Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law
UK Guide 2025
About
Managing Partner:Vanessa Ganguin
Senior Counsel:Philip Trott
Senior Associate:Ben Maitland
Senior Client Manager:Ross Kennedy
Associate Solicitor:Eralda Shullazi
Associate Solicitor:Alexandra Miradi
Trainee Solicitor:Jocelyn Cheng
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law is a friendly and dynamic immigration practice providing outstanding advice and exceptional service to businesses, individuals and families. The team of well-respected specialists led by founder Vanessa Ganguin has an impeccable record of finding fast solutions, challenging decisions and winning complex cases at all levels.
As a boutique firm, the firm's approachable lawyers are referred business and personal clients from all over the world by financial and legal service professionals who value a tailored, personal service for their clients. Client satisfaction is always a priority.
Since the firm was founded by Vanessa Ganguin, who boasts three decades of UK immigration expertise, it has gone from strength to strength, attracting outstanding immigration specialists, such as Philip Trott "a legendary figure in immigration law” according to Spears, with a glittering career of helping clients navigate the UK's immigration system as smoothly as possible, including many high-profile clients and cases. Ben Maitland is on the editorial board at Lexis for immigration and has a wealth of experience of helping businesses and individuals navigate the UK's ever-changing immigration system.
Vanessa and her colleagues are known for their trouble-free, hand-holding approach to all UK immigration and nationality matters, with the range of expertise to offer strategic solutions across all the UK's immigration pathways.
The firm’s senior immigration specialists regularly comment on UK immigration developments in the media, write articles and briefings on immigration matters and are highly-regarded in the major legal directories.
Sponsor compliance support and training
Global Business Mobility visa:
·Senior or specialist worker to meet specific business needs (this replaces Intra-Company Transfers)
·Graduate trainee as part of a training programme (this replaces the Intra-Company Graduate Trainee route)
·Secondment worker to UK firms in high value contracts or investments
·Service supplier to the UK in line with UK trade agreements (this replaces the T5 International Agreement routes)
·UK expansion worker to establish a UK presence (this replaces Representative of an Overseas Business)
International Sportsperson visa
Minister of Religion and Religious Worker visas
Family visas (partners, spouses, children, adult dependants)
EEA nationals and family (late EUSS applications are more complicated than ever now)
British citizenship and naturalisation
British National (Overseas) visa
Appeals, Administrative Reviews and Judicial Reviews.
Routes to settlement for those on legacy visas such as Entrepreneur, Start Up or Investor
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Philip Trott presented with Outstanding Contributions Award at Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2025
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law Senior Counsel Philip Trott’s celebrated UK immigration practice has been recognised with an Outstanding Contributions Award at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2025.
New right to work duties for gig economy workers added to Border Bill
The UK government has recently introduced amendments to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, including a significant change to extend right to work checks to cover alternative working arrangements.
Immigration White Paper raises serious questions Vanessa Ganguin warns in Civil Service World
Vanessa Ganguin writes in Civil Service World examining the consequences of the Immigration White Paper for employers of civil servants.
April 2025 UK work visa and sponsorship updates for employers
The UK Home Office has made important changes this month to its Immigration Rules and various guidances for sponsors and visa applications.
Home Office guidance changes affecting UK employers sponsoring migrant workers
New Home Office work visa and sponsor guidance updates detail major changes for employers
UK businesses will need to check zero-hour workers' right to work to "avoid hefty penalties"
The Home Secretary has announced that businesses operating with zero-hours contracts in the gig economy will be required to carry out right to work checks as if there is an employment relationship to avoid civil penalties of up to £60,000 per worker found to be working illegally.
Spring UK work immigration changes to be aware of
The Statement of Changes to the UK’s Immigration Rules presented to the House of Commons this month has implications for employers and those seeking work immigration routes to the UK. Some are more consequential than others.
Record numbers of Americans seek British citizenship: what are the routes?
Vanessa Ganguin's latest article in Think Global People outlines the most common immigration routes US clients have to settle in the UK.
A summary of all you need to know about the eVisa, ETA and the digitalisation of UK immigration and border control.
Enforcement ‘blitz’ reinforces importance of UK right to work and sponsorship compliance
A recent crackdown on illegal working has resulted in a record number of UK employers sanctioned. Civil penalties have also ramped up to £60,000 per worker if employers are found liable. It has never been more important for organisations to be on top of right to work and sponsorship compliance.
First 2025 ballot announced for the UK's India Young Professionals Scheme visa
The next India Young Professionals Scheme ballot has been announced today. Eligible Indian nationals aged 18 to 30 have the chance to enter a ballot to live, work and study in the UK for up to two years.
