High-level overview

The following table provides a high-level overview of the results of the survey.

In the table:

'FIFO'
means fly-in, fly out
'LL' means a limited license
'FL' means a full license
'CA'
refers to commercial association
APEC economy Jurisdiction Can a foreign lawyer: Comments
FIFO? obtain LL? obtain FL? CA with local lawyers?
Australia Australian Capital Territory Yes Yes Yes Yes
New South Wales Yes Yes Yes Yes See Note 2.
Northern Territory Yes Yes Yes Yes See Note 2.
Queensland Yes Yes Yes Yes
South Australia Yes Yes Yes Yes See Note 2.
Tasmania Yes Yes Yes Yes See Note 2.
Victoria Yes Yes Yes Yes
Western Australia Yes Yes Yes Yes
Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam No No Yes Yes No response received.
Canada Alberta No Yes Yes Yes
British Columbia No Yes Yes Yes
Manitoba No Yes Yes Yes
Newfoundland and Labrador No Yes Yes Yes
New Brunswick No Yes Yes Yes
Northwest Territories No No Yes Yes
Nova Scotia No Yes Yes No
Nunavut No No Yes No
Ontario No Yes Yes Yes
Prince Edward Island No Yes Yes Yes
Quebec (Barreau) No Yes Yes Yes
Quebec (Chambre) No No Yes Yes
Saskatchewan No Yes Yes Yes
Yukon No No Yes No
Chile Chile No No Yes Yes
Peoples Republic of China China         See Note 3.
Hong Kong, China Hong Kong Yes Yes Yes Yes
Indonesia Indonesia No Yes No No
Japan Japan No Yes No No
Republic of Korea Korea No Yes No No
Malaysia West Malaysia No No Yes No
East Malaysia         See Note 2.
Mexico Mexico No No Yes Yes No response provided
New Zealand New Zealand Yes   Yes No No information provided on limited licensing
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea No No Yes Yes
Peru Lima - Peru No No Yes Yes  
The Philippines The Philippines No No No Yes
Russia See Note 2.
Singapore Singapore No Yes Yes Yes  
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei No Yes Yes Yes
Thailand Thailand No No No Yes
United States Alabama No No See Note 1.
Alaska No Yes Yes No
Arizona No Yes See Note 1.
Arkansas No No See Note 1.
California No Yes See Note 1.
Colorado No No See Note 1.
Connecticut No Yes See Note 1.
Delaware Yes Yes No Yes
Dist. Of Columbia Yes Yes FIFO (incidental practice) not disallowed. See also Note 1.
Florida Yes Yes Yes No
Georgia Yes Yes See Note 1.
Hawaii No Yes No 'Probably not' for commercial association (see rule 5.4 of Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct).
Idaho No Yes Yes Yes
Illinois No Yes See Note 1.
Indiana No Yes See Note 1.
Iowa No Yes   Yes
Kansas No No See Note 1.
Kentucky No No Yes Yes
Louisiana No Yes Yes Yes
Maine No No See Note 1.
Maryland No No No Yes
Massachusetts Yes Yes No Yes
Michigan No Yes See Note 1.
Minnesota No Yes No Yes
Mississippi No Yes See Note 1.
Missouri No Yes Yes No
Montana No No See Note 1.
Nebraska No No See Note 1.
Nevada No No See Note 1.
New Hampshire No No No Yes
New Jersey No No See Note 1.
New Mexico No No See Note 1.
New York No No See Note 1.
North Carolina No Yes See Note 1.
North Dakota No Yes Yes Yes
Ohio No Yes Yes Yes
Oklahoma No No See Note 1.
Oregon No Yes See Note 1.
Pennsylvania Yes Yes See Note 1.
Rhode Island No No See Note 1.
South Carolina No Yes See Note 1.
South Dakota No No See Note 1.
Tennessee No No Yes  
Texas No Yes See Note 1.
Utah No Yes See Note 1.
Vermont No No See Note 1.
Virginia No No See Note 1.
Washington Yes Yes No No
West Virginia No No See Note 1.
Wisconsin No No See Note 1.
Wyoming No No No Yes
Guam Yes No Yes Yes
Northern Mariana Islands No No See Note 1.
Palau No No See Note 1.
Puerto Rico No No See Note 1.
Virgin Islands No No See Note 1.
Viet Nam Viet Nam Yes Yes Yes Yes