Business Immigration Department

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1 Business Immigration Department

2 Who We Are Fletcher Day has a dedicated team of immigration lawyers specialising in all aspects of Business Immigration law. We provide advice to: Investors; Entrepreneurs; Businesses; Skilled workers. We offer a bespoke service tailored to the needs of our personal and business clients. Our lawyers offer responsive legal advice. We understand the importance of absolute discretion when dealing with clients and this is guaranteed. We provide clients a gateway to a wide range of lawyers and services within the firm.

3 Investors and Entrepreneurs Our lawyers provide detailed legal advice on all requirements for Tier 1 applications. We make comprehensive applications for all variations of these visas. We provide dedicated support throughout the application process and beyond. We liaise with clients accountants and financial institutions to ensure that correct documentation is produced. We prepare plans of how these visas can lead to future settlement and citizenship under the current rules. We assist clients who wish to bring their family with them both at the initial application stage and to join them later. We assist clients to achieve faster settlement in 2-3 years if they meet certain requirements. We can put clients in contact with our network of connections who can assist in the actual investment of funds in the specified ways required and can help clients settle into the United Kingdom to ensure the relocation process is as smooth as possible.

4 Businesses and Skilled Workers Our lawyers provide in-depth advice to businesses as well as skilled workers with offers of employment under Tier 2. We help businesses manage the complexities of the sponsor licensing process and provide advice on all compliance issues for sponsoring foreign workers. We assist clients in satisfying the documentation requirements of the resident labour market test. We provide detailed advice to workers on the full list of documents that they will need for their applications. We provide advice for clients who are already in the United Kingdom as sponsored workers and wish to change their employment or switch to another immigration category. We help clients bring their family members to the United Kingdom.

5 Settlement and Nationality We are able to work with clients through each step of the visa process from their initial visa, through to their extension, permanent residency and then British Citizenship. We understand the importance of planning ahead as many clients have the ultimate goal of obtaining British Citizenship for themselves and their family in mind when they first decide to apply to the UK. Although the immigration rules are subject to change at any time, we are able to offer the best possible advice to clients looking for long term immigration solutions based on the rules as they stand at the time of meeting. We always inform clients immediately of any changes that may affect their long term goals and provide advice on the best way forward.

6 Credentials Our lawyers have been involved with the immigration needs of high net worth individuals in many industries, including fashion, IT, banking, property and hospitality. Aside from English our lawyers speak Arabic, Cantonese, French, Persian, Portuguese and Spanish. Our lawyers have experience guiding clients through difficult situations that arise during the application process and more particularly: Obtaining Settlement and Citizenship for clients who have had excessive absences from the United Kingdom; Getting refusal decisions overturned; Getting children to join their family in the United Kingdom as dependants despite being over the age requirement of 18; Obtaining correct documentation from overseas financial institutions that do not wish to cooperate.

7 Where We Are Located Fletcher Day s office is located in the heart of London, at Queensland House, 393 Strand, WC2R 0LT It is easily accessible from all of London through the underground stations at Covent Garden, Charing Cross, Piccadilly Circus, Embankment and Temple. Please contact our receptionist on:+44 (0) for further instructions on how to arrive at our offices. Alternative arrangements can be made for our lawyers to visit clients away from the office at the client s convenience.

8 Key Contact If you require further information on the services our team provides please contact Sam Meymand of our offices on or +44 (0) Sam is a Solicitor of New Zealand, practicing in the field of Business Immigration. His experience includes: Assisting clients on investor visas and entrepreneur visas; Achieving a good success rate on all applications submitted; Assisting clients in English and in Persian.