Tsige Berhanu > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England

Work Department

Human Resources: Immigration

Position

Tsige has over ten years’ experience in advising on immigration law and during that time has acquired a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all aspects of private and corporate immigration work. Tsige’s current practice focuses on corporate, high-net-worth individuals and EEA nationals, as well as family-based and naturalisation applications. With a client base that sees her act across a broad range of industries including, but not limited to, the financial, oil and gas, IT and digital technology sectors, Tsige provides client-tailored and commercially viable advice and assistance. 
AREA OF EXPERTISE:

  • The points-based system
  • Sponsor licence (initial application, management and renewal)
  • Obtaining certificates of sponsorship
  • Tier 2 – general
  • Tier 2 – intra-company transfers
  • Assistance ahead of and during Home Office compliance visits
  • Resident Labour Market Test and recruitment processes
  • Compliance with UK immigration laws and sponsorship duties
  • Prevention of illegal working
  • Tier 1 – investors
  • Tier 1 – entrepreneurs
  • Dependent family members
  • Spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners of British citizens
  • Switching between relevant immigration categories
  • EEA national applications
  • Indefinite leave and naturalisation applications
  • Immigration appeals

Career

2016 Keystone Law Consultant Solicitor
2015-2016 Emigra Worldwide Managing Consultant
2008-2015 Fragomen | Solicitor
2003 Qualified as a Solicitor
2000-2008 Gersten & Nixon Solicitors Paralegal, Trainee Solicitor, Solicitor
1999-2000 Kay & Co Solicitors Paralegal/Caseworker
1996-1998 Bluett & Co Solicitors Paralegal

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Immigration

Keystone Law advises on all aspects of corporate immigration, including issues relating to sponsorships, visa applications and settlement. Working in collaboration with the employment department, the group also has considerable expertise in compliance and can assist clients with auditing the workforce and internal processes. Tsige Berhanu, Sharmila Mehta, Jayanti Mitra-Valdes, Nicola Richards and Dhruti Thakrar are key names in the group.

London > Employment > Immigration: personal

Keystone Law advises on a broad range of personal immigration matters, such as advising clients applying to enter the UK as an investor or innovator, those joining family members, or those applying for British Citizenship; the group also has notable expertise in the EU Settlement Scheme. The team consists of multiple immigration specialists with broad ranging expertise; some key names include Christine Chiew, Tsige Berhanu, Sharmila Mehta, Dhruti Thakrar, Jayanti Mitra-Valdes and Nicola Richards.