Josephine Smith

Senior Immigration Lawyer

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Josephine Smith has been practising immigration law for over 10 years. Having graduated with a first-class Law degree, Josephine is an experienced Immigration Lawyer with OISC regulation at Level 3 (the highest attainable level). She also holds accreditation by the Law Society on the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) as a Supervising Senior Caseworker. Areas of Expertise: - High Net Worth applications - Business Immigration - Asylum & Humanitarian protection - Refusals & appeals - Judicial review and pre-action protocol Josephine has broad experience in all categories of UK immigration law and focuses on complex matters, including asylum, human rights issues, and cases outside the immigration rules. Josephine’s experience extends to all kinds of family visa applications, nationality, EU Settlement Scheme, Points Based System matters, appeals, judicial review, and administrative review.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Based in London
  • Licensed for 5 years

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Josephine Smith has been practising immigration law for over 10 years. Having graduated with a first-class Law degree, Josephine is an experienced Immigration Lawyer with OISC regulation at Level 3 (the highest attainable level). She also holds accreditation by the Law Society on the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) as a Supervising Senior Caseworker. Areas of Expertise: - High Net Worth applications - Business Immigration - Asylum & Humanitarian protection - Refusals & appeals - Judicial review and pre-action protocol Josephine has broad experience in all categories of UK immigration law and focuses on complex matters, including asylum, human rights issues, and cases outside the immigration rules. Josephine’s experience extends to all kinds of family visa applications, nationality, EU Settlement Scheme, Points Based System matters, appeals, judicial review, and administrative review.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Based in London
  • Licensed for 5 years

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    Immigration Adviser

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Monday 09:00–18:00
Tuesday 09:00–18:00
Wednesday 09:00–18:00
Thursday 09:00–18:00
Friday 09:00–18:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Suite 79-80 And 81-82, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0DT

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Dmitry

Successful Appeal for Global Talent Visa

My journey with the Global Talent visa was far from easy. At first, I applied through a well-known consultancy, but the application was prepared carelessly and ended with a refusal. They filed an appeal on my behalf, but that was also unsuccessful. For the second application I worked on every detail myself, with the consultants only rewriting the text. Again, it was refused – this time for a reason that had been accepted previously. After almost a year of effort, I could not afford to take further risks. I reached out directly to Sterling Law after reading positive reviews. Ruslan responded very quickly, explained the process clearly, and immediately assigned a specialist to my case. The timeframe for appeal was extremely tight, but the team worked with incredible speed and precision. The appeal was prepared to the highest professional standard: strong legal reasoning, well-structured arguments, references to case law – everything that gives real confidence. I compared prices across several firms, and Sterling Law’s fees were also very reasonable. The result speaks for itself: my appeal was granted, I received my endorsement, and successfully moved on to Stage 2 and relocation. Throughout every step, Ruslan and his team stayed in touch, guided me, and were always ready to help. I want to highlight something rare in the legal world: the combination of deep professionalism with genuine care and responsiveness. Sterling Law not only delivered the result but also made me feel supported throughout the whole process. I am sincerely grateful to Ruslan, Josephine and the entire team, and I would absolutely recommend Sterling Law to anyone facing complex immigration challenges.

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We greatly appreciate your review and are happy to know that you had a positive experience with our team. Providing reliable support for our clients is always our top priority.

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Professional & Responsive

I have been referred to Sterling Law by another solicitor. They quickly & professionally took in my case. Throughout the case, Josephine Smith has been wonderful to work with. She had provided me with clear advice and kept me well updated. She was also very responsive to my communications and treated me with kindness, dignity and understanding. They won my case after some wasted time with another solicitor. I would definitely recommend their services.

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I would like to thanks everyone what they done for me and i would like to thanks

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Sterling Law is the best!

Josephine was extremely professional, great with communicating updates and procedures and she was honest about expectations. Working with Josephine was seamless and I would definitely call on Josephine again if the need arises. Very positive experience!

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Excellent professional service from Immigration Lawyer Josephine Smith highly recommended

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Excellent Professional Service From Immigration Lawyer Josephine Smith, Highly Recommended.

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Sterling & Law have been our immigration lawyers for years. They have successfully lead our rather complex appeal case (Tier 2 visa refusal) to the grant of British citizenship. They have always been professional, clear, easy to get hold of, not to mention that the fees are very reasonable. On top of this, they were very supportive in court, not only professionally, but also emotionally, which meant a lot to us. The barrister they suggested, Julian Norman, was excellent. A separate thank you to Ruslan, Josephine and Aliya.

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I would like to thank this lovely team, full of experience, I am greatly thankful for how they have helped me out, a big thank you especially to Ruslan and Josephine!!! I personally from my case have had contact with many lawyers and I know what I am talking, I recommend it to anyone that really wants high service! always in cotact with you, gave me the best advice possible and in general fought for my case. Thank you once again to whole team, I was really lucky having you guys!!!

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Thanks so much Josephine Smith and Ruslan Kosarenko for your professionalism, patience and support during all cases of my family. Josephine Smith did a fantastic job with my son’s university matter . She is so professional , knowledgeable and caring. Before that thanks to her and Ruslan’s hard work and detailed approach I finally got my permanent residence. All the time my opinions were valued and my doubts were always reassured. My nerves were calmed and the process was always explained. They fought hard for me and went above and beyond and did everything they could to ensure a great outcome. I couldn't have asked for a better law firm. Thanks guys!!! I have been with Sterling and Law for many years.Whenever I needed help they’ve been there to help. Their cost is competitive with other firms, and they do excellent work. Something I value highly with them is the fact that they take a pragmatic approach to law and don't over complicate things unnecessarily. With that said, if a matter is complex they are very capable of handling it.

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Dear Manzura, Thank you for your feedback! We are glad you had a positive experience with Sterling Law. Warm regards, Sterling Law team

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