Immigration Solicitors in London on How to Apply for Business Visitor Visa

Theva Immigration Solicitors explain how to apply for business Visitor Visa. You may lodge application with the according to your visa requirement. We strongly recommend you to seek our Immigration Solicitor professional advise before doing so.

You may apply on following applications:

• application form VAF1E – if you are applying as an academic visitor
• application form VAF2 – if you are a doctor undertaking a clinical attachment or taking the PLAB test, or a dentist undertaking a clinical observer post
• application form VAF1C – if you are any other type of business visitor

Please remember that as part of your application, you will need to enrol your fingerprints and facial image (known as ‘biometric information’) at a visa application centre.

The procedure to apply in different countries due to various reasons so do the processing time in each British High Commission Varies. The also effects how you get your documents back.

Kindly do ask our Theva immigration solicitors in London for detailed professional advise.

In order to be eligible for a Tier One visa and secure a UK Work Permit, you must demonstrate that you are able to speak the English language. Therefore, you will need to show your proficiency by showing:

•     That the country you were born and raised in has English as one of their major languages. Many countries across the globe use English as a first or one of their main languages, such as the USA, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, Barbados, Dominica, and more.

•     You have an equivalent qualification to a GCSE Grade C level or higher.  Therefore, you should have passed a test that is an English equivalent to a C1 Level of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework for Language Learning.

•     That your degree was taught in English from a list of countries. Your diploma must be verified by using the National Academic Recognition Information Data Centre. The list of countries is vast and includes New Zealand, the USA, Jamaica, Australia, Belize, the UK, Trinidad and Tobago, plus many more.

•     That you have an acceptable degree. If you earned a degree in a country outside of the UK then the UK Border Agency will consult UK NARIC who can verify if the English-taught degree is acceptable enough for UK for the UK Border Agency’s requirements.

If you believe that you fit into the Tier One visa requirements or need further assistance or advice regarding your immigration case, you should be sure to come to us here at Theva Solicitors – leading immigration solicitors in London.

Immigration Solicitors in London on Business Visitor Visa

Being a hub of services industry in the world, London is best destination for the Business Visitors. Our Immigration Solicitors have dealt with numerous successful applications for business visitors to come to London to assess the business opportunities for them and forge strong links with London based businessmen.

Our immigration solicitors take care of every aspect of the application from advising to full application preparation complying with immigration law and regulations. The businessman must demonstrate with cogent documentary evidence that:

• you are 18 or over;
• you intend to visit the UK for no more than 6 months (or 12 months if you are an academic visitor), unless you are a doctor taking the PLAB test (in which case you can apply to extend your stay and undertake a clinical attachment if you pass the PLAB test);
• you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit;
• you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds, or you and any dependants will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends;
• you are based abroad and do not intend to transfer your base to the UK, even temporarily;
• you receive your salary from abroad (although it is acceptable for you to receive reasonable travel and subsistence expenses while you are in the UK);
• not be replacing someone in the UK, including for temporary leave periods;
• you can meet the cost of the return or onward journey; and
• you are not in transit to a country outside the ‘Common Travel Area’ (Ireland, the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).

Our immigration solicitors in London do also assert that businessman who would like to visit London or rest of UK  must demonstrate that, during your visit, you do not intend to:

• take paid or unpaid employment, produce goods or provide services, including the selling of goods or services directly to members of the public;
• do a course of study;
• marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership; or
• receive private medical treatment.

Theva Immigration Solicitors in London are second to none when it comes to meet the business immigration requirements for various businesses in London in general and UK in particular.

Immigration Solicitors in London on Business Visitor Visa

Being a hub of services industry in the world, London is best destination for the Business Visitors. Our Immigration Solicitors have dealt with numerous successful applications for business visitors to come to London to assess the business opportunities for them and forge strong links with London based businessmen.

Our immigration solicitors take care of every aspect of the application from advising to full application preparation complying with immigration law and regulations. The businessman must demonstrate with cogent documentary evidence that:

• you are 18 or over;
• you intend to visit the UK for no more than 6 months (or 12 months if you are an academic visitor), unless you are a doctor taking the PLAB test (in which case you can apply to extend your stay and undertake a clinical attachment if you pass the PLAB test);
• you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit;
• you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds, or you and any dependants will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends;
• you are based abroad and do not intend to transfer your base to the UK, even temporarily;
• you receive your salary from abroad (although it is acceptable for you to receive reasonable travel and subsistence expenses while you are in the UK);
• not be replacing someone in the UK, including for temporary leave periods;
• you can meet the cost of the return or onward journey; and
• you are not in transit to a country outside the ‘Common Travel Area’ (Ireland, the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).

