I’m very pleased that my visa was granted by UKBA.

I wish to thank you for all your help. You were always very prompt in answering my queries as also with securing the appointment. Your colleagues at Croydon too were kind, reassuring and helpful. All in all I’m very happy with the level of service that I have received. I will surely recommend your name to my colleagues in case they need any help with their visa applications.

If you are highly skilled or have a professional qualification, you can apply for the Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP). If apply for the HSMP and are successful, you will be granted access to stay in the UK for 2 years. If, after those 2 years, you’d like to stay for longer, you will have to prove that you are in permanent, full time employment.

If you have been offered a job in the UK, your potential employer can apply for a work permit on your behalf. The employer will have to prove that you have enough experience to be granted a work permit, and they will have to prove that they have made satisfactory efforts to hire a UK or EU citizen. If you are successful in gaining a permit this way, remember that it is only specific to the employer who applied for it. If you want to work somewhere else, you will have to apply for another work permit.

If you able to be successfully granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK, you will not have to apply for a work permit. In order to be eligible for indefinite leave to remain, you need to have been living and working in the UK for 5 years.

Applying from within the UK requires the completion of a settlement application form, and you need to get the right form for your circumstances or current immigration status. Our team of immigration solicitors can help by advising you which form you need. Before spending the time and money on the application process, however, it is important to establish whether you have a good case, which is where we come in.

The usual requirements for being granted ILR are that you have had a settled status in the UK – that you have been here on the same visa class for a minimum of four years. Student visas don’t count as part of this, however, and marriage visas only require two years residency, so you will still need to check your individual circumstances before applying.

Most applicants will also need to demonstrate their knowledge of language and life in the UK, although again there are some exemptions, of which we can advise you further. If you are not exempt, you will need to demonstrate this knowledge by either passing the ‘Life in the UK’ test or by taking and passing a course in English language and citizenship.

However, in practice getting gifted and skilled individuals from abroad to come to live in the UK and work for your enterprise can be very problematic due to the strict rules that apply to immigration. It can be a nightmare trying to navigate your way through the complex and ever changing regulations that exist.

The good news is, you needn’t attempt such endeavours alone. Rather than battling through the process yourself, you can source the expert assistance of immigration solicitors. Here at Theva Solicitors we are perfectly placed to help you.

We provide wide-ranging immigration services that could be ideal. Whether you are after highly skilled workers, investors, individuals set to engage in post-study work or anyone else, we should be able to guide you through the process.

Not only can making use of specialist firms like us when trying to resolve UK work permit issues help you to achieve the best outcomes, it can also make your life considerably easier and free up more of your time to get on with other important tasks.

All people who are applying to live in the UK will do so through the Tier system which assigns points to each individual. Tier 1 individuals are those highly skilled workers who are also highly desirable. A country can often be very welcoming of this type of worker who may be of the stature of a doctor or a surgeon. The United Kingdom, like many other countries, wants to attract entrepreneurs and investors, so it helps if an applicant is going to bring something significant along with their UK work permit. Those students who are at advanced stages of their studies are also generally welcomed.

Immigration solicitors like this can offer assistance regardless of what Tier a client falls into. They can often also offer expert advice for those who wish to seek asylum in the UK.

The applicant should lodge his/her application for UK Work Permit Tier 1 Exceptional Talent from abroad.  Most international students ask our immigration lawyers in London whether or not they are eligible to swap their immigration status in the United Kingdom to  get UK Work Permit under Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Scheme. Our make it clear that the Home Office Policy doesn’t allow international students or any other category to vary their existing leaves to Tier 1 Exceptional Talent. The application must be submitted abroad and the applicant must achieve 75 points. The applicant is entitled to have the 75 points claimed if substantiated from a designated competent body. Our immigration lawyers may provide detail account on designated competent body. The international student studied in London or UK who have completed their education and got financial sponsorship may have to prove other prerequisites for the application.

Our immigration lawyers make sure that the applicant wish to come to London or UK must score 75 points. In addition 10 points if the applicant substantiates that he/she is fluent in English. Once the applicant is in UK you may be able to apply for extension leading to settlement or indefinite leave to remain.

