Gary McIndoe

Latitude Law

Gary has practised UK-inbound immigration, nationality and refugee law for more than 25 years. His first taste of work in his field was at the Home Office, where his role included policy work on the return of Hong Kong to Chinese control in 1997.

He qualified as a solicitor in 2000 and founded Latitude Law in 2007; the firm has grown steadily since then and currently has a 15-strong legal team undertaking a full range of immigration work.

Latitude has recognised expertise in guiding businesses, from start-ups to mulitnationals, through sponsor licensing and related regulatory processes. It is also noted for its work with high-net-worth individuals, with particular focus on the sole representative of overseas business, innovator and start-up visa categories.

Gary and his team have developed strong links with exceptionally talented individuals in a burgeoning regional tech sector. Latitude also continues to take on complex asylum and deportation work. The firm has a satellite office in London and a subsidiary business in Brussels. Gary is registered as a foreign lawyer with the Brussels Bar.

Gary is an AILA international associate and has contributed to panels at the organisation’s global and European conferences in recent years. He is chair of trustees of Electronic Immigration Network, a charity providing information services in the sector, and a patron of Middle Eastern human rights charity Salam DHR. In 2021 he co-authored, with Gemma Tracey, a practical guide to deportation (Law Brief Publishing).

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When making an application under the EEA Regulations, do the Home Office accept copies of the supporting

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This question deals with the rules surrounding submitting original or copies of supporting documents in applications made under the EEA Regulations

Immigration

When was the UK ancestry visa introduced in the UK? Was it introduced via the first set of the

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This Q&A looks at when the UK Ancestry visa was first introduced in the UK.

Immigration

Where a family of non-EEA nationals are living in the UK having overstayed their previous leave, and they

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This Q&A looks at the forms which should be used where a family of non-EEA nationals are applying for leave to remain on the basis that one of the family, a child, has lived continuously in the UK for seven years.

Immigration

Where a person is the sponsoring partner of a person applying as a partner under Appendix FM, how can

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This Q&A considers the situation with regards to income assessments for partner sponsors who do not receive a salary, rather invoice a company on a self-employed basis.

Immigration

Where a sponsoring business has one licence and a number of different sites, and a Skilled Worker will be

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This Q&A looks at where a sponsoring business has one licence and a number of different sites, and a Skilled Worker will be working at various of the sites, (i) whether all of the sites need to be added as 'branches' to the licence, and (ii) the work address(es) that should be given on the Certificate of Sponsorship.

Immigration

Where a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) is sponsored by a religious organisation who are owned by a company

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This Q&A considers whether the salary of a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) sponsored by a religious organisation owned by an overseas company must be paid to the Minister by the organisation based in the UK or whether the Minister can be paid by the overseas parent company.

Immigration

Where an applicant holds leave to remain as an unmarried partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration

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This Q&A considers what issues arise, under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, where an unmarried partner moves on to a new relationship and seeks further leave as a spouse.

Immigration

Where an EEA national is working for a UK-based organisation in the UK on an honorary contract, but is

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This Q&A considers whether an EEA national working for a UK-based organisation in the UK on an honorary contract would still qualify as a ‘worker’ in terms of the EEA Regulations even if paid by an organisation based in another EEA state.

Immigration

Where an EEA national resided in the UK for more than five years (where they lived with their spouse) and

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This Q&A looks at where an EEA national resided in the UK for more than five years (when they were married in the UK) and then left the UK before 31 December 2020 (following the end of the marriage), and has been several times, can they still apply under the EU Settlement Scheme?

Immigration

Who needs to apply for entry clearance in order to obtain leave under the continental shelf workers

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This Q&A looks at who needs to apply for entry clearance in order to obtain leave under the continental shelf workers concession (Chapter 17, Section 4), and what the mechanics are for doing that (form, fee etc).

Immigration

Would a UK company, that is a subsidiary of a larger parent company, seeking to obtain a Skilled Worker

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This Q&A considers whether a UK company that is seeking to obtain a Skilled Worker sponsor licence, and it is a subsidiary of a larger parent, qualifies to pay the ‘small company’ licence fee and whether the small company definition relates to the sponsoring company or to the group?

Immigration

Would an extended family member of an EEA national (eg unmarried partner) be able to benefit from the

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This Q&A considers whether an extended family member of an EEA national would be able to benefit from the residence provisions considered in the case of Metock and whether the extended family member can make an EEDA family permit application in the country in which they are not lawfully present.

Immigration

Would the 12-month cooling-off period apply to a family member of a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer)

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This Q&A considers whether family members of Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) migrants are required to follow the 12-month cooling-off period requirement, if they choose to make a further dependant application or apply as a main Tier 2 applicant.

Immigration

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