Manager
Kapil Pankhania
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- English
- Gujarati
- Hindi
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Kapil is a Manager and Solicitor based in Fragomen’s London office and has worked in UK immigration law for over six years. He assists clients with all areas of UK business immigration, including international transfers and hires under the Points Based System (PBS), applications under the UK immigration rules for high-net-worth individuals and sponsorship for companies seeking to establish themselves in the UK. Kapil also supports clients with settlement, European visas and residence, and applications for British citizenship.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Kapil worked within three London city law firms, where his work incorporated a range of applications under the UK Points Based System focusing on football player transfers and applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK.
Education
- College of Law, Legal Practice Course, 2010
- Nottingham Trent University Law School, B.A., 2007
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Professional accomplishments
Legal Qualifications: Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Member, Law Society of England and Wales
Member, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association
Experience
Advised leading Premier League football clubs on sponsoring football players from outside the EEA. This included assisting with work permit applications and appeals to the Football Association.
Advised a leading online retailer to consolidate their worldwide immigration programme with Fragomen. This involved implementing new Residence Labour Market Test (RLMT) programmes, streamlining processes to increase efficiencies and assistance on all UK in-bound applications under the PBS, ILR and nationality categories.
Delivered comprehensive compliance training to clients, providing guidance on maintaining a Tier 2 sponsor licence.
