Our team of immigration law experts provide bespoke, strategic, and cost-effective advice to help you navigate the complex and rapidly changing immigration rules. Our multi-award winning specialist team has been advising business and individuals on all aspects of UK immigration and nationality law for over 20 years and we are ranked in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 in recognition of our expertise.
The team is headed up by our solicitor, Eliana Barrera who is supported by Philip Turpin who has been practising exclusively in Immigration law since 1982. The Business and Skilled Migration Team provides a strategic view of how global mobility regulations are enforced in practice and we scan the horizon for potential immigration issues that can arise, whether due to changes in the law or corporate restructuring.
We act for a wide range of clients and provide strategic, jargon-free and cost-effective advice to companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, NGOs and charities, churches and mosques, and overseas businesses looking to expand into the UK from entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs to multi-nationals, charities, NGOs and universities. Our clients operate in a range of sectors including bio pharma, tech, hospitality, construction, the charity sector and health and social care sector.
Recent changes to the Skilled Worker visa route have added a layer of complexity to the sponsorship process and we are ready to help your business adapt to these changes. Without proper advice, recent changes may result in employers paying salaries which are higher or lower than the rules require. We can advise on beneficial salary concessions, and we will always be alert to alternative visas which might be more appropriate, including Graduate, Global Talent and family visa routes.
We can help with:
- Applying for a first sponsor licence
- Advising on whether roles are eligible for sponsorship, the most suitable SOC code for a role and the minimum salary requirement, taking into account any concessions available
- Working with your worker or prospective worker to submit visa applications for themselves and any dependents
- Record keeping, reporting and sponsor licence compliance
- Assistance with Home Office compliance audits
- Mergers and acquisitions and TUPE transfers
- Advising on alternative routes and providing strategic advice
We also assist individuals with the wide range of visas for study, work, or business. As a niche, specialist law firm, we work closely with our Personal and Family Migration Team and offer a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach.
We are well placed to assist with unusual or difficult applications, whether in relation to a worker’s circumstances, family members, notice periods or time constraints, and alternative routes where appropriate.
Some of our key services are:
- Sponsor licences and compliance
- Skilled Worker
- Health and Care Worker
- Global Talent
- Innovator Founder
- Students, Graduates and Short-Term Study
- Business, Academic and PPE Visitors
Get in touch with our Business & Skilled Migration Team for more information.