Business Immigration
Our highly successful immigration solicitors and barristers provide professional business immigration law advice and representation to individuals looking to enter or remain in the UK for business reasons.
We work with business enterprises of all sizes, assisting them with obtaining a Sponsor Licence so they can recruit non-EEA migrant talent. We also advise on Resident Labour Market Tests and completing Right to Work Checks for our clients. Our expertise also extends to advising and representing organisations who have had their Tier 2 Sponsor Licence Suspended or Revoked. We can provide support to manage Sponsor Licence Management Systems, and help clients to ensure they are fully compliant at all times, thereby reducing their risk of adverse Home Office action.
Our Immigration Solicitors and Barristers are expert in all aspect of business immigration including Tier 2 Sponsor Licence Renewal, providing assistance with Home Office Compliance visit, challenging if Tie 2 Sponsor Licence is refused and Civil Penalty Notice.
We have a proven success rate in advising and representing clients on all matters involving Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visas, including initial applications, and extensions. We have the business acumen needed to understand our client’s business and assess its viability. Our Immigration Solicitors and Barristers understand that the business plan required as part of the application, and will, therefore, advise on the best way to construct the business plan to demonstrate you meet the visa requirements. We can also provide further guidance on the requirements for both extension and Indefinite Leave to Remain.
Whether you wish to apply for a UK visa or challenge an immigration decision, our immigration solicitors and barristers combine expert legal advice, with a professional and supportive approach. We always ensure we undertake a detailed case assessment tailored to your individual immigration background and circumstances to ensure that you meet the Immigration Rules and Requirements before you instruct us to prepare the Business Immigration Visa Application for you.
We work directly with our clients, drawing on our many years of experience of preparing high quality business immigration visa applications and presenting successful administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews before the immigration courts and tribunals.
We recognise and appreciate that every client’s circumstances are personal and unique to them and we provide tailored and bespoke business immigration law solutions designed to meet each client’s individual needs and circumstances.
Our Experience
All work is carried out by a dedicated and experienced immigration solicitor or barrister and a paralegal assigned to your case. Regardless of who works on your matter, they will be supervised by Aejaz Mussa, Managing Director and Head of Immigration.
Aejaz Mussa is the head of our team and has more than 10 years’ experience in immigration. Aejaz Mussa was called to the Bar as a non-practising Barrister in 2011 and then cross-qualified as a Solicitor Advocate in 2014. Aejaz Mussa has many years of successfully representing immigration applications and was previously Head of Immigration at a city firm before founding OneLaw Chambers.
Aejaz Mussa is assisted by a team of solicitors, barristers and paralegals in ensuring that you are provided with the best service for your case.
Our Fees
The fees we charge on immigration cases vary depending on a number of factors. These typically include:
- whether the work is for non-contentious or contentious;
- The complexity of the work; and
- The hours likely to be spent in doing the work.
The fees are usually charged on a fixed fee basis for non-contentious application work. However, some work can be carried out on an hourly rates basis. The fees for immigration work is set out in the table below:
No. | Type of Case | Approximate Fee (exc. VAT)* | Disbursements* |
1 | Standard Visitor Visa Applications | £1500.00 | £100-£837 |
2 | Student Based Visa Applications | £1500.00 | £363-£490 |
3 | Work Based Visa Applications | £2500.00 | £625-£1423 |
4 | Relationship Based Visa Applications (standard) | £2500.00 | £1048-£1538 |
5 | Relationship Based Visa Applications (complex) | £3500.00 | £1048-£1538 |
6 | Sponsor Licence Applications | £2500.00 | £536-£1476 |
7 | Immigration Appeal | £5000.00 | £80-£140 |
8 | Immigration Judicial Review | Hourly Rates | £154-£924 |
The quoted fees above include:
- Providing you with a documents checklist
- considering documents subject to 2 reviews
- taking instructions and providing advice
- preparing any documents in support of your immigration application
- preparing and submitting the immigration application
- advising you on timelines and the outcome of their application
Please note that the above fees do not include disbursement costs such as the immigration application fees (as per table above), certification of documents (£75-£150) and other fees associated with immigration application, interpreter’s fees if required (£250-£1500), barrister’s fees for contentious cases such as appeals (£1500-£3000) and photocopying and/or postage charges.
How long will my application take?
We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application. The average processing for applications is usually 6 months, unless a different processing period is specified. We will normally be able to submit your immigration application within 4 to 6 weeks of you instructing us and providing all required documents, but we will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this.
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