Immigration and Paralegal services 

Immigration

We are permitted to make applications that rely on the straightforward presentation of facts to meet a set of qualifying criteria. Such applications will not be discretionary or concessionary in nature and applicants will not have an immigration history which is likely to adversely affect the application in question

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All work at Level 1 will be within the Immigration Rules or Nationality Law and EEA Regulations.

Asylum and Protection

We are authorised n Asylum and Protection and can undertake the following work:

notifying UKVI of a change of address

straightforward applications to vary the conditions attached to leave granted, including conditions attached to bail granted by the Secretary of State, for example the right to work or study, restrictions on residence or reporting requirements

travel document applications for someone granted Humanitarian Protection/Discretionary Leave to Remain.

No substantive asylum work, such as making applications or appeals, is permitted at Level 1.

We are authorised in Immigration and can undertake the following work:

Applications for entry clearance, Leave to Enter or Leave to Remain

Basic applications that are within the Immigration Rules in the following categories:

visitors

spouses/unmarried partners

fiancé(e)s

other dependent relatives

Points Based System

diplomats, their family members and domestic staff

In making the applications listed above we should satisfy ourselves that the clients do not have relevant human rights grounds that should be raised at this application stage. Where such grounds exist it will be important that the claim is comprehensively argued, explained and documented and as such the case should be referred to a higher level adviser.

We may deal with FLR (FP) applications based on Family Life as a parent under the five year route and may also deal with ILR applications made under the 10 year lawful residence route.

We may deal with out-of-time applications made within 14 days of the client’s leave having expired, where there is good reason for the delay that was beyond the adviser’s or their client’s control.

Nationality and Citizenship under UK law

Basic applications for:

registration of a child as a British Citizen

naturalisation as a British Citizen

confirmation of British Nationality status.

EEA Regulations

Basic applications for the following:

residence permit for an EU/EEA national

family permit for a non-EU/EEA family member

entry clearance and residence documents for non-EU/EEA family member, including an extended family member but only where they clearly meet the definition as such

Schengen Visas

Accession State casework.

Administrative Review

Lodging and dealing with an application for Administrative Review for any Level 1 type application with the exception of applications refused on the basis of credibility or a fundamental issue of genuineness of documents, or relationships.

Varying conditions of leave

Straightforward applications to vary the conditions attached to leave granted. For example, an application to remove the condition related to ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’. We may also apply to vary the conditions already set for clients on bail granted by the Secretary of State, for example the right to work or study, restrictions on residence, or reporting requirements