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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 an applicant has joined an existing business, they are required to show a net increase of employment. How is net increase calculated for job creation where the employment has fluctuated throughout the year before the applicant joins the business? In addition, what constitutes a job? For example, where there are 10 waiters in a company, does this count as 10 different jobs or is it just one job—that of a waiter?
Where an applicant has joined an existing business, they are required to show a net increase of employment. How is net increase calculated for job creation where the employment has fluctuated throughout the year before the applicant joins the business? In addition, what constitutes a job? For example, where there are 10 waiters in a company, does this count as 10 different jobs or is it just one job—that of a waiter?
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Where an applicant submits and pays for a valid in-country visa application online, prior to the expiry of their leave but attends the Home Office appointment after the expiry of their leave, is this capable of extending leave under section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971?
Where an applicant submits and pays for a valid in-country visa application online, prior to the expiry of their leave but attends the Home Office appointment after the expiry of their leave, is this capable of extending leave under section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971?
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Where an application was made within 14 days of being refused permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal, can the applicant rely on the period in which the application was pending (subsequently granted) as ‘continuous and lawful residence’ for the ten-year route to settlement?
Where an application was made within 14 days of being refused permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal, can the applicant rely on the period in which the application was pending (subsequently granted) as ‘continuous and lawful residence’ for the ten-year route to settlement?
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