Multilingual UK/EEA Immigration
Lawyer & Advocate
PROFILE
A qualified,
highly experienced and skillful UK/EEA Immigration Law professional
with a reputation for achieving challenging goals in both start up
situations and established surroundings. Proven ability to meet
targets in hostile and highly competitive environments. A competent
negotiator at all levels. Versatile and self motivated, with the
ability and commitment to achieve results in all
situations.
KEY
SKILLS
Accreditations, Licenses &
Education:
-
OISC Level 3, Advocacy &
Representation (EEA, Immigration, Asylum, Deportation,
Removal, Human Rights Appeals &
Bail) in all categories
-
LSC
Level 2 Senior Caseworker
-
ILEX Level 4(6) SSHD (Immigration
Law)
-
Interpreting, Linguistics &
Philology, MA
-
NVQ3 (IT)
Immigration
Experienced
in all
areas of general and specialist immigration issues
including
visitors, students, marriages, dependents, long
residence,
indefinite leave to remain, naturalization, out of
rules
applications, Tier 1-5, business applications,
deprevation of citizenship, asylum, removal, deportation, EEA, Human
Rights and Entry Clearance appeal, detention, legal aid/controlled
legal representation (CLR), NASS. Global vision of
immigration
and visa issues from client, UK BA or ECO/ECM/HOPO/IJ
point of view. Proven
ability to supervise multilingual staff and overseas
teams,
distribute and manage case load. Extensive experience
with
Asian, African and Eastern European
clients. Professional advocacy skills. Independent and deep and
up-to-date knowledge of the UK & EEA Immigration Rules, Polices and
case-law.
Management
& Administration
Ambitious and
versatile Immigration Team/Practice/Project manager with proven management
experience in all levels of immigration and business, including
on-line (virtual) companies. Experienced in executive management at
a senior level, including law, marketing, commercial and
administrative functions, relating to business operations
world-wide. Skilled in setting up new companies and ventures as well
as leading major change in established companies. A relationship
builder able to create and maintain fruitful alliances with joint
venture partners, customers, staff and senior management by
demonstrating polished interpersonal skills, technical competence,
financial awareness and personal
integrity.
IT, Internet
& E-Commerce
Professional
at all levels of E-commerce including multi-lingual web site
development and integration. Expert in setting up new e-business
venues including virtual secure on-line payment systems working
under modern platforms as WorldPay, PayPal, Nochex. Professional
experience in designing, developing and senior level supervision of
on-line conference facilities for small to medium-sized
businesses. Extensive knowledge of the Internet
and its infrastructure, wired and wireless networks, web design,
E-business start ups and the seamless integration of emerging
technologies in a large user community. Expansive thinker with
outstanding record of achievement implementing new business
concepts, delivering innovative business solutions and facilitating
transitioning operations with a high level of ethics and risk
management alternatives.
Interpreting
& Translation
Professional
in consecutive and simultaneous interpreting. Experienced in interpreting meetings,
international conferences and business tours. Effective in the areas of Immigration,
Law, Religion, Communications, Civil Rights, Employment, Business,
Agriculture, IT.
Languages
English (C2), Russian (C2), Ukrainian (B2), Belorussian (B1),
German (A2)
SUMMARY OF
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
UK/IMMIGRATION LAWYER &
ADVOCATE
Legal Centre, Partner
December 2006 to-date
In
December 2006 I joined Legal Centre as a partner of the firm. I
am responsible for a senior level advocacy and representation
of the firm clients' cases before the Home Office, UK Immigration
Service, Criminal Casework Directorate (CCD), First and Upper Tier Tribunals, Immigration and Asylum Chambers (FTT IAC/UTT IAC). I am also responsible for general supervision of the
firm's immigration department and staff and some certain decision
making.
SENIOR IMMIGRATION SECIALIST
Law Firm
Ltd.
April 2006 - November 2006
In April 2006
I was offred a contract with Law Firm Limited. My work was based in
a busy central London office.
I was responsible for the
OISC Level 3 Immigration, Nationality and Asylum privately
funded immigration cases, including appeals to the then Asylum
and Immigration Tribunal (AIT). I was also responsible for
supervision of a team of 4 caseworkers.
My duties
included attending the clients, client care letters, case
plans, witness statements, skeleton arguments, grounds of appeals,
representations to the Home Office.
Additionally I was
advising the management on extending the firm's services to
Asia and Commonwealth countries as well
as implementing up-to-date IT
technologies.
