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Keystone Law Offices
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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Tsige Berhanu

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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Court of protection
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Transport > Travel
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Transport > Aviation
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Private client > Court of protection