Frequently asked questions

Providers apply and are reviewed by a person — access is by verification only, and review takes up to seven days. Agents start free, self-serve. Both begin the same way: tell us about your practice.

The application runs in five stages: basic info, identity verification, company details, references, and tariff selection and payment. Identity verification runs through Stripe and takes a few minutes. You can also start with a short intro call before applying. A person then reviews your application — up to seven days — and you get network access and onboarding once approved. If we decline your application, any prepaid fee is refunded in full.

Onboarding with the community manager — goals, jurisdictional focus, your welcome post — then forum access and your first personal introductions.

We keep the network balanced across jurisdictions and practice areas rather than filling a territory with interchangeable firms — where coverage is already strong, access runs through a waiting list. That balance is the point: an agent brings a case to the network because the provider they reach is the right one for it.

No. Solo agents go through identity verification only — no company review.

If you only pass cases on and never take cross-border work yourself, the agent side is enough. If you practise, join as a provider — it covers both directions: you respond to cases in your jurisdictions, and on any provider plan you can still post your own clients' out-of-scope cases for the network to pick up. Provider membership also carries the part of the network that isn't on the platform: the Telegram forum, personal introductions and the online meetings — one to four a month — with access on every seat. The forum is providers only.

A vetted professional network for the global mobility industry, operating since 2023. Members are 100+ verified firms, every one checked before access. Between them the network covers 50+ jurisdictions. Membership includes Circle Deals, the network's platform for structured requests and tracked deals.

Two sides. Providers are the firms delivering the work — immigration, investment migration, visas, corporate services, tax and finance, support services. Agents are advisors and brokers who bring their clients' cases to the network. Every member is verified before access.

Through partnerships and referrals between members: a colleague in another jurisdiction refers a case in yours, agents bring cases to providers, and your own out-of-scope enquiries become referrals with a fee. Circle takes no part in deals and no percentage of them — we earn on membership only.

Circle isn't a lead-generation service. We don't sell leads or promise client volume, and we take 0% of your deals. What reaches you depends on your jurisdictions, your profile, and how active you are in the network. Our job is to keep the membership verified and to give every deal a clear path from first contact to closed payment. This is where the industry refers work to firms it already trusts.

Every provider gets access to Circle's private Telegram forum for the verified network. It's where members raise cross-border questions, compare notes on jurisdictions and cases, flag work they're looking to place, and get to know the people they'll be referring deals to. Access is providers only. Access attaches to each seat on your membership, not to one account holder. Every colleague you add is another person inside the network's knowledge flow — the forum, Circle Deals and the online meetings, one to four a month.

From members' own case work. Circle is 100+ verified firms practising across 50+ jurisdictions since 2023, so when a rule changes, someone in the network is already working under it — and says so in the forum threads and at the online meetings, one to four a month.

Yes — Circle runs online meetings, one to four a month, and providers have access to all of them. Beyond attending, you can present your own work in a practice briefing: your explainer of a programme or a service you run, delivered live to the network, with agents and providers in the same room. Every provider plan includes briefings each year — one on Core, two on Team, four on Group. Included with each: the slot, the announcement across Circle's channels, a recap article on the site written by Circle, and the recording for the network. Video cuts, promotion across our social channels and the newsletter, and — once it opens — a segment in the Service Catalogue are by editorial selection.

Yes — Circle runs online meetings, one to four a month, and agents have access to them. It's a direct way to get to know the verified providers you'll be placing cases with, beyond the deal itself.

Circle Council is a closed quarterly meeting on the state and the direction of the network: who the network invites next — which jurisdictions, which service lines, which kinds of firm — what goes into the meeting programme, product priorities, and where the rules of the environment are not working. Circle convenes it and remains responsible for the decisions taken afterwards. Core and Team: Members on this plan are invited individually, on the strength of what they contribute to the network. Group: Your seat is permanent, and you can put an item on the agenda. Members on this plan also receive a quarterly brief on the network.

