Business Immigration

We offer a full immigration service to UK businesses wishing to employ foreign nationals and regularly advise foreign businesses and individuals wishing to work and start a business in the United Kingdom.  We are also often instructed by private individuals and families wishing to live in the UK, with particular experience in dealing with high net worth families. We can provide all advice relating to employers wishing to apply for a Sponsors Licence and ongoing regulatory advice.

Head of our immigration practice, Graeme Kirk, acted as Chair of the Immigration & Nationality Committee of the International Bar Association from 2000 – 2004, and will become Co-Chair of the IBA Global Employment Institute in January 2016.

Recent work

• An ultra high net worth family from South Africa on the Tier 1 (Investor) scheme.

• A leading family from India on the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) scheme.

• We regularly advise International Banks on intra-company transfers of staff to the UK.

• A wide range of clients on the acquisition of British citizenship.

Legal 500 commentary

The ‘skilled’, ‘accurate’ and ‘efficient’ team at Druces LLP focuses on Tier 1 and Tier 2 visa work, advising entrepreneurs, investors, exceptional talent and companies wishing on bringing skilled migrants into the UK. The team also provides advice on spousal visas, commonwealth ancestral visas and sole representatives of overseas companies, as well as queries on citizenship, registration and naturalisation. Consultant Graeme Kirk, who has a ‘great deal of industry knowledge and experience’, heads the team which includes senior associate Charles Avens.