Experience

I advise businesses, senior professionals and high-net-worth individuals on UK immigration strategy, with a focus on complex, business-critical issues. From recruiting and relocating senior leaders to navigating sponsor licence compliance during restructures, I deliver clear, pragmatic solutions tailored to each client’s needs. I also support agents on cast and crew mobility and facilitate business travel for C-suite executives and family offices.

I have particular expertise in the entertainment sector, regularly securing global talent visas, paid permitted engagement visas and a wide range of other immigration permissions for artists, actors, musicians, directors and television personalities, as well as their teams and families.

Highlights
  • I advised a longstanding global icon on obtaining a visitor visa for an individual to meet them in London when it was taking too long to obtain a US visa. The meeting had to be in person before they embarked on a global tour.
  • I advised an Oscar winner on securing status under the Global Talent route in preparation for the premier of a world-famous franchise.
  • I supported the CEO of a major investment company in rectifying the impact of previous erroneous advice to secure the necessary permissions for the whole family to return.
  • I advised an award-winning Australian filmmaker on formalising immigration status, enabling both him and his fashion-industry renowned partner to obtain dependent status and travel freely for their respective careers.
  • I supported a billionaire’s family office with a complex and sensitive case following changes in the UK immigration system.
  • I advised an award-winning film and TV client on options for bringing their assistant to the UK.
  • I provided time critical to a global company on sending a senior executive to the UK for business-critical meetings.
  • I have supported a FTSE 100 company on options for structuring their sponsor licence.
  • I expedited the visa application for a renowned ballroom dancer to compete in an international competition in Blackpool.
  • I conducted an extensive immigration compliance visit for a leading international charity.
  • I advised a fine jewellery designer in relation to a civil penalty issued within for a member of their workforce.
  • I provided strategic advice to a family member of a professional golfer who has played in PGA European Tours on options for bringing a nanny to the UK to look after their young family.
  • I advised on the recruitment of an international for-profit's new CEO and considered the immigration options from the start. I played a crucial role, alongside other advisors, in advising across a broad range of additional considerations relating to the high-profile hire.
  • I provided time critical immigration support on a corporate transaction where the majority of workers transferring were sponsored nationals.
  • I provided strategic advice to a world-renowned UK based data science institute in respect of the immigration options for bringing individuals to the UK to take part in fellowship programmes some of which were created following funding from the government.
  • I provided bespoke advice to an international religious organisation on the immigration aspects of bringing staff and speakers to the UK from its global missions, either for temporary or permanent roles.
  • I advised a leading international charity on the immigration implications of an internal restructure, including how role redundancies or changes could affect immigration status.
  • I advised an international architectural firm about the impact of salary thresholds and proposed creative solutions to recruit international professionals where thresholds were not met.
  • I advised a documentary and music video director on a successful global talent visa. The client’s work has featured a number of household name bands and singers.