Looking for an Immigration Lawyer/Solicitor in Birmingham?, ICS Legal Lawyers are here to help. We are a well-established immigration law firm, who through our experience have a robust service delivery model.
This page will provide details of business set-up, and immigration programs that you can apply to live, study, invest, do business and work in Birmingham.
Our service delivery model
We offer a comprehensive, practical and responsible immigration advice and program management services.
Our client’s trust in what we do, and we work to deliver services in need for both private individuals, organisations and businesses. We will help you from processing visa applications to providing immigration counsel in immigration compliance. Whether you intend to invest or start a business, join a family, or work in Birmingham, we can help.
ICS Legal goal is to translate complicated immigration programs into simple, pragmatic recommendations for our clients. As the ever-changing UK immigration laws, keeping yourself updated with change in laws and policies is ever important.
We provide responsible and sound advice to our clients, to help them navigate through the complexities of UK immigration programs, suited for the entrepreneurs, investors, businesses, skilled migrants and families.
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Investment hubs and network in Birmingham
The Midlands is an investment hub for many organisations and enterprises. The growing investments in property, assets and businesses, is bringing in opportunities for both skilled workers and temporary work.
There are a growing number of global talent visa, innovator founder, senior or specialist work visa, secondment worker visa, UK expansion work visa, representative of an overseas business visa, and scale-up visas which an individual can apply, to live, work and invest in Birmingham.
Further to that, those EU nationals who have worked in the UK, can apply for the frontier work-permit visa and Turkish business/work visa programs.
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Organisations and businesses can apply for a sponsor licence.
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This will allow the organisation or business to recruit skilled workers, including temporary workers in Birmingham.
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Birmingham Council does publish annual labour market details. This allows organisations and businesses to plan and invest at workforce relevant to their industry.
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The opportunity to have a sponsor licence allows an organisation or enterprise to bring in skilled talents to the UK.
Birmingham City Council have a list of all economic zones for entrepreneurs, highly skilled migrants, global talent, and investors to benefit from grants including tax-free zones.
Business start-ups or establishments in Birmingham
Those considering to start-up or relocate to Birmingham, can do so through a network of support services.
Both the UK and local government offers both grants and loans to start your business in Birmingham.
Relocation of individual or businesses in Birmingham
The UK Government have included Birmingham City as part of its economic investment area.
The benefits of those looking to work, build or invest in Birmingham would benefit from the following:
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Investment grants, including start-up funds and VC funding.
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Tax reliefs - within designated tax sites, eligible businesses will have access to a suite of tax reliefs including for Business Rates, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs), Enhanced Structures and Building Allowance, and Enhanced Capital Allowances.
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Full business rates relief will be available to eligible new business within an Investment Zone tax site, and certain existing businesses where they expand.
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Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) relief is available when buying any land or buildings in Investment Zone tax sites in England.
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Employer National Insurance Contributions relief: eligible employers with a business premises in an Investment Zone tax site will be able to apply a zero rate of secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions.
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Enhanced capital allowances are available for companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery assets.
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Enhanced structures and buildings allowances are available to firms constructing or renovating structures and buildings for non-residential use in an Investment Zone tax site.
Source data: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/investment-zones-in-england
Leadership teams, family offices, and strategic advisers in Birmingham
ICS Legal can offer private individuals and enterprises with strategic immigration program management.
As a respected and well-established immigration practice, we are able to offer both in retainer or fixed-project costs to ensure both advice and program management services are delivered.
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Advice and guidance on immigration programs.
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Full-scale immigration program management.
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Litigation services in dealing with complex immigration matters, including value-added services.
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Individual and business relocation services.
What can you expect in your first meeting?
Our client’s needs are different, its evolving due to the technological and global mobility changes. A shift in our client’s behaviour, means we are adapting to the change and needs.
At the start of your immigration journey, we recommend that you take an advice session from one of our expert Immigration Lawyer Birmingham. During this meeting, we will learn more of your circumstances, your intent, allowing us to advise and give in-depth overview of the application process.
Our dedicated lawyers will give you the expected time frame and follow the best strategy for your immigration application to be successful based on your intent and circumstances. Once you have chosen to follow an immigration program, we would be able to explain and advise on the required documents to support the application.
Our Lawyers in Birmingham
ICS Legal offer general counsel to full-scale immigration project management. This does not limit in immigration management.
We are also able to help individuals and international businesses with business program management, through our network. This would include but does not limit to the following:
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Business advice, including business, technology and marketing, planning.
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Asset and commercial businesses set-up and relocation.
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Connect with both business and employment lawyers, who would be able to provide advice and help on legal requirements.
This allows our client’s including their strategic advisers the opportunity to work with a well-established immigration firm.
We advise on relevant best practices, industry trends and legal developments to help clients avoid technical pitfalls, delays in transferring key staff and the repercussions of noncompliance, which can include tough financial penalties and criminal prosecution.