Immigration and Nationality Law

Trying to bring your family to the UK? Wanting to study here or set up to do business? Seeking asylum or facing deportation? Facing an uncertain future is stressful when all you want to do is get on with making the best of your life.

Unfortunately immigrating to the UK is not simple. The law and requirements are complex and they are always changing. Even if English is your first language it is difficult to wade through the paperwork and legal requirements.

London immigration solicitors on your side

We have in depth knowledge of immigration law and plenty of experience in dealing with the Home Office, First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and higher courts.

Our London immigration solicitors have helped many clients:

• Get visas to stay and work in the UK.
• Become UK citizens.
• Keep their freedom and avoid deportation.
• Reunite their families.
• Set up businesses.

Types of immigration cases we handle:

• British Citizenship and Naturalisation.
• Tier 1 Visa Applications. (general, highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs, investors, graduates)
• Tier 2 Visa Applications. (general, sponsored workers, sportspersons, religious workers, intra-company transfers)
• Tier 4 Visa Applications. (students)
• Tier 5 Visa Applications. (temporary workers, government authorised exchange, international agreements, youth mobility, charity and religious workers, sponsored researchers, creative and sporting)
• Sponsor Licences.
• Spouse and Family Immigration. (fiancés and fiancées, husbands, wives, parents, children, brothers and sisters)
• Business Immigration. (temporary work visas, sponsored employment immigration, and permanent residence for professionals and investors)
• European Free Movement Applications. (EEA residence permits, EEA family permits, EEA permanent residence cards)
• Appeals and Human Rights Claims.
• Further Leave to Remain (FLR) and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR).
• UK Ancestry.

We can help

We’re experienced – our location immigration solicitors have been assisting people to come and stay in the United Kingdom (Britain) for many years.

We’re up to date – we make it our priority to keep up with the constant changes in immigration law and European Union legislation.

We’re up to date – we make it our priority to keep up with the constant changes in immigration law and European Union legislation.

We’ll speak your language – you need to fully understand your situation and what you need to do. If we don’t speak your language we will make sure we have someone on hand who can translate.

We’ll speak your language – you need to fully understand your situation and what you need to do. If we don’t speak your language we will make sure we have someone on hand who can translate.

Contact us to arrange a free 10 minute preliminary telephone consultation with one of our location immigration solicitors.

Further Reading

Visas and immigration: gov.uk guide
The Law Society: Claiming Asylum

Fees

Type of fee:  We have available different categories of fees.  Please note, that all fees are subject to Value added Tax at the prevailing rate of 20%.

1. Public Funded matter: We are contracted to the Legal Aid Agency to provide professional legal assistance in the area of Immigration and Asylum law to the public. These are subjected to eligibility and merit criteria. Please enquire within.
2. Privately Funded Matter: Agreed/Fixed Fee and, or, hourly rated subject to work required. Please enquire within for details.
3. Our  private fee ranges between £300 per hour for the most experienced fee earner with qualification over 8 years and £180:00 for the least experienced fee earner.

Costs: Average cost falls within the range of £1,500:00 and £3,600 at most for standard applications. These figures are inclusive of VAT @20%

(with regards to the hourly rated charges- All figures exclude VAT unless specifically stated).

Who will carry out the work?

We are accredited firm of Solicitors qualified to provide Immigration and Asylum Law. We have ranges of experienced and qualified professional, who are more than three years qualified to assist you on your matter.

List of Solicitors available to take your instructions, with their grade, and qualification are available upon request.

• Principal/ Solicitor of over 8 years qualified assisted by solicitor of three years or over

• Solicitor/or other professional over three years assisted by a paralegal

• All work supervised/ overseen by Principal Solicitor or equivalent

On average, the type of work takes  an average of 12 hours to complete.

The exact number of hours it will take depends on the circumstances in your case. Such as:

• The amount of supporting evidence that we need to consider

• Which language(s) you speak

• Whether you are applying with other dependants

• Complexities such as past refusals, criminal convictions, adverse immigration history

If you can provide sufficient evidence at our first meeting and clearly meet the applicable Immigration Rules, the cost is likely to be at the lower end of the range.

What services are included in this?

• Initial attendance and consideration of the options and assessing most appropriate application (if any ) based on client’s circumstances

• Advising on requirements of the immigration rules /guidance and specified evidence

• Advising on method of submission priority. Premium standard servicing.

• Assessing supporting evidence and advising on the same

• Assisting with obtaining further evidence including, engaging with 3rd parties were permitted to etc. medical experts/ banks/employers

• Preparing application with supporting evidence

• Preparing detailed representations with index and finalising application submission.

• Further submission/ providing updates on progress

• Advising on outcome of application /implications of status/application and next steps.

The costs quoted here do not include:

• Any Home Office Fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process. We will give you updated Home Office fees list for detailed clarification at the date of your enquiries as this change from time to time.

• Other expenses where applicable such as VAT, Disbursements for medical/expert evidence/ barristers.

• Where the Home Office refuse your application, advice and assistance in relation to any appeal’s/reconsideration/ dependants.

We will let you know at the earliest opportunity and before any such fees are incurred by yourself, if any of these are applicable.

Timescale to submit application: Applications from instructions take up to 8 weeks – 16 weeks on average depending on complexity of applicant’s immigration history. We will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this.

Timescale on return of application submitted: We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application, but you will be provided information about prescribed processing time at the date of enquiries and periodically updated soon as notified by the Home Office.

Please note the anticipated number of hours and fees are an estimate based on the facts above. All applications are likely to vary and of course, we can give you a more accurate estimate once we have more information about your specific case.