Nick Nason

Director, Edgewater Legal

Nick is founder and principal lawyer at Edgewater Legal , a firm specialising in immigration solutions for individuals and small companies.

Prior to this Nick was a solicitor and in-house advocate at Luqmani Thompson & Partners (2010-2015), and before this a volunteer at Bail for Immigration Detainees (2009-2010).

In 2016, Nick took a sabbatical and spent time volunteering with the Refugee Legal Aid Program at St. Andrew's Refugee Services (StARS) in Cairo, assisting individuals making initial asylum applications to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

Nick regularly writes about immigration law and policy issues for Free Movement , and was funded by the Strategic Legal Fund to provide an analysis of the legality of Operation Nexus , a collaboration between the police and immigration officials aimed at increasing the number of individuals deported from the UK.

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Where a main applicant switches into a different category, eg a Tier 2 (ICT) visa holder switches into a

Q&A

The Q&A considers the rules for dependants where the main applicant switches immigration category.

Immigration

Where an applicant has joined an existing business, they are required to show a net increase of

Q&A

This Q&A considers how net increase is calculated for the job creation requirement under the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route and what constituted a ‘job’ for the purposes of the requirement.

Immigration

Where an applicant submits and pays for a valid in-country visa application online, prior to the expiry

Q&A

This Q&A considers how to extend leave under IA 1971, 3C.

Immigration

Where an application was made within 14 days of being refused permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal,

Q&A

This Q&A considers appeals or administrative review following a negative decision and the long residence rule.

Immigration

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