Our immigration solicitors in London do also assert that businessman who would like to visit London or rest of UK  must demonstrate that, during your visit, you do not intend to:

• take paid or unpaid employment, produce goods or provide services, including the selling of goods or services directly to members of the public;
• do a course of study;
• marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership; or
• receive private medical treatment.

Theva Immigration Solicitors in London are second to none when it comes to meet the business immigration requirements for various businesses in London in general and UK in particular.

Immigration Solicitors in London on Family Visitor Visa

Our Immigration Solicitors in London receive almost various enquiries literally everyday asking for prerequisite for family visitor visa. UK immigration solicitor at Theva Solicitors London always assert that applicant must meet the minimum requirements to apply for family visit visa.

In order to visit the United Kingdom as family member applicant has to substantiate that he/she may be coming to to see the following family members:

• your husband, wife, civil partner, father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or first cousin (the son or daughter of your uncle or aunt);
• the father, mother, brother or sister of your husband, wife or civil partner;
• the husband, wife or civil partner of your son or daughter;
• your stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister; and/or
• a person who has lived with you as an unmarried couple for at least 2 of the 3 years before the day when you apply for entry clearance.

If a child is adopted under an adoption order recognised in UK law, we treat them as if they are the natural children of the adoptive parents.

Our immigration solicitors assert that If you want to visit a family member who is not listed above, you should come to the UK as a general visitor under the different category. We have also explained the General Visit visa.  Please scroll down to get to know further about the visa.

The family visitor must demonstrate that, during your visit, you do not intend to:

• take paid or unpaid employment, produce goods or provide services, including the selling of goods or services directly to members of the public;
• do a course of study;
• marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership;
• carry out the activities of a business or related activities; or
• receive private medical treatment.

The family visitor also demonstrates that: :

• you are 18 or over;
• you intend to visit the UK for no more than 6 months (or 12 months if you will be accompanying an academic visitor);
• you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit;
• you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds, or you and any dependants will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends;
• you can meet the cost of the return or onward journey; and
• you are not in transit to a country outside the ‘Common Travel Area’ (Ireland, the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).

Theva Immigration Solicitors in London  do provide further assistance to fill up the forms, executing statutory or sponsorship declaration and certifying various documents for  the applicant and sponsor in cost effective professional fee.

Immigration Solicitors London on Visitor Visa (ADS) Agreement

Immigration Solicitors London lay down general guidelines for visitors from Peoples’s Republic of China under the ADS agreement. You must demonstrate that

• intend to visit the UK for no more than 30 days;
• intend to enter, leave and travel within the UK as a member of a tourist group of 5 or more people under the ADS Memorandum of Understanding;
• intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit;
• have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds, or you and any dependants will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends; and
• can meet the cost of the return or onward journey.

Under the immigration rules you do not intend to:

• take paid or unpaid employment, produce goods or provide services, including the selling of goods or services directly to members of the public; or
• do a course of study.

City of London is enriched with rich culture. Many immigrations complying with immigration law enjoy the beauty of British Culture. We at Theva Immigration Solicitors in London deal with visitor visa applications for Chinese Nationals.

Immigration Solicitors in London on Child Visitor Visa Advise

The advise herein given by our immigration solicitors deals with the general advise and based on the basis of immigration law. This doesn’t constitute immigration solicitor or client relationship in any manner.

If the child visitor would like to visit the United Kingdom , it must substantiate:

• you are under 18 years old;
• you intend to visit the UK for no more than 6 months (or 12 months if you will be accompanying an academic visitor);
• you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit;
• you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds, or you will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends;
• suitable arrangements have been made for your travel to, and your reception and care in, the UK – and, if a foster carer or relative (not a parent or guardian) will be responsible for your care, the arrangements must meet the requirements set out in our guidance;
• you have a parent or guardian in your home country who is responsible for your care, and you can provide their address, their landline phone number; and
• confirmation that they consent to the arrangements for your travel to, and reception and care in, the UK;
• you can meet the cost of the return or onward journey; and
• you are not in transit to a country outside the ‘Common Travel Area’ (Ireland, the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).

