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UK Immigration Lawyers & Immigration Solicitors London

We call ourselves a lawfirm with a big heart, because heart is what sets us apart from everyone else. Together with our strong expertise, years of experience, we also never forget that behind every case, there is a human being.

Updated: 8 December, 2023

Our entire philosophy is built around the idea of taking the burden off our client’s shoulders. We strongly believe in a fair, just immigration system that serves people and we fight every day to achieve positive outcomes for our clients.

Our Immigration Law Services

Our team of experienced UK immigration lawyers is here to offer you guidance in all immigration matters. Use the links below to read more about our most popular services.

If you have a more complex case or simply not sure which category your matter might fall under, speak to one of our specialist Immigration Lawyers, by calling us on 0203 372 5125 or completing our online form to make an appointment.

Why Choose Us As Your Immigration Lawyers?

In the current political climate, if you are going through an immigration matter, it is important to have the best immigration advice you can get. Our clients and successes speak for us. See the testimonials from our clients to understand better how we work. You can also visit our success stories page to read on how we have helped others in situations similar to yours.

Our Immigration team is led by Dr Lusine Navasardyan, who has years of experience in the UK Immigration law, as well as in business and corporate law, making her input indispensable for all your immigration needs. Our team comprises of the best and brightest immigration lawyers London has to offer. But knowledge and experience is not the only thing we offer. We believe that the value of our services is not only in getting the best outcome for our client, but also being there for you, supporting and guiding you throughout what can be a very stressful process.

1. We take your matter from your shoulders

For those with busy lives, whether it’s because you are running a business, studying, working or have family commitments, , there is simply no time to spend creating immigration applications . We understand that you are focused on what you do best, running your lives and businesses. If this resonates with you, RVS Solicitors is an ideal fit. When we say we value your time, this is not an empty promise. Not only we have very high success rate for the applications that we work on, but we ensure that the entire process is as stress-free and smooth as possible. As a niche specialist law firm, we tailor our approach to the needs of our clients, so if you need more communication and involvement, or if you want to hand over your matter entirely, or somewhere in the middle, we will work to your requirements. We will take care of your immigration matter from start to finish, ensuring all aspects are covered and you are given the best chance of success in your immigration matter.

If you are here because you need assistance with an immigration matter that has not gone your way, rest assured that all is not lost yet. We have specialist immigration lawyers capable of giving you the best immigration advice on the ways to challenge the negative decision, whether by way of appeal, bring an Administrative review or Judicial review.

2. Our experience speaks for itself

When you entrust your Sponsor Licence, visa, settlement, or British Citizenship application to us, you are choosing some of the foremost experts in immigration law in the UK. Our Head of Immigration and co-director Dr Lusine Navasardyan is a specialist in assisting high-net-worth individuals, families, and businesses in relocating to the UK. The team led by her has successfully concluded many highly complex business and personal immigration cases.

As any top immigration lawyer would attest, working closely with different service providers and professionals is essential in achieving excellent outcomes for our clients. We have a vast network of professionals, who ensure that all elements of your matter are catered to.

Our team provides a highly personal service, in contrast to many law firms in London, and will always make you feel comfortable and confident in what we are doing on your behalf. While we are niche, we think big and we have the results to show for it.

3. We focus on the detail

The UK immigration process has become increasingly complex in recent years, with many new and complicated rules which must be understood before making an application or seeking an appeal. It is our meticulous attention to detail which ensures that applications made on behalf of our clients are rarely questioned by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). By instructing us, you can be confident that our team will create a legally watertight and robust case and present it to the Home Office on your behalf.

Contact our specialist immigration lawyers in London

Call our expert immigration team on 0203 372 5125 or complete our online enquiry form for a free assessment.

No matter what your immigration law matter, we can assist

Business Immigration Services

Whether you represent a UK-based company seeking to recruit employers from another country, or you plan to set up a business in the UK, we can help you. Our London-based business immigration Solicitors can assist with any type of application, including:

Sponsor Licenses

A Sponsor License will enable your organisation to recruit staff from outside the UK. Due to Brexit , more businesses are looking at this route to bring the necessary skills and expertise into their businesses, to enable continued operations and future growth.

Handling the application process on your behalf

RVS Solicitors will secure your Sponsor License in the first instance and then help maintain your compliance with immigration rules and guidance. We have an in-depth understanding of the criteria by which your application will be assessed, including whether your business qualifies and whether it can fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a Sponsor License holder.

