Mr Houman Shaikh > Westkin Associates > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Houman Shaikh
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Houman is a senior Immigration lawyer with over 10 years of experience specialising in all forms of business immigration and High-Net Worth Individuals. He has specialised in Skilled worker, Overseas Representative, as well as the Innovator & Start-Up Visa.
Houman regularly assists individuals who wish to establish a business in the UK, as well as to advise numerous multi-national companies obtain Skilled Worker/Sponsorship licences. These have involved companies in a wide range of industries, such as Fin-Tech, Health, Oil & Gas, IT, Finance and Baking.
Having had a decade of practical experience in Immigration law, he has become adept at providing expert legal solutions and advice to assist not only with business applications but also all other Immigration categories such as appeals and family-based applications.
Houman is particularly skilled in working and advising entrepreneurs and business owners based in the UK and overseas, to plan the best and most efficient immigration scaling solution.
Houman regularly contributes to national and international press as a UK immigration expert, he has appeared on BBC, Vice Media, Noisy Media, Radio NZ and many others.
Houman is renowned for his great attention to detail and commitment to understanding the Finance, business, political and cultural context of every visa application. Furthermore, he has an acute awareness of cultural differences in businesses having lived in three different countries and speaking 7 languages.
Languages
English, Farsi, Swedish, Dari, Danish, Norwegian.
Memberships
Houman is accredited by the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) as a Senior Level 3 Caseworker and Supervisor. Houman is also DBS enhanced allowing him to represent vulnerable clients.
Education
Houman obtained his LLB (Hons) from The University of Northampton and later went on to achieve a Commendation for his Post Graduate Diploma in Law form the University of Law.