Business immigration

Mock Home Office audits

With the frequency of visits from Home Office Compliance Officers increasing, Sponsor Licence holders are only too aware of the risk that a visit results in their licence being downgraded or revoked, resulting in potentially serious disruption to business operations and reputational damage.

To mitigate this risk, we conduct immigration compliance audits, putting ourselves in the position of Home Office Compliance Officers.

Our audits follow the same methodology used by the Home Office and we typically interview the staff who manage your immigration system, conduct personnel file reviews and carry out spot checks on your right to work check procedures and other record keeping requirements. We will then provide you with a traffic light report showing your compliance with the five key Sponsor Duties as set out by the Home Office, as well as a detailed report, including a full examination of any areas of non-compliance.

Compliance advice and guidance

Immigration compliance is simultaneously becoming more complicated, mainly due to the Brexit process, and also more of a priority for the Home Office, as more businesses seek to obtain a Sponsor Licence for the first time.

We work in partnership with our clients to help ensure they are fully compliant, using our experience and knowledge of the business to provide efficient solutions based on simplicity.

Immigration training

Maintaining good internal knowledge when it comes to business immigration and document verification checking is key to avoiding legal claims and reputational damage, so our training courses are delivered by both immigration and employment lawyers who are experienced trainers. Your business will benefit from:

• Up-to-date legal know-how centred on current Home Office rules and regulations
• Commercially focused, engaging, interactive and practical training relevant to your organisation and sector
• Our experience of real life cases
• The impact and credibility of lawyers and immigration and employment specialists (ensuring the message is taken seriously)

We run a range of training sessions on varied topics relating to business immigration – including Right to Work and Document Verification Checks and An Employer’s Guide to Immigration and Visas. Please contact us for further details.

Advice on the impact of Brexit

The UK’s departure from the European Union has ended freedom of movement for EU nationals and their family members between the EU and the UK. Any EU nationals now wishing to move to the UK must apply for a visa under an eligible category before travelling. All EU nationals and their family members who were resident in the UK before 31st December 2020 must now apply under the EU Settlement Scheme to evidence their continued right to live and work in the UK.

We are working with a number of clients on long-term strategies to ensure that the negative aspects of Brexit are minimised and also that the positive aspects are maximised.

We are also providing a number of other services specific to Brexit, including in-house training sessions, workforce audits, employee clinics, advice and assistance with submitting applications under the EU Settlement Scheme, permanent residency and naturalisation applications for eligible EU nationals and advice and assistance with complex personal circumstances, included retained right of residence.

Global mobility strategy, recruitment policy development and the new immigration system

Whatever the stage of your development, our immigration specialists can work with your team to ensure you have robust strategies, policies and procedures in place to support global mobility of staff and recruitment from overseas.

We also work with overseas businesses looking to move into the UK market. We ensure that businesses can continue to attract the talent that they need.