Immigration has often been a hot political issue for many years. Successive Governments have continuously been looking for ways to curtail/ restrict the entry of immigrants into the UK. Immigration law is a rapidly changing area. There are various rules and policies which are constantly being changed.
There are still many other legal ways of entering or remaining in the UK. We would be happy to discuss the various possibilities with you. Our immigration team has extensive knowledge and experience in various immigration matters. Whether you want to visit, enter UK work, study, join your family, set up your own business or where you or your spouse had been refused entry clearance etc., we have the ability and the experience to help you in these issues.
Applications for entry, or to remain in the UK, will be assessed on a Points Based System. There are different tiers for different types of migrants.
To qualify for permission to enter or remain, in addition to acquiring the necessary points, all those who are not from countries within the European Economic Area (EEA) or Swiss nationals, will need to have a certificate of sponsorship from a licensed sponsor.
Licensed sponsors will have to obtain a certificate from the Home Office, United Kingdom Border Agency. A licence will be valid for four years from the date of issue or from the day that applications are accepted for the relevant tier, whichever is later.
If you wish to employ migrants under the PBS, you must apply to join the register of sponsors in order to obtain a licence enabling you to issue certificates of sponsorship. As a condition of your acceptance onto the register, you will have to comply with various duties that will be imposed on sponsors. These will include keeping proper records, cooperating with the United Kingdom Border Agency, reporting, etc. We would be happy to provide further details of the tiers and rules specific to each tier.
It is therefore important to ensure that you enter or remain in the UK legally as the rights and procedures for appealing against an adverse decision are now lot more strict than they were before. Also failure to observe the deadlines and submitting the correct application or appeal forms could have serious consequences.
We take a pragmatic and practical approach in all immigration matters. We would advise you, as soon as possible, whether or not you should, for instance, appeal against a refusal, when it may be cheaper, and often quicker to make a fresh application.
We would advise you, at the outset, the applicable rules and regulations and how to achieve your goal. If we believe that there are no merits in your case, we would not waste your hard earned money.
We also deal with Applications for Entry Clearance for establishing a business in the UK, renewing the same, or to be a Representative of a foreign company in the UK or for entering the country as a dependant of a UK resident etc.
It must be remembered that there are strict time limits for lodging appeals. It is therefore very important that we be consulted about these matters as soon as possible.
We can act for you in all immigration matters including:-
· Appeals against Entry Clearance Refusals.
· Exceptional Leave to Remain
· Applications outside the Rules.
· Sponsorship.
· Students and Work Permits.
· Representative of a foreign company
· Family reunion.
· Nationality.
· Appeals.
· Judicial and Statutory Reviews.
If you have a query in any area not listed above, we would be happy to advise you.
