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Oliver is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s Amsterdam office. He delivers U.S. consular services to people requiring support while abroad. Oliver liaises with consular officials throughout the EMEA region on various immigration matters, including business immigration visas, consular and document services, and U.S. citizenship and passport matters.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Oliver practiced both family and business immigration law. He worked at a mid-sized firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he primarily handled Administrative Appeals Office appeals or motions and L-1, H-1B, O-1 and EB-1 visa applications. After law school, Oliver clerked for Justice Gordon L Moore prior to his appointment to the Minnesota Supreme Court. During law school, he clerked for a boutique firm in Kansas City, Missouri for two years, where he worked on pro bono asylum cases and interned at another immigration law firm in Kansas City, Missouri and Legal Aid of Western Missouri.

Oliver speaks English and some Afrikaans.

Education

  • University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., Pro Bono Honors, 2019
  • University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, LL.M., magna cum laude, 2017
  • University of South Africa, LL.B., 2016

More from Oliver

Admissions

Bar Admissions: Missouri

Professional accomplishments

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Experience

Worked on a winning 8thcircuit asylum appeal.

Filed winning appeals and motions with the Administrative Appeals Office for various immigration matters.

Publications and lectures

Co-author, “Travel under Trump.” Labor Law Magazine, 11 September 2025.

Speaker, “Deployment of employees and visa regulations USA.” IHK Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany, 27 March 2025.

Oliver’s insights

September 12, 2025 | Media mentions

Labor Law Magazine: Travel Under TrumpRead more

March 27, 2025 | Meeting

Entsendung von Mitarbeitern und Visaregelungen USARead more

December 7, 2023 | Webinar

Employment Options and Business Travel to the United StatesRead more
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Oliver’s insights

September 12, 2025 | Media mentions

Labor Law Magazine: Travel Under TrumpRead more

March 27, 2025 | Meeting

Entsendung von Mitarbeitern und Visaregelungen USARead more

December 7, 2023 | Webinar

Employment Options and Business Travel to the United StatesRead more
More related insights

Oliver’s insights

September 12, 2025 | Media mentions

Labor Law Magazine: Travel Under TrumpRead more

March 27, 2025 | Meeting

Entsendung von Mitarbeitern und Visaregelungen USARead more

December 7, 2023 | Webinar

Employment Options and Business Travel to the United StatesRead more
More related insights

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  • NetherlandsNetherlands

Get in touch

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

Contact information

Email

[email protected]

T:+31 20 808 8067

F:+31 20 808 8051

Amsterdam

Fragomen Global LLP

Gustav Mahlerplein 2

Amsterdam 1082 MA

Netherlands

Connect via Linkedin

Oliver’s insights

September 12, 2025 | Media mentions

Labor Law Magazine: Travel Under TrumpRead more

March 27, 2025 | Meeting

Entsendung von Mitarbeitern und Visaregelungen USARead more

December 7, 2023 | Webinar

Employment Options and Business Travel to the United StatesRead more
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[email protected]

T:+31 20 808 8067

F:+31 20 808 8051

Amsterdam

Fragomen Global LLP

Gustav Mahlerplein 2

Amsterdam 1082 MA

Netherlands

Connect via Linkedin

Oliver’s insights

September 12, 2025 | Media mentions

Labor Law Magazine: Travel Under TrumpRead more

March 27, 2025 | Meeting

Entsendung von Mitarbeitern und Visaregelungen USARead more

December 7, 2023 | Webinar

Employment Options and Business Travel to the United StatesRead more
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Share

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Languages

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  • Afrikaans

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Email

[email protected]

T:+31 20 808 8067

F:+31 20 808 8051

Amsterdam

Fragomen Global LLP

Gustav Mahlerplein 2

Amsterdam 1082 MA

Netherlands

Connect via Linkedin

Oliver’s insights

September 12, 2025 | Media mentions

Labor Law Magazine: Travel Under TrumpRead more

March 27, 2025 | Meeting

Entsendung von Mitarbeitern und Visaregelungen USARead more

December 7, 2023 | Webinar

Employment Options and Business Travel to the United StatesRead more
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Learn more

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