Josephine Burnett

Areas of expertise

• Family and relationship-based immigration – including applications for spouses, unmarried partners, parents, and victims of domestic violence
• Working with colleagues in the family team to advise clients on their UK immigration and nationality options following international surrogacy and adoption
• Complex nationality matters and registration applications, including reconsideration requests and judicial reviews
• Assessing the impact of historic or recent criminal convictions on a person’s UK immigration status, including specialist work for clients in the entertainment sector
• Global Talent applications – with a particular focus on endorsement applications to the Arts Council
• Working with colleagues in the regulatory team to advise students on UK immigration issues; and
• Assisting with applications made under the EU Settlement Scheme, including late applications for Settled Status based on historic residence, joining family members, and EUSS Family Permits.

Publications & Press

Family Law Journal – ‘Parenting under Immigration and Family law – Sole Responsibility is outdated and at odds with the Children Act’, August 2018.

Professional Societies & Memberships

• Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)
• UK Centre for Animal Law (A-Law)
• London Young Lawyers Group
• Law Society