How We Verify
Every professional listed on immi.directory is sourced directly from official government registers. Here is exactly how we collect, validate, and update that data.
Canada — Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCIC)
Source: College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) — the statutory regulatory body established under the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act, 2019.
- Full legal name
- RCIC credential number
- Licence type (Full / Conditional / Student)
- Licence status
- Province / city
- Business name & contact details
- Discipline records (where available)
We enumerate the CICC public register via their member directory. Each consultant's profile is retrieved and stored. We do not receive a bulk data feed — each record is fetched individually from the public register.
Australia — Registered Migration Agents (RMA)
Source: Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) — administered by the Department of Home Affairs.
- Full legal name
- MARN (Migration Agent Registration Number)
- Registration status
- State / suburb
- Business name & contact details
- Registration date (where listed)
We check the OMARA public register. Records are stored with a GUID reference. Status is normalised to Registered / Deregistered — other status values are excluded from public listings.
Canadian RCIC licence classes — what each one authorises
The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) issues different classes of licence with different scopes of practice. The class shown on each Canadian profile comes directly from the CICC public register. The key distinction for most people is whether a consultant can represent you before the Immigration & Refugee Board (IRB).
| Class | Who they are | Can represent at the IRB? |
|---|---|---|
| RCIC (Class L1) | A newly licensed RCIC in their first-year mentoring period. Same full scope of practice as a Class L2. | No |
| RCIC (Class L2) | A full-scope immigration consultant — study, work, permanent residence and citizenship matters. | No (unless also an LSO paralegal) |
| RCIC-IRB (Class L3) | Full scope of a Class L2, plus the qualification to represent clients at IRB hearings and appeals. | Yes |
| RISIA (Class L4 / L5) | Regulated International Student Immigration Advisor — may advise on study-permit and student matters only. | No |
Australian RMAs are a single class of registration and do not have these sub-classes. Source: CICC — About RCICs and RISIAs ↗.
What we do not do
- We do not independently investigate the conduct or quality of any professional
- We do not verify client reviews — community reviews are unverified community observations
- We do not guarantee the accuracy of contact details — these are collected from public registers and may be stale
- We do not make referrals or recommendations — a high Registry Score is not an endorsement
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