Bente Zugaj – Immigration Supervisor

Bente graduated with a Master’s Degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1985 & an additional Master’s Degree in International & European Law in 1997 from the University of Liverpool. She has specialised in Immigration Law since 2002.

Apart from being fluent in English and Danish, Bente also has a good knowledge of German, French, Norwegian and Swedish. Outside of law Bente is a keen ballroom & Latin American dancer. She also enjoys walking, aerobics and cooking.

Bente can be contacted on bente.zugaj@hallidayreeves.com.

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We are so grateful for everything you’ve done. You’ve honestly gone above and beyond to help us and it really means a lot. Thank you for being patient and understanding with my many phone calls and stressed emails! Even from the very beginning it wasn’t the most straightforward case with my employment situation and the financial requirement etc! Thank you for your professionalism and patience throughout.

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We dealt with Hannah Wilkinson. I was really pleased with the support and service Hannah gave. I am hoping to use her again when our next visa occurs. After a rather stressful previous application (not through yourselves) Hannah helped put me at ease and answered all of my questions well.

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thnx so much for your help -it’s an amazing service

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Excellent services with positive amazing results.
Very very happy with the service and glad.
Hannah deserves a gold medal. She is amazing and very good.

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I want to thank you for the support and efforts you and your Team made for me in getting me a new life.
I will never forget . . . in 40 days I heard good news for my application. I will always remember your firm as a team of Angels.

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I am pleased to share my feedback about the service provided by your office in general and by Ms Hannah Wilkinson specially, all the staff are friendly, efficient and have a positive approach to their clients. All of my cases were fully and successfully completed in a highly satisfactory manner. Guys keep doing a good job. Very well done.

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Halliday Reeves are doing a good job! They do their best in every case and did an amazing job on my case which I really appreciate. God bless you guys you are really amazing

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Just want to say thank you for your excellent customer service and special thanks to Louisa for her good service and quick response

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I would like to thank you for all your help- very happy with the advice and all you did for me. Many thanks

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I have met some solicitors before, none of them like you guys. The first time I met Tony Brindley he gave me hope. I felt he knew how to work on immigration Cases .
Very good Service, you work hard and have great knowledge of immigration cases. Thank you so much

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I cannot fault anything when it comes to the service I received. Even with the interference of the virus Hannah kept me up to date She even made sure I got one of the limited appointments for biometrics in my area after the lockdown. Thank you

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I would like to thank Halliday Reeves regarding my immigration matter. It's been a pleasure to share an experience with you especially my lawyer Sabiha Riaz she is an unbelievable lawyer who helped me a lot with my case with a very humble perspective. Thank You

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Hannah did exceptionally well during these unprecedented times. The holds ups were very frustrating but beyond anyone's control. We got the right result in the end. We'll be looking at coming back for the next stage once we are ready.

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"I would like to show my appreciation to Halliday Reeves who have shown commitment during my difficult times, by putting all efforts with maturity, skill and professionalism into helping me achieve a successful outcome in my case. You have helped give me my freedom.
The doors were always open and I always got a warm welcome in your office. Thank you for your patience, dedication and commitment."

DS, The Gambia
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Praise from a colleague in London who worked with us on a case is always appreciated:
"Just to let you know the client was granted leave to remain and although I would love to take the credit on this one, it is my view that your firm did the majority of the work and a great job.”

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"Excellent service.absoulty perfect,my partner got her decision and I'm really thankful for all the hard work you have done for us. Lovely people, always welcome you by smile and you won't feel lonely when you go to give them visit."

MG
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"Living through the unending limbo, denials, refusals and rejection it pays to find someone who shows you that they are in your corner. You truly understood who I was, what needed to be done and were always candid even when things didn't look good for me. I would recommend Halliday Reeves because you invest in your people, are caring and dedicated. I am happy to have chosen you because you stuck with me throughout my toughest and vulnerable time of my life. Thank you for helping me and giving me my life back"

VM
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"We would like to thank you for all your hard work and help in obtaining a Tier 2 Visa for myself and my family.Your support is greatly appreciated.The service we received has been excellent and all the team members are very professional"

HG
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"Received the BRP today, thank you so much for getting our asylum case sorted , loads of Sri Lankan’s have requested for your contact details"

S.H. Sri Lanka.
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"I want to tell you that I am so happy our application is successful they give him yesterday. Thank you for ur help, have a blessed day."

H.A.
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"Just wanted to let you know that my kids got visa and thank you so much for your help I really appreciate your corporation, my thanks to every body in your office. Best Regards."

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"Thank you so much. Credit goes to you for taking our application and investing your time in this. In this way you have helped my voiceless child. I am so grateful to you: you thoroughly gentleman. But now we are in a state of gratefulness to you."

