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Kate Gamester

Senior Associate, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Kate is an immigration lawyer with many years’ experience advising corporates and private clients on all aspects of UK immigration law.
 
Kate is a highly experienced UK immigration lawyer specialising in advising businesses and private clients on a broad range of applications covered by the UK immigration rules. Kate also has considerable experience in helping start-up companies with sole representative and sponsor licence applications.
 
Throughout the course of her career Kate has advised a number of household name companies across sectors including financial services, retail and media. Kate is also experienced in successfully challenging civil penalty notices and sponsor licence suspensions.
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Applying under the Senior or Specialist Worker and Graduate Trainee routes
Applying under the Senior or Specialist Worker and Graduate Trainee routes
Practice notes

The Senior or Specialist Worker route enables businesses with linked entities overseas to transfer established employees to work in their UK offices in a skilled role. The Graduate Trainee route is for graduate recruits who are being transferred to undertake a role in the UK which is part of a structured graduate training programme, with clearly defined progression towards a managerial or specialist role within the organisation. Both routes are Global Business Mobility routes. This Practice Note outlines the key aspects covering entry clearance and permission to stay applications, other than the issue of a Certificate of Sponsorship by a sponsor. It looks at the financial, validity and suitability requirements and the period and conditions of permission.

Sponsoring Senior or Specialist Workers and Graduate Trainees
Sponsoring Senior or Specialist Workers and Graduate Trainees
Practice notes

The Senior or Specialist Worker route enables businesses with linked entities overseas to transfer established employees to work in their UK offices in a skilled role. The Graduate Trainee route is for graduate recruits who are being transferred to undertake a role in the UK which is part of a structured graduate training programme, with clearly defined progression towards a managerial or specialist role within the organisation. Both routes are Global Business Mobility routes. This Practice Note outlines the eligibility criteria and procedure for issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) by a sponsor employer. It also looks at the skill level, salary, and previous minimum employment requirements.

Can an employer employ someone to work remotely while their skilled worker visa application is being decided? Will this impact the individual's visa application and if so, how can this be impact be reduced?
Can an employer employ someone to work remotely while their skilled worker visa application is being decided? Will this impact the individual's visa application and if so, how can this be impact be reduced?
Q&As
Does the shortage occupation list wording which says that care workers cannot be hired by a private household or individual extend to senior care workers? Can an individual therefore hire a senior care worker? Why would there be such a distinction?
Does the shortage occupation list wording which says that care workers cannot be hired by a private household or individual extend to senior care workers? Can an individual therefore hire a senior care worker? Why would there be such a distinction?
Q&As
How is the minimum hourly rate of £10.10 for Skilled Worker applications calculated? Is it that every hour of work would need to be paid at £10.10, or would an average of £10.10 over the pay reference period/per week, suffice? What if there are different rates for different shifts?
How is the minimum hourly rate of £10.10 for Skilled Worker applications calculated? Is it that every hour of work would need to be paid at £10.10, or would an average of £10.10 over the pay reference period/per week, suffice? What if there are different rates for different shifts?
Q&As
If a Turkish Worker has been on a Turkish Worker visa since June 2018 without interruption and working for the same employer, are they able to move employers without a further visa application, where their current Turkish Worker visa does not expire until June 2024? If the individual does move employers, would the Home Office need to be informed?
If a Turkish Worker has been on a Turkish Worker visa since June 2018 without interruption and working for the same employer, are they able to move employers without a further visa application, where their current Turkish Worker visa does not expire until June 2024? If the individual does move employers, would the Home Office need to be informed?
Q&As
In relation to the 'key personnel' with respect to applying for and maintaining a sponsor licence, is there any further detail on the requirement a personnel member must be 'based in the UK'. For example, must it be on a permanent basis, and would it be acceptable for the Authorising Officer or Level 1 User to work for part of the working week on a regular basis (eg each week) in another country?
In relation to the 'key personnel' with respect to applying for and maintaining a sponsor licence, is there any further detail on the requirement a personnel member must be 'based in the UK'. For example, must it be on a permanent basis, and would it be acceptable for the Authorising Officer or Level 1 User to work for part of the working week on a regular basis (eg each week) in another country?
Q&As

Practice Areas

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2009

Experience

  • Doyle Clayton Solicitors (Apr 2019 - Jun 2020)
  • EY (Feb 2018 - Apr 2019)
  • Squire Patton Boggs UK LLP (Jul 2012 - Feb 2019)
  • Fragomen LLP (Jan 2010 - Jul 2012)

Membership

  • Immigration Lawyer Practitioners Association (ILPA)

Qualifications

  • BA(Hons) 2:1 History (1997)
  • PGDL (2003)
  • LPC (commendation) (2006)

Education

  • College of Law (University of Law) (2001 - 2006)
  • University of Manchester (1994 - 1997)
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