Immigration law across APAC
Our Hong Kong office offers high quality and cost-effective global mobility and immigration support across the APAC region.
Our immigration and global mobility lawyers have in-depth experience in handling large scale transfers of staff, global secondments and expatriate assignments throughout the APAC region. Our lawyers’ have first class technical ability and understand the cultural sensitivities that may impact an assignment. We can advise clients in a range of languages including English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese.
Our international immigration and global lawyers add value by deploying expert knowledge in all key jurisdictions, providing you with a single source of advice and a direct contact for the coordination of staff transfers. Working closely with you, we can help you map out your project and manage it effectively ensuring that you can place your people in the right jurisdictions at the right time.
Our lawyers can also provide APAC based businesses and individuals with advice on UK and European global mobility/immigration issues.
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