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Karma Hickman

Associate, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality team. Karma has experience across the field of immigration and nationality law. She undertakes work in a broad range of areas, assisting individuals, organisations and businesses with the following matters, among others: Family-based visas, including partners, parents and children Citizenship and nationality applications for adults and children Applications for indefinite leave to remain/settlement Appeals, judicial review and administrative reviews Entry clearance Sponsor licences and skilled worker visas Global talent applications EUSS and European applications Human rights cases and applications outside the Immigration Rules Asylum claims based on political views, religious beliefs and sexual orientation Karma has a keen interest in applications involving children, particularly surrogacy and intercountry adoption cases. She writes for the leading immigration news website, Free Movement, and is responsible for the site’s courses on surrogacy and Article 8 law. She also delivers regular training for other immigration and family lawyers through MBL Legal Seminars. Topics include surrogacy, the EU Settlement Scheme and British Nationality law. · Bindmans LLP

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About

Associate in Bindmans LLP's Immigration, Asylum and Nationality team with experience across immigration and nationality law, handling family-based visas, citizenship and nationality applications, indefinite leave to remain/settlement, appeals and judicial review, sponsor licences and skilled worker/global talent visas, EUSS/European matters, human rights and asylum. She has a particular interest in children's cases including surrogacy and intercountry adoption, writes for Free Movement and delivers training for other lawyers through MBL Legal Seminars.

Practice areas

ImmigrationAsylumNationality & CitizenshipHuman RightsFamily

Office

Expertise

Surrogacy & Intercountry AdoptionEU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)British Nationality LawSponsor Licences & Skilled Worker VisasGlobal Talent VisasJudicial Review & AppealsChildren's immigration cases

Education

  • BA (First-class) English and Italian Literature, Royal Holloway, University of London (1998)
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (institution not specified)
  • Legal Practice Course (Distinction) (institution not specified)
  • LLM (Merit) International Human Rights Law, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Admissions

  • Qualified (2012)