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Charlotte Slocombe
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Charlotte is a dual qualified U.S. attorney and UK solicitor and heads up the firm’s global consular and document team—also the largest U.S. immigration team outside of the U.S./Canada—providing key, on-the-ground support to clients with a variety of immigration matters at consulates and embassies.
Charlotte and her team are often the final piece of the immigration puzzle but offering strategic assistance at the outset. Using local U.S. Government liaison to provide support in the home country and enabling an embedded end-to-end service. The on-ground support, in local time zones focuses on the user experience.
Because of the depth and breadth of her work, Charlotte can work with a wide swath of clients, including private and high-net-worth individuals, celebrities, athletes, as well as small to medium-sized business across several industries, while also supporting Fragomen’s largest corporate accounts. She is known for executing solutions for extremely complex cases and she and her team often create bespoke models for different clients.
Education
- BPP University Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2000
- University of Warwick, Euro Law, 1998
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Admissions
Legal Qualifications: Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Bar Admissions: New York
Awards
Listed in Lexology Index's Thought Leaders in Corporate Immigration, 2024
Listed in Who's Who Legal's Thought Leaders in Corporate Immigration, 2019 to 2023
Listed in Who's Who Legal: Corporate Immigration, 2013 to 2023
Women in Law Award, Lawyer Monthly, 2017
Listed in Super Lawyers UK as a “Rising Star,” 2013 to 2014
Professional accomplishments
Member, Mid-year Conference Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2022-present
Member, Consular Liaison Committee, AILA, Rome District Chapter – Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2020-present
Member, AILA, Consular Processing Online Course Committee, 2020-2021
Past Proceeding Chair, AILA, Rome District Chapter - Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2018-2019
Member, Department of State Committee, AILA, June 2018-2020
Member, USCIS International Operations Committee, AILA, June 2015-June 2018
Chair, AILA, Rome District Chapter – Europe, Middle East and Africa, June 2017-2018
Vice Chair, AILA, Rome District Chapter – Europe, Middle East and Africa, June 2016-2017
Secretary, AILA, Rome District Chapter – Europe, Middle East and Africa, June 2015-2016
Treasurer, AILA, Rome District Chapter, June 2014-2015
Member, CBP Liaison Committee, AILA, June 2013-2015
Director, AILA Mexico City District Chapter, 2013/2014
Chair, Consular Liaison Committee, AILA-Rome Chapter, 2013/2014
Member, British American Business Incorporated (BABI)
Member, Law Society
Experience
Provision of full U.S. consular assistance for nonimmigrant and immigrant matters filed at U.S. embassies across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region with particular focus on E company registrations for SME clients and waivers of inadmissibility. Other areas of focus include local USCIS filings for spousal immigrant visas and American citizen services, including complex citizenship cases and renunciation of U.S. citizenship.
Handling of complex NIV waivers, to show the visa applicant was in fact admissible to the U.S. and the offense did not give rise to a Crime Involving Turpitude. Submissions of Advisory Opinions to the Visa Office.
Direct local Government liaison with Visa Chief and Consular Generals at various U.S. Consular posts globally to resolve issues.
Assisted top clients of the U.S. and global practice with U.S. consular assistance throughout EMEA.
Private client and SME client base and services.
Publications and lectures
Quoted, “Prince Harry Visa Drop: What New Files Say as Mystery Continues.” Newsweek, 19 March 2025.
Speaker, “The Buck Stops Here: Setting Expectations Through Effective Communication”. AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, 24 June 2023.
Co-Author, “Working with Consular Posts on Unique Applications: Returning Resident Visas, In-Country I-130 Filings, and Passport Applications.” AILA’s The Consular Practice Handbook 5th Edition, pages 383-392, 30 May 2023.
Speaker, “’A Brave New Working World’ of Law Practice Management.” AILA Midwinter Conference, 20 January 2023.
Speaker, “The New Remote Workforce: Options and Implications.” AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, 11 June 2021.
Speaker, “Immigration Consequences of Material Change.” AILA RDC Conference, Spring 2021.
Speaker, “Remote Communication Platforms: Keeping your Team Motivated and Productive.” AILA Midwinter Virtual Conference, March 2021.
Speaker, “Battling the Invisible Wall, Part II: Admissibility Issues Around the Globe.” AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, 2020.
