Immigration

IMMIGRATION

Immigration

The process of immigration is often laden with complex paperwork, numerous procedures, and a number of eligibility requirements to be met. With so many complications, the chances of mistakes and rejections increase. Therefore, consulting a reputable solicitor ensures you complete your immigration process swiftly and efficiently. Our firm's team of extremely knowledgeable lawyers can take care of this for you!

At Lawfare Solicitors we understand that our client’s basis may vary for entering the United Kingdom on visa, ranging from visit, work, study to asylum seeking claims and thus, we work hard to provide all the required platforms for claim.
  • Experience and Knowledge

    Our immigration solicitors are highly experienced practitioners who are well read in the law of immigration. This vast experience renders them capable of catering to a wide variety of immigration problems and situations.


    People immigrate to the UK for different reasons. These could be for working, studying, visiting, or for claiming asylum. There are differing immigration rules and requirements for each situation. A person must apply according to their own particular situation. This is where a well-experienced lawyer can help out.


    Our firm specifically advises on the following aspects of immigration:

    • Tier System (Points based system)
    • Indefinite Leave to Remain
    • Business Immigration
    • British Citizenship
    • Family Visas
    • EEA Nationals
    • Joining family settled in the UK
    • Investor Visas
    • Visitor's Visas
    • General (Sponsored) Worker Visas
    • Exceptional Talent Visas
    • Temporary Worker Visas
    • Entrepreneur Visas
    • Student Visas

  • Expert Advice on Immigration

    The application procedures and requirements for each situation could be very different from each other. In a case of the breaching of immigration law, this could result in detention, or, in some cases, deportation. Moreover, this could lead to complications in any future immigration application. Therefore, the submission of a correct application and following the right protocol, is of immense importance. This is where expert legal advice comes into the picture, and we provide that to a level of excellence at our firm.


  • Free Immigration Advice

    Not many law firms will offer you free advice, but we do! You can contact our expert immigration lawyers for free advice about immigration, granted that it is not something too complicated. In the latter case, we arrange an appointment for a detailed consultation. You can access the general advice facility via a telephone call, email, or video chat.


  • Platforms offered to you:

    Business Immigration and Investor Visas


    • Investor Visa
    • Innovator Visa
    • Start Up Visa
    • UK Sole Representatives
    • UK Overseas Representative Visas

    Work Visa/ Tier System (Points based system)


    • Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa
    • Tier 2 
    1. Tier 2 General 
    2. Tier 2 ICT
    3. Tier 2 Shortage Occupation 
    • Tier 5 (Minister of Religion)
    • Tier 5 (Sports Person)

    Sponsorship License


    • Tier 2 Sponsorship License
    • Tier 4 Sponsorship License 
    • Certificate of Sponsorship
    • Resident Labour Market Test
    • Advice on Compliance 
    • Attendance at HO Compliance Visit
    • Alleged Illegal Working Compliance
    • Civil Penalties

    Indefinite Leave to Remain


    • Applications for ILR under all eligible categories such as Spouse, Asylum, Tier 2 General etc.

    British Citizenship/ British Passport Applications


    EEA Nationals and Family Members of EEA National Exercising Treating Rights


    • EEA Nationals – Free Movement and Work
    • Family Permits/Free movement Associated rights
    • Permanent Residence for EU citizens and family members
    • Derivative rights of family members
    • Rights of Family Members of EEA nationals 
    • Applications for Residence documentation
    • Family Members Retaining the rights of residence/Retained Rights of Residence
    • Applications for Settled and Pre-Settled Status
    • Advice/representation in Appeals
    • Unmarried Partner of an EEA National Application
    • Dependant and member of household of an EEA National Applications

    Family Visas/Spouse and Partner including Fiancée application from outside the UK


    • Family Visitor Visa
    • Spouse Settlement Visa, to enter the UK
    • Fiancée application
    • Civil Partners
    • Leave to Remain and extension of leave to remain as a Spouse of a settled Person
    • Parent Settlement Application
    • Switching of settlement
    • Unmarried Partner
    • Domestic Violence Visa Application
    • Elderly Dependant Relative Visa UK
    • Parents and Grandparents
    • Adoption 

    Student Visas


    • Tier 4 General student / Child student visa, Student Visitor, Prospective students

    Human Rights Application


    • Asylum Claims 
    • Asylum Appeals
    • 7 Years Child Concession
    • Application on the basis of 20 Years Long Residence 
    • Fresh Claims
    • Certified Claims, out of country right of appeal

    Naturalisation


    • 5 years Stateless child
    • 10 Years Long Residence
    • All other Nationality Applications

