Philip Trott
Philip Trott is a Senior Counsel at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law. He started his career as an Employment lawyer and has many years’ experience of practising in both arenas for both corporate and individual clients.
Primary areas of practice relate to applications for both corporations and individuals under the Points Based System, sole representatives, free movement for employed, self-employed and economically inactive individuals within the EEA, related family applications, British and alternative citizenship and all related advice. Advises those who have been unlawfully excluded from the UK for political reasons.
Client base is diverse and represents both corporations and individuals, with an emphasis on media-related work; practising in this areas for over 30 years and has taken an active interest and participated in the reform of business and employment-related immigration law and teaching fellow professionals. Sits as ILPA representative on UKVI employer taskforce; is an expert witness for legal proceedings involving immigration law. Sits on the editorial board of LexisNexis PSL. Regular commentator on immigration matters to BBC, ITV and C4, and is the featured expert on the LBC legal hour on immigration. Described by Chambers as the “go to guy for any horrendously complex cases”.
Recommended in the Legal 500 UK Immigration Hall of Fame and recognised as a Senior Statesperson by Chambers UK.
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PRACTICE NOTES
UK Temporary Work: Creative Worker Route for Sponsors - Eligibility, Certificates of Sponsorship, Codes of Practice, Compliance and Recent Changes
The Creative Worker route
The Creative Worker route allows individuals in the creative industries to perform or take up work in the UK on a temporary basis. To sponsor talent under this pathway, an organisation must hold a Temporary Worker sponsor licence that specifically covers the Creative Worker route. Sponsors may, on an annual basis, request the number of undefined Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) they expect to need, and they can also apply for further undefined CoS as necessary throughout the year. Creative artists, entertainers, and their entourage can be admitted initially for up to 12 months, with the possibility, in defined circumstances, of extending their permission up to a maximum total of 24 months. For matters relating to the applicant—such as financial, suitability and validity requirements, the period and conditions of permission, dependants, and other relevant immigration options—see Practice Note: Applying under the Creative Worker route. Prior to 1 December 2020, creative workers and sportspersons entering for a temporary period were encompassed within the Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting) category. From 1 December 2020 to 11 October 2021, this was recast in simplified form as the T5 Creative or Sporting Worker route. From 11 October 2021, following the creation...
Immigration
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