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Aisha Shahid
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- English
- Urdu
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Aisha is an Associate at Fragomen’s London office, where she provides strategic immigration advice to clients ranging from multinational corporations, SMEs and start-ups to private clients. Aisha works closely with clients in the technology, legal, finance, engineering and creative sectors to provide both corporate and private immigration advice, including Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visas, Appendix FM, Global Talent, Settlement and British citizenship.
With more than six years’ experience in immigration and nationality law, she is committed to helping clients navigate complex immigration rules in a streamlined manner. This includes providing client training and ad-hoc advisory services, with a particular interest in immigration program and policy management following completion of a secondment opportunity within a Global Mobility team at a well-known finance company.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Aisha assisted clients on asylum and human rights immigration applications within a deportation and detention department.
Aisha speaks English and Urdu.
Education
- University of Law, London (Moorgate), LPC, 2018
- City University of London , Graduate Diploma in Law, 2016
- Royal Holloway, University of London, B.A., 2015
More from Aisha
Admissions
Court Admissions: Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Experience
Secondment at a global financial market’s infrastructure and data provider within their Global Mobility team as an Immigration Specialist from April 2023 to February 2024.
Awards
Named to The Law Society’s Pro Bono Recognition List, 2024
Professional accomplishments
Member, Law Society of England and Wales
Member, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association
Publications and lectures
Co-author, “Global talent, local growth: Immigration’s role in the tech economy.” TechInformed, 22 July 2025.
Author, “UK businesses urged to act fast as immigration reforms clash with industrial strategy.” Leading Britain’s Conversation, 8 July 2025.
Co-author, “New Salary Threshold Impacts on the UK Tech Sector.” Fragomen, 21 March 2024.
Co-author, “The New Immigration System for the UK.” Brightmine, 30 June 2020.
Aisha’s insights
July 23, 2025 | Media mentions
July 8, 2025 | Media mentions
April 16, 2025 | Blog post
