For most immigration lawyer profiles the best primary category is Immigration attorney — use it when: licensed immigration lawyer. Choose Immigration & naturalization service verify instead if licensed (non-lawyer) consultant where permitted. Legal, finance and property work is regulated in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Only use a category that matches a licence or registration someone at this office holds.
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Primary category
- Immigration attorney — Licensed immigration lawyer who else uses it
- Immigration & naturalization service verify — Licensed (non-lawyer) consultant where permitted
Secondary (additional) categories
Add one only if the condition is genuinely true at this location. Fewer, accurate categories beat a full list of nine.
- Translator — only if: translation of documents who else uses it
- Notary public — only if: notary who else uses it
1 category is marked verify: it may not appear in every account or country. If you can't find it in Google's dropdown, skip it rather than picking something close but wrong.
Categories to avoid
These are often added to immigration lawyer profiles but usually describe a different or broader business:
- Government office
- Visa consultant (verify licensing)
Only licensed immigration advisers may give immigration advice in the US/UK/AU/CA — category must match your licence.
Address or service area?
Usually a storefront: show the full address exactly as it appears on your signage, and keep it identical on Google, Apple Business Connect, Bing Places and your website. Service-area vs storefront rules.
Starter services to add
Categories say what you are; services say what you do. Good first entries:
- Visa applications
- Green card / permanent residency
- Citizenship
Check before you change anything
Search “immigration lawyer” on Google Maps in your own area, open the top few profiles and note their primary category (shown under the business name). Use what's common as a sanity check, not a template — your categories must describe your business. Ready to switch? How to change your category safely.
Profile problems?
Suspended, stuck in verification, or not showing on Maps? See the free fix guides: suspended profile · verification failed · not on Maps · name rules.