Cobbetts' employment team can provide advice on all aspects of business-related immigration law.
 
We can advise:

• Employers who are hiring internationally and/or transferring staff (temporarily or permanently) into the UK under the Tier 2 system.
• Employees seeking leave to enter or remain to take up employment.
• Investors seeking entry under the Tier 1 system.
• Members of the international business community who are looking to invest and/or set up business ventures in the UK and who require entry to the UK to achieve this.

Our services include:

• Advice and assistance to employers on applying for a sponsor licence and sponsoring migrants on the points based system.
• Guidance on preventing illegal working including pre-employment checks, civil penalties and the dismissal of illegal workers.

Tier 1 applications

• Exceptional talent, entrepreneurs, investors and post-study workers.
• Advice on the appropriate avenue of entry, applications under Tier 1 of the points based system and advice on obtaining the requisite points.

Tier 2 applications

• General
• Advising employers and assisting with the presentation of tier 2 applications (akin to old work permit system).

Intra-company transfers

• Assisting multi-national companies transferring employees from the overseas employer to the UK branch of the organisation either on a long-term or short-term basis.

Business visitors

• Advice as to the appropriate immigration category for the individual, based upon planned duration of stay and nature of intended activities within the UK.
• Advice as to the precise limits of permitted activities in the UK for business visitors.