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"Thank you so much. Credit goes to you for taking our application and investing your time in this. In this way you have helped my voiceless child. I am so grateful to you: you thoroughly gentleman. But now we are in a state of gratefulness to you."

K.N.
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"My wife and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you so much for all your hard work over the processing of my application. We are very grateful for everything you and your team have done from start to finish. The staff were helpful, friendly and totally supported. We really appreciated your knowledge, advice, acting on my behalf and making what was a very difficult time a lot easier. I will be happy to recommend you to friends and families. Best regards"

A.M.
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"I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of me and my family to deeply thank all the staff of Halliday Reeves law firm in Middlesbrough..the success of our application...Thank you so much for representing me and my family, thank you for all the courage, support, caring and hope you have given me over the period of our case. Thank you so much for being our solicitor, thank you for the friendly and professional way you have shown every time i met you , words could describe my feelings; I wish I had words that could express my happiness and joy. It has been the very best news I have ever heard. I would greatly recommend Halliday Reeves law firm for anyone who really wants advice and support and I will never hesitate to recommend anyone. Regards."

N
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"Once again, thanks for all your help - you've been great...the money couldn't of come at a better time!"

T.M.
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"Thanks a lot you have been a star..and working hard chasing Immigration...Words can't explain how grateful I am"

N.K.
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"I want to use this opportunity on behalf of my family to thank … all the staff of Halliday Reeves for the success of our case. After a very lengthy and sometimes frustrating case, we won the case-Thanks to immense professionalism, dedication and support… We are indeed thrilled and satisfy with the services rendered to us. WELL APPRECIATED. We would always recommend Halliday Reeves Law Firm to friends and families. THANKS SO MUCH."

M.K.
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"I would like to thank Halliday Reeves Law Firm. We worked with other solicitors in the past but Halliday Reeves Law Firm has provided the best service so far. They make things easy to understand and explain legal issues very nicely.They analyzed our case patiently and gave us quick solutions. We are very pleased with excellent feedback through email communication. We will personally use their services again in future if required and we will also highly recommend their services to other people."

F.K.
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"Firstly I would like to congratulate your firm on winning our case. May I kindly ask for a few minutes of your time to highlight the fantastic support we received.

Our student visa/asylum case was quite complex. We always felt you went beyond the call of duty in representing us.

May it go on record that we are very satisfied clients who hope to use your services again in the future."

A.K.
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"Thank you for representing me in this delicate Home Office Asylum case that took so many years to solve.. my application was successful and I have been granted leave to remain Indefinitely...words cannot describe how I feel after ten years. I am so happy and over the moon at least I will be able to go to university this September."

J.S.
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"We have worked on a variety of immigration projects with Halliday Reeves in recent years and would be very happy to recommend their services and support on both a personal and business level."

P.B., Managing Director, Newcastle Eagles
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"Halliday Reeves has consistently provided a professional, thorough and efficient service in all immigration matters that we have had to address for our business. Conduct and confidentiality has been paramount at all times. Our business needs will require an ongoing service from Halliday Reeves. We will have no hesitation in using their services again."

The Jinja Tree Restaurant
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"Halliday Reeves helped my family when we were detained. They had removals stopped, got us released, had previous refusals overturned and eventually my wife, children and I received full status in the UK. Their help and hard work turned our case around."

S.M.
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"I decided to use Halliday Reeves Solicitors due to their excellent immigration support and service..My case was very complex and presented a lot of worry and anxieties about the Home Office decision in respect of my application. It was certainly a good decision to travel all the way to Newcastle for your assistance. I was given regular support and good advice along the process I received a lot of reassurance and this helped me with increasing my hopes and faith."

T.C.C.
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"I am very happy with the service provided and the outcome in my case. Very professional, efficient and friendly. (You were) able to get a positive outcome even before the proposed timescale by the embassy and the court. I would definitely recommend your firm to others who may need a similar service."

C.C.
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"I am very happy with the service provided and the outcome in my case. Very professional, efficient and friendly. (You were) able to get a positive outcome even before the proposed timescale by the embassy and the court. I would definitely recommend your firm to others who may need a similar service."

A.S.
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"Congratulations to you and to us. My wife has been granted the UK entry clearance. Thank you very much for your great service."

B.S.
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"Just thought I would share with you all my appreciation of the quality and level of professionalism I experienced at Halliday Reeves. My case was dealt with in a very professional manner and feedback was always on time. I managed to meet all the deadlines for documents and correspondence to the Home Office. I take this opportunity to thank this legal firm and would not hesitate to recommend anyone there."

M.M.
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