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    Sohan is a Partner and Head of Immigration at Ellisons. He specialises in all aspects of UK immigration acting for both corporate and personal clients and his clients includes global and national companies as well as smaller companies and entrepreneurs.

    With over 25 years’ experience as an Immigration Solicitor, Sohan advises businesses who are seeking to employ key staff including supporting with sponsor licence applications and advising employers on compliance related matters. He advises high net worth individuals and also advises on all family immigration matters including spouse, unmarried partner and fiancé visa applications including all related children and elderly dependent relative applications.

    Sohan continues to advise Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) and Tier 1 (Investor) clients with their extension applications. He also advises on Nationality and British citizenship applications and also provides training and seminars on immigration law.

    Sohan has developed a niche in advising serving members of the United States Air Force (USAF) and he provides training to USAF legal staff at one of the largest USAF Bases in the UK. Sohan regularly advises serving member of the military and civilians employed by the military and contractors working under contract with the Department of Defense.

    Sohan is listed in the Who’s Who Legal, which recognises leading international solicitors in their specialist fields and is featured in the Legal 500. Sohan is also fluent in Punjabi.

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    A range of matters recently worked on:

    • Representing a global company in its sponsor licence application and helping with the transfer of global staff to its UK division
    • Successfully challenging the suspension of the sponsor licence of a leading racehorse trainer
    • Successfully challenging a six figure civil penalty imposed upon a large business for allegedly employing illegal migrant workers
    • Obtaining a Tier 2 Skilled Worker permit for a  chef sought by a leading London restaurant
    • Advising a leading Hollywood actress on UK immigration matters
    • Advising a USA corporation working under contract with the US Government on the transfer of technical staff to work at a US Air Force Base in the UK
    • Representing a large business headquartered in Germany setting up a branch in the UK utilising the Expansion Worker visa scheme
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    Outside the office

    Sohan enjoys spending time with his family. He is also a keen runner and follows Formula 1.

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