Charlotte’s experience spans both corporate and personal immigration, including Skilled Worker sponsorship, Global Business Mobility routes, Innovator Founder endorsement and visa applications, Global Talent, and Indefinite Leave to Remain. Charlotte combines technical expertise with a clear, practical style, developing tailored strategies that reflect each client’s goals.
Since joining the firm in February 2021 and helping to establish the immigration department, she has advised on all phases of business immigration – from the former Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route through to Innovator Founder, from initial to Settlement. Her insight into endorsement requirements and Home Office expectations enables her to guide clients effectively through both endorsement and application stages.
Selected Corporate Experience
- Secured an Innovator Founder endorsement for a founding team abandoned by previous advisers, strengthening their business plan and preparing a successful entry clearance application.
- Successfully switched a spouse-visa holder into the Innovator Founder route before their visa expiry, by evidencing business viability through development quotations and strategic presentation.
- Achieved an Innovator Founder (Same Business) extension for a business that had not met projected milestones by evidencing operational challenges and demonstrating growth potential.
- Advised on the Overseas Business Representative and Global Business Mobility (Expansion Worker) routes to support UK market entry.
- Assisted an IT solutions company instructed by UKVI to surrender its sponsor licence; submitted a new Skilled Worker licence within three days, strengthened compliance systems, and supported the business during a Home Office digital audit.
- Obtained business visitor visas for intra-company training linked to the delivery of a multi-million-pound UK project.
Selected Personal Immigration Experience
- Secured Arts Council England endorsement for a fashion designer and obtained Global Talent visas for her and her family.
- Advised on a complex surrogacy matter involving cross-departmental collaboration to secure status for a minor who had entered the UK as a visitor with his biological father.
- Obtained Indefinite Leave to Remain for an Afghan Adult Dependant Relative following an initial refusal, submitting a detailed request for review upon appeal.
- Experience across a range of personal routes, including Parent of a Child Student, Student, EUSS and Family visas.
Outside work, Charlotte enjoys travelling- especially where she can scuba dive, and staying active through yoga and the gym.