Publish the request anyway — it reaches the whole network, and a provider with adjacent expertise may take it. Circle adds new jurisdictions in response to demand, so what isn't covered today often is soon after. The jurisdictions currently covered are listed by region on the For Providers page.

A practice briefing is your own explainer of a programme or a service you run, delivered live to the network — agents and providers in the same room. You propose the topic. The community manager works on it with you beforehand: the angle, the structure, a rehearsal. Core: You speak alongside other members at a shared speakers' meeting. Where a topic warrants it, Circle may invite a Core member to a meeting of their own. Team: The meeting is yours — you are the only speaker, and you choose the quarter. Group: One dedicated meeting each quarter, yours alone. Included in your plan: the slot, the announcement across Circle's channels, a recap article on the site written by Circle, and the recording for the network. By editorial selection: video cuts, promotion across our social channels and the newsletter, and — once it opens — a segment in the Service Catalogue, the shelf of programmes we are building for agents. The slot is provided within your membership year. The topic is yours, the date is agreed with the community manager. An unused slot does not carry over and is not compensated.

An expert article is published on Circle's own surfaces, with your name and your firm on it. You are the expert and the source — the substance is yours. Circle works on the topic and the angle with you, can run it as an interview against questions we prepare, and edits the final text with your agreement before it goes out. This is separate from the forum, where you post as often as you like. The forum is your own channel inside the network; an expert article is a Circle publication. Articles are produced within your membership year and do not carry over.

Included on every plan: verification, onboarding with the community manager, the Telegram forum, Deal Flow from your first day, introductions to relevant members, and every online meeting — one to four a month. Members are invited to Circle Meetup, the network's annual gathering. Professional exchange in the forum — post as often as you like, on any plan. Legislative changes, news from your jurisdiction, observations from your practice, a considered answer to another member's question. Not descriptions of your own services or prices, announcements that you now work in a new country, invitations to your own events, or anything with a call to action.

The feed of open requests inside Circle Deals. Members publish structured client requests; providers respond with offers on the requests that fit their jurisdictions. Every request, offer and deal sits between verified members.

Yes — when a case needs something you don't cover yourself (another jurisdiction, or a different service line), you post a request and verified members respond. Unlimited on every provider plan.

On a commission deal, the provider pays you a referral commission on the agreed terms after the client pays. On white-label, you bill the client and pay the provider for the service.

The deal's status follows the money. Payments are recorded and confirmed inside the platform, and a fully refunded deal reverts to its earlier state instead of closing as completed, so the record matches what actually happened.

Nothing needs to — Circle takes 0% of your deals, so there is nothing to route around. What keeps members inside is the record: contacts open only once your organisations have a deal together, and every completed deal, confirmed payment and piece of partner feedback stays attached to the member inside the network.

Circle is not a party to any deal and takes no responsibility for the work itself — members contract directly with each other, so do your own due diligence before placing a case. What Circle controls is who stays in the network. Report the conduct and we will review it; where a member has breached our standards, membership has been restricted or withdrawn. Every completed deal, confirmed payment and piece of feedback stays attached to a member's record, which is what keeps standards high. The Complaints & Reporting Policy sets out how to raise a complaint and the limits of our role.

Circle is a vetted network. A free provider tier would dilute the membership and import noise — and every value proposition to agents depends on the absence of random or low-effort providers. Verification and onboarding also carry real cost.

Three things. Jurisdiction reach and seats on the platform. How often you present your practice to the network — one practice briefing and one expert article a year on Core, two of each on Team, four of each on Group. And Circle Council, the closed quarterly meeting on the direction of the network: Group holds a permanent seat, while Core and Team members are invited on the strength of what they contribute. Specialist Visa or Tax providers get higher jurisdiction bands at every tier.

Access ends at the close of the period you've paid for. To return, you may need to re-apply and complete verification again, at the plan fees in effect at that time. Early Members who let membership lapse also lose their locked price — re-entry is at the current rate.

