Areas: Private Immigration
Hateem advises clients on all areas of UK immigration and provides strategic advice to businesses on their immigration and compliance needs. He acts for clients across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, law, media, technology and engineering, and has extensive experience advising investors, entrepreneurs and other high net worth clients.
Hateem’s experience across immigration routes not only enables him to offer practical solutions to seemingly complex immigration problems; it also enables him to find solutions where others have failed.
“Often our clients will have seen several lawyers about their case,” he explains. “We tend to be the last lawyers they see because we get it right – and the relationships we build last years.”
For Hateem, his work is not just rewarding; it’s personal. “I remember how important it was for my Dad when he received his indefinite leave to remain in the UK, when I was 19,” he recalls. “That feeling stuck with me and I remember thinking ‘this is an area of law worth being a part of’.
“For my clients, that makes a difference. I know what this feels like. I know the words they want to hear. I know the importance of these cases, not just to our clients but their families. I can’t give guarantees, but I can assure them that I’ll be with them throughout their journey to getting a British passport or visa.”
Hateem also knows that the journey doesn’t end with the passport or visa. “That’s why,” he says, “when we act for clients, we look to support them in a holistic fashion with a range of post-immigration assistance that includes financing, property, business relocation and more. We’re handling their immigration case, but I’m constantly thinking about the opportunities we can offer from a business perspective too.”
The additional assistance ensures GSC’s clients can not only settle in the UK, but thrive. “Our clients are successful entrepreneurs and businesspeople, but when they arrive in the UK they can’t rely on the networks they once did. We are who they turn to.”
As Head of the Middle East Desk, Hateem works to build connections and relationships with prospective clients in the Middle East and helps connect non-immigration-related UK interests with the appropriate GSC partner.
Qualifications & Experience
Hateem attended Kingston University (LLB) before obtaining his LLM in public international law at the School of Oriental and African Studies and the London School of Economics. He qualified as a solicitor in 2007.
He is fluent in Arabic and has spoken at immigration conferences across the Middle East.
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