Speaker, “Advanced Issues for Consular Processing: Third-Party Placement.” AILA Seminar, February 2020.
Speaker, "Working with Consular Posts on Unique Applications.” AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, 2019.
Speaker, “Admissibility, Revocation, and Public Health: 'Risky' Business.” American Immigration Lawyers Association Audio Seminar, May 2019.
Author, “Life's Two Certainties: Immigration & Taxes. What Americans Abroad Need to Know Before Moving to the U.S.” The American Hour, February 2019.
Speaker, “Inside the Embassy and the Role of the U.S. Attorney.” AILA Fall CLE Conference, London, 2018.
Speaker, “Consular Processing 2: Successes at the Post.” AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, San Francisco, CA, 2018.
Speaker, “Toro o Manso? Comparison of E-1/E-2 Processing.” Seminar, AILA RDC-EMEA Madrid Spring Conference, Madrid, February 2018.
Speaker, “Brexit and Trump: What’s Next for Immigration.” Workshop, Worldwide ERC: 2017 London Summit, London, UK, February 2017.
Speaker, “Doing Business in the USA.” Seminar, U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 2017.
Speaker, “Choosing Locally Grown Grapes: Benefits of Filing an I-130 Abroad.” Panel presentation, AILA Latin America and Caribbean Chapter Conference - Wine and CLE: Fermenting a Consular Practice, Santiago, Chile, November 2016.
Speaker, “‘It’s Legal in Amsterdam, but not in the U.S.’ and Vice Versa.” Panel presentation, AILA RDC-EMEA Chapter Fall Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 2016.
Author, “Where could we get our seasonal workforce from post Brexit?.” GrowthBusiness, 2016. Web. 28 July 2016.
Speaker, “Options for Clients with USCIS Offices Abroad.” Lecture, AILA National 2016 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, U.S., June 2016.
Speaker, “What to Do When the Post Says No.” Lecture, AILA RDC-EMEA Vienna Conference, Vienna, Austria, May 2016.
Speaker, “Helping Your Clients Manage a Migratory and Global Workforce.” Lecture, AILA National 2016 Midwinter Conference, Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas, January 2016.
Speaker, “Communicating with Government Officials (Ethics).” Lecture, AILA RDC-EMEA London Conference, London, UK, November 2015.
Speaker, “To B or Not to B? The Thin Line Between Use and Abuse of the B Category.” Lecture, 2015 AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, National Harbor, MD, June 2015.
Speaker, “Hot Topics.” AILA Mexico Chapter Argentina Conference, November 2014.
Speaker, “Alternative Dispositions Panel.” AILA Rome District Prague Conference, November 2014.
Speaker, “Ethical Complications of Joint Representation in Marriage Cases.” AILA National Conference 2014, Boston, MA.
Discussion Leader, “Consular Processing/Immigrant Petitions: It's as Straightforward a Skateboarding Lombard Street.” AILA National Conference 2013, San Francisco.
Co-author, “Dire Straits in International Waters: Navigating Compliant Business Travel in the 21st Century.” International HR Advisor, April 2012.
Speaker, “Marginality for E-2 renewals in the age of austerity.” AILA Podcast, March 2012.
Speaker, USCIS panel, Frankfurt AILA RC conference, May 2011.
Speaker, “Consular Based NIV Applications.” London AILA RC Conference, September 2011,
Author, “Betwixt and Between: How Increasing Scrutiny on U.S. Immigration is Limiting the Options of Foreign Employers.” HR Advisor Magazine, September 2011.
Author, “Separation anxiety: The high costs of long waits for Americans abroad.” American in Britain Magazine, September 2011.
Co-author, “Nonimmigrant Criminal Inadmissibilities: Look Ahead and Prepare So You Won’t Look Back and Regret.” 2010–11 Edition of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Visa Processing Guide.
Speaker, Global Mobility Summit, Milan, Italy, September 2010.
Chair, Paris AILA RDC conference, April 2010.
Panel speaker, “Recent Developments in UK and Australian Immigration,” NASSCOM, India, April 2010.
Contributor, ECA International Mobility Journal, 2010.
Speaker, ECA seminar, December 2009.
Speaker, “North America: Key Immigration Issues.” Global Tax Network Symposium, July 2008.
Speaker, “Fragomen LLP: A Brief Introduction.” HR Global Conference, May 2008.
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