Immigration solicitor needed
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Can anyone recommend a good UK based immigration solicitor? My wife and I are having a terrible time with a London firm we've paid, but the service is awful.
We need to get her spouse visa processed in the next 3 weeks or so, and are incredibly worried.
We are almost out of money and at a loss of what to do, we want to cut and run and find someone good and trustworthy, but the money is thinning out
If anyone is, or knows a good immigration solicitor, a PM would be gratefully received. cheers
We need to get her spouse visa processed in the next 3 weeks or so, and are incredibly worried.
We are almost out of money and at a loss of what to do, we want to cut and run and find someone good and trustworthy, but the money is thinning out
If anyone is, or knows a good immigration solicitor, a PM would be gratefully received. cheers
Breadvan72 said:
Passed my wife around to 4 different people then hung up on her this morning, so they're a no go!designforlife said:
Breadvan72 said:
Passed my wife around to 4 different people then hung up on her this morning, so they're a no go!(Paul Simon song - sorry).
What nationality is your spouse?
Why the need to have it processed within 3 weeks? If it's going from a fiancee visa to a spouse visa (effectively the same visa application, but with different LTR's, then as long as you have the application in within 6 months of the fiancee visa you are good).
Why the need to have it processed within 3 weeks? If it's going from a fiancee visa to a spouse visa (effectively the same visa application, but with different LTR's, then as long as you have the application in within 6 months of the fiancee visa you are good).
She's going from a tier 4 to a spouse visa, and shes from the USA, been here in the UK 2 years.
long story short we booked a 3 week trip out to see her family in december coming, before we moved our wedding up, so got to use priority so we get her new visa and BRP back in time.
Also she is finishing up her masters here in the UK, and needs to be on a spouse visa so she can apply for full time NHS jobs here, you can't do that on a tier 4.
Hence the need to do it through priority.
long story short we booked a 3 week trip out to see her family in december coming, before we moved our wedding up, so got to use priority so we get her new visa and BRP back in time.
Also she is finishing up her masters here in the UK, and needs to be on a spouse visa so she can apply for full time NHS jobs here, you can't do that on a tier 4.
Hence the need to do it through priority.
Edited by designforlife on Monday 13th August 13:51
designforlife said:
She's going from a tier 4 to a spouse visa, and shes from the USA, been here in the UK 2 years.
long story short we booked a 3 week trip out to see her family in december coming, before we moved our wedding up, so got to use priority so we get her new visa and BRP back in time.
Also she is finishing up her masters here in the UK, and needs to be on a spouse visa so she can apply for full time NHS jobs here, you can't do that on a tier 4.
Hence the need to do it through priority.
Understood.long story short we booked a 3 week trip out to see her family in december coming, before we moved our wedding up, so got to use priority so we get her new visa and BRP back in time.
Also she is finishing up her masters here in the UK, and needs to be on a spouse visa so she can apply for full time NHS jobs here, you can't do that on a tier 4.
Hence the need to do it through priority.
Edited by designforlife on Monday 13th August 13:51
We've used Marcelo Reale twice in the last year, and very pleased with the service (no relation, just a happy customer). He knows all the ins and outs, gotchyas etc of the application process. Also he's fixed fee so you know what you're paying for up front. However, if you're in for this then by now you'll know the real costs will be the Visa application, NHS fee, expedition fee etc. Hope it works out for you!
I think there's an option to show up in Croydon and have it done same day (by appointment) but don't quote me on that. We didn't use that option.
We are actually looking at the same day service now, nothing in croydon for the next 45 days, so looks like a day trip to cardiff/sheffield/b'ham will probably be happening.
We found a new firm as of this morning, and they seem pretty on the ball with this, so fingers crossed.
Yup, all in i think it's probably going to run us about £3k.
We found a new firm as of this morning, and they seem pretty on the ball with this, so fingers crossed.
Yup, all in i think it's probably going to run us about £3k.
agtlaw said:
donkmeister said:
Out of interest, why are specialist solicitors required for this?
If I'm having heart surgery then I go see a heart surgeon (rather than a knee surgeon). Similar considerations apply to legal professionals.donkmeister said:
agtlaw said:
donkmeister said:
Out of interest, why are specialist solicitors required for this?
If I'm having heart surgery then I go see a heart surgeon (rather than a knee surgeon). Similar considerations apply to legal professionals.Also any scanned copies of documents need to be certified by a solicitor anyway, so at minimum that needs doing.
we could risk doing it ourselves, but frankly, it's not worth the risk and added delay in our position.
It's not so much meeting the criteria that's the issue (for us anyway), the hard part is knowing what and how much supporting information you need to supply, and providing and presenting it in the correct legal way.
designforlife said:
Breadvan72 said:
Passed my wife around to 4 different people then hung up on her this morning, so they're a no go!
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