Complex Case Support
There are many cases where strict immigration criteria can interfere with immigration needs of businesses. In some instances there may be a genuine business case where the manpower requirements of a specific project are surplus to the allowance of a particular country.
Newland Chase can liaise with the people that matter in local government in order to discuss a possible solution.
Expediting Applications
Similarly, if visa applications for key staff are delayed or rejected, we can talk directly to the relevant government department in order to expedite applications and overturn refusals.
For examples of how we have helped clients with complex cases please see below:
Complex Case Support Examples
United Kingdom
Case Study 1 - UK
One of our clients approached us regarding the lack of provision under current legislation and their inability to bring overseas nationals to the UK for specific projects. We assisted the client in understanding their specific needs and approaching local government to find alternative arrangements to avoid loss of business to the Company and the UK economy. We were successfully able to find a solution under the immigration rules that enabled our client to bring overseas nationals to the UK without the need for sponsorship or a sponsor license. We further assisted the project in ensuring the successful relocation of all the assignee family members on long term visas.
Case Study 2 - UK
We received instructions from a client who informed us that a number of their assignees were being refused visas to the UK and required assistance. Upon investigation, we realised that the applications were being refused consistently on the basis that the entry clearance officers had not received certain policy guidance or instructions on new provisions that had been implemented and made their decisions on previous rules. We engaged with the relevant government department to discuss the best way to proceed and were successful in overturning these decisions without the need for fresh applications.
Case Study 3 - India
Due to the changes in Indian immigration law, employers have been restricted to a cap in the number of foreign workers they can employee within their companies in India. We have worked with clients to find a solution that would not impact their business and to help them secure exemptions on these caps for their foreign workers.
Expediting Applications Examples
United Kingdom
We were instructed by a client to assist with a Tier 2 application from outside the UK which resulted in extra delays due to the nationality of the individual. The client was informed that the application could take up to 30 days to process. Since he was required to work in the UK to avoid loss of contract bids we were asked to expedite the application. We successfully managed to discuss the urgency with the officials in the UK and were able to ensure a decision was made within two working days.
We frequently process fast track and same day applications on behalf of clients ensuring that decisions are reached without delays to business travel. We offer a specialist service to high level executives and their families that are unable to part with their passports for any length of time.
India
Our client had submitted their own applications to the Indian Immigration authorities for approval of employment visas; however the applications were taking a considerably lengthy period of time either due to referral to India or existing business visas cancelled from the passports. We assisted in expediting the applications to shorter timeframes by liaising directly with the relevant government departments and challenging the refusals to have the decisions overturned successfully.
China
Our client had difficulty obtaining work permits for their assignees as the Ministry of Labour had placed onerous requirements on them to provide documents before approving visas. We were successful in contacting the Ministry and explaining the nature of the business and structure of the organisation to ensure that future applications were handled more competently with an understanding of the client’s business, thus removing the administrative burden of unnecessary or repetitive documentation in expedited timeframes.
Singapore
We were approached by a client who wanted to have urgent decisions for a group of employees being assigned to Singapore within a matter of days. We were successfully able to secure their registration as a sponsor and expedite their work permit applications within a few days.
Angola
Applications for Angola had become increasingly challenging for some of our clients resulting in long delays. This meant that assignees could not travel to project sites costing companies millions in lost revenue. We were successfully able to contact senior officials at the Angola Consulate in an effort to negotiate expedited visa applications for urgent projects, where there would be a significant loss in business for the client. We were able to process these applications within five – seven working days as opposed to four weeks in some cases.
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