Since 2010, IANS Solicitors have been helping migrants from inside and outside the UK with immigration matters. Whether its about students wishing to do their studies in the UK and switching to a Skilled Worker Visa or skilled workers outside the UK wishing to live and work in the UK through a sponsor, IANS Solicitors have done it all.
Are you missing your partner? Longing to be together but unable to due to special circumstances? We can help you. Spouse Visa, unmarried partners, same sex partners, etc., you name it, we can help you.
Do you want to start or expand your business to the UK? Let's get you a Start-up visa or an Innovator Visa with the help of our solicitors and expert business consultants.
Your UK Visa application need not to be complicated. As the saying goes in our firm, "We make the complex, simple".
IANS Solicitors has been serving hundreds and hundreds of skilled worker applicants and dependents from all over the world in just the last 8 months. With over 40,000 skilled workers following us from outside of the UK waiting to get sponsorship from UK employers. Not only that, according to renowned sources now travel restrictions have been removed which means you can plan your staycation with your friends/family in the UK on a tourist visa.
People travel to the UK for different purposes, some to visit families. Others for business meetings or some to expand their business in the UK. For every purpose of your travel, the UK has a different visa you need to apply for. There are different requirements and eligibility criteria that need to be considered for the same. Our legal experts can give you one-on-one consultation and help you fulfill your UK dreams.
Want to apply for your UK tourist visa? Want to expand your business in the UK?
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Germin Mohamed, director and head solicitor of IANS, has over a decade of post qualified experience. Her specialty lies in immigration, asylum, and human rights law. Over the years, she has provided unparalleled legal assistance that helped successfully close hundreds of cases, and she continues to take the lead by providing first-class legal services.
Non-EEA citizens will require a visitor visa if they intend to enter the UK for a period of six months or less. The standard UK Visitor Visa can be used for a number of purposes including:
There are also other types of visitor visas that may be more suitable for you. The Short-Term Study Visa is a student visitor visa that allows people to study in the country temporarily. The Business Visitor Visa allows foreign nationals to enter the UK temporarily to carry out business activities.
Visitor visas are issued for a period of six months and cannot be extended. You can apply for a long-term visit visa for UK travel. These are available at an extra cost and can be held for a duration of two years, five years or ten years. The long-term visitor visa still restricts you to a maximum single visit of six months or less.
With Sole Representative Visa, international companies can set up their branch offices or representative offices in the UK. The Visa is uniquely designed for overseas businesses required to expand their operations in the UK in just three weeks.
Sole Rep visa holders allowed to:
The Sole Representative category can be extended multiple times along with the dependents, enabling the applicant and his or her family to continue to stay in the UK.
This visa category is used by married couples who want to live together in the UK when one is a British national and another is from a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Before sending an application for this visa category, you should ensure that you meet all the requirements. These are as follows (applying to the applicant, the non-EEA partner):
You can apply for a student visa to study in the UK if you’re 16 or over and you:
When you can apply depends on whether you’re applying from inside or outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a visa is 6 months before you start your course.
You’ll usually get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks.
The UK Innovator Visa is a UK visa category usually for experienced businesspeople to set up an innovative business. The investment requirement is £50,000 and you need to be endorsed by an endorsing body. Applicants are required to have an innovative, viable, and scalable business idea that is supported by an endorsing body.
Innovators must work entirely on developing their business ventures and may not take on other employment outside their business. This includes anything which effectively amounts to employment, such as using their own business to hire out their labor to another employer.
UK Start-up Visa is for those starting a new business for the first time in the UK.
Applicants will not need to be graduates and will not need to have secured initial funding.
Eligibility for UK Visa
Initial Leave (Visa)
Successful applicants will be granted 2 years’ leave.