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Gary McIndoe

Latitude Law

Qualified as a Solicitor in 2000. Accredited by the SRA as an immigration supervisor. Gary was born in Manchester and returned to live in the city in 1995 after working and studying in London, then travelling and working around many countries, including Brazil, New Zealand, Indonesia, Israel, Burma and India.

Gary trained as a solicitor at David Gray and Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, then came back to Manchester where in 2002 he was appointed Director of the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. In 2004, he left to become immigration supervisor at Robert Lizar Solicitor in Moss Side, where he worked until forming Latitude in December 2007.

Latitude Law has offices in Manchester and Liverpool, and offers specialist immigration advice to a wide range of corporate and individual clients, with particular emphasis on PBS and sponsor licensing.

Gary is currently Chair of the Electronic Immigration Network, a charity providing online information in the field of immigration and asylum.

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Are there any difficulties from the perspective of the Home Office’s Tiers 2 and 5 Sponsor guidance or otherwise with a prospective non-EEA or Croatian employee paying the sponsor licence fee for a Tier 2 (General) licence for an employer who wishes to take them on (and if the applications is successful, the immigration skills charge)?
Are there any difficulties from the perspective of the Home Office’s Tiers 2 and 5 Sponsor guidance or otherwise with a prospective non-EEA or Croatian employee paying the sponsor licence fee for a Tier 2 (General) licence for an employer who wishes to take them on (and if the applications is successful, the immigration skills charge)?
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Are there any exceptions to the general rule that a Zambrano carer of a British citizen child cannot access mainstream benefits?
Are there any exceptions to the general rule that a Zambrano carer of a British citizen child cannot access mainstream benefits?
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Can a director of a ‘specified limited company’ rely on salary and dividend income from the last six months alone towards meeting the minimum income threshold under Appendix FM, or do they have to wait until the completion of the company’s next ‘full financial year’ (where the earnings from the last full financial year were not sufficient to meet the threshold)?
Can a director of a ‘specified limited company’ rely on salary and dividend income from the last six months alone towards meeting the minimum income threshold under Appendix FM, or do they have to wait until the completion of the company’s next ‘full financial year’ (where the earnings from the last full financial year were not sufficient to meet the threshold)?
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Can a person applying as a spouse under Appendix FM meet the minimum income threshold by using cash savings held for more than a full six months but transferred in full from one savings account to another in the middle of the six months?
Can a person applying as a spouse under Appendix FM meet the minimum income threshold by using cash savings held for more than a full six months but transferred in full from one savings account to another in the middle of the six months?
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Can a Tier 2 (General) migrant set up a business in the UK as long as they are not the controlling shareholder, and the work falls in line with the supplementary employment criteria?
Can a Tier 2 (General) migrant set up a business in the UK as long as they are not the controlling shareholder, and the work falls in line with the supplementary employment criteria?
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Can a Tier 2 sponsor reduce a sponsored migrant’s number of weekly hours in order for them to be able to undertake supplementary employment (for another employer)? If so, is the sponsor required to report this change in employment via the sponsor management system?
Can a Tier 2 sponsor reduce a sponsored migrant’s number of weekly hours in order for them to be able to undertake supplementary employment (for another employer)? If so, is the sponsor required to report this change in employment via the sponsor management system?
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Can a Tier 4 (General) student set up and establish a charity in the UK?
Can a Tier 4 (General) student set up and establish a charity in the UK?
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Can an applicant have two applications pending with the Home Office at the same time, where one application has been made under the Immigration Rules, and the other under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016?
Can an applicant have two applications pending with the Home Office at the same time, where one application has been made under the Immigration Rules, and the other under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016?
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Can an overseas national who is a director of a UK company be precluded from entering the UK as a genuine business visitor in order to undertake permitted visitor activities by the fact that they are paid director fees by the company?
Can an overseas national who is a director of a UK company be precluded from entering the UK as a genuine business visitor in order to undertake permitted visitor activities by the fact that they are paid director fees by the company?
