We guide clients through all stages of a project or application, tailoring to specific needs, concerns or sensitivities, and seeking to simplify the process wherever possible. Regardless of setting, our team recognises that immigration is primarily about people and that each client is unique.

International reach

We understand the international nature of our clients’ businesses, travel and family needs. A globalised economy requires a global reach of services. Through our extensive networks worldwide, we have trusted lawyers, accountants and tax advisors in all jurisdictions to be able to provide a truly global service and seamless cross-border support.

Our clients

We work with organisations of all sizes and types, from start-ups, UK expansions, SMEs, multi-national corporates and publicly listed companies.

We advise across all sectors, including:

• financial services

• healthcare and care homes

• technology and innovation

• creative and media

• retail, hospitality and fashion

• manufacturing

• energy

We also work with individuals, families, HNWIs, entrepreneurs, and investors with planning their UK immigration journey, forming a friendly and trusted relationship and adapting to life’s rollercoasters.

We deliver bespoke scenario-driven solutions addressing business complexities and timelines. Areas of work we typically conduct for clients include:

• Sponsor Licence applications and renewals

• Home Office compliance and audits, training and process reviews

• Suspensions and revocations of Sponsor Licences

• Right to Work and prevention of illegal working legislation

• Corporate transaction due diligence and strategy advice (merger, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, TUPE transfers, joint venture)

• Project planning for large recruitment intakes, cross-border transfers, internship programmes, short-term training schemes

• Internal process documents and consultation on process development

All non-British or Irish nationals require some form of express permission in order to work in the UK. There are many options available and we can advise and assist with applications for the following routes:

Visitors

For short-term trips to the UK, close attention should be paid to what the individual will be doing and whether the intended activities will fit within the Visitor rules. We can advise you on:

• Prohibited and permitted activities

• Permitted Paid Engagements

• Short-Term Student

• Creative Worker

• Servicing UK contracts

• Specific permitted activities

• Electronic Travel Authorisation

Sponsored work visas

Where an organisation is looking to sponsor a worker in the UK, there are many options to best suit your business and individual criteria. Our expertise covers the full range of sponsored visas, including:

• Skilled Worker

• Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker / Graduate Trainee

• Expansion Worker

• Scale-Up

• Creative Worker

• Government Authorised Exchange

• Charity Worker

• Religious Worker

• Service Supplier

Non-Sponsored work visas

Other visas which allow work in the UK, but which are not sponsored, rely on the individual applicant’s personal circumstances in order to determine eligibility. We are experienced in discussing all options with clients to include routes such as:

• Global Talent

• High Potential Individual

• Innovator Founder

• Graduate

• Youth Mobility

• Ancestry

• Student 

With a globalised economy, people move from country to country for many reasons. Our team is able to assess individual clients’ available immigration options and provide practical advice on a suitable immigration journey, from the short-term to the long-term.

Our expertise includes advice on and preparation of applications, as well as regularisation of stay in the UK, navigating complex factual backgrounds, representation with the Home Office, and assessing refused applications for future reapplication.

The categories of visa route we typically assist with includes:

• Spouse, Unmarried Partner or Fiancé(e) of a British or Settled Person

• Ancestry

• Innovator Founder

• Global Talent

• Youth Mobility

• Visitor

• EEA Regulations and the EU Settlement Scheme

• Surrogacy and Adoption

• Permanent Residence and Settlement

• British Nationality and Right of Abode

• Passports

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