Senior Associate — 9 years experience

“Immigration law shapes the course of people's lives — their ability to work, to reunite with family, to be safe. I treat every file with the gravity that deserves.”

Biography

Amelia Rhodes heads Ashford Gray's immigration practice, providing expert legal counsel to individuals, families, and corporate clients on all matters of UK and international immigration law. Recognised by Legal 500 as a Rising Star for five consecutive years, Amelia has established herself as one of the most capable immigration lawyers of her generation.

Amelia read law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with First Class Honours before completing her J.D. at Georgetown Law, where she led the Immigration Law Clinic — providing direct representation to asylum seekers and visa applicants. She joined Ashford Gray in 2016 after building her immigration practice at a specialist immigration chambers.

Her practice covers the full range of UK immigration matters: Skilled Worker, Global Talent, and Innovator Founder visas; Indefinite Leave to Remain and British citizenship applications; family reunion and partner visas; complex asylum and humanitarian protection claims; judicial review of Home Office decisions; and corporate immigration compliance programmes for employer sponsors.

Amelia has successfully represented clients before the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber), the Upper Tribunal, and the Court of Appeal. Among her most significant cases: the overturning of a deportation order for a long-term UK resident through judicial review, after identifying a fundamental public law error in the Secretary of State's decision; and the successful British citizenship registration of four siblings who had been in legal limbo for eleven years due to a historical Home Office error. She is known in the profession for her meticulous casework and her genuine commitment to the people she serves.

Practice Areas

Education

• Georgetown Law — J.D., 2014 (Immigration Law Clinic — Lead Student)
• University of Edinburgh — LL.B., 2011 (First Class Honours)

Bar Admissions & Qualifications

• England & Wales (Solicitor)
• OISC — Level 3 Adviser (Highest Level)
• Immigration Law Practitioners' Association — Member

Awards & Recognition

• Legal 500 UK — Rising Star, Immigration, 2021–2026
• Law Society — Immigration Law Accreditation
• ILPA — Highly Commended, Outstanding Immigration Lawyer, 2023
• The Lawyer — Ones to Watch, 2022