BEFORE YOU SIGN
Check any immigration adviser — including us.
Several countries make immigration advice a licensed activity and publish a free public register. Below are the official entry points, what each register does and does not prove, and the checks worth doing before you pay anyone.
Official registers
Australia
New Zealand
IAA
- Covers
- Licensed immigration advisers
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access. The register lists the licensee’s name and licence number, not their website — match the person, not the brand.
View register guide →
Canada
CICC
- Covers
- Licensed RCIC / RISIA consultants
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access. The register lists the licensee’s name and licence number, not their website — match the person, not the brand.
View register guide →
United States
EOIR R&A
- Covers
- Recognised organisations and accredited representatives (non-lawyers permitted to represent)
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access. The register lists the licensee’s name and licence number, not their website — match the person, not the brand.
View register guide →
United Kingdom
IAA
- Covers
- Regulated immigration advisers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access. The register lists the licensee’s name and licence number, not their website — match the person, not the brand.
View register guide →
Hong Kong SAR
No dedicated licensing regime for immigration advisers. Check the professional’s underlying qualification (for example a practising lawyer) with that profession’s regulator instead.
Immigration Department →
Singapore
No dedicated licensing regime for immigration advisers. Check the professional’s underlying qualification (for example a practising lawyer) with that profession’s regulator instead.
ICA →
Portugal
No dedicated licensing regime for immigration advisers. Check the professional’s underlying qualification (for example a practising lawyer) with that profession’s regulator instead.
AIMA →
Ireland
No dedicated licensing regime for immigration advisers. Check the professional’s underlying qualification (for example a practising lawyer) with that profession’s regulator instead.
Immigration Service Delivery →
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua & Barbuda CIU licensed agents
- Covers
- Agents licensed to file citizenship-by-investment applications
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access.
View register guide →
Dominica
Dominica CBIU authorised agents
- Covers
- Agents authorised to file citizenship-by-investment applications
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access.
View register guide →
Grenada
Grenada IMA authorised agents
- Covers
- Local agents authorised to submit applications
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access.
View register guide →
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia CIP authorised agents
- Covers
- Agents authorised to file citizenship-by-investment applications
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access.
View register guide →
Vanuatu
Vanuatu designated agents
- Covers
- Agents designated to handle citizenship applications
Search one adviser at a time — the register does not allow bulk access.
View register guide →
What a register entry does not prove
01A directory listing is not regulatory approval. Many “top immigration firm” lists are paid placements.
02An individual’s licence does not transfer to the company. Ask which named licensee will actually handle your file, and check that person.
03A register shows current status, not history. Ask whether the adviser has ever been suspended, cautioned or had a complaint upheld.
04A licence says nothing about price, service quality or whether your case is winnable.
Official immigration authorities
Fees, eligibility and processing times published by any adviser — us included — should match the authority’s own page. If they differ, the authority is right.
- AustraliaDepartment of Home Affairs →
- New ZealandImmigration New Zealand →
- CanadaIRCC →
- United StatesUSCIS →
- United KingdomUK Home Office →
- Hong Kong SARImmigration Department →
- SingaporeICA →
- PortugalAIMA →
- IrelandImmigration Service Delivery →
- Antigua and BarbudaCitizenship by Investment Unit →
- DominicaCitizenship by Investment Unit →
- GrenadaInvestment Migration Agency →
- Saint LuciaCitizenship by Investment Programme →
- VanuatuVanuatu Citizenship Office →
Checks worth doing
01Name the licenseeGet the licence number of the person who will handle your case, then look it up yourself.
02Read the fee splitService fee, government fee, third-party fee and tax should be listed separately, with what is refundable.
03Check the programme is openConfirm on the authority’s own page that the route is still accepting applications.
04Keep the paperSigned agreement, receipts, submission reference and copies of everything filed on your behalf.
Register entry points captured 2 September 2026 from each regulator’s own site. This page does not endorse any firm or individual, and a licence is not a prediction of your outcome.