Once your Sponsor License is secured, you will then be able to request Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), which can be assigned to potential talent from outside the UK.

Maintaining ongoing compliance

To ensure ongoing compliance, we can provide training to your staff, assist you to operate your Sponsor Management System (SMS), and undertake regular mock audits to replicate those carried out by UKVI.

As part of the training we offer, we can show your key personnel how to keep necessary up to date records, how and when to update the SMS, what policies and processes to have in place to ensure compliance.

Revocation or suspension

If your license is revoked or suspended, please contact us immediately. We will act swiftly to have your Sponsor License reinstated, ensuring you can continue to recruit international talent to grow your organisation.

In this field, experience and attention to detail will make all the difference between a quick decision in your favour, and an adverse one that can jeopardise your business. By instructing us, you can be confident we will achieve the former on your behalf, saving you time, money and stress.

Tier 1 Visas

Tier 1 Investor visa

Tier 1 Investor Visa provides an entry route into the UK for high-net-worth individuals with £2m or more to invest in approved UK investments. The Tier 1 investor visa provides successful applicants, and their families, with a route to settlement and UK citizenship. The visa is extremely flexible; applicants do not need to meet English language requirements and are permitted to travel outside of the country for up to 180 days each year and can purchase property within the UK.

Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa

Tier 1 Entrepreneur route has now closed for new applicants, however, it remains open to those who are already on this route and are looking to extend or obtain a settlement.

Global talent (formerly Tier 1 exceptional talent/promise) visa

The Global Talent Visa is available to those outside of the UK who are endorsed by approved institutions as having exceptional talent or promise in a range of creative, scientific, and technology fields. One of the real advantages of this visa type is its flexibility; once in the UK, holders have the option to be employed, self-employed, or to freelance.

Representative of an Overseas Business Visa

The Representative of an Overseas Business Visa provides a route for businesses outside of the UK wishing to send a representative to establish a foothold within the UK market. The application process for this visa requires a considerable amount of documentary evidence to be collated and presented for consideration. Furthermore, the applying organisation must prove they are headquartered outside of the UK and intend to set up a registered branch or wholly-owned subsidiary within Britain. RVS’s business immigration team have assisted many businesses to setup within the UK and will help your organisation achieve the same goal.

Start-up and innovator visas

A Start-up Visa offers an opportunity for individuals from outside of the UK to set up a new business in the UK. Individuals can apply for a Start-up Visas from outside the country, or if within the UK by switching from a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Visa, Tier 2 Visas, Tier 4 (General) Students, or Standard Visitor Visas.

An Innovator Visa is like a Start-up Visas; however, applicants are typically at a later stage in their business plans and require a minimum of £50,000 in investment funds.

Both visas require an applicant to obtain endorsement from an approved body. The endorsing body will base their decision on whether the business and applicant meet the following three criteria:

Innovation – an original business idea and a plan that proves you meet an existing market need.
Viability – proof you have or are developing the required experience, skills, and knowledge to run a profitable business in your chosen sector.
Scalability – evidence that your business can grow and provide jobs to UK settled individuals.

At RVS, we are well acquainted with the requirements of Innovator Visas and Start-up Visas, including demonstrating that you have a truly new or innovative business idea which potential for growth, and are able to help you showcase this in a manner that will help you get endorsed by an authorised body.

Work Visas

Skilled worker visa

Skilled worker Visa enables individuals from outside of the UK to work for employers with a Sponsor License. Before sponsoring you, the employer is required to undertake a series of checks to verify no other settled worker within the UK is available who could fill the vacancy. If you are offered sponsorship, and your sponsor assigns you a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), you can then apply for a work visa. Applicants may apply from within the UK if they have a valid long-term visa already, under other immigration categories, or they can apply from outside of the UK, if they hold no visa or have a short-term one.

Other work visa routes

There are other work visa routes for non-British who wish to work for a UK business, depending on particulars of their circumstances:

Intra-Company routes
Minister of Religion
Creative
International Sportsperson.

The team at RVS Solicitors have assisted hundreds of people in securing work Visas. Hence, we understand the steps to take to achieve a positive result. If you have received an adverse decision from UKVI for a work Visa application, speak to our team today; we will take the time to fully review the facts of your case and your circumstances, and recommend the best possible course of action to obtain your visa. We are highly experienced and successful in turning around decisions in favour of our clients through Administrative Review and/or Judicial Review.

