Younes Ech-Chadli

Senior Associate/Solicitor, Weightmans

Younes was a Senior Associate and Solicitor advising on all aspects of private and business UK immigration, citizenship and public law matters at Winckworth Sherwood.

He is able to advise on all aspects of private and business UK immigration, citizenship and public law matters.

An active member of the profession, Younes was a Committee member and volunteer of the Duncan Lewis Pro Bono Committee that has received national recognition, including winning the LawWorks Pro Bono Award for Best Contribution by a Firm with a London Head Office 2015.

Notable cases include:

Obtaining a Skilled Worker visa and renewing an existing Skilled Worker visa for a Tech company with Sponsor Licence issues.
Judicial review following Administrative Review of a dependant Indian spouse and child of a Skilled Worker (previously Tier 2) where they were accused of deception.
Judicial review of a Chinese businesswoman whose business visitor visa was initially refused as they and their business were accused of deception.
A visitor visa for a Nigerian businessman whose initial application was refused as they did not believe the source of his funds.
Entry clearance and then settlement (known as Indefinite Leave to Remain) soon after for an Australian international sportsperson who had a gap in their immigration history due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
British citizenship for a US head of an international organisation who previously held a Skilled Worker visa despite having significant absences over the statutory maximum.

Contributed to

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Are visit visas valid from the date on which the applicant states on the visa application form that they

Q&A

This Q&A asks whether visit visas are valid from the date on which the applicant states on the visa application form that they want to travel to the UK, or from the date when they are granted?

Immigration

Can a sponsor deduct accommodation costs from a sponsored employee’s gross salary in the Skilled Worker

Q&A

This Q&A looks at whether a sponsor can deduct accommodation costs from a sponsored employee’s gross salary in the Skilled Worker route without this affecting the required minimum salary levels and if so, should the sponsor notify the Home Office of this via the sponsor management system.

Immigration

Can an employee who currently has a one year skilled worker visa, who wants to extend their visa still

Q&A

This Q&A considers whether an employee who currently has a one-year skilled worker visa, who wants to extend their visa can still make use of the new entrant discount on the grounds that before their Skilled Worker visa, they held a student visa.

Immigration

Can an EU national apply for entry clearance as a Skilled Worker on the basis of their national identity

Q&A

This Q&A asks whether an EU national applying for a Skilled Worker visa use their national ID card in the absence of a valid passport as part of an overseas entry clearance application.

Immigration