After completing an Employment Law degree in Spain (Graduado Social) in 1994, I moved to the UK. A couple of years later I started working in asylum and immigration when I became a casework assistant at the now defunct Refugee Legal Centre (RLC). During my time at the RLC I started a law conversion course with the intention of becoming a solicitor. 

I joined Wilson Solicitors in April 1999, initially as a caseworker in time progressing as a trainee solicitor, qualifying as a solicitor in July 2003. All of my training was done in Immigration, Asylum, Nationality and Human Rights Law. In 2010 I became a partner.

At the beginning of my career, I focused on publicly funded asylum cases, human trafficking  and victims of domestic violence.  As time went by I became very interested in all aspects of Immigration Law including personal and business immigration. I still do a great deal of asylum cases. These days most of my asylum clients seek  protection for being LGBTI, transgender or apostates. These have become my main areas of asylum expertise, although I still represent clients fleeing political persecution. 

European Law cases were a big part of my caseload prior to Brexit when I became very involved in assisting individuals to remain in the UK via the EUSS. 

Although due to funding cuts I am not in a position to undertake pro bono cases, I donate my time to a number of organisations supporting vulnerable migrants. I have also provided pro bono training to Local Authorities all over the country on human trafficking, British nationality and the various immigration avenues available to regularise the immigration status of foreign nationals in their care. As a result I am regularly instructed to draft bespoke Legal Expert Opinions to be used in care proceedings in the Family Courts.

As a lawyer, I am very passionate about my clients and strive to provide the best possible service to meet their individual needs and resolve their legal issues - in a practical and cost-effective manner. I try to be as flexible as possible in order to support my clients during challenging times,  always with respect and compassion.

At Wilson Solicitors I lead a team of very talented lawyers who also secure successful outcomes for most of their clients. I am also Deputy Head of our Immigration Department. 

I am double ranked in the 2023 edition of Chambers and Partners, Band 2 in Immigration, Asylum, Human Rights and Deportation and Band 1 in Personal Immigration. In their 2023 edition, Legal 500 recognised me as a Leading Individual (Tier 1) in Immigration.

“The Law Society of England and Wales’s president, Mark Evans, said: “The rules announced today will create prolonged uncertainty for people who want to live free from danger and have been recognised by the government as needing protection.

“The changes stand in tension with article 34 of the refugee convention, under which the UK has agreed to facilitate as far as possible the assimilation and naturalisation of refugees.”

Article 34 of the convention, which was signed by the UK in 1951, reads: “The contracting states shall as far as possible facilitate the assimilation and naturalisation of refugees.

“They shall in particular make every effort to expedite naturalisation proceedings and to reduce as far as possible the charges and costs of such proceedings.”

Ana Gonzalez

theguardian.com

Mahmood’s move to make asylum temporary ‘may undermine refugee convention’

Immigration Partner at Wilson Solicitors - All views are mine

From today's Independent - full article in comments.

"A fifth of #Reform members want non-white British citizens whose parents were born in the UK to be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave the country, a new poll has found.

More than half of the members of Nigel Farage’s party believe non-white British citizens who were born abroad should be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave, compared with 24 per cent if they were white, according to data from Hope Not Hate.

The charity released its 2026 report “State of Hate: It Could Happen Here” on Wednesday, which included the results of a survey of 629 Reform members, carried out by Survation on behalf of Hope Not Hate.

Nick Lowes, chief executive of the charity, said the findings show Reform members are generally “more pessimistic, angry and extreme than the British public”.

He added: “And whilst there is overwhelming support for leader Nigel Farage, the views of party members are so hardline on many political issues that it is not inconceivable to think that they could either push Reform UK further to the right or risk being quickly disillusioned if they feel the party is moderating its positions in the quest for power.”

taplio

Ana Gonzalez's Linkedin Analytics

Ana Gonzalez

Performance ScoreAna Gonzalez's LinkedIn Performance

Ana Gonzalez's Best Posts (last 30 days)

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

taplio

.css-6ytdur{background-image:linear-gradient(284deg, rgba(39, 43, 72, 1) 0%, rgba(33, 47, 183, 1) 100%);color:transparent;-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;}Ana Gonzalez's Linkedin Analytics

Ana Gonzalez

Performance Score.css-goub6s{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:500;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);display:block;margin-top:var(--chakra-space-1);}Ana Gonzalez's LinkedIn Performance

Ana Gonzalez's Best Posts .css-1emoo84{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:400;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);}(last 30 days)

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

Ana Gonzalez's Linkedin Analytics

Performance ScoreAna Gonzalez's LinkedIn Performance

Ana Gonzalez's Best Posts (last 30 days)