Nicolette Bostock

Partner, Withersworldwide

Nicolette is a Partner at Withers LLP. Nicolette is an expert in both business immigration and private client immigration and is highly regarded for her outstanding work in both of these areas, having practised immigration and nationality law since 2007.

Nicolette's personal immigration clients include wealthy individuals, family offices, creatives, tech companies and founders and investors in new economy businesses. For these clients, Nicolette formulates short and long-term immigration solutions taking into account their personal needs and objectives for residence or settlement in the UK, coordinating with other wealth, tax and private client advisors.

Nicolette has also amassed experience advising multinational organisations and household brands across a spectrum of sectors and is adept in advising on simple matters such as business visitor support, through to representing organisations in their UK immigration matters in multi-jurisdiction or listed organisation transactions involving non-UK workers. She seeks to provide balanced, timely advice and solutions, adapted to her clients' needs, in collaboration with other professional advisors where required.

Relevant to both of these practices, Nicolette advises clients on personal immigration routes, including Appendix FM partners and children, long residence (Private Life), new and late European Settlement Scheme (EUSS) applications and related routes for EEA nationals and their family members. She has successfully secured settlement and British citizenship for a large number of individuals, including those with excess absences or other complexities which require discretionary consideration by the Home Office.

Nicolette is an experienced presenter and has delivered training on Brexit, sponsorship and compliance to a number of corporate clients and at UK legal workshops organised by The Law Society. She is also an active member and speaker for the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA).

She is recognised by Chambers and Partners (Business Immigration and High Net Worth guides), Legal 500, Spear's 500, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal for UK immigration. Nicolette speaks French, Italian and basic Russian.

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Making an application under the EU Settlement Scheme

Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the procedure for submitting an application for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (the Scheme). It also looks at the requirement to submit a ‘valid’ application, the application procedures for applying for immigration permission under the Scheme (for EEA citizens and non-EEA citizens, inside and outside the UK), the Home Office’s ‘EU Exit: ID Document Check’ app, the evidential requirements, authorisation for legal representatives and the requirement to keep the Home Office updated in relation to certain details following grant of leave. The Practice Note also looks at the application process for family permit applications submitted under the Scheme from outside the UK.

Immigration