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Soumaya is an Associate Solicitor specialising in UK Immigration Law and fluent in Arabic. She has over eight years’ experience advising individuals, families and businesses on a wide range of UK immigration and British nationality matters.

Soumaya advises on both personal and business immigration matters, including Skilled Worker visa applications, Sponsor Licence applications, Innovator Founder applications, Global Talent applications, Settlement and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), spouse and family visas, British citizenship and nationality applications, and challenges to Home Office immigration decisions.

She regularly advises businesses on the sponsorship of overseas workers, including obtaining and maintaining Sponsor Licences and navigating the Skilled Worker route. She also works closely with entrepreneurs and business owners on immigration options for establishing and developing businesses in the UK, including the Innovator Founder route and the UK Expansion Worker route.

For individuals and families, Soumaya advises on spouse and partner visas, family applications, settlement, British citizenship applications and the registration of children and adults as British citizens. She has particular experience dealing with complex immigration histories and cases where previous applications have been refused.

Soumaya also represents clients seeking to challenge Home Office decisions, including through Administrative Review and appeals before the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber).

As a fluent Arabic-speaking immigration solicitor, Soumaya regularly advises Arabic-speaking individuals, families, entrepreneurs and businesses, including clients from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is able to advise clients directly in both English and Arabic.

Soumaya has worked on a wide range of complex immigration and nationality cases, often involving difficult immigration histories, previous refusals, periods of overstaying and circumstances requiring careful consideration of the Immigration Rules and the client’s individual circumstances.

She has successfully assisted clients with British citizenship and nationality matters involving complex immigration histories and good character considerations, including cases where previous criminal convictions or other issues had the potential to affect an application. Her experience also includes immigration applications involving compelling or compassionate circumstances and clients who have received a series of previous immigration refusals.

Soumaya has successfully challenged Home Office decisions through Administrative Review across a range of immigration routes, including decisions relating to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). She has also represented clients in appeals before the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and has experience challenging Home Office decisions through the Pre-Action Protocol process where a decision is considered to be legally or factually flawed.

In business immigration matters, Soumaya has assisted businesses with obtaining Sponsor Licences and navigating the sponsorship process, including matters where employers have faced urgent deadlines and needed to sponsor a Skilled Worker within a limited timeframe.

Soumaya has also developed considerable experience advising entrepreneurs under the Innovator Founder route. Her work extends beyond preparing immigration applications and includes advising clients on the endorsement process, the requirements considered by endorsing bodies and the evidence needed to demonstrate that a business meets the relevant criteria. She has assisted with complex Innovator Founder matters at different stages of the immigration journey, including extension and settlement applications and cases where difficulties have arisen in relation to endorsement.

Over the years, Soumaya has received positive feedback and Google reviews she has received from clients, particularly in relation to her expertise,  communication and the support provided throughout their matter.

Soumaya has over eight years’ experience working in UK immigration law.

She graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, with an LLB in Law before completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Law, graduating with a High Distinction.

Soumaya began her legal career specialising in immigration law and developed extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of personal and business immigration matters.

Soumaya has continued to specialise in UK immigration law for over 8 years, advising individuals, families, entrepreneurs and businesses on matters ranging from visa and settlement applications to British nationality, business immigration and challenges to Home Office decisions.

Her experience combines detailed knowledge of UK immigration law with a practical approach to understanding each client’s circumstances and identifying the most appropriate immigration strategy.

In her spare time, Soumaya is an avid reader and enjoys drawing, painting, and spending time with her family and pets. She has always had a love for animals and the environment and cares deeply about animal welfare and the protection of animal and environmental rights.