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Chetal Patel is Head of Immigration at Bates Wells in London, UK. She specialises in Business Immigration with a particular focus on particular focus on work visas, visits to the UK, and options for HNWs and those of extraordinary talent. She has an interest in immigration compliance and the impacts of the UK’s hostile immigration environment. She also provides commentary to journalists on Business Immigration related matters. Her clients operate in a variety of sectors and she has experience in acting for well-known media figures, high net worth individuals, start-ups, not-for-profit organisations and multinational companies. Chetal currently serves on the IBA’s Immigration and Nationality Law Committee and has been the past Chair of the AILA GMS. She was awarded Immigration Lawyer of the Year 2025 by Lexology and is recognised in legal directories for her work, including Best Lawyers, Citywealth, Chambers High Net Worth, Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Spears 500 and Who’s Who Legal.