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Aisha is a Senior 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

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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

February 2, 2026 | Fragomen news

Fragomen's Immigration Guide for the UK Tech SectorRead more

July 23, 2025 | Media mentions

TechInformed: Global Talent, Local Growth: Immigration’s Role in the Tech EconomyRead more

July 8, 2025 | Media mentions

Leading Britain's Conversation: UK Businesses Urged to Act Fast as Immigration Reforms Clash With Industrial StrategyRead more
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Aisha’s insights

February 2, 2026 | Fragomen news

Fragomen's Immigration Guide for the UK Tech SectorRead more

July 23, 2025 | Media mentions

TechInformed: Global Talent, Local Growth: Immigration’s Role in the Tech EconomyRead more

July 8, 2025 | Media mentions

Leading Britain's Conversation: UK Businesses Urged to Act Fast as Immigration Reforms Clash With Industrial StrategyRead more
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February 2, 2026 | Fragomen news

Fragomen's Immigration Guide for the UK Tech SectorRead more

July 23, 2025 | Media mentions

TechInformed: Global Talent, Local Growth: Immigration’s Role in the Tech EconomyRead more

July 8, 2025 | Media mentions

Leading Britain's Conversation: UK Businesses Urged to Act Fast as Immigration Reforms Clash With Industrial StrategyRead more
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Aisha’s insights

February 2, 2026 | Fragomen news

Fragomen's Immigration Guide for the UK Tech SectorRead more

July 23, 2025 | Media mentions

TechInformed: Global Talent, Local Growth: Immigration’s Role in the Tech EconomyRead more

July 8, 2025 | Media mentions

Leading Britain's Conversation: UK Businesses Urged to Act Fast as Immigration Reforms Clash With Industrial StrategyRead more
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Aisha’s insights

February 2, 2026 | Fragomen news

Fragomen's Immigration Guide for the UK Tech SectorRead more

July 23, 2025 | Media mentions

TechInformed: Global Talent, Local Growth: Immigration’s Role in the Tech EconomyRead more

July 8, 2025 | Media mentions

Leading Britain's Conversation: UK Businesses Urged to Act Fast as Immigration Reforms Clash With Industrial StrategyRead more
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London EC2V 7NA

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Aisha’s insights

February 2, 2026 | Fragomen news

Fragomen's Immigration Guide for the UK Tech SectorRead more

July 23, 2025 | Media mentions

TechInformed: Global Talent, Local Growth: Immigration’s Role in the Tech EconomyRead more

July 8, 2025 | Media mentions

Leading Britain's Conversation: UK Businesses Urged to Act Fast as Immigration Reforms Clash With Industrial StrategyRead more
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Spear's 500 Recognises Partner Julia Onslow-Cole

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Doyle’s Guide 2026: Fragomen Leaders Recognized as Leading Immigration Lawyers

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Fragomen Ranked Band 1 in the Chambers Global 2026 Guide

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Partner Julia Onslow-Cole is recognised in the Spears 500 guide to leading private client advisers, reflecting her experience advising high-net-worth individuals, families and global businesses on complex UK and European immigration and mobility strategies.

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Doyle’s Guide 2026: Fragomen Leaders Recognized as Leading Immigration Lawyers

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Fragomen is ranked Band 1 for Immigration: Business in the Chambers Global 2026 Guide, marking two decades of recognition since 2006. The firm is also the only firm ranked Band 1 in the Global: Multi-Jurisdictional Immigration category and receives additional individual recognitions in the USA: Business Immigration rankings.

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