Immigration Law
Winckworth Sherwood’s immigration team advises on all aspects of private and business UK immigration, British nationality and Judicial Review matters. Immigration is an area of law which is constantly evolving and complex, with changes being made to the law on a regular basis. Beyond all the rhetoric and statistics, these are individuals and businesses with aspirations upon which decisions are made.
Our fees for personal immigration matters can be found here
Your Needs
We recognise the importance of listening to your needs and then offering clear, easy to understand and honest advice which you can rely upon. Whether you are an investor, an innovator, a company with a global reach transferring staff to the UK or an individual looking to work or join family in the UK, our full-service law firm can provide you with excellent immigration support and advice.
As a full-service firm, we are a “one-stop shop” for all your legal needs. You will have access to our multiple award-winning individuals and departments that can provide essential legal advice to support your move and/or stay in the UK. Related services include, but are not limited to:
- Employment
- Corporate
- Commercial
- Family
- Private Wealth, Trust and Tax
- Property
- Employment
- Charities and Social Enterprises
What we offer to you
- Clear, concise and honest advice from solicitors who exclusively practice immigration law;
- Free, without obligation consultations of up to 30 minutes followed up with an email summary of the advice given and your options;
- A personal, bespoke service tailored to your circumstances;
- Responses to emails or calls by no later than the end of the next working day;
- Fixed-fee or hourly-rate fees available.
Recent immigration cases
Some of the notable cases our immigration team has dealt with in their years of practice includes:
- Obtaining a Skilled Worker (previously Tier 2) visa and renewing an existing Skilled Worker visa for a Tech company with Sponsor Licence issues.
- Judicial review following Administrative Review of a dependant Indian spouse and child of a Skilled Worker (previously Tier 2) where they were accused of deception.
- Judicial review of a Chinese businesswoman whose business visitor visa was initially refused as they and their business were accused of deception.
- A visitor visa for a Nigerian businessman whose initial application was refused as they did not believe the source of his funds.
- Entry clearance and then settlement (known as Indefinite Leave to Remain) soon after for an Australian international sportsperson who had a gap in their immigration history due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- British citizenship for a US head of an international organisation who previously held a Skilled Worker visa despite having significant absences over the statutory maximum.
Business immigration
At Winckworth Sherwood we act for a wide variety of international investors and leaders and corporate clients in sectors including manufacturing, media, technology and hospitality. From an immigration perspective, we provide our business clients with end-to-end advice on sponsor licence applications, including comprehensive support with UK immigration compliance matters. For our international investors and leaders, we offer expertise in applying for visas relating to individual talent such as Start-up and Innovator visas and Exceptional Promise and Exceptional Talent visas to Representatives of Overseas Business. We appreciate the pressure on these clients to secure the best talent and opportunities so we work closely to help them to achieve their objectives.
Services we offer to our corporate clients include:
- Company Sponsor Licences (Previously Tier 2 and/or Tier 5 licences)
- Charity Sponsor Licences (Previously Tier 2 and/or Tier 5 licences)
- HR support and strategy
- Help and support with the prevention of illegal working and compliance
- Investor visas and any dependant applications
- of Overseas Business and any dependant applications
- Start-up visa and Innovator visa applications and any dependant applications
As a full-service firm, we are a “one-stop shop” for all your legal needs. You will have access to our multiple award-winning individuals and departments that can provide essential legal advice to support .
All of our departments can advise on issues that may arise and are associated with moving to and living and working in the UK.
Contact our team and get a response by no later than the end of the next working day.
Personal Immigration and Nationality
The immigration system can be daunting to navigate, whether you are looking to work, study, invest, settle with family in the UK or become a British national. We understand the importance of making strong applications and ensuring the whole process is as stress-free as possible. We have the expertise to adeptly advise on the simplest to the most complex of applications to the UK.
We aim to put our clients first and ensure they are informed every step of the way. To achieve this, we are dedicated to ensuring clients are provided with bespoke and strategic support that is put in writing, are informed of timescales and the progress of their cases and technology is utilised to ensure the process is as swift and fluid as possible.
Services we offer to our personal immigration and nationality clients include:
- Partner visas (such as spouse, civil partner and unmarried partner)
- Investment visas, including Investors (previously known as Tier 1 Investors) and Exceptional Promise and Exceptional Talent visas (previously known as Tier 1 Exceptional Talent and Tier 1 Exceptional Promise visas) and any dependant applications
- Skilled Worker (previously known as Tier 2 General and Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer) visas to work in the UK and any dependant applications
- Student (previously known as Tier 4 Student) visas to study in the UK and any dependant applications
- Temporary Workers and Youth Mobility Scheme (both previously under Tier 5) visas
- Naturalisation and registration as British nationals for adults and/or children
Positive decisions are not always reached at an initial stage. Our team have a wealth of experience in looking at the most cost and time effective method to overturn such decisions. They have a track record of using novel methods to reverse decisions even when clients have been advised by other legal professionals that it is not possible. We provide services for:
- Administrative Review
- Nationality Review
- Appeals
- Judicial Review
As a full-service firm, we are a “one-stop shop” for all your legal needs. You will have access to our multiple award-winning individuals and departments that can provide essential legal advice to support your move and/or stay in the UK (see list above).
All of our departments can advise on issues that may arise and are associated with moving to, living and working in the UK.
Pricing for our personal immigration service can be found here
Contact our team and get a response by no later than the end of the next working day.