We help with:

• Spouse Visa Applications: For married couples where one partner is a British citizen or settled person

• Unmarried Partner Visas: For couples in genuine, subsisting relationships of at least 2 years

• Fiancé(e) Visas: Allowing entry to the UK to marry within 6 months

• Civil Partner Visas: For registered civil partnerships

• Extension Applications: Renewing your spouse/partner visa after 30 months

Financial Requirement Support:

The spouse visa financial requirement (currently £29,000 per annum, or higher if sponsoring dependent children) is often the most challenging aspect. We help you:

• Calculate whether you meet the financial threshold

• Identify which income sources can be used

• Gather appropriate financial evidence and documentation

• Structure your application for the strongest possible case

• Explore exceptions for families with children or compelling circumstances

Relationship Evidence Guidance:

Proving your relationship is genuine and subsisting requires carefully compiled evidence spanning your relationship history. We advise on:

• Correspondence evidence (messages, emails, calls)

• Photographs and evidence of time spent together

• Documentation of relationship milestones

• Third-party evidence from family and friends

• Evidence of living together (for unmarried partners)

English Language Requirements:

We guide you through English language requirements, including approved test providers, exemptions, and ensuring your certificate meets Home Office specifications.

Accommodation Evidence:

We help you demonstrate adequate accommodation for your family without recourse to public funds, including property inspections reports where necessary.

Our immigration solicitors have successfully helped hundreds of couples reunite in the UK, navigating complex cases involving prior immigration history, gaps in relationship evidence, or borderline financial situations.

Skilled Worker Visas:

• Application preparation for workers with UK job offers from licensed sponsors

• Advice on meeting skill level requirements (RQF Level 3 and above)

• Salary threshold guidance and calculations

• Supporting evidence compilation

• Switching from other visa categories to Skilled Worker routes

• Extensions and indefinite leave to remain through this route

Sponsor Licence Applications:

For UK employers wanting to hire international talent, we provide:

• Guidance on eligibility and requirements for sponsor licences

• Complete application preparation and submission

• Advice on compliance duties and record-keeping

• Support with Certificate of Sponsorship assignments

• Representation in compliance visits and audits

• Guidance on preventing licence revocation

Other Business Immigration Routes:

• Global Business Mobility Visas: For overseas businesses establishing UK presence

• Senior or Specialist Worker Visas: For intra-company transfers

• Graduate Trainee Visas: For graduate training programs

• UK Expansion Worker Visas: For overseas businesses expanding to the UK

• Innovator Founder Visas: For experienced businesspeople with innovative business ideas

• Start-up Visas: For first-time entrepreneurs

Self-Employment & Business Visas:

We advise on routes for self-employed individuals and business owners, including requirements for endorsement, business plans, and investment levels.

Our business immigration team works with start-ups, SMEs, and established corporations, providing strategic advice that aligns immigration planning with business objectives.

Eligibility Assessment:

• Determining when you qualify based on your visa route

• Calculating continuous residence periods accurately

• Identifying permitted absences and potential issues

• Advising on whether you meet all requirements

Application Routes:

• ILR based on long residence (10 years continuous lawful residence)

• ILR through work routes (typically after 5 years on Skilled Worker or similar)

• ILR as spouse/partner of British citizen or settled person (after 5 years)

• ILR for investors, entrepreneurs, and business persons

• ILR for family members of EU citizens (under EU Settlement Scheme provisions)

Knowledge of Language and Life Requirements:

We help you understand and meet the requirements for:

• English language proficiency at CEFR Level B1 or above

• Life in the UK Test preparation and booking

• Exemptions for age, disability, or long residence

Comprehensive Documentation Support:

ILR applications require extensive evidence spanning your entire residence period. We help compile:

• Evidence of continuous residence in the UK

• Travel history documentation and absence calculations

• Employment history and income evidence

• Relationship evidence (for spouse/partner routes)

• Evidence of meeting financial requirements

• Previous visa endorsements and biometric residence permits

Common Pitfalls We Help You Avoid:

• Excessive absences from the UK that break continuous residence

• Gaps in documentation or missing evidence

• Errors in calculating qualifying periods

• Failure to meet current requirements on application date

• Issues with previous immigration breaches

Our immigration solicitors have extensive experience with complex ILR cases, including those involving prior overstaying, switching visa categories, or borderline absence issues.

Extension Applications:

We handle extensions for all major visa categories:

• Spouse/partner visa extensions (2.5 years or 5 years)

• Skilled Worker visa extensions

• Student visa extensions

• Visitor visa extensions (exceptional circumstances)

• Family visa extensions

Switching Between Visa Categories:

UK immigration rules permit switches between certain categories but prohibit others. We advise on:

• Permissible switches under current rules

• Timing requirements for switching applications

• Whether you can switch inside the UK or must apply from abroad

• Evidence and financial requirements for your new category

• Impact of switching on your route to settlement

Common Switching Scenarios:

• Student to Skilled Worker (post-study work)

• Visitor to Spouse (after marriage in UK, if permitted)

• Skilled Worker to different employer or job

• Family visa to work visa

• Work visa to family visa

Overstaying Prevention:

Timing is critical in immigration applications. We ensure:

• Applications are submitted before current visa expires

• You understand implications of late applications

• Emergency applications are handled appropriately

• You maintain continuous lawful residence

Appeal Rights:

We represent clients in:

• First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) appeals

• Upper Tribunal appeals on points of law

• Human rights-based appeals

• Protection and asylum appeals

• Deportation appeals

Administrative Review:

For decisions with no right of appeal, administrative review allows you to challenge:

• Case worker errors in applying immigration rules

• Errors in considering evidence submitted

• Failure to consider relevant information

Judicial Review:

When administrative review is unavailable or unsuccessful, judicial review challenges the lawfulness of Home Office decision-making. We handle:

• Pre-action protocol letters

• Urgent injunction applications

• Judicial review proceedings in High Court

• Fresh claims and further submissions

Refusal Strategy:

When your application is refused, we:

• Analyse refusal reasons in detail

• Identify grounds for challenge

• Advise on strongest route forward (appeal, administrative review, or fresh application)

• Gather additional evidence to overcome refusal reasons

• Represent you throughout the appeal process

Our immigration appeal solicitors have a strong track record of overturning Home Office refusals, including complex cases involving credibility concerns, discretionary grounds, or technical immigration law points.

Late Applications:

Reasonable grounds for missing the deadline include:

• Children who have recently reached 21

• Previously held a derivative right now expired

• Compelling practical or compassionate reasons for delay

Status Upgrades:

Switching from Pre-Settled Status to Settled Status after completing 5 years continuous residence.

Family Permits:

For family members of EU citizens who didn't apply under the scheme, we assist with EUSS Family Permits.

Appeals:

Challenging refusals of EUSS applications or status downgrades from settled to pre-settled.

Naturalisation Applications:

• Eligibility assessment based on residence and good character requirements

• Preparation of comprehensive applications

• Supporting documentation compilation

• Addressing complex issues (criminal records, immigration breaches, financial issues)

Registration Applications:

• British citizenship for children

• Registration for those with British parent or grandparent

• Citizenship by descent claims

Good Character Requirement:

We help address potential good character concerns:

• Previous criminal convictions or cautions

• Immigration breaches or overstaying

• Tax or financial irregularities

• Deception in previous applications