Shahjahan Ali

Shahjahan has specialised in immigration law for 12 years and has helped hundreds of individuals and businesses navigate the complex and ever evolving immigration landscape.

He has particular expertise advising employers in connection with sponsorship management, helping employers to comply with their sponsorship duties as well as ensuring that they are compliant with the preventing illegal working regulations. Shahjahan delivers regular training to businesses on changes to immigration law as well as the transition from Free Movement following the UK’s exit from the EU.

Shahjahan is also known for advising on complex matters spanning a range of immigration categories including Skilled Worker, Intra Company Transfer and Global Talent visas. He is adept at achieving successful outcomes in complex matters which is due to his technical ability and thorough engagement with clients. His personable approach coupled with his responsiveness, flexibility and dedication to his clients has helped to deliver a consistently high level of service and positive outcomes for his clients.

Recent experience advising:

• Advising an employer which had employed EU nationals in the UK following the end of the transitional period and who did not have the right to work in the UK.
• Assisting employers with renewing their sponsorship licences.
• Advising employers following breaches of their sponsorship duties and helping them to report the breaches and maintain their sponsorship licence.
• Advising employers on right to work checks especially in relation to EU nationals and the end of the Covid-19 right to work procedure.
• Delivering training to employers on managing a sponsorship licence and complying with preventing illegal working regulations.
• Assisting employers with sponsoring Skilled Worker visas and helping their employees with their applications for Skilled Worker visas.
• Assisting employers with obtaining sponsorship licences.

Shahjahan is Chair of the London First Immigration Working Group and is on the panel of experts for LexisPSL Immigration.