Filip Angelov is an immigration and nationality lawyer based in Scotland and the founder of Angelov Solicitors.

Filip advises on all aspects of UK immigration and British nationality law, acting for businesses and private individuals. Filip regularly assists clients seeking to establish or expand their presence in the UK, resolve complex family and EUSS matters, or secure British citizenship. His work includes strategic advice on long-term immigration planning, risk management and the interplay between different routes to settlement and naturalisation.

Filip’s professional experience since 2015 includes roles at a Chambers and Legal 500 ranked Scottish law firm, where he focused on business immigration, sponsor licensing and compliance, and at a leading London-based immigration law firm, where he advised on both business and personal immigration matters. He is actively engaged in complex casework and has developed a particular interest in EU law following Brexit.

Filip has experience in:

• Advising and preparing UK immigration applications across work, family, EU Settlement Scheme, long residence and British nationality routes.
• Supporting employers with sponsor licence applications, ongoing sponsor compliance and right to work checks.
• Advising EEA nationals and their family members on complex EU Settlement Scheme issues, including refusals, late applications, retained rights of residence, historic residence and appeal strategy.
• Handling complex personal and family immigration matters, including human rights-based applications and cases involving adverse immigration histories.
• Assisting clients with naturalisation and registration as British citizens, including cases involving discretion on absences.
• Providing strategic immigration advice to individuals and businesses affected by Brexit and immigration policy changes.

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