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Immigration Solicitors London: I searched for number of best immigration consultants but ended up instructing Theva Solicitors. Theva Immigration Law Solicitors in London are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. My immigration problem was not only complex but also required immense patience by an immigration solicitor to  deal with my immigration problem at High Court level. Finding and then instructing a best immigration law solicitor in London is not an easy task for newly migrated immigrant. However, thanks to Solicitors Regulated Authority there are quality immigration solicitors based in London providing standard immigration services. I love to instruct Theva Solicitors again should the need arises.

Immigration Solicitors in London on Prospective Entrepreneur Visa

Due to the sensitivity of the application our immigration Solicitors always prepare prospective entrepreneur visa complying with the immigration rules requirements. The prerequisite of the visa as prospective entrepreneur is that your goal must be to secure funding in order to join, establish or take over alternatively get involved in the running of a business in the UK.

You have to substantiate that one of more of the following institutions may be supporting you application:

• 1 or more registered venture capitalist firms regulated by the Financial Services Authority;
• 1 or more UK entrepreneurial seed funding competitions which are listed as ‘endorsed’ on the UK Trade and Investment.
• 1 or more UK government departments.

The total amount of proposed funding must be at least £50,000.
You also have to demonstrate intending to carry out one of the activities as under:

• attending meetings (which may be arranged when in the UK), including interviews that have been arranged before you come to the UK, or conferences;
• attending trade fairs, provided this is restricted to promotional work and does not involve selling direct to members of the public; arranging deals, negotiating or signing trade agreements, contracts and the like;
• undertaking fact-finding missions; conducting site visits;
• purchasing, checking details of or examining goods;
• speaking at a ‘one-off’ conference which is not run as a commercial concern; and
• recruiting staff in relation to your proposed business activity.

Many applicants ask our immigration solicitors if they are entitled to take paid or unpaid employment, study, marriage or medical treatment. We categorically mention that under this type of visa you are not allowed to carry out such activities in London or in any part of the UK. If you carry such activities your visa may be revoked or leave may be curtailed.

Theva immigration solicitors pinpoint following requirements you have to comply with when applying for entrepreneur visa:

• you are aged 18 or over;
• you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit, unless by that time you have successfully applied to switch into Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) of the points-based system;
• 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).

Please ask our immigration solicitors for detailed advise and how  to apply for entrepreneur visa. The visa validity for prospective entrepreneur is for a maximum of six months.

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.

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 (Protection Route)

Theva Immigration Solicitors in London have been representing refugees or applicants granted humanitarian protection on or after 2005.

Such applicants may lodge an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom and must use for SET (Protection Route) to apply for settlement visa. The application must be lodged 28 days before the existing leave to remain expires. It is paramount that application should be lodged within the time frame given. The delay in these application may jeopardize very success of the application. All the dependents should be included in the same application.

The good news for refugees and the people who sought humanitarian protection on or after 2005 is that the there is no application fee for indefinite leave to remain application.

Our immigration solicitors in London do maintain high level of professional integrity putting your interest first when lodging indefinite leave to remain application on your behalf. Our immigration solicitors do advise you what documents you have to attach with the application due to the sensitivity of application. We make detailed representations on your behalf keeping a full record of your application.

Once your application is lodged we sent you acknowledgement. Once decided we send you endorsement with indefinite leave to remain by special delivery. Our immigration solicitors in London you receive standard professional services from Theva Solicitors.