UK Visas and Immigration

Do you want to move to the UK? Are you considering work in the UK? Do you meet all the criteria to get your visa or residency?

Then John is your guy. John is an accredited specialist UK immigration and citizenship lawyer.

John advises private individuals on their migration plans and helps them choose the best migration strategy for their needs. John has an interest in current and historical British citizenship law and ancestry, and particular expertise in problem-solving complex immigration cases. He works with businesses and their HR teams to guide them through the sponsor licence and skilled worker visa system. He has advised a wide range of sectors ranging from hospitality, leisure and construction, to space and technology.

John is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Associate and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law. John’s litigation experience includes representing clients in immigration appeals at the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal and acting as instructing solicitor in immigration, asylum, and nationality cases at the Scottish Court of Session, the UK Supreme Court, and the European Court of Human Rights. He was lead solicitor in the landmark Supreme Court case of The Advocate General for Scotland v Romein [2018] UKSC 6 which opened up a route to British citizenship for children of foreign-born British women born outside of the UK and Commonwealth between 1949 and 1983.

John has concluded several complex international adoption cases, including Hague Convention adoptions, step-parent adoptions, and petitions for recognition of foreign adoptions at common law.

He was a key author of the immigration chapter of the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia published in 2016 and is a regular contributor to the Free Movement publications, covering immigration and nationality case law, news, and commentary.

Particular expertise in:

  • spouse visas and partner visas for families and their dependent children;
  • investor visas for high net worth individuals and their families;
  • European nationals seeking advice on the EU Settlement Scheme;
  • adoption of foreign-national children in Scotland
  • adult dependant relative visas for elderly parents; and
  • complex immigration litigation;
  • British citizenship, including complex ancestral claims to British nationality (click here).

Just get in touch with us.

Your nationality or nationalities.
In which country are you formally registered as resident? If you are not sure, in which country do you pay tax and/or in which country do you spend most days out of the year?
If you know it use country code. For example, UK is +44, Netherlands is +31, USA is +1, South Africa is +27, China is +86, etc.
Let us know how we can help you? When do you want to travel to the UK? Did you already apply for your visa or residency with immigration? Do you experience any difficulties? Also let us know how and ‘when’ we can best contact you.