Havelock & Grey

Senior Associate — Immigration

Michael de Silva

Portrait of Michael de Silva

12 years in practice

LL.B, University of London (External)

English, Sinhala

Immigration files are won on paperwork. We treat every document like evidence.

Michael manages the firm's immigration desk, running residence-visa, work-permit and citizenship files for individuals and corporate relocation programmes.

He previously served in an in-house mobility team for a multinational, and brings that operational discipline to client files.

Admissions

  • Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (2014)

Client words

From matters in this practice

Ranil and Tharushi restructured our shareholder agreement ahead of an investment round. Every draft came with a plain-English note explaining what changed and why. The investors' lawyers had almost nothing to push back on.
N. Abeysekera · Shareholder agreement · June 2026
After a refusal elsewhere, Michael rebuilt my citizenship file from scratch. Approved in under five months. The document checklist alone was worth the fee.
M. Peiris · Dual citizenship · April 2026

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Book a 30-minute consultation — slots are available this week. No obligation, and you'll leave the call knowing where you stand.