SENIOR CASE
WORKER & BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PROJECT
MANAGER
Oldham Solicitors & Advocates,
Immigration Department
June 2005 –
April 2006
In June 2005 I was offered a
contract with the Oldham Solicitors and
Advocates.
I was
responsible for the LSC Level 2 Immigration, Nationality and Asylum
casework including publicly funded work (Legal Aid, Controlled Legal
Representation) and appeals (Asylum and Immigration Tribunal). I was
also responsible for the creation and development of a new Business
Immigration Project, a sub-division of the Immigration Department of
the firm. I was also providing assistance to a Solicitor to the High
Court/Immigration Judge, Head of the Immigration
Department.
My duties
included attending the clients, prison and removal centre visits,
client care letters, case plans, witness statements, skeleton
arguments, grounds of appeals, representations to the Home Office.
Additionally, my duties included liaising with the overseas
employment agencies and lawyers in terms of establishing new
contacts to bring the firm more Business/Work Permit
clients.
CASEWORKER
& MANAGED MIGRATION
CO-ORDINATOR
Specialist
Immigration Services Ltd.
January 2005
– June 2005
In January
2005 I joined Specialist Immigration Services Ltd. I was responsible
for the OISC Level 3 case work for visitors, marriages, unmarried
partners, students, dependents, Work Permits (WP, TWES, HSMP, SAWS,
SBS, WHM), naturalization, long residence concessions, overstayers
as well as the appeals and co-representing clients at court.
My duties
included attending the clients, client care letters, case plans,
skeleton arguments, appeal grounds, client representation at the
appeal hearings. Additionally, my duties included the junior stuff
supervision and Managed Migration project
co-ordination.
EXTERNAL CASEWORKER (volunteer)
Immigration Link
(
Oxford)
2004 -
2006
In 2004 I
volunteered to become a volunteer for the non for profit
organization (Immigration Link, OISC Level 3) in order to assist
them with their case load.
My duty was
the assessment and case work on various Work Permit and Business
applications including WP, TWES, HSMP, SAWS, SBS, WHM application,
eligibility checks, CVs and work placements and housing of the
applicants.
VIP
INTERPRETER & TRANSLATOR
2000 – 2004
(self-employed)
Professional
and VIP interpreting & translating specializing in
:
- Regional
Economic Cooperation
EASTERN EUROPEAN
IMMIGRATION AGENCY MANAGER 1995
–2000
Eastern
European Immigration Agency Retro
I was
responsible for the smooth running of the business supervising and
assisting the associates with the daily tasks relating to various
immigration matters including work permits, marriages, visitors and
students. My duties included business administration, staff
management, junior staff training, customer and corporate inquiries,
logistics, agencies liaising, contract monitoring. My indirect
responsibilities related to the business IT department supervision
and management. I also provided certain VIP interpreting and
translating.
EASTERN EUROPEAN
IMMIGRATION AGENCY ASSOCIATE & INTERPRETER 1992 -
1995
Eastern
European Immigration Agency
Retro
My
responsibilities pertained to dealing with various immigration
matters relating to work permits, marriages, students and visitors.
My duties included quality translation and VIP interpreting covering
various topics including Law, Immigration, Business. My indirect
responsibility was simultaneous interpreting,
language & IT tuition.
PROFESSIONAL
AND PERSONAL INFORMATION
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- LSC Level 2
senior caseworker
- OISC
Level 3 (advocacy and representation - all categories)
-
Institute of
Legal Executives (ILEX) Level 4(6)
Higher Diploma in the
UK Immigration
Law
- CLT LSC
Level 2 Senior Caseworker training course
- OISC
Level 2 complete training course (Jan-April
2005)
- JCWI LSC
Level 2 accreditation training (Jan 2005)
-
Cherkassy Bohdan Khmelnitsky
University,, Master of Arts
(MA)/NVQ5
-
Cherkassy
LPC
College (external), Computing & IT. 1990 –
1992. NVQ 3
-
Cherkassy
Secondary
School # 17, 1982 - 1992. A-Level
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP
CLT, JCWI,
ILPA, OISC, EMA, RSGB, NCDXF, ARRL
OUTSIDE
INTERESTS
Amateur radio, fitness.
Computers,
amateur radio, science fiction
Holder of Class 'A'
UK and EU Amateur Radio Licences
PERSONAL
Date of Birth:
12 January 1975. Married. Holder of full British
and EU driving licences
