Business Immigration

Information for businesses:

Our highly experienced immigration team provides clear immigration advice, tailored for each situation and business. We understand that rapid changes in Immigration law making it harder for businesses to hire migrants working for them in the UK. Our team can assist you from the simplest to the most complex matters.

Areas of business immigration services include the following: 

• Obtaining a sponsor licence
• Renewing a sponsor licence
• Obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship
• Prevention of illegal working
• Sponsor licence management
• Challenging sponsor licence suspension/revocation
• Challenging employer civil penalties
• Securing relevant visas for staff and their family members

Appeals and Judicial Review:

• Appeals to immigration tribunals
• Pre-action protocols
• Judicial Reviews

Type of work carried out for immigration individuals involves:

• Advice and assistance with right to work checks
• Attendance at Home Office visits and audits
• key Personnel duties and responsibilities
• Sponsor change of circumstances
• Migrant changed of circumstances
• Confirming the advice and steps taken in writing to you
• Human resources Immigration mock audits
• Providing complete list of documents as well as information
• Reviewing supporting documents
• Preparing relevant application forms and submissions
• Preparing a covering letter containing legal submissions in support of your application
• Submit/lodge and monitor progress of your visa application, appeal or judicial review etc and
• Providing you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take

Our legal fees:

Our fees:

We work on hourly rates and we charge £200 to £320 plus VAT at 20% per hour depending on the seniority and expertise of the caseworker or solicitor dealing with the matter. More complex matters will attract higher fees, but we will always advise you on this.

Disbursements:

Clients can expect the main disbursements to include:

• Home Office application fees;
• Immigration Health Surcharge
• Payments made to third parties on your behalf, such as HM Revenue & customs, HM passport Office or the Land Registry.;
• Optional premium service fees for out-of-country applications;
• Counsel's fees
• Fees payable to Courts or Tribunals;
• Fees of independent Experts or Agents where required;
• Travel and meeting expenses
• Document Certification Fees
• Other ancillary disbursements, including biometric enrolment, translations, courier and postage charges

VAT Notice:

Please note that VAT at 20% will need to be added to our charges and to some of the payments that we need to make on your behalf.

Timescales:

We will normally be able to submit most types of application within 2 to 3 weeks of instruction provided we have received all the necessary documentation. In urgent cases we can make an application more quickly.  We will advise you, based on our experience, how long the Home Office usually takes to make a decision on the kind of application you have instructed us to make.

For Home Office guidelines on waiting period, click here.