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Mahrukh Umrigar is a co-founding partner of Consortia Legal and heads the firm’s global mobility practice. Splitting her time between in London, UK, and Mumbai, India, she also co-heads the firm’s employment and private client practices. With over 18 years of experience, Mahrukh has advised numerous global multinationals, relocation companies, accountancy and law firms, and various other service providers on their day-to-day Indian immigration and mobility requirements. Covering end-to-end immigration services from pre-arrival strategy and visa advice to post-arrival compliances and in-country matters, Mahrukh is recognised for providing concise and practical solutions to her clients in a timely and cost-effective manner. From pre-arrival strategies to post-arrival formalities in India, Mahrukh advises across the entire gamut of Indian immigration including initial visa applications, local in-country registrations and visa extensions, repatriation formalities, police verifications, exit and re-entry permits, passport applications, police clearance certificates, legalisations and apostilles, surrender certificates, Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card applications and the like. On the private client front, Mahrukh works alongside international tax advisors, lawyers and other consultants to assist persons of Indian origin in the UK, Europe and US with non-contentious matters related to Indian estate/succession planning. Mahrukh is a member of the paradiGM community, International Bar Association (IBA), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA - GMS), EuRA and Center for International Legal Studies (CILS). She is regular speaker at international seminars and conferences and speaks on an array of topics covering different aspects of business and family immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion, employment laws and HR best practices. She has been highly recommended in the Who's Who Legal: Corporate Immigration (now Lexology) report since 2024 for Corporate Immigration, India. In 2026, she been recognised as one of the world's leading practitioners in the Lexology Index: Client Choice 2026 report.