Corporate Immigration

Our specialist team of advisers can provide pragmatic and detailed advice on the best corporate immigration solution for your international business needs.

Corporate Immigration

Increasingly, organisations are turning to international talent to fulfil their business objectives. At Privity Partners, we are dedicated to understanding your unique requirements, offering expert advice on the most effective pathways for bringing overseas professionals to the UK. Our approach caters to both your needs and those of your international employees, extending beyond initial immigration processes to provide comprehensive ongoing support.

The landscape of immigration law is ever-evolving, presenting challenges for organisations in staying compliant. The implementation of the points-based system has heightened the responsibilities of employers, with stringent regulations and substantial penalties for non-compliance. Our team at Privity Partners works intimately with you, clarifying your duties in a straightforward manner. We conduct thorough immigration audits of your personnel files to pinpoint potential risks, provide targeted training, and collaborate with you to remedy these issues. This proactive approach ensures you have the right procedures in place and a well-informed recruitment team, ultimately saving your organisation time and money.

We invest time in understanding the intricacies of your business, strategizing the best solutions to meet your needs. Whether you are an international company initiating operations in the UK or a UK-based organisation requiring assistance with right-to-work checks and liaising with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), Privity Partners is here to help. Our expertise extends to handling routine interactions with UKVI and responding effectively to critical situations, such as unexpected compliance checks.

Our expertise in UK’s points-based system for business sponsorship is unparalleled. Privity Partners provides practical and commercially astute advice on utilizing the sponsor management system, encompassing both initial applications and ongoing operational support. Furthermore, we understand the implications of Brexit on your workforce and offer pragmatic, strategic advice to ensure the retention of your valuable international talent in this new era.

Additionally, Privity Partners possesses extensive experience in educating managers and HR teams on the latest immigration regulations. Our training sessions are designed to keep your team abreast of evolving laws, ensuring your business remains compliant and ahead in managing its international workforce.

How we help

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Overview Under UK immigration rules, a parent may be eligible for Leave to Remain if their child has lived in the UK continuously for at least 7 years and it would be unreasonable to expect the child to leave the UK. This is part of the private life route and reflects the UK’s commitment to […]

Areas of focus

Partner & Family Visas

UK Family Visa allows you to bring family members (eligible foreign nationals) to join you in the UK for an extended period of 6 months or more. You can bring your spouse or partner, fiance or proposed civil partner, child, parent, or a relative to who you will provide long-term care.

Global Business Mobility Visas

The Global Business Mobility visa is an umbrella category of five different types of UK work visas. These visas are designed for employees of overseas companies to undertake specific types of work or assignments in the UK.

Short Term Visit Visas

Our lawyers act for schools, colleges and universities across the world. We understand your context and are able to advise on any legal and regulatory matters, as well as international projects.

Short Term Work Visas

The UK Temporary Worker Visa is a work visa that permits you to work in the UK temporarily. The time you can stay in the UK for a Temporary Worker Visa varies depending on the category you apply for and ranges from 6 months to 2 years.

EEA Nationals & Family

EEA nationals are required to obtain leave to enter or remain in order to visit or live in the UK. Unless a person is coming to the UK for a short visit, they will need to apply for a visa in advance of their arrival.

business Visas

Whether you wish to recruit a foreign worker, establish a UK branch of an overseas company or effect an intra-company transfer, our immigration barristers can assist. Our expertise covers immigration routes for individual investors and entrepreneurs, small and medium businesses, as well as multinational companies.

Global Talent Visas

Well versed in both the legal and technical languages of decentralized finance, our global team can support anyone wanting to navigate the fast-changing world of blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital assets.

Settlement in the UK

Often people want to come to the UK to settle in the UK, without a specific idea as to what they want to do when they are here. In fact, our clients regularly ask us, what is the quickest way to settle in the UK?

British Citizenship

With British citizenship you can apply for a British passport and you will be free of immigration control, allowing you to travel into and out of the UK freely without the need for a visa.

Student & Graduate Visas

The UK Graduate visa allows international students to remain in the UK after completing their studies for up to two years, or three for doctoral graduates.

Immigration appeals

If your UK visa or immigration application has been refused, our immigration appeal lawyers can advise you on the merits of appealing to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), prepare your immigration appeal and represent you at your immigration appeal hearing.

Human Rights

Applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK can be made, in certain circumstances, on the basis that to require the individual to leave the UK or to not allow them entry into the UK would be a breach of the individual’s human rights.

Asylum & Protection

Applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK can be made, in certain circumstances, on the basis that to require the individual to leave the UK or to not allow them entry into the UK would be a breach of the individual’s human rights.

Hong Kong (BNO) Visa

The Hong Kong BN(O) route allows BN(O) status holders and certain family members to live, work and study in the UK. After 5 years, applicants will be able to apply for settlement, and after a further year, British citizenship, providing they meet the requirements.

Get in touch

Our website will give you a flavour of the advice we provide - if you would like to talk to us for more information, please contact our client services team who will be happy to assist.