Personal Immigration
Whether you are applying for a spouse visa, indefinite leave to remain, a document confirming your status in the UK as an EEA/EU national or have any other immigration law issues, we will advise you on the legal requirements. We will also ensure that your application is prepared in a way that will give you or your family members the very best chance of being able to live in the UK. If you send an email to us at info@carterthomas.co.uk or give one of our offices a call, we’ll arrange for one of our team of experts to give you a free initial telephone consultation. During the consultation we’ll discuss your situation with you and outline the law and your options.
We provide assistance from the initial application under the UK Immigration Rules or EU law right through to indefinite leave to remain and British citizenship. We are constantly monitoring the decisions of the tribunals and courts and we will use the most up to date information to ensure that your application is as strong as it can be.
Where spouses, partners and other family members are concerned, the UK Government is, regrettably, applying its own Immigration Rules and EU law in an extremely strict manner. Applications for indefinite leave to remain made under the ten years long residence route, the various concessions in the rules or as a result of case law, such as the Surinder Singh judgment, are also being carefully scrutinised. Your application needs to be prepared carefully and thoroughly.
We can also assist you if you need to come to the UK under one of the many visitor categories or if you are coming for study or work purposes, including temporary work. If you have a complex case of any type, for instance you may have been banned from entering the UK, overstayed or simply do not meet the requirements, we can outline the options that may be available and guide you through the process. If the authorities refuse your application in a manner that is legally unfair and unlawful, we are experts in preparing appeals, administrative reviews and judicial reviews. We passionately believe that families should not be separated and we will do everything we can to help you live together.
We understand that legal fees are an important issue for many clients. Should you wish to instruct us following an initial free telephone consultation, we will set out our legal fees and also the Home Office fees clearly. In many cases we will be able to quote a competitive fixed fee and please contact us for details.
Establishing a long-term relationship with clients is important to us and we have also designed a pricing structure that will give you discounts on our fees if you return to us in the future and instruct us to prepare your extension, indefinite leave to remain and citizenship applications. We work with clients based across the UK and overseas.
We support a variety of charities and organisations that help people who are experiencing difficult situations, including those who are at risk of persecution by their own governments. We work very closely with LGBTI people and are long-term supporters of UKLGIG and the extremely important work it does.