Becoming and Immigration Advisor

I mentioned in another thread that there's to be a big pow-wow on Friday and I'm happy to ask if anybody needs trainees.  Language skills can be massively helpful.  Also if you have your own transportation and are convenient to a detention centre, that can be helpful also.  Or any previous experience in something where you had to visit prisoners type of thing should be highlighted.

Hi all.

Well, firstly, thanks for all of the thoughts and input on the matter.  It has given me a few things to think about, all with regards to following the advisor route.  I fully appreciate Transpondia's thoughts (and of course bow to the weight of experience on this one) regarding it being a phasic thing.  However, for me, I don't think so and I shall tell you for why

Firstly, at 40 years old, I am pretty sure (fingers crossed) that I have outgrown phases.  And secondly it is of utmost importance to me that I am able to earn a living while 'putting something back' as the phrase goes.  While working for Manchester city councils education dept, basically giving money to kids from poor backgrounds to help with their continued education, I was paid pretty crap wages but the rewards were far greater than those from my payslip so that was fine.  Great wages are not my main priority.  A living wage is enough.  I have worked in sales and made good money - gift of the gab and all that.  But money alone is not enough to make me content.  I would rather a living wage that I feel good about that a shed load of cash that I dont.

Regarding going into law, I don't really see a way to study full time for quite a long time and still be in a position to support a family, so that is that out.  I shall continue to watch the board and follow up some of the thoughts already posted.  I shall let you all know what happens.  I am thinking it will be at least six months before I have the cash handy to become registered (if I am lucky ha ha) so plenty of time to investigate the pros and cons more fully.  Thanks for all the info guys. 

I am wondering if you managed to become an immigration adviser and what were some of the pitfalls ... I am considering it too and finding the OISC scheme very hard to understand.

Regards, Ben