Smith Stone Walters

What Smith Stone Walters does

Smith Stone Walters is a London-headquartered specialist immigration law firm founded in 2001, regulated by the UK Immigration Advice Authority (registration F200100066). The firm provides UK and global immigration advisory and case management services to two principal customer groups: corporate employers seeking sponsor licences, Skilled Worker visas, and global mobility programme support; and individual private clients requiring visas for work, study, family reunification, or permanent residence. Operations span four offices in London (HQ), Hong Kong, Frankfurt, and Mumbai, with claimed coverage of 100+ countries for inbound and outbound migration matters.

The firm's core technology asset is SIM (Smarter Immigration Manager), a proprietary cloud-based case management and client portal platform. SIM is delivered through three sub-portals: a corporate client portal (CUP) for HR and legal teams to monitor visa pipelines and compliance; a partner portal for recognised immigration partners; and an assignee portal for individual applicants to track their cases. The platform supports compliance monitoring, sponsor licence management, document management, and reporting for sponsor employers managing multi-country workforces.

Smith Stone Walters generates revenue primarily through professional service fees on individual immigration matters and through recurring corporate global mobility retainers covering sponsor licence management, employee relocation, and end-to-end visa programme management. Pricing is opaque and negotiated directly with clients rather than published. In November 2024, the firm joined forces with Envoy Global, a Chicago-based global immigration services group, and now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Envoy Global, gaining US immigration expertise and access to Envoy's broader technology and global network. The firm holds a horizontal segmentation across corporate employers and individual private clients, with content marketing (Insight quarterly publication, blog, webinars) supporting a sales-led and direct-to-consumer go-to-market.

Name

Smith Stone Walters

Legal name

Smith Stone Walters Limited

Website

https://smithstonewalters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Smith Stone Walters is a UK-headquartered, IAA-regulated immigration law firm serving corporate employers and individual private clients with UK and global visa services, supported by its proprietary SIM case management platform and now operating as a subsidiary of Envoy Global.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Outsourcing & Managed Services (BPO/RPO for Immigration) (THACAKAM), Business Visa Application & Processing Services (THACAKAA), Global Mobility & Cross-Border Tax/Immigration Advisory (THACAKAG), Immigration, Work Authorization & Global Mobility Compliance (THACALAF)

Keywords

• UK immigration law
• Global immigration services
• Immigration technology platform
• Corporate immigration advisory
• Private client immigration

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Immigration Advisory and Legal Services: Professional fee-based services for corporate and individual clients covering UK and global visa applications, sponsor licence management, compliance support, and end-to-end immigration case handling. Revenue is generated through service fees for each immigration matter or through retainer arrangements with corporate clients.
2. Corporate Global Mobility Retainers: Long-term managed service agreements with corporate clients for ongoing immigration support, including sponsor licence management, employee relocation, and visa programme management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Smith Stone Walters is a UK-headquartered immigration law firm founded in 2001 that provides specialist UK and global immigration advice and visa services to corporate clients and private individuals. The firm delivers end-to-end immigration casework, sponsor licence support, compliance advice, and strategic global mobility consulting, supported by its proprietary case-management technology platform SIM (Smarter Immigration Manager). Following its November 2024 combination with Envoy Global, it operates as part of a global corporate immigration platform with offices in London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, and Hong Kong.

Product overview

Smith Stone Walters is a global immigration practice offering a comprehensive portfolio of immigration services supported by its proprietary technology platform. The core offering centers on SIM (Smarter Immigration Manager), a bespoke visa application online tracking platform that provides secure portal access for clients, assignees, and partners. Services span UK immigration (corporate transfers, individual visas), global immigration (100+ countries), immigration compliance, and visa programme management. The company joined forces with Envoy Global in November 2024, expanding its capabilities with US immigration expertise and technology. The product portfolio operates as a platform-plus-services model where SIM serves as the central technology hub, supplemented by managed service offerings for compliance, programme management, and end-to-end visa processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIM (Smarter Immigration Manager): Custom visa application tracking and case management platform for clients and partners to manage immigration applications.

Products and services

• UK Immigration Advisory and Visa Services
• Global Immigration Services
• Corporate Sponsor Licence and Compliance
• Private Client Immigration
• SIM (Smarter Immigration Manager)

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Envoy GlobalflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2024Smith Stone Walters joined forces with Envoy Global in November 2024. This partnership significantly enhances Smith Stone Walters' global capabilities and provides access to US immigration expertise. The combination strengthens Envoy Global's presence in the UK and adds local operations in Hong Kong, Frankfurt, and Mumbai, expanding coverage across Europe and Asia Pacific.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Envoy Global: Chicago-based global immigration services platform that acquired Smith Stone Walters in November 2024. Operates an overlapping suite of immigration case-management technology and global mobility services for corporate employers.
• Newland Chase: Global immigration and visa services company providing end-to-end visa programme management and technology platforms for corporate clients, closely matching SSW's managed-service-plus-platform model.
• Crown World Mobility: Global mobility and immigration services provider serving corporate employers with visa and immigration programme management, overlapping with SSW's global mobility solutions offering.
• Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL): Global immigration law firm providing corporate immigration, visa programme management, and compliance services, with a proprietary technology platform — a near-direct competitor to SSW's technology-enabled service model.

Broad incumbents

• Fragomen: Largest dedicated global immigration law firm, serving multinational corporates with immigration, visa, and global mobility services — directly comparable to SSW's core UK and global immigration practice.
• KPMG (Global Mobility Services): Big 4 advisory practice offering immigration and global mobility tax/immigration advisory to enterprise clients. Competes for the same corporate global mobility mandates as SSW but as part of a broader professional services portfolio.
• Deloitte (Immigration & Global Mobility): Big 4 firm operating a global immigration practice serving multinational employers, with global reach that overlaps SSW's enterprise offerings — but as part of a multi-disciplinary audit/consulting firm.
• PwC (Global Mobility / Immigration): Big 4 firm providing immigration and global mobility advisory to enterprise clients. Competes with SSW for large corporate global mobility programmes but within a much broader consulting portfolio.
• EY (People Advisory / Immigration): Big 4 firm with an immigration and global mobility practice serving multinational employers — adjacent comparable on corporate immigration mandates though with a much wider service breadth.

Regional players

• Mayer Brown (Immigration Practice): International law firm with a dedicated business immigration practice serving corporate clients on UK, US, and cross-border immigration matters — comparable to SSW on regulated UK immigration advice, though embedded in a global law firm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ssw_immigration
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smith-stone-walters-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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