Mr Vicash Ramkissoon > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Harrow, England > Lawyer Profile

Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Suite 3d
79 College Road
Harrow
HA1 1BD
England

Work Department

Private and Business Immigration

Position

Vicash Ramkissoon is a director in the business and private immigration department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. His practice encompasses a wide area including advising high net worth individuals under the Tier 1 category to conducting complex appeals in the Administrative Court on British Nationality matters.

Vicash has a strong practice advising international businesses and high net worth individuals in complex Tier 1, 2 and 4 applications under the Points Based System (PBS). He regularly advises high net worth individuals from Asia, the Middle East and Russia in relation to obtaining visas under the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) & Tier 1 (Investor) categories. He also specialises in Tier 2 sponsorship licence matters and advising businesses on their immigration strategy and compliance issues. He conducts immigration business claimant judicial review matters; in particular, challenges on behalf of Points Based System applicants.

He also has extensive experience in advising businesses on Tier 2 and 5 sponsorship, immigration strategy and conducting compliance audits. He is often requested to assist companies facing criminal or civil penalties in relation to working illegally.

Career

Vicash qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and was made a partner-level director at Duncan Lewis Solicitors in 2013. Prior to working at Duncan Lewis Solicitors Vicash worked with one of the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms.

Memberships

Vicash is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA) and is accredited as a Level 2 Caseworker with the OISC.

Education

Vicash received his LPB and LLB (Hons) from Southbank University.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Immigration

Led by Vicash Ramkissoon and Tamana Aziz, Duncan Lewis Solicitors is praised by clients as ‘one of the premier immigration firms‘ and advises across a broad range of business immigration matters. The group regularly assists clients like SMEs, investors and entrepreneurs with visa applications under the Business visitor, Innovator, Investor and Skilled Worker routes. The team also has notable expertise handling issues relating to Sponsor Licence applications, including challenges to the suspension and revocation of obtained licences, in addition to advising clients on compliance duties and all aspects of the Points Based System.