Since joining Richmond Chambers, Georgina has developed a broad range of experience having worked on a variety of immigration cases, including both personal and business immigration law matters. She has worked with migrants to gain entry to the UK, to extend their stay in the UK, and to settle and naturalise as British.
Georgina has a particular interest in business immigration matters. She has experience of preparing applications for Sole Representatives of Overseas Businesses and Representatives of Overseas Newspapers, applications for exceptionally talented persons, and Tier 1 (Investor) applications. Georgina also has considerable experience working on Appendix FM applications, including spouses, fiancé(e)s, and adult dependant relative visas, as well as EEA and human rights applications.
Georgina has assisted with the preparation of numerous successful human rights and EEA appeals against decisions of the Secretary of State for the Home Department and Entry Clearance Officers. She has also been successful in challenging decisions of the Secretary of State by way of pre-action protocol and judicial review. Georgina has also appeared in numerous First-tier Tribunal hearings including bail hearings and CMRs.
Georgina previously worked at the Government Legal Department, where she advised Home Office caseworkers on the prospect of defending judicial reviews against immigration decisions. She developed a sound understanding of judicial review procedures and processes, as well as experience in family and private life, asylum, and points based system cases. She also worked on high-profile cases whilst advising the Home Office, including the litigation following the BBC Documentary “Panorama: Britain’s Immigration Secrets”.
Georgina’s previous experience also includes working at the Home Office where she worked for UK Visas and Immigration as a litigation caseworker.
Georgina enjoys writing about changes to the UK’s immigration law and publishing blogs on Chambers’ website.