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FACT SHEETS

• Appeals
• Asylum
• British citizenship
• EEA applications
• Illegal immigrants
• Tier 1
• Settlement
• Spouses and unmarried partners
• Students
• Visitors
• Working holidaymakers
• Work permits

What We Do

We specialise in all aspects of UK immigration, nationality and asylum law, and provide a first class professional service to our clients, whether they are businesses or individuals. Our standards of service set out what you can expect from us, and how you are protected.

We have a combined total of over 15 years' experience in this specialist field. We are based in London but have a client base all over the UK, as well as offering an internet-based service for clients in the UK and overseas who cannot come in for personal consultations, or merely wish to take advice and then deal themselves with the UK immigration authorities.

We will always give you an honest assessment of the merits of your case and the chances of success.

UK based employers

Please click here to go to the Employers' Homepage , where you will find information on Work Permits and the Training and Work Experience Scheme and the services we offer for each.

Individuals

Global Immigration Solutions can help you in a variety of ways if you are making an application to the UK authorities, whether you are doing so from within the UK or from abroad.

Consultations and General Advice

If you are uncertain as to what application to make, or want general advice about your immigration situation, you can make an appointment to meet with one of our lawyers. We will give you an assessment of the merits of your case and advise you on what we consider your best course of action to be. If our advice is that you can submit an application, you may decide to do this yourself, or to instruct us to take your case on and make the application on your behalf.

Making an initial application in the UK or abroad

The quality of an initial application can make the difference between the success and failure of that application. Whether you wish to apply to come to the UK, remain here for longer than your current visa permits, or to stay on some other basis ('switch' categories), when you instruct us we will:

• Give you an assessment of the merits of your case and advise you on the best course of action
• Inform you of the legal requirements which you will have to meet for your application to be successful
• Explain how the legal requirements will be interpreted by the UK authorities, based on the internal instructions given to their caseworkers
• Complete the application form on your behalf based on the information you give us
• Give you detailed advice about the supporting evidence you should provide to support your application
• Submit your application form along with all evidence and with legal representations on your behalf. In the legal representations we will set out the particulars of your case and circumstances, details of the law under which you are asking for your application to be considered, and show how you meet the requirements of the law, or, if you do not meet the requirements, present your case in the best possible light and explain in legal terms why your application should be successful.
• Liaise with the appropriate authorities until a decision on your application is received

Appealing against a refusal

If your application is refused by the UK authorities you will be told the reasons for the refusal in writing, and whether or not there is a right in UK law to appeal against that refusal - not all categories of application carry a right of appeal. An appeal must be lodged within very short time limits, and the appeal form must give detailed reasons for the appeal (called 'grounds of appeal') if the appeal is to be valid. All appeals, even those against the refusal of entry clearance abroad, are heard by an Immigration Judge sitting at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in the UK.

We offer two levels of service:

Grounds of Appeal

We will review your papers (initial application and supporting documents, refusal letter) and will draft detailed grounds of appeal giving legal reasons as to why your application should not have been refused, for you to submit with your appeal. We may need further information, either face-to-face or over the telephone/email, from you to enable us to do this. We have no responsibility towards you other than drafting the grounds of appeal within the strict time limits given by the UK authorities.

Representation

As well as drafting grounds of appeal we will submit your appeal to the Tribunal within the given time limit, liaise with you and any witnesses you may have who will speak for you at your hearing, liaise with the UK authorities on your behalf, and represent you before the Immigration Judge when your appeal is heard, using legal arguments, case law and the government's own immigration rules and policies to present your case in the best possible light. This service is available to clients who have lodged an appeal from abroad, and are therefore unable to be present at their appeal, as well as clients who are in the UK.

When you instruct us to represent you, we will charge you a fixed rate for the work we do for you, which will be within the range given in our fee scale, and will depend upon the complexity of your case. Click here to see our fee scale.