At Womble Bond Dickinson, our dedicated team of corporate immigration specialists regularly provide clear practical advice and invaluable on-going assistance in all matters related to the fast-paced and continually changing area of employment law.
Specialists in their field, our business immigration solicitors understand the demands and challenges faced by businesses in recruitment and employee retention. When elevated to the global marketplace, these challenges increase tenfold, with business immigration law creating new issues during new employee hires and relocation across borders. In order to navigate the unique obstacles faced by clients, our business immigration lawyers offer a completely bespoke service, tailoring their legal advice and services to the specific objectives and culture of each organisation.
Corporate immigration law services
Dedicated to providing strategic and cost-effective solutions to clients across all of Womble Bond Dickinson’s served sectors, our team of business immigration solicitors have spent decades developing an unrivalled understanding of their field. As part of their comprehensive services, our team advises on the following matters:
Sponsor Licence guidance, including assisting with applications and renewals
Certificates of sponsorship applications and assignments
Visa applications under the Points Based System including:
Skilled Worker visas
Intra-Company Transfer visas
Switching visas and change of employment applications
Visa extensions
Prevention of illegal working and avoiding discrimination, including advice and guidance on right to work checks
Training on Sponsor Licence duties, reporting requirements and sponsor management compliance
Internal immigration audits and assistance with external audits.
Business immigration clients
Since beginning operation, our corporate immigration team has had the privilege of working alongside a wide range of national and international clients. See below for examples of recent work the team have been involved with:
Assisting an international manufacturing client on a range of business immigration matters, including applying for a sponsor licence and assigning certificates of sponsorship
Assisting an international business-to-business media group on the recruitment of key overseas employees. This included applying for a number of Skilled Worker visas under the Points Based System
Assisting an international communications organisation with various senior executive transfers. This included adding a new route to their existing sponsor licence and applying for a number of Intra-Company Transfer visas
Assisting a national multi-platform media business on a range of complex corporate immigration matters, including in respect of Skilled Worker visa applications and eligibility requirements
Assisting both a national retailer and a leading healthcare consulting company on right to work checks to ensure compliance with the prevention of illegal working
Providing advice and training to a leading global chemical company on right to work checks, prevention of illegal working and the requirements under both the EU Settlement Scheme and the Points Based System.
With considerable international resources at our disposal, our team of corporate immigration lawyers have the capacity to provide advice, training and bespoke solutions to clients across a wide range of sectors.
If you’re searching for assurances that vital compliance checks are being completed correctly, or need Sponsor Licence guidance to open your business up to the global marketplace, get in touch today. Simply fill in our online contact form and we will be in touch to discuss which corporate immigration services would be most beneficial to your business. Alternatively, you can browse through our business immigration lawyers and professional staff online.
Attracting and keeping top talent from around the world is tougher than ever. You need to offer great packages and make the immigration process as smooth as possible to stand out. However, non-compliance with immigration laws can result in hefty fines, not to mention the risk of leaving your reputation in tatters.
If you’re juggling operations in both the UK and the US, understanding and managing the different immigration laws and processes in both countries adds another layer of complexity too.
With ever-changing rules to contend with, you need a legal team that truly gets the challenges of global recruitment and corporate immigration. Mastering the UK immigration system can be tricky. But our sharp business immigration solicitors can help you cut through the red tape. How? By offering clear, practical advice to help you recruit and retain overseas talent smoothly and cost-effectively.
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To avoid any Home Office complications, it’s super important to get your immigration applications spot on and follow the strict rules. With our expert team of business immigration lawyers, you can rely on us to secure sponsor licences and work visas for your company, whether you’re an SME or a global organisation. Trust us to guide you through the immigration process efficiently and achieve the best possible outcome.
Access to our teams across the pond make us well-positioned to advise you on transatlantic immigration matters as well.
Here’s a round-up of services:
Sponsor licence applications and acting as key personnel
Certificate of sponsorship applications and assignments
Sponsor compliance advice and bespoke training
Work visa applications, this includes the broad spectrum of skilled worker visas, health and care worker visas, global business mobility visas, graduate and global talent visas, high potential individual visas, youth mobility visas, and government authorised exchange and family dependant visas
Internal immigration audits and assistance with external audits from the Home Office
Prevention of illegal working, guidance on right to work checks, and defending civil penalties
Immigration assistance following a merger, takeover, or change of ownership
Business visitor guidance and applications
Overseas recruitment, offers of employment, and avoiding discrimination
EU settlement scheme advice and assistance.
In need of a corporate immigration lawyer? Look no further.
At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices.
An international construction company on sponsor licences and skilled worker visas
A national media business with recruiting key overseas employees for a strategic UK project
An international communications organisation with senior executive transfers and global business mobility visas
A global chemical manufacturer during the transfer of its legal counsel from Saudi Arabia to the UK
A multinational insurance company on right to work checks and internal audits, and defended a national retailer against illegal working allegations
Provided advice and training to a global chemical company on right to work checks, sponsor licence compliance, and requirements under the EU Settlement Scheme and Points Based System.
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