Business ยท immigration
Business immigration barristers, instructed directly.
For sponsoring and employing overseas workers, a barrister can advise businesses on immigration compliance and represent them.
At a glance
Sponsor licences
Obtaining and keeping a sponsor licence.
Work visas
Skilled Worker and other work routes.
Compliance
Right to work checks and civil penalties.
Business immigration concerns how organisations recruit and retain overseas talent: sponsor licences, the points-based system, work visas, right to work checks and Home Office compliance. A barrister can advise employers on getting and keeping a licence, on applications, and on defending compliance action and civil penalties.
A barrister will assess the requirements and any enforcement risk, and represent the business in challenges and appeals. Through Direct Access you can instruct a barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first.
Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Through Direct Access you can instruct a immigration (business) barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first. Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
When to bring in a barrister
Your business needs to sponsor an overseas worker
Your sponsor licence is at risk or suspended
You face a civil penalty for illegal working
Aryan Stedman
Aryan Stedman is a highly experienced barrister with over 25 years of court room experience in Immigration and Family Law. He is a member of Imperium...
Charles Mannan
Mr Mannan has a thriving practice, being instructed by solicitors and directly by members of the public under direct access in employment law. His...
Dwain Coward
Dwain is a passionate and dedicated advocate always willing to apply his experience of advocacy and knowledge of the law to get the best possible...
Evin Atas
Evin Atas is an immigration and civil law barrister with particular expertise in unlawful detention, EEA, asylum and nationality law, handling both...
Farhan Asghar
Farhan Asghar is a barrister specialising in legal costs alongside a wide property, wills, probate and trusts practice, often involving foreign...
Forz Khan
Forz Khan is an immigration barrister with over 30 years' experience across the full range of visa, appeal, deportation and asylum matters. Called in...
Ian Wright
Ian Wright is an employment barrister acting for employees and workers, with particular emphasis on unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing,...
Lesley Longhurst-Woods
I have a vast amount of experience of Immigration applications, appeals and Judicial Reviews and a high success rate. I also do administrative...
Matondo Mukulu
Matondo is frequently instructed to advise on matters in the County Courts and the High Court and thus in representing you, you will can be assured...
Mehtab Malhotra
Mehtab was called to the Bar in October 1996,after qualifying from the Inns of Court, School of Law. After completing an LL.B and Masters in Law from...
Nishan Paramjorthy
Nishan specialises in immigration and human rights law and appears regularly before the First Tier and Upper Tribunals, the Administrative Court and...
Protap Nath
Children Act proceedings - Fact-finding hearings, Dispute Resolution Appointment (DRA) hearings, and final hearings - Matrimonial finance/financial...
Sandy Joseph-Urquhart
I offer expertise in commercial and general civil with a particular focus on commercial contracts, insolvency, bankruptcy, company disputes, property...
Shivani Jegarajah
Specific areas of work include: - Entry clearance applications in all categories of the Immigration Rules , including applications for Administrative...
Frequently asked questions
Can a barrister advise a business on immigration directly?
Yes. Through Direct Access a barrister can advise your organisation and represent it, without going through a solicitor first.
What is a sponsor licence?
It is Home Office permission to employ workers from overseas under the points-based system. A barrister can advise on obtaining and maintaining one.
What does it cost?
Barristers often agree a fixed fee for advice. There is no charge to enquire.
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