Successful Sponsor Licence application for a sole trader
By Rakhi Singal
Rakhi Singal is Founder, Director and Head of Family Law at RVS Solicitors. Studying at Bournemouth University and BPP Law School, Rakhi quickly gained a profile in the industry for her work. After creating and successfully managing the Family Law & Civil Litigation department at a leading Legal 500 law firm in London, a role that she was headhunted for, she got the idea to create a law firm in her own image. RVS Solicitors was created and has subsequently helped hundreds to achieve their legal goals, start new futures and obtain justice. A highly regarded family lawyer in the UK, Rakhi gained industry recognition for her relentless attitude, negotiation skills and her ability to always stay calm under pressure and provides a high level of expertise, knowledge and service to our clients every day.
Our immigration lawyers were approached by a well-established Architectural practice that needed advice in respect of retaining a young graduate employee. The practice had hired him after significant search period for the position of Assistant Architect. However, his Tier 4 visa was expiring shortly and the client was understandably worried that they were going to lose a valuable employee.
The client had a long history of providing Architectural services to high-end clients, having created a name for the practice that was at risk of being compromised due to skill shortage.
Our team had a detailed discussion with the client to identify whether other solutions apart from being sponsored under Tier 2 (general) route where available to the migrant. After ruling out the availability of other options, the team proceeded to assess the matter in respect of the Sponsor Licence.
Our business immigration lawyers understood all too well the importance of securing the Licence for this particular client. There was a present and acute need for the client to secure the Licence otherwise his business would suffer significant losses, both in immediate business and in image.
