I work within the UK immigration department, advising both corporate and private clients.
I joined the Immigration Department as a Solicitor in June 2014.
I advise corporate and private clients on a range of UK immigration and nationality issues. I specialise in Tier 2 sponsor and employee-related immigration, assisting companies with their initial sponsor licence applications as well as providing ongoing guidance and support in maintaining their licence. I advise HR personnel on the requirements to satisfy right-to-work checks, ensuring appropriate processes are in place to enable suitable monitoring of their sponsored employees; relevant reporting is undertaken and attend Home Office visits. I assist employers and employees to navigate the Points-based system to obtain sponsorship under the Tier 2 visa category.
I also advise on issues relating to EEA Nationals and their family members, family applications, ancestry visas, settlement applications, plus assisting clients with naturalizing and/or registering as British citizens and provide assistance with first British passport applications.
Interests
- Horse Riding
- Swimming
Notable experience
- Working closely with HR departments to understand the business needs for each new hire to establish the best route forward for both the business and the employee
- Advising corporate institutions on the importance of ongoing compliance under the Points based system and providing guidance on the responsibilities and obligations to be undertaken
- Conducting mock audits and file reviews, plus provide training sessions to HR departments and recruitment teams on UKVI guidance and updates
- Assisting corporates with updating the UKVI on structure changes, whether it be mergers, share sales or acquisitions, plus ensuring sponsored TUPE’d staff are appropriately reported
- Conducting mock audits and file reviews, plus provide training sessions to HR departments and recruitment teams on UKVI guidance and updates
- Present BREXIT workshops across the business sectors, providing updates on the Government’s developments and highlighting the options available to Europeans and their family members
- Advising on numerous family cases: spouse, civil and unmarried partner, children including surrogacy and adoption
- Advising on the various routes to British citizenship, including complex naturalisation and registration applications