Personal Immigration Services

RVS Solicitors immigration team can take on any immigration case regardless of complexity. We have the best immigration lawyers who understand how visa applications are assessed by UKVI and will always put you one step ahead. We can assist with any of the following individual immigration applications and/or refusals:

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)

Indefinite Leave to Remain enables applicants to remain in the UK without any visa restrictions. After many years of being required to apply for visa extensions, obtaining settlement can come as a welcome relief for many migrants.

The period after which you are eligible to apply for ILR depends on the type of visa you hold; for example, someone on a Tier 1 Investor Visa can apply after two, three, or five years based on the amount of money invested. Dependants of those on a points-based system (PBS) visa may apply after five years. The long residence route requires ten years of continuous residence before settlement can be applied for.

It is important to understand that ILR and citizenship are different; the latter can apply for a British passport and can vote in UK elections, the former cannot. Citizenship can be sought 12 months after receiving ILR.

EU/EEA pre and settled status

All EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals and their family members wishing to remain in the UK must have applied for Settled or Pre-settled Status before 30^th June 2021. Whether you have missed the deadline, want to apply for settled status from pre-settled, thinking of divorcing your EEA national spouse and not sure how this will affect you, or have any other question in respect of your application, our immigration lawyers will assist you.

Settled Status requires five years of continuous residence in Britain at the time of application; Pre-settled Status is granted if you have less than five years continuous residence in the UK, allowing you to work towards gaining Settled Status after you have completed five years continuous residence.

Settled Status requires five years of continuous residence in Britain at the time of application; Pre-settled Status will be granted if you have less than five years continuous residence in the UK, allowing you to work towards gaining Settled Status after you have completed five years continuous residence.

Standard Visitor Visa

If you have been refused a Standard Visitor Visa to come to the UK for leisure, family, to receive medical treatment, take part in a sports event, or attend a business occasion, or for any other reason, you are not alone. Many people are refused entry due to concerns that their stated intentions for coming to the UK are not genuine. This conclusion is often based on flimsy reasons, or due to errors when processing the Standard Visitor Visa application.

Our specialist immigration lawyers will review your case in detail and advise the best course of action, which minimises the cost, time, and stress. Because we are a niche firm, you will be dealing with a senior member of our immigration team. You can be assured we will secure the best result possible, providing you with a close level of service throughout every stage of the process.

British Citizenship Application Guidance

From the moment you engage our services, if your ultimate aim is to secure ILR and British Citizenship, every decision we make on your behalf will be to this end. One of the biggest benefits of choosing a small niche law firm such as RVS Solicitors is that we get to know you and your family. This allows maintaining an ongoing relationship with you as the years’ progress. As such, we make decisions in the short-term that are designed to meet your long-term gains.

If you have received notification that you are not being granted ILR or British Citizenship, we will fight on your behalf to have this decision reversed. Often adverse decisions are made based on the feeblest of reasons, and even errors – meaning decisions can be quick without complex legal mechanisms being needed, just by explaining the error to UKVI. If this is not successful, we are highly adept at Administrative Review and Judicial Review and will pursue either of these routes if warranted.

Family Visas

If you are planning to join a family member already in the UK or wish to bring a dependent family member into the country, we will secure the necessary visa for you. Whether you require a Spouse, Civil Partnership, Fiancé, or Unmarried Partner Visa, we understand the application routes and legal technicalities that will lead to a positive result; experience is everything in immigration law.

We can advise you on the minimum income requirements, which have recently become more favourable to applicants and appealing a refusal on human rights grounds.

Our point of difference is that we truly care. Many of our team have come from other countries to set up lives in the UK, and so understand the emotions underpinning your decision to be with your loved ones. This first-hand experience means we go far beyond what other law firms offer to reunite your family.

Appeals, Administrative Review, and Judicial Review

In the event your application is refused, you may have the right to appeal. If you do not have a right of appeal, Administrative Review or Judicial Review may provide an option where we believe that UKVI has refused your application in error. Challenging a visa refusal for caseworker error or unlawfulness is a complex issue and requires the attention of immigration lawyers who specialise in such matters. Our immigration team has extensive experience in immigration litigation and works with the best and brightest counsels to achieve the desired result.

To find out more about how we can advise you on immigration law matters, please contact our London office on 0203 372 5125 or complete our online form to make an appointment.

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