Jessica Yu

Jessica provides specialist UK immigration and nationality advice to a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and corporates. For private clients, Jessica regularly advises on the Investor, Entrepreneur, Start-up/Innovator, Representative of an Overseas Business and Global Talent categories. She also advises on complex family and personal matters involving relocation to the UK, Indefinite Leave to Remain (also known as Permanent Residence or Settlement) and British citizenship. For EEA nationals, this involves advising on the EU Settlement Scheme and their UK immigration permission post-Brexit. For corporates, Jessica supports them through the sponsor licence process and subsequent sponsorship of skilled workers. She also advises UK businesses to ensure that they are compliant with their sponsor licence duties and responsibilities and the law in relation to the prevention of illegal working. Jessica was appointed to the immigration seat of The Law Society Council in October 2021 and sits on The Law Society Immigration Law Committee. · Macfarlanes LLP

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Jessica is a specialist UK immigration and nationality adviser at Macfarlanes LLP who advises high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients on routes such as Investor, Entrepreneur, Start-up/Innovator, Representative of an Overseas Business and Global Talent. She also handles settlement and citizenship matters (including Indefinite Leave to Remain and British citizenship), advises EEA nationals on the EU Settlement Scheme and post‑Brexit permission, and supports businesses with sponsor licence applications, sponsorship of skilled workers and sponsor compliance. Jessica was appointed to the immigration seat of The Law Society Council in October 2021 and sits on The Law Society Immigration Law Committee.

Practice areas

ImmigrationPrivate ClientCorporate Immigration

Office

England

Macfarlanes LLP · Jessica provides specialist UK immigration and nationality advice to a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and corporates. For private clients, Jessica regularly advises on the Investor, Entrepreneur, Start-up/Innovator, Representative of an Overseas Business and Global Talent categories. She also advises on complex family and personal matters involving relocation to the UK, Indefinite Leave to Remain (also known as Permanent Residence or Settlement) and British citizenship. For EEA nationals, this involves advising on the EU Settlement Scheme and their UK immigration permission post-Brexit. For corporates, Jessica supports them through the sponsor licence process and subsequent sponsorship of skilled workers. She also advises UK businesses to ensure that they are compliant with their sponsor licence duties and responsibilities and the law in relation to the prevention of illegal working. Jessica was appointed to the immigration seat of The Law Society Council in October 2021 and sits on The Law Society Immigration Law Committee.

England

Expertise

Investor visasEntrepreneur / Start-up / Innovator visasRepresentative of an Overseas BusinessGlobal Talent routeIndefinite Leave to Remain / SettlementBritish citizenshipEU Settlement Scheme and EEA nationals' post‑Brexit statusSponsor licence applications and sponsor compliancePrevention of illegal working / employer compliance

Admissions

Qualified 2015