Mr Andre Minnaar > Sydney Mitchell LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Andre Minnaar
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 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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Birmingham
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Employment > Employment
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Real estate > Property litigation