Ivon Sampson CEO, Principal Solicitor and Head of Immigration

Ivon is a specialist Business and Private Client Immigration partner. He has almost 20 years’ experience in advising clients. His clients are primarily UK companies and individuals from sports, music, theatre, films and entertainment industry.

In addition, he advises UK Universities to assist their students to obtain student visas, obtain extensions and advise on reviews.

Ivon also advises UK companies who wish to obtain a sponsorship license, manage the obligations the companies have to the Home Office, and UK companies that wish to transfer workers from a branch office to the UK.

Ivon’s reputation in immigration law is such that he is regularly referred by other law firms.

Ivon is a true expert and regularly appears on the news and radio to advise on immigration law.

Cyprian Amgbah Head of Immigration

Cyprian is an experienced Immigration Specialist/Consultant/Adviser who is in charge of our immigration department at PRIVATUS. He is also qualified as a Level 3 OISC accredited Immigration Consultant with over 20 years’ experience providing advice and representation in all areas of Immigration, Asylum, Human Rights Law and European Union law. He is also a qualified Barrister and Solicitor of the Nigerian Supreme Court. His appointment in March 2022 at Privatus brings a strength and depth to the firm which both compliments and enhances the firm’s service offering in the field of Immigration Law. Cyprian regularly appears at the First Tier Tribunal, undertaking advocacy and litigation on behalf of clients in person on cases ranging from business immigration, entry clearance and deportation appeals. He has a particular expertise in appeals beyond first instance level at the Upper Tribunal, successfully representing clients on complex matters of evidential admissibility and leading case law. Read more

Cyprian’s unrelenting determination to win every case is backed up by an enviable work ethic, attention to detail and rich legal knowledge.

Cyprian is a well-known speaker at immigration seminars in churches and community organisations. He runs training for people interested in qualifying as immigration advisers, and is regularly invited to speak domestically and abroad on immigration, refugee and human rights law issues.

Cyprian initially qualified as a solicitor in 2001. He re-trained and qualified as a specialist immigration adviser in 2010. Cyprian’s former posts include Solicitor at O’Keefe Solicitors, Managing Partner at Christchurch Solicitors, a post he held for five years, Senior Immigration Adviser at Miller and Co Solicitors. He is also a Consultant Immigration Adviser to UK Law Associates Ltd (OISC) and various other firms that requires his expertise knowledge in Immigration Law.