The child visitor must demonstrates during their visit that they do not:

• take paid or unpaid employment, produce goods or provide services, including the selling of goods or services directly to members of the public;
• marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership; or
• receive private medical treatment.

The child visitor may enroll in a short course if it is provided by:

• a licensed sponsor under Tier 4 of the points-based system; or
• accredited by an accreditation body which has been approved by the UK Border Agency (see below); or
• inspected by either the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland, Estyn, Northern Ireland’s Education and Training Inspectorate or the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).

Our immigration solicitors in London have extensive experience dealing with all sorts of immigration matters. Our immigration solicitors also advise how to apply for child visitor application in your home country to enhance the  chances of success of your application.

Theva Immigration Solicitors in London on how to apply to enter or remain the UK as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen or of someone settled in the United Kingdom.

Our immigration solicitors always assert please don’t lodge application unless you comply with the immigration requirements as the fee paid is not refunded in the event of refusal.

The primary requirements are that your husband, wife or civil partner must be:

• currently living and settled in the UK; or
• returning to the UK with you to live here permanently (if you are currently outside the UK).

Our immigration Solicitors confirm that Polygamy in the UK is not allowed there, you have not be entitled to keep more than one husbands or wives. In the circumstances you are polygamous only one should be able to join you up:

You must demonstrate that:

• you are legally married to each other or have registered a civil partnership;
• you are both at least 18 years old on the date when you would arrive in the UK or when we would give you permission to remain;
• you intend to live together permanently as husband and wife, or as civil partners;
• you have met each other;
• You meet our English language requirement.
• Can support yourselves and any dependants without help from public funds; and
• you have adequate accommodation where you and your dependants can live exclusively and without needing public funds.

Theva Immigration Solicitors do provide exclusive advise and file preparation for applying under this This category. Same day visa service or fast track visa premium service is also available.

Indefinite leave to remain SET (DV) as a victim of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence which is also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV), is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation.

Theva  immigration solicitors in London explain how to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom if you are spouse, suffered domestic violence by lodging application for settlement on form SET (DV) as a victim of domestic violence.

Our immigration solicitors in London make sure that you fulfill the requirements under the immigration law as once application for indefinite leave to remain is lodged with the UKBA Home Office the fee will not be refunded even the applicant wish to withdraw his application.

One of the primary requirements to lodge application for indefinite leave to remain as the husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried/same sex partner of a person who is settled, having indefinite leave to remain or British national is that you must have resided in the United Kingdom complying with immigration rules for 2 years and would like to continue with your relationship or wish to live together in that relationship. You must not lodge your application on the form SET (DV) but application form SET (M) should be used if you comply with following requirements:

• you were given permission to come to the UK for up to 27 months or to extend your stay for two years as the husband, wife, civil partner, unmarried partner or same-sex partner of a permanent resident ( even if that permission is no longer valid) ; and
• you were still in that relationship at the time when you came to the UK or extended your stay as their husband, wife, civil partner, unmarried partner or same-sex partner; and
• you can produce evidence that the relationship has broken down permanently since then as a result of domestic violence.

Theva immigration solicitors in London always advise our clients to lodge indefinite leave to remain application as soon as possible if you know that relationship is broken to the UKBA Home Office. If you delay it and do not make immediate arrangements to regularise your stay in the United Kingdom it may put the validity of your visa in jeopardy. Under immigration rules if your relationship is irretrievably broken down you may have to lodge indefinite leave to remain SET (DV) application as soon as practicable for you. Our immigration solicitors also notice that some people may wait for their existing leave to expire which in our view in the pursuance of Home Office Policy is wrong. You must instruct an immigration solicitor immediately including all of your dependents in the same application for indefinite leave to remain.

Theva Immigration Solicitors do help you to point out how to substantiate the cogent evidence in support of your application for settlement on domestic violence applications. Our immigration solicitors noticed that some applicant my shy away to report the matter to Police and reluctant to get evidence from law and enforcement agencies which again in our immigration solicitors’ view jeopardize the application process and may end up in delays and sometime lack of evidence may come in refusal from the UKBA Home Office.