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The landscape of immigration is ever changing. We help clients to navigate this rapidly changing area of law cost-effectively, providing accurate advice and filing applications to tight deadlines.

Our team of specialist immigration lawyers have unrivalled experience advising employers, investors and educational establishments on their immigration needs, becoming the link between organisations and the Home Office, applying creative thinking to solve complex immigration hurdles.

Our approach is tailor-made to your circumstances and objectives; we listen to your requirements and provide you with the most pragmatic, cost-effective approach to meeting your goals. We can provide immigration compliance advice, detailed audits, bespoke training and consultancy on the effects of immigration when going through a merger or registering a joint venture.

The 'excellent' team at Wright Hassall LLP acts for a number of multinational companies on business immigration matters.

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Businesses

The greatest asset for any organisation is its people. The key focus for our business immigration team is to provide advice to UK businesses on recruiting employees who need immigration permission to work in the UK, ensuring compliance with the immigration rules and best practice.

The advice we offer is of high quality and delivered via the knowledge and experience our team of specialist experts. Our service is partner-led and we pride ourselves on our creativity in solving more complex immigration issues whilst working with forward-thinking organisations.

Our advice includes:

Skilled Worker and GBM sponsor licence applications
Skilled Worker, GBM or Senior Specialist transfer cases
Business visitor rules
Right to Work checks and data retention
Applications under the EU Settlement Scheme
The implementation and maintaining of compliant HR systems for firms seeking to apply for a sponsor licence
Supporting clients before and during Home Office inspections / audits and representing them where allegations of compliance breaches are made

Investors, entrepreneurs and those joining established businesses and start-ups

For investors and high net worth individuals, we work with you to understand your requirements and can advise on all aspects of securing and retaining the appropriate visa for your circumstances, whether you are looking to invest in a qualifying company, set up your own business in the UK, or enter employment with stand-alone status.

Our advice includes:

Standalone Entrepreneur / Business Investor status
Global Talent applications, including Endorsing bodies
High Potential Individuals
British citizenship and indefinite leave to remain/settlement
Family and dependant related visa applications for children, spouses, civil partners, fiancés and unmarried partners

We are primarily a Business Immigration practice, although we also act for business clients who wish to make an application under immigration rules for leave to remain, citizenship as well as applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Education establishments

We advise students, further and higher educational establishments, independent schools and English language schools on all aspects of related immigration including:

Student visas
Ensuring compliance with sponsor and applicant requirements
Negotiating with the Home Office on behalf of sponsors

"The firm is retained by the UK arms of large international businesses and has strong links with London and the USA."

Chambers UK

Pricing transparency

Quality assured: Wright Hassall is Lexcel accredited, the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark for practice management and client care.

For further details on our the indicative fee scale charged by our immigration team for their services as described, please visit our price transparency page below.