Theva Immigration lawyers are based in London and provide professional assistance how to apply and get UK Work Permits.

Another benefit of having indefinite leave to remain, is that you would have no restrictions on the kind of work you could take up. Be aware, however, that new rules came into play in 2007, meaning that anyone applying for ILR needs to be able to demonstrate a certain level of English language skills and knowledge of life in Britain.

Before applying for ILR, you should establish whether you have a good case and meet all the criteria. The process can be lengthy and expensive, so you should always seek advice from specialist immigration solicitors, such as our team at Theva Solicitors, first. Our experience and knowledge in this field will help to determine whether to proceed with your application, and should this be the case, we have five same day visa appointments with UKBA every Thursday to put forward your application. As the law and regulations continue to change, we keep abreast of updates so we always know whether your case has merit or not.

Traveller outside of Europe are considered as visitors in Transit. If the traveller comes to the UK, satisfying immigration authorities and leaves the UK within 48 hours of 24 hours will be considered as visitor in transit. Please ask one of our immigration solicitors to explain the various types of visitor in transit visa.
In nutshell the travellers have to prove that they are in transit to their final destination outside the Common Travel Area. They wish to go ahead to their final destination and have already been confirmed an entry there. The traveller must leave the UK within 48 hours or 24 hours as applicable.

In our own experience may travellers denied access in the United Kingdom due to lack of evidence with them. This result in a great sort of discomfort and anxiety and may jeopardise your existing travel plan Though our immigration solicitors provide only advise either by e-mail or by telephonic conference once set up in cost effective fee if you intend to land in London or any other airports in UK please intimate to fix up an appointment should you require advise and assistance. If you think that you may require our help and assistance please contact Theva UK immigration Solicitors in London.

London is, no doubt, known as one of best hub for medical treatments in the world. Thousands of patients get treated in London every year by utilizing top medical treatment. Theva Immigration Solicitors in London briefly explain the requirements to lodge an application for private medical treatment in top 10 (Ten) London or UK hospitals.

The patient has to demonstrate whilst lodging application for private medical treatment in top London or UK hospitals that:

• your medical condition and the consultation or treatment that you need;
• the estimated costs of the consultation or treatment; and
• the likely duration of your visit.

Our immigration Solicitors also advise the patient to substantiate that:

• the proposed course of treatment is of finite duration;
• you have made satisfactory arrangements for the necessary consultation or treatment, at your own expense;
• you intend to leave the UK at the end of your treatment;
• you have enough money to have enough money to pay for the consultation or treatment;
• you also 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 have satisfied the Medical Inspector that there is no danger to public health, if you are suffering from a communicable disease;
• 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).

Thevaimmigration solicitors in London dealt with numerous applications for patients to get treated in the top UK Hospitals of their choices. If you would like to have cost effective professional advise please ask one of our immigration solicitors.

It is very important to know the difference between the spouse visa and visitor marriage or civil partnership visa. Our Immigration Solicitors are at best to provide detailed advised in London in relation to marriage or civil partnership visa. The sanctity of marriage is still persists between happy couple. London has seen many marriage visitors over the period of time according to UKBA Home Office Data. Theva Immigration Solicitors are frequently instructed to appeal against the visitor marriage or civil partnership visa to represents its best immigration clients before Asylum and Immigration Tribunal or at High Court level should the applicant wish to challenge the decision by Judicial review in the circumstances the appeal rights denied thereof.

Our immigration solicitors mark following prerequisites and requirements therein to lodge application for marriage or civil partnership visitor visa:

• you are 18 or over;
• you intend to visit the UK for no more than 6 months;
• you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit;
• you intend to get married or register a civil partnership during 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).

Our immigration solicitors also stress that the our best applicant has to substantiate if being enquired any relevant wedding or civil partnership arrangements. In addition you are not suppose 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;
• carry out the activities of a business visitor, a sports visitor or an entertainer visitor; or
• receive private medical treatment.

To find out more about the marriage procedure and how to get visitor marriage visa our  best immigration solicitors to provide practical cost effective help and advise to get married in London or UK.