Andrei Luca

About Andrei

Andrei joined Sterling Law as an Immigration and Compliance Manager within our Corporate Immigration Department. Andrei is a qualified solicitor being admitted into the Romanian Bar Association Roll back in 2003. He holds a First-Class Bachelor’s (Honours) Degree in Law and a Master’s degree In EU Law with Merit from the University of Law Bucharest.

Since moving to the UK, Andrei spent his last 10 years in a variety of roles (spanning from recruitment, training, compliance). His passion for Immigration started back in 2012, and since then he has been a member of Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JWCI) as well as, Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA).

Andrei supports our clients on a range of employment law and business immigration matters. He has developed close relationships with clients – particularly in the hospitality, retail and construction sectors. He consistently delivers training sessions, covering topics such as: the impact of Brexit on businesses; the UK’s current and future points-based immigration system; and conducting right to work checks.

He supports clients on their applications to become registered sponsor licence holders and the subsequent process they are required to follow to engage overseas workers. He also assists clients with managing their sponsor licence obligations on an ongoing basis and has particular expertise in conducting and auditing right to work checks.

His role in the London office also involves networking and maintaining boots on the ground, with a core focus on business development, customer experience and client engagement, while expanding the UK business into the corporate sphere.

Education

Master’s Degree with Merits in European Law Bachelor First Class Bachelor Degree in Law

Qualifications

• GDPR, CIPD Employment Law Train the Trainer HJT IAA (OISC) Updates on EEA Rights
• Points based System and Schengen Visas Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment – LSIS London Information
• Advice and Guidance Level 3 – Sunderland University Teaching and Assessing Qualification
• Level 3 JCW
• OISC Immigration Caseworker Level 1 and 2
• NVQ Business Administration Level 3

Trainings

• ILPA WEB 1098 Employing migrant workers: Skilled Workers, sponsorship & alternatives
• OISC Level 1 Accreditation: Introduction to immigration, asylum, nationality and EU law: 16 CPD IAA (OISC) Level 1
• Accreditation: Online mock exams, regulations, ethics and more: 2 CPD
• Intermediate: EU law: Problem issues in permanent residence applications: 2 CPD
• Intermediate: General grounds for refusal: 2 CPD
• Intermediate: Appendix FM: family members 4 CPD
• Intermediate: Immigration Act 2016: 3 CPD
• Intermediate: Representing children in the immigration tribunal: 2 CPD
• Intermediate: Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 813: 2 CPD
• Introduction to advising employers on immigration law: 1 CPD
• Introduction to best practice in immigration case working: 2 CPD
• Introduction to British nationality law: 2 CPD
• Introduction to EU free movement law and applications: 4 CPD
• Introduction to immigration appeals: 1 CPD
• Introduction to legal blogging: 1 CPD
• Introduction to preparing a Tier 2 (General) application: 1 CPD
• Introduction to refugee family reunion: 2 CPD
• Introduction to social media for lawyers: 2 CPD
• Introduction to the EU Settlement Scheme: 2 CPD
• Introduction to the UK asylum process: 2 CPD
• Introduction to visit visa applications: 1 CPD
• Introduction to work and study visas (the Points Based Immigration System): 1 CPD