Immigration applications can have significant consequences for your work, family and future in the UK. Whether you are applying for your first UK visa, bringing a family member to the UK, extending your permission to stay or dealing with a Home Office refusal, understanding the requirements before taking the next step can make a considerable difference.
Our immigration solicitors in Manchester provide immigration advice to individuals, families and businesses. We can help with:
- visa applications;
- family and spouse visa applications;
- work-related immigration;
- settlement;
- British citizenship ;
- and challenges to Home Office decisions.
We also regularly advise on complex cases, including matters involving previous refusals, complicated immigration histories and circumstances where it is not immediately clear which immigration route is appropriate.
Reeds is a national law firm with an office based in Manchester. Our specialist immigration department advises clients locally and throughout the UK on a wide range of matters involving UK immigration law.
Immigration Advice in Manchester
Every immigration matter starts with understanding your individual circumstances.
Two people applying under the same immigration route may need very different evidence. Previous immigration applications, periods spent outside the UK, family circumstances or changes in employment can all affect the advice you need.
Our team of immigration specialists can assess your circumstances, explain the relevant requirements and identify potential issues before an application is submitted.
If you have already received a refusal, we can examine the Home Office’s reasons and advise whether you may be able to make a new application, request an administrative review, appeal or pursue another available remedy.
Our experienced immigration solicitors include Nicola Maynard, Partner, Solicitor and Head of Immigration, Senior Immigration Solicitor Melissa Vangeen and Immigration Consultant Naina Devi.
Why Choose Reeds’ Immigration Solicitors in Manchester?
Immigration matters can involve considerably more than completing an application form.
Our immigration lawyers in Manchester can provide professional advice on the immigration route available to you, the requirements you need to satisfy and the evidence that may be required.
For more complicated matters, our approach is to understand the full immigration history rather than looking at the latest application or decision in isolation.
Our immigration team has a strong track record of advising individuals and families across a broad range of immigration matters. Where you need expert advice, an initial advice session can help establish your position and the options available before you decide how to proceed.
Speak to Our Immigration Solicitors in Manchester
If you need advice about a UK visa, spouse visa, work immigration, settlement, British citizenship or a Home Office decision, contact Reeds Solicitors.
Our specialist immigration team can assess your circumstances and provide clear advice about your options and the next steps.
Reeds Solicitors – Manchester
No 49 Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 2AP
Tel: 0161 393 4158
You can also email [email protected] to speak to our immigration team.
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Our Immigration Services in Manchester
If you want to join or remain with a partner or family member in the UK, we can advise you on the relevant family immigration route.
A spouse visa or partner application can require evidence relating to your relationship, finances, accommodation and English language ability, depending on your circumstances. We can advise before your initial application and assist with extensions and subsequent applications for settlement.
Where an application is less straightforward, for example because there has been a previous refusal or there are questions about satisfying a particular requirement, we can advise on how this may affect your application.
If you intend to work in the UK, the immigration route available will depend on your circumstances and the work you intend to undertake.
The Skilled Worker route is one of the main routes for overseas nationals coming to work in the UK and generally requires sponsorship by an appropriately licensed employer.
Our expert immigration lawyers can advise on work visa applications, extensions and changes of immigration status, as well as how your immigration route may affect longer-term plans to remain in the UK.
UK employers recruiting workers from overseas must comply with the relevant sponsorship and right-to-work requirements.
Our immigration services include advising businesses on sponsor licences, sponsored workers and compliance with sponsor duties.
We can also advise where an employer encounters a problem with its sponsor licence or needs to understand the immigration implications of changes affecting a sponsored employee.
If you have lived in the UK for the required period, you may be considering applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain. Eligibility depends on the immigration route you have followed and your individual history. Continuous residence, absences from the UK and previous immigration status may all need to be considered.
We can review your circumstances before an application is made and advise on the relevant requirements. For clients who have obtained settlement and want to become British citizens, we can also provide advice on naturalisation and British citizenship applications.
Receiving a visa refusal does not necessarily mean that your immigration matter has reached the end of the road.
The options available depend on the type of application and the reasons for refusal. You may have a right of appeal or administrative review, or it may be more appropriate to submit a new application addressing the problems identified by the Home Office.
Our solicitors can review the refusal decision and provide immigration advice on the available options and relevant deadlines.
Where someone has had a previous refusal, it is important to understand exactly why the application failed before deciding what to do next. Making another application without addressing the original problem can simply lead to another refusal. We look at the person’s wider immigration history as well as the decision itself before advising on the best next step.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. An immigration solicitor can assess the visa route you intend to use, explain the eligibility requirements and help you prepare your visa application and supporting evidence.
Early advice can also identify potential problems before the application is submitted.
Yes. We can review the refusal letter and advise you on the available options.
Depending on the type of decision, this could include making a fresh application, requesting an administrative review or pursuing an immigration appeal.
Yes. We can advise on spouse, partner and other family visa routes.
The requirements depend on your circumstances and may include evidence concerning your relationship, finances, accommodation and English language ability.
Yes. Our team can advise on complex cases, including previous visa refusals, complicated immigration histories and cases where there may be uncertainty about the appropriate immigration route.
The first step is usually to establish your complete immigration history and understand what you want to achieve.
Not necessarily. Although Reeds has solicitors in Manchester and an office at No 49 Piccadilly, our immigration team advises clients across the UK.
We can discuss the most appropriate way to arrange your appointment when you contact us.
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