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Alexander Finch on UK settlement paths for those on Ukraine Scheme
Alexander Finch explains which long term UK immigration routes those on Ukraine Schemes can switch to in Personnel Today
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ross Kennedy writes guide to Charity Worker sponsor licence
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ross Kennedy has written a two-part guide for charities and immigration practitioners on how to apply for a Charity Worker Sponsor Licence and sponsor migrants under this niche UK immigration route published in Free Movement.
2025 sponsor licence guidance changes affect clawback clauses and key personnel
Vanessa Ganguin outlines new guidance changes for employers' sponsor license applications and compliance.
Vanessa Ganguin responds to shadow home secretary’s suggestion that robots replace immigrants
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law Managing Partner Vanessa Ganguin comments in HR Magazine.
Britain’s visa system is going digital: Vanessa Ganguin writes about the UK's new eVisa and ETA
Vanessa Ganguin outlines UK immigration's digital changes in Relocate Magazine
Latest eligible universities to apply for UK’s High Potential Individual visa
The new list of elite universities that qualify their graduates for the United Kingdom’s High Potential Individual visa has been published.
UK employers don’t always need a work visa for sponsored Creative Workers, Ross Kennedy explains
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Senior Client Manager Ross Kennedy explains the Creative Worker visa concession in an article for Free Movement
eVisas and ETAs: all you need to know about UK visa digital transformation
The UK is undergoing a significant transformation of its immigration system towards a fully digital approach. This guide covers two key aspects of this digitalization: eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA).
Ross Kennedy outlines immigration practitioners’ concerns about the eVisa in Solicitors Journal
Ross Kennedy writes in Solicitors Journal
What the UK's review of IT, engineering & telecom work visas means for employers
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ross Kennedy writes about what may be in store for tech, comms and engineering employers for Free Movement
How high-growth tech firms can benefit from the UK's Scale-up visa
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ben Maitland joins scale-up panel for techUK
Update: UK Government urges people with physical immigration documents to transition to eVisas
The Government is urging all those across the UK who use a physical immigration document to take immediate action to transition to an eVisa, as part of plans to digitise the UK border and immigration system.
Record number of employers have sponsor licences suspended or revoked
Over 1,000 Skilled Worker licences were suspended or revoked in the second quarter of 2024, compared to 117 in the same period last year – this is an unprecedented leap in enforcement action.
Vanessa Ganguin talks to HR Magazine on how employers can ensure migrant hires aren’t exploited
The number of migrant care workers who have reported being employed under exploitative contracts rose from 22 to 134 between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.
Article on the New Entrant discount for employers sponsoring junior Skilled Workers
Ben Maitland writes about the New Entrant discount for employers sponsoring junior Skilled Workers in Free Movement
Vanessa Ganguin talks to Personnel Today about “an unprecedented leap” in sponsor licence suspension
Huge rise in cancelled sponsor licences for overseas workers
Home Office asks Migration Advisory Committee to advise on IT and engineering jobs
The Home Secretary has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the “reliance on international recruitment” in the IT and engineering sectors, asking for a report in nine months “to allow time for sufficient stakeholder engagement to inform any conclusions.”
UK immigration update: what a new government means for business and family routes
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration law’s Senior Client Manager Ross Kennedy provides some insight for BritishAmerican Business to help employers, employees and their family members with what we know so far about upcoming UK immigration developments.
How different is a Labour business immigration system likely to be?
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ross Kennedy writes in The HR Director
Philip Trott presented with Outstanding Contributions Award at Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2025
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law Senior Counsel Philip Trott’s celebrated UK immigration practice has been recognised with an Outstanding Contributions Award at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2025.
New right to work duties for gig economy workers added to Border Bill
The UK government has recently introduced amendments to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, including a significant change to extend right to work checks to cover alternative working arrangements.
Immigration White Paper raises serious questions Vanessa Ganguin warns in Civil Service World
Vanessa Ganguin writes in Civil Service World examining the consequences of the Immigration White Paper for employers of civil servants.
April 2025 UK work visa and sponsorship updates for employers
The UK Home Office has made important changes this month to its Immigration Rules and various guidances for sponsors and visa applications.
Home Office guidance changes affecting UK employers sponsoring migrant workers
New Home Office work visa and sponsor guidance updates detail major changes for employers
UK businesses will need to check zero-hour workers' right to work to "avoid hefty penalties"
The Home Secretary has announced that businesses operating with zero-hours contracts in the gig economy will be required to carry out right to work checks as if there is an employment relationship to avoid civil penalties of up to £60,000 per worker found to be working illegally.
