Pooja is a highly experienced and skilled immigration lawyer with nearly 20 years’ experience in Immigration Law. She is keen to grow the Palmers immigration team and wants to bring her expertise and knowledge across Essex.
Pooja has first hand experience and understands what entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders need from their legal advisor. She supports both businesses and individuals in navigating through the complex immigration processes.
Pooja attended the University of Westminster and received her LLB Honours degree in Law in 2006. She further studied the Legal Practice Course and graduated from BPP Law in London.
Her areas of expertise include:
- Skilled worker visas across all categories
- Sponsor License applications
- Family and partner visas
- Entry clearance applications across all categories
- Settlement visas
- Further leave to remain applications
- Human Rights law
- EEA and EU nationals
- Investor and entrepreneur visas
- Student visas and education-related immigration
- Appeals and judicial reviews
- Deportation and removal
- Visa overstay and immigration compliance
Pooja has a wealth of knowledge and is involved in advising businesses on immigration (including Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 5) when it comes to hiring skilled workers, the rights of dependants, sponsorship license applications, and advising employers on audit and compliance of their duties as an employer.
Equally, Pooja has experience in advising on appeal challenges and the next steps in the process. She has experience in undertaking her own advocacy and has conducted appeals against adverse decisions to the First Tier and Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum chamber.
Pooja prides herself on her client-focused approach. She listens carefully, remains non-judgemental and takes the time to understand each client’s circumstances, concerns and priorities. Pooja’s goal is always to empower clients with knowledge, support them through their immigration process and advocate for them with strength and integrity.
Pooja enjoys spending time with her family, travelling and cooking. She is also actively involved in community work and regularly volunteers with the local Sikh Temple where she helps provides meals for the homeless.