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December 23, 2025 | United StatesUnited States: DHS Issues Final Rule to Replace Random H-1B Cap Lottery with Wage-Level-Based Weighted System for H-1B Cap Allocation in Time for Implementation in Early 2026
December 24, 2025 | 🌐Minimum Salary Changes Announced
December 24, 2025 | United StatesUnited States: District Court Judge Issues Opinion Upholding $100,000 H-1B Fee
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We help individuals, their families and their advisors navigate the legal complexities of immigration and citizenship around the world. In a world of uncertainty, individuals and families want to maximize their choices—both in terms of lifestyle and opportunities. Mobility facilitates those choices. There are many immigration options that deliver flexibility, integrity, certainty of outcome and strategic long and short-term benefits. Selecting the right solution for you and your family can be a complex process—we are here to help make it simple.
 
For more information on our private client team, please contact [email protected].

How can we help

Fragomen is a trusted immigration advisor. We provide the guidance and service you need to seize your global opportunities, maximizing your potential and minimizing risks. Our team of experienced immigration lawyers and professionals helps individuals devise an immigration strategy and prepare and file their visa applications accurately and efficiently, including:

  • Students
  • Retirees
  • Families 
  • Executives 
  • Professionals
  • Artists
  • Athletes
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Investors
  • High and ultra-high net worth individuals 

What we do

Our compliance-focused and risk management-driven approach delivers comprehensive solutions and a seamless immigration experience for you, your family and your advisors.

End-to-End Immigration Services

Our teams provide sophisticated and cross-jurisdictional guidance on all immigration options, including:

  • Investor migration
  • Entrepreneur migration
  • Family and ancestral migration
  • Student migration
  • Temporary and permanent residency
  • Passport and citizenship

Our thoughtful, bespoke solutions are tailored to your personal circumstances, desired region, preferred lifestyle and a range of other factors. We can support you with the full range of immigration requirements in your destination country, including:

  • Personalized advice and counsel on strategies and options
  • Government filings
  • Assistance maintaining residency or citizenship upon arrival

Not only can we help you into your destination country, our extensive on-the-ground presence around the world allows us to support you with processes in your home country as well. We offer comprehensive outbound support, including:

  • In-person consular support in many locations
  • Document procurement and authentication
  • Source of funds assistance in local languages
  • Government relations support, where applicable

Expatriation Services

Renunciation of citizenship has increased considerably over the past several years and is never an easy decision. We understand there are many reasons why you may wish to relinquish your citizenship or long-term permanent resident status, and that the decision may involve associated tax and travel considerations. Fragomen provides thoughtful, strategic guidance and transactional support throughout this complex process.

How we work with you

Whatever your immigration needs, we can help. We tailor our support packages to suit you and your budget. We offer all levels of service, from consultation and document review only, through to comprehensive support throughout the process. Our services can include:  

  • Strategic consultation and comprehensive advisory services
  • End-to-end transactional processing and support
  • Platinum support with a dedicated relationship manager who will coordinate all aspects of the advisory and transactional process throughout the lifespan of your immigration matter and beyond 

Where appropriate, we will work in partnership with your preferred third-party advisors across tax, wealth management, finance, education, property, relocation and other services to ensure you have your desired immigration status when you need it.

Why Fragomen

Our Worldwide Private Client Practice services and professionals are rooted in our experience as the world’s leading professional immigration services firm. Our immigration professionals are thought leaders, recognized industry leaders and relied on every day by the world’s leading companies, individuals and governments around the globe:

  • We understand the detail and complexities of immigration categories across multiple jurisdictions
  • With our global reach and experience, we can provide a holistic, end-to-end solution, beginning in your home country all the way through to your destination country
  • We propose reliable, bespoke solutions that meet your needs, rather than fitting you into a limited number of options
  • We are a truly independent partner and will always put your best interests first
  • We pre-empt the potential impact of your choices on other relevant areas, such as tax and estate planning, and will recommend when you may need or may wish to seek independent advice
  • All of our advice and recommendations are focused on compliance and risk mitigation to avoid pitfalls and to optimize your immigration plans for success

Where we can help you

Fragomen is global, yet local. We have a well-established, extensive footprint around the world, and the ability to advise in and across over 170 countries on all immigration categories. Our professionals have an in-depth understanding of local processing nuances and speak local languages, and we develop long-term relationships with our clients. We are here to support your immigration needs today—and tomorrow as they evolve.

Our Worldwide Private Client Practice is led by partners and managers in key jurisdictions around the world including:

  • Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney)
  • Canada (Toronto)
  • China (Beijing and Shanghai)
  • Continental Europe (including Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Paris and Zurich)
  • Hong Kong (including Macau and Taiwan practices)
  • India (Bengaluru and Kochi)
  • Ireland (Dublin)
  • Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
  • New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Qatar (Doha)
  • Singapore
  • South Africa (Johannesburg)
  • United Kingdom (London, Sheffield)
  • United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai)
  • United States of America (17 offices nationwide)

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