About

Provided by A Y & J Solicitors

A Y & J Solicitors is an award winning boutique UK immigration law firm known for strategic, high precision work across business, talent, and corporate immigration. The firm supports entrepreneurs, founders, senior executives, scale ups, and global professionals who need clarity, speed, and complete compliance while navigating the UK immigration system.

Type of Work Handled

  • Sponsor licence applications and corporate immigration planning
  • Skilled Worker visa strategy and compliance management
  • Global Business Mobility 
  • High Net Worth Individuals and entrepreneur pathways
  • Endorsement support for technology, creative, and finance professionals

Categories of Clients

  • Business owners and founders
  • High net worth individuals
  • Technology innovators and startup leaders
  • Senior executives, CXO’s and global talent

Recent Work Highlights

1. Sponsor Licence Suspension – Reinstatement (ABC Ltd)

We helped a company regain its suspended sponsor licence after allegations of RTW gaps, underpayment and poor SMS reporting. Through rapid fact-finding, corrected records and a full compliance action plan, the licence was fully reinstated.

Specialisations

  • Sponsor licence strategy and compliance
  • Skilled Worker and GBM advisory
  • High net worth and business owner immigration planning
  • Endorsement pathways for specialised professionals
  • Complex case resolution and risk management
  • Tailored immigration frameworks for scale ups and SMEs
  • Immigration policy interpretation and updated guidance alignment

Chambers Review

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Immigration: Personal - UK-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

A Y & J Solicitors is a specialist immigration firm known for its work on complex personal immigration matters. The team acts for a range of private clients including highly skilled migrants, spouses and partners of British citizens and EEA nationals, and students. It is particularly adept at challenging Home Office refusals regarding applications for residence cards and leave to remain.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Diana Todirica
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Band 3

Diana Todirica has a broad immigration practice and is well versed in EUSS applications, as well as appeals to the First-tier and Upper Tribunals. She has recently demonstrated her expertise in advising on spousal visas and applications via the Appendix FM route.

Diana is absolutely great in terms of service, advice, knowledge, professionalism and all aspects of dealing with clients.

Diana is very professional and a good listener and communicator. She is knowledgeable and straightforward to deal with.

Diana is gold; she is outstanding.

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A Y & J Solicitors

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UK-wide

Immigration: Personal

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Diana Todirica
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Band 3

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