    Detention, Deportation and Removal Injunctions


    • Immigration Bail Application to Tribunal
    • Bail Application to Home
    • Emergency Injunction to Stop Removal
    • Judicial Review challenge to Certified Human Rights claim which give rise to detention
    • Unlawful Detention

    Immigration Advice on Complex Immigration Matters


    Representations to Home Office     


    Judicial Review- If you have received a decision with no appeal right, the only remedy may be     Judicial Review


  • Our immigration service includes:
    • We offer bespoke consultation to determine your case and start your application, depending on the details of your case
    • We offer clear, concise and effective advice increasing the likelihood of your visa being granted
    • Ascertain a check list of documents catered especially for your application
    • We carefully and considerately advice and guide you on your application process and all legal requirements under the Immigration Rules  
    • We verify all supporting documents for you, assist completion of forms and provide full legal representation 
    • We carefully and thoroughly consider the supporting evidence you have provided and where necessary, we assist in helping obtain further evidence (such as medical records and bank statements), including taking statements of any witnesses, if required
    • Attendance at a Home Office interview: if the Home Office ask you to attend an interview, we will give you clear advice (and discuss the possibility of us attending with you) at the appropriate time
    • We give you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take
For more information and tailored advice please contact us on 020-3393-1747 or info@lawfaresolicitors.co.uk.

Unlawful Detention

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  • Unlawful Detention Compensation

    Unlawful detention is the act of being held in custody outside of legal boundaries whilst the application for asylum in being reviewed.  Under such circumstances the law allows one to be compensated for claims bought under Article 5 of The European Convention on Human Rights.

    Claims for monetary compensation can be brought against authorities such as the immigration officials, police or other State bodies responsible for detaining you. Claims for false imprisonment under the breach Article 5 of The European Convention on Human Rights can also generally be made.


  • Who can claim?
    • unaccompanied minor – if you are minor; you must either be under 18 or yet to have your age verified by an age assessment
    • those with a severe disability
    • those with an infectious or contagious disease
    • pregnant females who are 24 or more weeks pregnant
    • those suffering from a mental illness
    • those who require constant medical care
    • those with evidence of being the victim of torture or trafficking 

    If you do not wish for monetary compensation our team can help you in obtaining apologies, admissions of wrongdoing, encouraging change in policies by a certain authority and/or encouraging changes in detention procedures followed by the Police, Prison or Immigration authorities.

  • What types of funding are available to you?
    • Legal Aid- the availability of such funding will be advised by our team of solicitors based on the merits of your claim, as well as the likely compensation available.
    • Conditional fee offers – our team of legal expertise may be able to assist you on a no win no fee basis by entering into a conditional fee if you do not qualify for Legal Aid.
    • Private fee arrangements- our friendly and experienced team can offer you affordable rates and where possible offer an agreed fee for the varying stages of your case.

  • Immigration Detention Cases

    Here at Lawfare Solicitors we specialise in immigration detention cases, this entails where an individual is held under detention on the basis of suspected visa violation, illegal entry into the country or unauthorised arrival and those subject to removal and deportation. Our team of expert lawyers can assist you if have been detained on unfair terms, where is it proven that you cannot be removed from the country but were still detained.  Our expert team of solicitors are well aware of the rapidly changing immigration law and are highly qualified in this field. 

    We offer extensive experience in unlawful detention and will assist in securing release from detention and monetary compensation if your case is proven to have a period of detention that was unlawful. 

    Our immigration services are offered in the matters of:


    • Assessing the legality of detention and the possibility of compensation for claims of damages. 
    • Applications for temporary realises 
    • Provide representation at bail hearings  
    • Lodging appeals for judicial review (Upper Tribunals) 
    • Assisting in cases of refused visas
    • Obtain High Court and Upper Tribunal injunctions for release

    We understand how essential legal representation is in order to ensure that the rules are applied correctly in each case and offer our bespoke services to our clients. We are currently working on various Educational Testing Service (ETS) TOEIC cases where the clients have been vindicated/exonerated by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) or Upper Tribunal (UT) from the deception allegation and have been granted further leave to remain in the country by the Home Office by implementing FTT or UT decision. If you are one of ETS TOEIC victims and have won your appeal or Judicial Review application contact us immediately to have your case assessed by one of our senior solicitors. There is no charge of an initial consultation and you will be advised whether we can take your cases on ‘no win no fee’ basis.


  • Delayed asylum decision

    Our firm is also committed in handling cases where one’s liberty is breached due to immigration authorities taking a long period to decide the eligibility for asylum. This also applies to those that were released on conditional bail and also those who were not held in detention when the decision was pending. Here at Lawfare Solicitors, we will advise you on whether a claim for compensation can be made for delayed asylum decisions and the amount of compensation available to you. Legal aid is available to our clients and the eligibility will depend on the merits of your case. 

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