Business immigration support
for UK employers

Immigration issues now affect nearly all businesses and successfully navigating the UK’s immigration system to recruit key talent is critical. UK labour shortages are showing no sign of easing and many businesses are turning to overseas recruitment as a solution. From sponsor licences and visas to right to work checks and Home Office audits, employers face increasing scrutiny and ever-changing immigration duties.

AfterAthena’s specialist immigration team provides practical, strategic immigration advice to businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to SMEs and major multinational PLCs. Unlike many immigration advisers, our immigration lawyers have a strong background in UK employment law too, giving them a deeper understanding of workplace issues that arise when recruiting, managing and retaining overseas workers.

This dual expertise means we can advise not only on sponsor licences, visas and right to work compliance, but also on the employment law implications of day-to-day staffing decisions. Whether you’re changing an employee’s role, managing absence, dealing with performance concerns, undertaking a redundancy exercise or navigating a TUPE transfer, we can help ensure both your immigration and employment law obligations are compliant.

• Alleviate recruitment challenges and addressing skills shortages
• Secure and retain overseas talent
• Build robust sponsor licence compliance processes
• Reduce the risk of licence suspension, downgrading or revocation
• Improve audit readiness
• Train HR teams and managers
• Embed immigration compliance into everyday operations
• Navigate workforce changes affecting sponsored workers
• Access joined-up employment law and immigration advice