Penningtons' immigration team is widely regarded as a UK leader in relation to sponsor licence matters.

Headed up by Pat Saini, the team's legal experts have been advising educational establishments on complex sponsor licence issues since sponsorship began and offer training, assessments, audits, licence structuring and day to day legal advice for those working in this industry.

The team also advises language schools on issues surrounding student visitors. The Immigration team works closely with other departments within the firm, in order to offer a complete service to their clients. For example, liaising with the Dispute Resolution team for any complex legal challenges, the Employment team on any employer/employee related issues, the Commercial team for assistance with terms and conditions or agreements and the Corporate team in relation to corporate restructuring of a business.

Providing regular seminars and e-bulletins to keep clients up to date with changes to legislation, the team is consistently ranked as a first tier firm by The Legal 500 and Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession for its work on sponsorship and immigration matters.

For information on our services for sponsors in education sector please visit: www.penningtons.co.uk/sectors/education.aspx