JOB TITLE:
CEO / FOUNDER
EMAIL:
manny.johal@globalvisas.co.uk
TEL NO:
+44 (0)20 7971 1165
MY TOP 5 SKILLS:
JOB TITLE:
CEO / FOUNDER
EMAIL:
manny.johal@globalvisas.co.uk
TEL NO:
+44 (0)20 7971 1165
MY TOP 5 SKILLS:
Attention to detail
Attention to detail
Creativity and design
Creativity and design
Immigration knowledge
Immigration knowledge
Ideas and innovation
Ideas and innovation
Confident speaker
Confident speaker
MY BIO / EXPERIENCE
- QUALIFICATIONS / STUDIES
After completing my A Levels in my home town, I went on to study at the Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, UK. Here I obtained my Law LLB degree and what an amazing experience it was – learning about the eggshell skull rule in Tort Law or my favourite, learning about Public law and the judiciary.
- VOLUNTEERING IN UK IMMIGRATION (IAS UK LTD):
After leaving University I quickly realized the job market for graduates was extremely competitive – without any real working skills, it was very difficult to even get a recruiter to look at my CV. Ultimately I decided to volunteer full time at a local UK immigration practice in my home town. Possibly the best choice I ever made; I learnt valuable skills and started a passionate career in immigration.
- MY FIRST JOB IN LONDON (BERRY APPLEMAN AND LEIDEN LLP)
After some time I decided to apply for paid jobs and my dream was always to move to London. Again another exciting step in my life – my first job in central Mayfair, working for a Global Corporate immigration practice. BAL was my first real eye opener to how difficult immigration can be. Looking after multiple Global clients in the area of coordination and Consular applications.
- MOVING BACK INTO UK IMMIGRATION (ERNST AND YOUNG LLP)
Immigration is such a radically changing environment and I felt it was time for me to try something new and go into an area of immigration I had no experience – corporate UK immigration. Being a big four, EY presented a career changing opportunity. A brand new client and Tier 2 responsibility – another fantastic challenge.
- IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW CHALLENGE (PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP)
Definitely the role in which I grew the most. A promotion and then another the year after. PwC was a major part of my career development – assisting with the consular applications / travel compliance of the UK internal population and then in my final year, the US internal population. Learning the principles of design and how systems work; it was so exciting.
- OPENING GLOBAL VISAS LTD AND GLOBAL VISAS (INT) LLC:
And here we are today!! Almost 2 years of questioning every detail across 2 websites, 3 global offices and over 2000 web pages. A full service consular, passport and legalisation provider for the regions of London and New York.