Ten years ago, immigration consultancy wasn’t even considered a full-time job, whereas the only people where you could go and receive advice related to such issues were lawyers specialized in this field. Needless to point out just how expensive the services of an attorney are, especially if you’re the type of individual that likes to collaborate with an already established professional image. However, the in-flow of foreign born workers on the territory of the U.S. has recently defined an entirely new industry in the form of immigration consultancy.
What do the statistics say?
The U.S. Census Bureau in coordination with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services department argue that America receives more immigrants per year than the total number of foreign born workers summed up from the other top 4-5 nations. This basically translates into a volume of effort and papers that cannot be managed only by the legal system. Indeed, nowadays people leave the advice of lawyers only for special cases that involve lawsuits. Close to 70 million people have visited America in 2012 and the U.S. Commerce Department that these numbers are constantly rising at a rate of least 4% per annum.
On the other hand, the data coming from the sector of people that enter the U.S. with the intention of staying and going through with the naturalization process is close to 1 million per year. In simple terms, out of the 8 people that visit a U.S. immigration consultant’s office, at least one is definitely interested in moving permanently or for an indefinite period of time.
Immigration consulting as a career
There is a clearly defined (and dramatically increasing) need on the market for advice regarding the immigration process to the U.S., therefore the next logical step is to provide for it. The lowest income reported by an immigration consultant is around $38,000 for an entry level position with no experience or degree from higher education. Moving towards a few years of practice and an official immigration consultant certificate, the average payment of an advisor is somewhere between $59,000 and $61,000. A path to a successful career could not be any clearer than it is in this industry.
In addition, once you’ve acquired a few years of experience in working with different cases of individuals that are either travelling or looking to immigrate to America for the rest of their lives, you have the option of establishing your own practice. With an already formed professional image, everything left to do is to point out how you’re better than the rest of the companies that are providing the same service.
Small and medium enterprises
Acquiring the status of a small or medium enterprise for your immigration consultancy business is fairly easy, given the volume of work you’ll be required to handle on a daily basis. Moreover, you’ll find that the investment will pay off in just a couple of years, bringing you on the verge of profit at an incredible rate.
Regardless of your preference in being an employee or employer, the future prospects of the immigration consultant industry make it one of the best career choices of today.