Business Immigration
Our department specialises in advising businesses in all industry sectors on all immigration issues.
Our clients include high net worth and professional foreign nationals and their families. We offer a range of services that can lead right through to settlement in the UK. We also work closely with individual businesses, locally and nationally, to provide tailored packages that suit specific business needs. If you have an ongoing need to recruit workers from outside of the domestic labour market, our experienced practitioners can help you develop the most efficient and cost-effective way of moving forward.
We have expertise in the following areas:
- Tier 1 - Entrepreneur visa applications
- Tier 1 - Graduate Entrepreneur and Exceptional Talent visas
- Tier 2 - skilled employment related visas
- Tier 2 - Intra Company Transfer (ICT) visa applications
- Tier 2 - 'General' visa applications and conducting a Resident Labour Market Test
- Tier 4 - Passing the annual Basic Compliance Assessment
- Tier 2, 4 and 5 - Licensing as a sponskor with UKVI and ongoing compliance with the sponsor regime
- Tier 2, 4 and 5 - Challenging unlawful UKVI decisions, e.g. by judicial review or appeal
- Tier 2, 4 and 5 - Compliance audits and manuals and ongoing compliance with UK immigration laws and sponsorship duties
- Advising on appropriate record keeping and monitoring processes
- Standard visitor visas (formerly called business visitor visas)
- Creative and sportsperson visas
- Training for businesses and educational institutions, including training on compliance procedures and recruiting international staff and students
- Visas for dependents and overseas entry clearance applications
- 'Switching' between relevant immigration categories
- Immigration appeals and visa extension applications
- Immigration aspects of mergers and acquisitions
Our Fees
We are able to offer you either advice or full representation in your business immigration matter.
Consultation fee (charged at an hourly rate):
Immigration Caseworker (High Wycombe): £150 + VAT
Immigration Caseworker (London): £250 + VAT
Senior Immigration Caseworker/ Head of Department (High Wycombe): £250 + VAT
Senior Immigration Caseworker/ Head of Department (London): £350 + VAT
Full representation:
This service includes: providing you with a tailored list of documents which we believe are necessary for you to provide in your particular circumstances; drafting a letter of legal representations which explains to the decision-maker how you meet the appropriate requirements; preparing and submitting your application on your behalf; and liaising with the Home Office as and when is necessary until a decision is reached on your case.
Fee range (High Wycombe): £1,200 - £5,500 + VAT
Fee range (London): £1,800 - £6,000 + VAT
List of potential additional costs in immigration cases:
- Home Office application fee (see here)
- Immigration Health Surcharge (see here)
- Immigration Skills Charge (see here)
- Interpreters fees
- Tribunal fees
- Optional premium service fees for in-country and out-of-country applications
Once we receive the appropriate documents from you, we will submit your application promptly and generally within 10 days of receipt of these. We will take note of your preferences when it comes to application submission and try to work with you to achieve your desired outcome.
We are unable to guarantee how long the Home Office will take to decide on your application, although unnecessary delays that exceed 6 months may be unlawful in your matter. You can read current Home Office processing times guidance here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk
Please contact us today for a free no obligation discussion by calling our London or High Wycombe offices on the telephone number referred to at the top of this page, or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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