Yes. We send reminders before your membership renews, so you have time to stop it. Providers pay for a year at a time, and access runs to the end of the year already paid for. Agents on a paid plan keep access until the end of the period already paid for. Fees already paid are not refunded in either case.

On Free you're an individual agent — a personal profile, one seat. Core is where you become a company: add your company name and logo, present yourself as part of that company, and start building its reputation and track record. It also raises your monthly requests from 5 to 30. Separately, the limit of five deals open at once is removed. Team and Group then let you add colleagues as team members.

On a commission deal, the provider pays the agent a referral commission directly, on terms the two parties agree between themselves. Circle takes 0% — no cut of the deal. The only thing you pay Circle is your subscription.

Providers join as verified companies on an annual membership — it reflects a committed, vetted relationship. Agents can start free and pay monthly or annually, scaling up as their deal flow grows.

Agents have one limit: how many requests you send each month. A request is a cross-border case you post into the network for verified providers to respond to. Free covers 5 requests a month and lets you keep up to 5 deals open at once; paid plans lift both. Agents don't have offers at all — an offer is a provider's response to a request.

Offers and requests are unlimited on every provider plan. An offer is your response to a case another member has posted. A request is your own case, posted to the network to find a specialist for the work. Neither is capped on any plan. What grows with the tier is jurisdiction reach and seats, and how often you present to the network — practice briefings and expert articles are allotted per year by tier.

You can upgrade at any time and the higher limits apply immediately; billing for the new tier starts from the next period. Practice briefings and expert articles move to the new tier's yearly allotment straight away, less whatever you have already used this membership year. Downgrades take effect at the start of the next period, and anything already delivered stands.

Providers with a single service line in Visa Services or Tax & Finance get higher jurisdiction limits, since their work spans more countries within one specialisation. Visa Services covers non-immigration visas — tourist, business, work and study. Residency and citizenship fall under Immigration Services and Investment Migration, which is why a single-line visa firm legitimately spans many more territories: the work is document-driven and standardised across countries.

Subscriptions are non-refundable. The one exception is the initial application: if we decline it at review, your payment is refunded in full. Once you're admitted, fees for a paid term are not refunded.

No. A free agent account publishes requests, sends a request to a specific provider, and keeps its partner contacts. What paid plans lift is volume — how many requests you send a month, and how many deals you keep open at once.

An active jurisdiction is a territory where you can respond to requests in Deal Flow and open deals. Sending your own requests is not restricted by jurisdiction — you can look for a specialist anywhere in the network. Team and Group: Additional jurisdictions are €360 / year each. Core: Firms working in a single service line hold wider bands: Tax & Finance only — 5; Visa Services only — 10. Team: Firms working in a single service line hold wider bands: Tax & Finance only — 10; Visa Services only — 20. Group: Firms working in a single service line hold wider bands: Tax & Finance only — 20; Visa Services only — 40.

Core and Team: A seat is a colleague from your firm with their own login. Additional seats are €120 / year each. Group: A seat is a colleague from your firm with their own login. There is no limit on this plan.

An offer is your response to a case another member has posted. A request is your own case, posted to the network to find a specialist for the work. Neither is capped on any plan. Not a guarantee of incoming requests or deals.

Sovium Ltd, trading as Circle, is the controller of your personal data. The Privacy Notice sets out what we collect, why, how long we keep it, who processes it on our behalf, and the rights you have — including access, correction, erasure and objection. Identity verification runs through a third-party provider rather than being handled by us directly. If you have a concern about how we handle your data, the Complaints & Reporting Policy explains how to raise it.

Other verified providers can find you through search and open your full profile — the details you've chosen to publish, plus your verification and licences. Agents see far less: until you share an active deal, an agent sees only your avatar and first name. Your full profile and contacts open to them only once a deal is underway.

As little as possible. A request carries the case, not the person — jurisdictions, service line, budget, timeline, citizenship — not your client's name. Identifying details and supporting documents are exchanged directly between the two parties, off the platform.