Government Liaison

Every year, Newland Chase handles many cases where strict immigration criteria is having a detrimental effect on the business objectives of companies.  The manpower requirements of a specific project may be surplus to the allowance of a particular country, or applications for key staff are delayed or rejected, which can negatively impact on the daily operation of your business.

Newland Chase has a team of professional immigration lawyers who can liaise with the people that matter in local government in order to discuss a possible solution. We can talk directly to the relevant government department in order to expedite applications and overturn refusals.

COMPLEX CASE SUPPORT EXAMPLES

Case Study 1 – UK
One of our clients approached our immigration lawyers 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 successfully found 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. Upon investigation, our immigration lawyers 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 changes in Indian immigration law, employers have been restricted to a cap in the number of foreign workers they can employ within their companies in India. Our immigration lawyers have worked with clients to find solutions that would ensure their business is not negatively affected, and to help them secure exemptions on these caps for their foreign workers.

EXPEDITING APPLICATIONS EXAMPLES

Case study 1 – UK
We were instructed by a client to assist with a Tier 2 application from outside the UK, which was subject to 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.

Case study 2 – India
Our client had submitted 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. Our immigration lawyers assisted in expediting the applications within far shorter time frames by liaising directly with the relevant government departments and challenging the refusals to have the decisions overturned successfully.

Case study 3 – 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. Our immigration lawyers 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. This removed the administrative burden of unnecessary or repetitive documentation in expedited time frames.

Case study 4 – 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. Our immigration lawyers were successfully able to secure their registration as a sponsor and expedite their work permit applications within just a few days.

If you have a particularly complex case, or you need to expedite your immigration requirements, our expert immigration lawyers can help you. For further information please contact us.