UK-based AI platform that automates immigration and nationality law assessments. Uses rules-based AI (not generative) to codify British nationality law, Skilled Worker Visa requirements, and immigration regulations — producing legal opinions with citations that practitioners can review and submit. Serves immigration solicitors, OISC advisers, corporate sponsors (HR teams hiring overseas workers), and government. On the UK Digital Marketplace (G-Cloud 14). Passportia is the consumer/sponsor-facing brand (4.9/5, 159 reviews). Founded 2020 in London, ~$2M funding, 7 employees. Claims 300% productivity gains and 75% time savings for visa processing. Former UK Immigration Minister Kevin Foster has publicly endorsed the platform. Human-in-the-loop design: automates questionnaires, assessments, and form-filling but always requires human review before submission. UK immigration law only — no US, EU, or other jurisdictions.
Capabilities
Spans 6 product areas: Expert Systems and Decision Automation, Document Automation and Assembly, Compliance and Risk Management, Tax Practice, Immigration , Practice.
Workflow Coverage
Based on published feature listings, this tool maps to 6 workflow areas:
- Document Drafting & Automation — Templates, Conditional Logic Support, Automated Document Generation and Assembly, Language Support for International Languages (+8 more)
- Filing & Compliance — Encryption in transit
- Firm Operations & Growth — Integrations with Document Management Systems, Integrations with CRM, Integrations with Digital Signature Apps
- Document Review & Management — Document sets/Packages Supported, Extranets or Portals for Document Sharing, Version Control
- Communication & Collaboration — Collaboration Tools for Document Automation, Integrations with Business Process Systems
- Research & Analysis
Workflow mappings derived from published feature lists. Not independently verified.
Company Info
- Founded: 2020
- Team size: 1-10 employees
- Funding: $2.0M
- HQ: United Kingdom
- Sector: Immigration, Tax
What We Haven’t Verified
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Workflows
Based on practitioner evidence, Aora is used in these workflows:
What practitioners struggle with
Real frustrations from legal professionals — the problems Aora addresses (or should address). Sourced from practitioner reviews, Reddit threads, and case studies.
Immigration solicitor assessing a Skilled Worker Visa application manually cross-references the applicant's job title, salary, and qualifications against the SOC codes, minimum salary thresholds, and English language requirements — the rules change frequently and getting it wrong means a Home Office refusal that costs the client months and thousands of pounds
British nationality law is so complex — covering decades of colonial history, treaty changes, and legislative amendments — that even experienced immigration solicitors spend hours researching whether a client born in a former colony before independence qualifies for British citizenship, and the risk of giving wrong advice is career-ending
HR team at a company with a Skilled Worker sponsor licence needs to assess whether 20 overseas job candidates are eligible before investing in the visa application process — but each assessment requires an immigration adviser, takes hours, and costs hundreds of pounds, so borderline candidates just don't get considered
Immigration solicitor spends 2-3 hours per client assessing nationality entitlement under British nationality law — tracing complex family histories through multiple legislative regimes (BNA 1981, earlier acts, Commonwealth provisions), manually checking each qualifying condition, and writing an opinion letter that explains the legal basis for entitlement or non-entitlement, only to repeat the same process for the next client with slightly different facts
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