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Mishcon de Reya LLP

Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : UK-wide


Mishcon de Reya LLP

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About

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We advise private and corporate clients on the full spectrum of UK immigration and nationality law. Requirements can be specific, unusual and require prompt outcomes due to the necessity to travel urgently and freely.

We also advise clients on US immigration requirements and the team provides a comprehensive transatlantic immigration advice and service for companies, individuals, and family offices.

Our clients often require advice for other key international locations and we are well accustomed to both the legal and cultural nuances involved when advising clients around the world. With numerous offices, we provide clients with integrated and innovative immigration solutions. We have a multinational team, equipped with cultural and linguistic fluency, that can provide bespoke services to the most discerning international client base.

Work highlights:

  •  Urgently obtained British Citizenship for twin babies born to surrogate parents in the USA to facilitate their entry into the UK during the COVID-19 lockdown
  • Provided a global immigration strategy for a highly complex Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application as a Tier 1 (Investor) with less than 9 months of UK residence in their qualifying period, and successfully arguing sole responsibility to ensure the children obtained ILR
  • Assistance with an urgent US visit visa application, addressing a complex immigration history which included previous visa cancellations and inaccurate adverse information on compliance database

Chambers Review

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Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals - UK-wide

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Mishcon de Reya has a wealth of experience in high net worth immigration and offers sophisticated, tailored advice to its clients. The team has particular expertise in complex discretionary applications to the Home Office that fall outside the usual rules and routes.

Strengths

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  • Mishcon's exceptional talent combined with strong communication and great interpersonal skills make for a model that's hard to beat.

    Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Mishcon de Reya is the number one firm for complex, high-profile asylum claims by high net worth individuals. Superb lawyers, excellent client care, and they always achieve outstanding results.

    Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Mishcon de Reya have the experience to distil a problem down and solve it. They have large teams with multiple years of experience and strong support.

    Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Mishcon de Reya is unparalleled in complex matters for high net worth individuals. It has an excellent client-facing team with the ability to deal with complex matters like no-one else.

    Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Kamal Rahman
    Band 1Kamal Rahman

    Kamal Rahman

    Kamal Rahman is highly respected for her immigration expertise. Rahman acts for high net worth clients on a wide range of sophisticated immigration work, including complex discretionary applications to the Home Office.
    • Kamal has great skills as negotiator. She is a great specialist and has profound knowledge of immigration legislation.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Kamal is a top-notch professional in the field of immigration. Her wealth of experience, responsiveness and straightforwardness set her apart.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Kamal is driven by a pursuit for results for her clients. In doing so, she’s both fair and tough.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Hannah Barnett
    Band 3Hannah Barnett

    Hannah Barnett

    Hannah Barnett has strong experience advising both high net worth individuals and businesses on a wide range of UK immigration matters. Barnett's expertise includes advising high net worth individuals on investor visa extensions, naturalisation and leave to remain.
    • Hannah is a pleasure to work with. She is extremely detail-oriented and always dedicated to finding solutions for her clients.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Hannah is very efficient and to the point.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Maria Patsalos
    Band 3Maria Patsalos

    Maria Patsalos

    Maria Patsalos specialises in advising high net worth clients on immigration and naturalisation matters. She has particular experience advising sportspeople as clients.

    • Maria is really good at explaining things in an understandable way.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Steven Bostock
    Band 3Steven Bostock

    Steven Bostock

    Steven Bostock leads the immigration practice at Mishcon de Reya and works on high net worth mandates involving indefinite leave to remain, visas and citizenship. He also advises on asylum and extradition cases.

    • Steven has a really good, practical way of thinking laterally to achieve what is needed.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Steven is brilliant. He always offers practical, commercial advice and gets superb results for his clients. He is lovely to work with.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Steven builds strategy very well.

      Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth

Ranked Individuals at Mishcon de Reya LLP (4)

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    Hannah Barnett

    Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals

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    Maria Patsalos

    Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals

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    Steven Bostock

    Head of Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals

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