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Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) regulates immigration advisers; ensuring they are fit, competent and act in their clients’ best interests
Sample level 1 immigration assessments from the Immigration Advice Authority.
Details on how to become a registered immigration adviser, including the online competence assessment process and the required forms to submit your application.
Immigration advisers who wish to apply for registration with the Immigration Advice Authority must complete an application form using the online forms system.
Immigration advisers who have been prohibited or suspended by the Immigration Services Tribunal.
This table outlines charges against individuals for providing unlawful immigration advice, committing fraud, and arrest warrants for failing to appear in court.
Sets out the standards that immigration advisers should meet to be considered competent.
Sample level 2 immigration assessments from the Immigration Advice Authority.
Information on how the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner tests applicant immigration advisers.
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