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Can artists (who will be performing in the entertainment industry) apply as a standard visitor or would they need to apply under the Permitted Paid Engagement category?
Can artists (who will be performing in the entertainment industry) apply as a standard visitor or would they need to apply under the Permitted Paid Engagement category?
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Can you combine income from salaried and non-salaried employment under category A in order to meet the financial requirement in Appendix FM?
Can you combine income from salaried and non-salaried employment under category A in order to meet the financial requirement in Appendix FM?
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Do accommodation and travel costs need to be booked and paid for (by the sponsoring company for a permitted paid engagements visitor) in advance or is it sufficient to state that this will be covered by the company (eg by an undertaking)?
Do accommodation and travel costs need to be booked and paid for (by the sponsoring company for a permitted paid engagements visitor) in advance or is it sufficient to state that this will be covered by the company (eg by an undertaking)?
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Do dependent partners and children of a person applying for a change of employer also need to apply for an extension of stay? What are the relevant forms?
Do dependent partners and children of a person applying for a change of employer also need to apply for an extension of stay? What are the relevant forms?
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Does an EU national with a stamp in their passport confirming that the condition attached to the grant of leave to land is hereby cancelled, dated prior to the coming into force of the Immigration Act 1971, amount to sufficient evidence so that the individual can apply for naturalisation straight away without needing to hold permanent residence for 12 months first?
Does an EU national with a stamp in their passport confirming that the condition attached to the grant of leave to land is hereby cancelled, dated prior to the coming into force of the Immigration Act 1971, amount to sufficient evidence so that the individual can apply for naturalisation straight away without needing to hold permanent residence for 12 months first?
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Does an extended family member of an EEA/Swiss national have a right of appeal against a refusal of an EEA family permit?
Does an extended family member of an EEA/Swiss national have a right of appeal against a refusal of an EEA family permit?
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Does an immigration officer need a warrant to enter a client’s home address?
Does an immigration officer need a warrant to enter a client’s home address?
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Does section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 operate to extend leave on claiming Asylum under the 1951 Convention, provided that the Asylum Claim was made when an individual had valid leave to remain as a student for the purposes of ten-year long residence route to settlement?
Does section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 operate to extend leave on claiming Asylum under the 1951 Convention, provided that the Asylum Claim was made when an individual had valid leave to remain as a student for the purposes of ten-year long residence route to settlement?
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Following a family permit refusal under the Surinder Singh route, can an applicant switch (in-country) to leave to remain as a partner under Appendix FM?
Following a family permit refusal under the Surinder Singh route, can an applicant switch (in-country) to leave to remain as a partner under Appendix FM?
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For a Tier 1 (Investor) application, when an applicant is relying on cash funds (not yet invested) that are held in a regulated financial institution (acting as custodians), what are the evidential requirements to satisfy the Immigration Rules, Appendix A, paragraph 64-SD?
For a Tier 1 (Investor) application, when an applicant is relying on cash funds (not yet invested) that are held in a regulated financial institution (acting as custodians), what are the evidential requirements to satisfy the Immigration Rules, Appendix A, paragraph 64-SD?
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For an application for entry clearance for the post flight spouse of a refugee, is there a minimum length of time that the sponsoring partner should have on their refugee status when the applicant's entry clearance application is made? If the sponsor's refugee status comes to an end and they apply for ILR while the entry clearance application is outstanding, how would that affect the entry clearance application? The rules and guidance appear to be silent on this.
For an application for entry clearance for the post flight spouse of a refugee, is there a minimum length of time that the sponsoring partner should have on their refugee status when the applicant's entry clearance application is made? If the sponsor's refugee status comes to an end and they apply for ILR while the entry clearance application is outstanding, how would that affect the entry clearance application? The rules and guidance appear to be silent on this.
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  • 2000

Membership

  • Law Society
  • ILPA

Education

  • University of Westminster
  • College of Law, Store Street
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