Mr Andre Minnaar > Sydney Mitchell LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Sydney Mitchell LLP
Cavendish House
39 Waterloo Street
Birmingham
B2 5PP
England

Work Department

Immigration

Position

Partner, Head of Immigration

Career

Recognised by the prestigious Legal 500 publication as a Leading Individual, Andre is an expert in resolving complicated UK immigration, asylum and nationality problems of all kinds and is well known and respected for his in depth knowledge, guidance, support and thorough preparation whilst keeping his clients informed throughout the process.

Born and educated in Cape Town, South Africa, he graduated in BA. LLB from the University of Stellenbosch, before being admitted as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa. He relocated to the UK in 2001, since which time he has built up extensive experience, specializing solely in all aspects of private immigration and asylum matters, working in a variety of both charity organisations and solicitor firms.

He is also an experienced tribunal advocate, having successfully represented hundreds of appellants during his long career, often succeeding where others have failed.

Andre prides himself in delivering a friendly and excellent service where no stone is left unturned to ensure that he not only meets client expectations, but exceeds them and maintain a very high success rate. Being an immigrant who went through the immigration process himself, Andre has an understanding and first hand experience of the immigration system. He has a reputation for being client focused, driven and very responsive to his client’s needs, thus relieving a lot of the stress immigration issues can cause.

Languages

Afrikaans, reads Dutch and Flemish

Education

1983 to 1988 – BA.LLB from the University of Stellenbosch South Africa

1994 – Admitted as Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa

Leisure

Andre likes to travel, draws and paints and enjoys experimenting in South Asian cooking.

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Employment > Immigration

(Leading Individuals)

Andre MinnaarSydney Mitchell LLP

Andre Minnaar  has recently been promoted to the partnership. Minnaar and Melissa Southall  are part of a  ‘great’ team of ‘fantastic communicators‘ at Sydney Mitchell LLP. The group specialises in private fee-paying immigration matters of a personal and human rights-based nature. It has also recently been expanding its offering to include corporate immigration matters. The team receives plaudits for its work on all types of entry clearance applications, renewal applications and appeals. Minnaar is a skilled tribunal advocate with a strong LGBTQI following. Southall has extensive personal immigration experience and frequently advises clients on spouse visas, applications for children, asylum issues in addition to European applications to citizenship.