Meghan Vozila
Meghan is experienced in all aspects of immigration and nationality law. She provides in-depth advice to a range of clients including SMEs, large multinationals, high-net-worth individuals, high-profile celebrities, tech firms and entrepreneurs. Meghan has particular knowledge of complex European and UK nationality matters and regularly assists both private and corporate clients with tailored solutions.
In addition to being recognised by Who’s Who Legal and The Legal 500 as an expert in UK corporate immigration, Meghan has also been highlighted in Spear’s 500 as a leading private client adviser. She is an active member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and regularly provides immigration training for HR and recruitment teams and other practitioners.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2010
Experience
- Mischon de Reya (2010 - 2011)
- Sturtivant & Co (2011 - 2015)
- Healys LLP (2015 - 2016)
- Ganguin Samartin Ltd (2017 - 2019)
Membership
- Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association
Qualifications
- JD (2003)
- Admitted to the rolls (UK) (2010)
Education
- University of Pittsburgh, School of Law (2003)
1 Contributions by Meghan Vozila
PRACTICE NOTES
UK immigration: change of circumstances—reporting duties, sponsorship/endorsement changes, and cancellation or curtailment across work, study and family routes; process, notices, travel risks, and BIDs/eVisas
Changes in a person’s circumstances which occur after the grant of entry clearance or permission:
can result in cancellation or curtailment of a person’s stay in the UK where their leave to enter or remain is limited, and
will frequently need to be notified to the Home Office
Notifying the Home Office of a significant change of circumstances can, in itself, prompt cancellation or curtailment. This Practice Note addresses both matters.
The withdrawal of a person’s permission is described as:
cancellation, when this happens at the port of entry or while the person is outside the UK, or
curtailment, when the individual is already in the UK
From 1 December 2020, the Immigration Rules, Part Suitability (and before it, Part 9) no longer uses the term curtailment, referring instead to cancellation throughout. For the purposes of the Rules, cancellation is defined to cover cancellation, alteration of duration, or curtailment of entry clearance or permission, which may take effect straightaway or at a set future point, and whether the person is in the UK or abroad. Accordingly, both concepts are now generally gathered, in the Rules, under the single term cancellation...
Immigration
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