law.

• 🇨🇾 Republic of Cyprus

  • Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) — Regulates advocates practising law in Cyprus.

• 🇲🇽 United Mexican States

  • Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados (BMA) — National professional bar association; Mexican legal practice is licensed and supervised under state and federal professional rules.

• 🇧🇷 Federative Republic of Brazil

  • Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB) — Statutory body regulating the legal profession in Brazil; only OAB-registered advogados may provide legal consultation, including on immigration and residence matters.

• 🇦🇷 Argentine Republic

  • Colegio Público de la Abogacía de la Capital Federal (CPACF) — Bar association that registers and regulates lawyers practising in the City of Buenos Aires, including those advising on immigration and residence matters.

• 🇨🇱 Republic of Chile

  • Colegio de Abogados de Chile (CACh) — Professional association and ethics body for lawyers in Chile, including those advising on immigration matters.

• 🇺🇾 Oriental Republic of Uruguay

  • Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay (CAU) — Voluntary professional association of Uruguayan lawyers; immigration matters do not require representation but applicants often instruct a CAU-member abogado for document legalisation and notarial certificates.

• 🇿🇦 Republic of South Africa

  • Legal Practice Council (LPC) — Statutory body established under the Legal Practice Act, 2014 that regulates all legal practitioners in South Africa, including those providing immigration-related legal services.

• 🇲🇺 Republic of Mauritius

  • Mauritius Bar Association (MBA) — Professional body for barristers in Mauritius, constituted under the Mauritius Bar Association Act 1957.

• 🇰🇪 Republic of Kenya

  • Law Society of Kenya (LSK) — Statutory bar association; membership is mandatory to practise as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

  • The Law Society of Hong Kong (Law Society) — Statutory body regulating the professional conduct of solicitors, trainee solicitors and foreign lawyers in Hong Kong, including those who provide immigration advice.

• 🇹🇼 Taiwan (Republic of China)

  • Taiwan Bar Association (TBA) — Self-regulatory body for licensed attorneys in Taiwan; immigration matters are commonly handled by attorneys or by the government agencies directly.

• 🇲🇾 Malaysia

  • Malaysian Bar (Malaysian Bar) — Statutory body regulating advocates and solicitors in Peninsular Malaysia; verify any legal representative against the Bar.

• 🇹🇭 Kingdom of Thailand

  • Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) — Statutory regulator of the legal profession in Thailand; lawyers advising on immigration matters are admitted and disciplined by the Council.

• 🇮🇳 Republic of India

  • Bar Council of India (BCI) — Statutory body regulating legal practice and the admission of advocates in India.

• 🇶🇦 State of Qatar

  • Ministry of Justice (Qatar) (MOJ) — Supervises the legal profession and lawyer licensing in Qatar and operates the official Lawyers Portal.

• 🇮🇱 State of Israel

  • Israel Bar Association (IBA) — Statutory body that licenses and regulates lawyers in Israel; mandatory membership to practise law, including immigration practitioners.

• 🇹🇷 Republic of Türkiye

  • Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) — Public professional body uniting Türkiye's provincial bar associations; lawyers admitted through these bars are the regulated providers of legal representation, including immigration matters.

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