Bruce Mennell
Bruce founded Passportia in 2013 and is managing Director. He has worked with British and Irish nationality law since 1987 and built up an extensive library of laws, judgments, policies and reference material relevant to nationality. Before starting Passportia he provided software and services to investment managers in London, New York and Hong Kong and he still develops software. He is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA). He has a B.Sc. Engineering from the University of Cape Town.
Jamal Mohammed
Jamal joined Passportia in 2014 as an immigration and nationality adviser registered with Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC). Jamal is responsible for preparing and lodging the nationality and immigration applications with the Home Office. He has had great success in this area over the years and built a good reputation with both clients and Home Office staff.
Prior to joining Passportia, he worked in relocation management services, where he gained valuable experience and skills. He competed his Masters at the University of Sussex, he has strong interpersonal and relationship management skills. Jamal is fluent in English, Urdu and Punjabi.
Nigel Cleur, Business Development Manager
Nigel has over 25 years' experience within the travel, visa and Immigration ecosystem having supported both direct customers and partners. His main responsibilities have been Business Development and Customer Success roles which he has managed with a particular focus on building relationships through technology. He will be using this experience to support Passportia customers for all their requirements.
James Li, Legal Advisor
James (Zhaoxiang Li), our Legal Advisor, is an immigration adviser registered with the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC). He handles cases for students, graduates and workers, and also Sponsor Licences for businesses, Entry Clearance, Leave to Remain and Indefinite Leave to Enter/Remain applications under various immigration routes, including sponsored and non-sponsored workers, Family and Long Residence routes.
James graduated with a Master's Degree from King's College London and is fluent in English and Mandarin. Before Passportia he had over three years of UK immigration experience, having developed exceptional client communication and team management skills. He built a strong rapport with his clients and earned widespread praise for his dedicated support.