Author: Irfan Ali

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Irfan Ali

Irfan Ali is a Partner at Carter Thomas Solicitors, a leading specialist immigration law firm. Irfan leads the firm’s business client work, and specialises in assisting businesses with sponsor licences, sponsor compliance, and work visas.

The government have ramped up its effort to crack down on illegal working, resulting in a surge of enforcement activity throughout England. We are certainly seeing a rise in the number of civil penalties being issued. The Home Office can apply tough sanctions if it discovers that an employer is...

3rd February 2025
BY Irfan Ali

Sponsoring a foreign worker isn’t cheap. Application fees and visa taxes typically run to thousands of pounds. Some of the fees are levied directly on the employer, while others fall on the worker applying for the visa. Many employers cover them all rather than leaving the worker to pay substantial...

20th August 2024
BY Irfan Ali
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