• LLM Bar Practice Course, University of Law 
• Gray’s Inn Holt Scholar & Residential Scholar
• Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School (Career Commitment Scholar)
• BA (Hons) Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Oxford

Isabella has a broad practice covering personal and business immigration matters. 

Personal Immigration

Within personal immigration, Isabella has significant experience in family immigration matters under Appendix FM for spouse, fiancé(e), and adult dependent relative visas, as well as human rights and asylum applications, student visas and applications under Appendix EU. She has a keen interest in citizenship and nationality law, including applications made to register children for British citizenship, entitlements to citizenship and routes to citizenship for adults. 

Isabella assists with applications for entry clearance to the UK, leave to remain and subsequent indefinite leave to remain and naturalisation applications on many immigration routes. She has experience with both applications and appeals following a refusal decision.

Business Immigration

Isabella assists businesses and other organisations with applying for and maintaining sponsor licences to sponsor individuals to work in the UK at every stage. She has experience advising on compliance, including revocation and suspension.

She also assists with individual Skilled Worker applications, applications under the Innovator Founder route, the Global Talent route, the Global Business Mobility routes and other work-related immigration applications.

Immigration Appeals

Isabella represents clients before the Immigration Tribunals in appeal matters. She has experience challenging refusals across several immigration routes, through the appeals process, administrative review and judicial review. Isabella represents clients directly during the appeal process and also accepts instructions from solicitors.

Before joining Richmond Chambers, Isabella worked at a legal aid law firm. She has experience in public law matters with human rights elements, including out of hours applications for judicial review. She also has experience in community care law cases under the Care Act 2014 and housing law matters involving homelessness.

Isabella has long volunteered in an immigration law context, which she continues to do to date on a pro bono basis for Bail for Immigration Detainees. She has also volunteered teaching English to overseas workers who have arrived in the UK.

Isabella also has experience in legal transcription and academic research, having studied at an academic laboratory involving scientific research in rural Mozambique.

“I cannot recommend Isabella highly enough for her outstanding support and expertise in handling my husband’s 10-year visa application. From start to finish, Isabella was incredibly professional, knowledgeable, and approachable, making what could have been a stressful process so much smoother. She guided us through every step, ensuring all details were thoroughly addressed and leaving no room for error. Thanks to her diligence and expertise, my husband’s visa application was successful, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you!”

Shee K 

“Richmond Chambers were beyond supportive, understanding, and professional in their help with my unmarried partner application. Isabella was a joy to work with, and kept up timely responses with clear and concise answers to all of my queries. I would recommend them to anyone wanting a guiding hand when entering the daunting world of immigration law.”

Gracie Orwick – unmarried partner visa application approved

“As instructing solicitors I have personally worked with Isabella Reynard on multiple immigration and asylum appeal hearings. She thoroughly prepares for the hearing and is very diligent in all aspects of her work. We have reached multiple successful decisions together and believe there is no better barrister in London for our clients hearings. I look forward to our future working relationship and thank her on behalf of numerous clients of our firm.”

Jibrael Malik – Nebula Law

“Isabella was the consummate professional. She served to check the 60 documents we submitted for a non-married partner visa – and did so with fine attention to detail. She provided several recommendations for corrections which undoubtedly made the submission better. We were successful after only two weeks!”

Chris Dickens – Unmarried partner visa

“Super professional firm. I worked with Isabella Reynard as our barrister – she took care of the whole process of applying (and obtaining) citizenship for my son – Would definitely choose them in future if necessary and would 100% recommend Isabella to work with if you have the option (although I’m sure they are all very good). Very happy customer.”

Simon Piccirillo – Citizenship application