Spring UK work immigration changes to be aware of
The Statement of Changes to the UK’s Immigration Rules presented to the House of Commons this month has implications for employers and those seeking work immigration routes to the UK. Some are more consequential than others.
Record numbers of Americans seek British citizenship: what are the routes?
Vanessa Ganguin's latest article in Think Global People outlines the most common immigration routes US clients have to settle in the UK.
A summary of all you need to know about the eVisa, ETA and the digitalisation of UK immigration and border control.
Enforcement ‘blitz’ reinforces importance of UK right to work and sponsorship compliance
A recent crackdown on illegal working has resulted in a record number of UK employers sanctioned. Civil penalties have also ramped up to £60,000 per worker if employers are found liable. It has never been more important for organisations to be on top of right to work and sponsorship compliance.
First 2025 ballot announced for the UK's India Young Professionals Scheme visa
The next India Young Professionals Scheme ballot has been announced today. Eligible Indian nationals aged 18 to 30 have the chance to enter a ballot to live, work and study in the UK for up to two years.
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Alexander Finch on UK settlement paths for those on Ukraine Scheme
Alexander Finch explains which long term UK immigration routes those on Ukraine Schemes can switch to in Personnel Today
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ross Kennedy writes guide to Charity Worker sponsor licence
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ross Kennedy has written a two-part guide for charities and immigration practitioners on how to apply for a Charity Worker Sponsor Licence and sponsor migrants under this niche UK immigration route published in Free Movement.
2025 sponsor licence guidance changes affect clawback clauses and key personnel
Vanessa Ganguin outlines new guidance changes for employers' sponsor license applications and compliance.
Vanessa Ganguin responds to shadow home secretary’s suggestion that robots replace immigrants
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law Managing Partner Vanessa Ganguin comments in HR Magazine.
Britain’s visa system is going digital: Vanessa Ganguin writes about the UK's new eVisa and ETA
Vanessa Ganguin outlines UK immigration's digital changes in Relocate Magazine
Latest eligible universities to apply for UK’s High Potential Individual visa
The new list of elite universities that qualify their graduates for the United Kingdom’s High Potential Individual visa has been published.
UK employers don’t always need a work visa for sponsored Creative Workers, Ross Kennedy explains
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Senior Client Manager Ross Kennedy explains the Creative Worker visa concession in an article for Free Movement
eVisas and ETAs: all you need to know about UK visa digital transformation
The UK is undergoing a significant transformation of its immigration system towards a fully digital approach. This guide covers two key aspects of this digitalization: eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA).
Ross Kennedy outlines immigration practitioners’ concerns about the eVisa in Solicitors Journal
Ross Kennedy writes in Solicitors Journal
What the UK's review of IT, engineering & telecom work visas means for employers
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ross Kennedy writes about what may be in store for tech, comms and engineering employers for Free Movement
How high-growth tech firms can benefit from the UK's Scale-up visa
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ben Maitland joins scale-up panel for techUK
Update: UK Government urges people with physical immigration documents to transition to eVisas
The Government is urging all those across the UK who use a physical immigration document to take immediate action to transition to an eVisa, as part of plans to digitise the UK border and immigration system.
Record number of employers have sponsor licences suspended or revoked
Over 1,000 Skilled Worker licences were suspended or revoked in the second quarter of 2024, compared to 117 in the same period last year – this is an unprecedented leap in enforcement action.
Vanessa Ganguin talks to HR Magazine on how employers can ensure migrant hires aren’t exploited
The number of migrant care workers who have reported being employed under exploitative contracts rose from 22 to 134 between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.
Article on the New Entrant discount for employers sponsoring junior Skilled Workers
Ben Maitland writes about the New Entrant discount for employers sponsoring junior Skilled Workers in Free Movement
Vanessa Ganguin talks to Personnel Today about “an unprecedented leap” in sponsor licence suspension
Huge rise in cancelled sponsor licences for overseas workers
Home Office asks Migration Advisory Committee to advise on IT and engineering jobs
The Home Secretary has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the “reliance on international recruitment” in the IT and engineering sectors, asking for a report in nine months “to allow time for sufficient stakeholder engagement to inform any conclusions.”
UK immigration update: what a new government means for business and family routes
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration law’s Senior Client Manager Ross Kennedy provides some insight for BritishAmerican Business to help employers, employees and their family members with what we know so far about upcoming UK immigration developments.
How different is a Labour business immigration system likely to be?
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Ross Kennedy writes in The HR Director