Based in central London, Gulbenkian Andonian is one of the UK’s leading specialist immigration and nationality practices, acting for businesses in matters including work permits,employment law and litigation. For individuals Gulbenkian Andonian act in personal immigration matters as well as Family and Matrimonial Law.
Founded in Kensington as a specialist immigration practice, Gulbenkian Andonian now operates from offices in Holborn, reflecting the growth in its business immigration practice. It is recognised as one of the leading immigration law firms in the UK. It has a team of specialist lawyers and support staff of great ability and experience.The firm has always looked beyond the shores of the UK, serving clients with UK interests worldwide. It is the only UK member of the European Immigration Lawyers Group, which specialises in various immigration fields including employees moving from one EU member state to another and assisting non-EU nationals needing immigration assistance. The firm acts for company and commercial clients in relation to work permits, as well as for investors, innovators, business persons, sole representatives and individual applicants under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme. Senior Partner Bernard Andonian is one of the most experienced immigration practitioners in the country. Bernard is a former executive committee member of ILPA and was appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a part-time immigration judge and sits in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.
Gulbenkian Andonian provides specialist advice on all aspects of business immigration, such as work permits, intra-company transfers, investors, innovators, business and residency applications, as well as advice on student matters, issues of asylum and human rights, European free movement, and nationality law, including applications for British citizenship.
The firm is renowned for a number of successful decisions of the higher courts such as Shah and Islam (House of Lords), and Baumbast and Rolet (European Court of Justice), which broke new legal ground on issues of asylum and European Law respectively. Married, same sex and unmarried partner applications are dealt with, and the firm offers specialist family law advice with an emphasis on matrimonial matters, property, finance and children.
Cases in which the firm has acted successfully include: the case of PAC where 25 work permits were issued under the old-style tier 2 and advertising waived; a foreign diplomat obtaining indefinite leave to remain while still a diplomat; cases of delay being reasons for the grant of ILR by the UKBA; successful applicants under the new points-based system; and appeals against decisions of entry clearance officers.
Gulbenkian Andonian intends to further develop and expand its status as a leading immigration and nationality practice.
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