Business Immigration Solicitors

If your business ventures involve recruiting from overseas, you will be subject to several immigration requirements. At Biscoes, our business immigration solicitors can work alongside you, providing practical, clear advice to help you meet all of the necessary legal obligations.

We regularly support companies and skilled individuals with a wide range of business immigration services, ranging from securing visas for key personnel to ensuring company-wide compliance with immigration laws.

You will find our team approachable and meticulous, able to balance a commercially minded legal service with a commitment to supporting each individual application. Whilst working with us, you can focus on your business goals as we apply tailored solutions to your needs.

Our business immigration lawyers’ expertise includes:

• Sponsorship license applications
• Sponsorship license management and compliance
• Right to work checks
• Global Talent visa
• Healthcare visa
• Global Business Mobility visa
• Scale-up visa
• Work Permit visa
• UK Skilled Worker visa
• US visas and immigration
• UK Innovator Visa

Speak to our business immigration solicitors today

If you would like to contact one of our business immigration solicitors in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, please call 02392 660261. Alternatively, please fill out this simple contact form, and we will respond promptly.

Why work with our business immigration lawyers?

Biscoes’ business immigration solicitors have an impeccable track record of success in helping companies across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, and beyond.

We have helped the regional business landscape thrive for years with our team having substantial experience in assisting organisations of all sizes with immigration needs of ranging complexity.

With each case, we take time to get to know our clients’ commercial goals and the legal nuances that affect them. Then, we tailor our services to help them reach that goal by taking a proactive, professional approach to the legal process.

Wherever possible, we can anticipate future problems and avoid delays, and are trusted for our ability to secure complex visas that suit both the company and the individual’s needs.

Biscoes regularly acts for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), public sector organisations and large corporations, and we proudly hold the Lexcel accreditation, a testament to our excellence in legal practice management and outstanding client care.

We also offer immigration services tailored towards individuals and families.

Our business immigration law services

Sponsorship license applications

In order to employ a skilled worker from overseas, employers will need to hold a sponsor license. The application process involves a meticulous inspection from the Home Office which will assess whether your organisation operates lawfully in the UK, that it has appropriate HR functions, and other bespoke systems in place to support the sponsorship duties.

The Home Office may also carry out background checks on employers and the day-to-day running of the business, with the process taking between 8-12 weeks, or 10 working days if the processing time is expedited. Biscoes’ business immigration solicitors can assist with making the application and ensuring that you are fully complaint and prepared for an investigation.

Sponsorship license management and compliance

Once a business is granted a sponsor license, it remains valid for 4 years, and to renew the license, the business must act before the date of expiry. Throughout the holding of the license, employers must meet all of their sponsor license holder duties, including keeping accurate records of the company and all of its employees.

Biscoes’ immigration solicitors can help employers ensure that they are complying with all necessary duties. We perform routine checks and assessments to ensure that all protocols are time-efficient and legally sound. We also often assist with the application for a sponsorship license renewal. 

Right to work checks

All employers in the UK are legally obliged to comply with the prevention of illegal working. Prior to any hiring, the employer should conduct a full right to work check in order to make sure that the employee is legally allowed to work for the employer in question. We can help you with the process and ensure that you are fully compliant with current business immigration law.

Global Talent visa

Our business immigration solicitors can help you meet the Global Talent visa, including securing your endorsement letter by a Home Office approved endorsing body, or gathering paperwork relating to your award listed in Appendix Global Talent Prestigious Prizes.

We offer a consultation to discuss the varying nuances for certain applicants and will help put together a bespoke application to submit on your behalf.

Health and Care visa

Health and Care visas are designed to attract healthcare professionals to the UK, and so its requirements all relate to the nature of health service and public health roles. The application itself is very nuanced, and there are multiple requirements that healthcare employees will need to evidence, such as the ability to financially support themselves and potentially the financial support of their employer.

We can support employers in providing the information and environment that their employers need to add skilled professionals to their workforce.

Global Business Mobility Visa

The Global Business Mobility visa (GBM) has 5 sub-categories of sponsored routes available to overseas businesses. In order for a business to sponsor a visa they must hold an A-rated Sponsor License. Our team can help you take the steps to achieve this visa or renew your current license with a global business mobility visa as your final goal in mind.

Scale-up visa

Relatively new, the Scale-up visa route allows migrants to enter the UK to perform a role in a fast-growing UK business. The requirements are that the individual must have a job offer from a qualifying scale-up business, and the business itself must also have a scale-up sponsor license.

Our business immigration solicitors have quickly built a successful legal service for helping businesses qualify to hold the sponsorship and offer the visa, and we regularly help businesses in all stages of their growth.

UK Skilled Worker visa

The UK Skilled Worker visa enables businesses to bring employees to the UK to perform an eligible job. The employer must hold a valid sponsor licence, and the employee will need to hold a certificate of sponsorship (CoS) issued by the prospective employer. The employee will then use this CoS to apply for their skilled worker visa.

We can ensure that your company is able to offer Skilled Worker visas and help you reach that status if not, as well as performing the legal practicalities surrounding securing the visa for your employee.

UK Innovator visa

If you’re looking to set up an innovative business in the UK, you will need endorsement from an approved body, to meet certain eligibility requirements, and to prove that your new business idea has no match on the market. Biscoes can help you keep momentum in this exciting time, taking care of the legal practicalities while you grow your idea.

Frequently asked questions about our business immigration claims services

Can you bring your family to the UK on a work permit?

Yes, if you have a Skilled Worker visa and your family is eligible, then you can bring your spouse, a civil partner, an unmarried partner that you have been with for at least two years, and any children under the age of 18 at the time of application, or over 18 if they already live in the UK as your dependant. Family members will need to apply for a dependant visa separate from the work permit, but their visa will usually end on the same day as yours.

Does a worker need an offer letter to apply for a Skilled Worker visa?

Yes, in order to apply for a Skilled Worker visa you will need a valid job offer from a licensed UK employer. This will have to be from an A-rated business from the official list of licensed sponsors and must meet certain salary requirements. You will also need to have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from your UK employer.

Speak to our business immigration solicitors today

If you would like to contact one of our business immigration solicitors in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, please call 02392 660261. Alternatively, please fill out this simple contact form, and we will respond promptly.