Immigration lawyer
| Highest | $8,100 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 5+ years from starting university (UK solicitor SQE) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $8,100max |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $7,500 |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $6,600 |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $6,600 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $6,600 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $6,150 |
What does the day look like?
Your day revolves around documents and deadlines, not courtroom drama. You check visa eligibility against published rules, tell clients what evidence they need, draft cover letters and government forms, and pull together passports, employment records, and translations. Filing is online: in the UK, Home Office/UKVI portals and the IAA Portal; in the US, USCIS (e.g. form G-28) and case-management tools like BlueDot; in Canada, IRCC accounts.
Roughly 60–75% of the time is administration — reading rules, emails, file prep, data entry. About 15–25% is client contact — calls, intake, explaining options. Only 5–15% is the "lawyering" you might imagine — novel legal arguments, tribunal or immigration court advocacy (more at senior levels). Shift work is rare, but deadline pressure is constant — visa expiry dates, appeal time limits. Evenings and weekends on call appear mainly in urgent removal or deportation work, not routine business visas.
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