Immigration Solicitors in Birmingham

Every visa has a set expiry date but if you meet certain criteria, you can extend your stay in the UK and our immigration experts in Birmingham can help you do that. We can verify the validity of your current visa and we can fill in the application for you, ensuring it’s correct and submitted on time. 

Acting quickly is of the utmost importance because if you overstay your visa you are likely to face legal action. That may include deportation and a ban to re-enter the UK that lasts years.

Depending on the visa you are applying for, you will be required to provide a list of documents that may include:

• Photo ID (passport or valid travel document)
• Passport photographs 
• Marriage certificates
• Proof of correspondence with your partner 
• An official job offer letter from a UK employer
• An official placement offer from a UK university
• Bank statements demonstrating your ability to financially support yourself while you are in the UK
• A written statement from your parents or legal guardians (if you are under 18)
• Any other evidence that may support your eligibility

Our team of immigration solicitors in Birmingham can help you gather the necessary documentation for your specific visa application and verify everything is submitted in time.

Based on your reason for travelling, we can advise you on applying for the correct visa type. As an international traveller visiting the UK, you may need:

• Standard Visitor Visa (for leisure, medical care, unpaid business appointments)
• Student Visitor Visa (short-term student’s visa valid for no longer than 6 months) 
• Business Visitor Visa (for paid work-related travel)

Travelling to mainland Europe? If you are staying in Europe for no more than 90 days in a 180-day period, you can apply for a Schengen Visa.

Yes, our Birmingham-based immigration solicitors can assist you in making the deadline by offering practical advice on your application, including filling in the application forms, liaising with the Home Office on your behalf and monitoring the status of your application. 

Call us on 0121 270 1988 to discuss how we can help you get all your paperwork together in time.

If your application was incomplete or if you failed to submit some of the required documentation, your visa application may be delayed. However, as it takes on average 2-3 weeks for the Home Office to respond, it may take a while before you realise that there is a problem with your application.

If you are worried that this might be the case, our immigration experts can contact the Home Office for you and investigate the status of your visa application.

Yes, many of our immigration law clients are located abroad. At Cartwright King, we can advise you via phone and video call meetings to ensure that you benefit from excellent legal representation, no matter where you are based.

Yes, our asylum specialist can support you at any stage of the process, from launching a new asylum application to handling asylum appeals and deportation problems

Applying for a visa isn’t always a straightforward process. It can take time and there are many pitfalls that can be avoided if you have an immigration law expert by your side. At Cartwright King Birmingham we can advise you on all immigration matters, no matter how complex – from simple UK visa applications to asylum applications and deportation.

Our team also regularly helps UK employers who would like to hire professionals who are foreign nationals and need a visa to work and live in the UK.  

Whether you can enter the UK without a visa depends on your country of origin. Most EU and Commonwealth nationals can visit the UK without a visa for up to 6 months whereas those coming from countries that are not on the visa exemption list need a Standard Visa to do so. 

That being said, anyone who wishes to stay in the UK for more than six months must have a visa (unless they are a UK resident or have settled or pre-settled status). 

Speak to our immigration law team to find out more about your visa requirements and eligibility. 

To be eligible for a Skilled Worker Visa, you must be able to demonstrate all of the following:

• An official job offer by a UK employer approved by the Home Office
• A ‘certificate of sponsorship’ from your employer detailing the position you’ve been offered 
• Have a job offer for one of the eligible occupations 
• Meet the minimum salary requirement for your specific job type

To apply for a British passport, you must be a British citizen. You will also be required to provide proof of identity and other supporting documents, such as a birth or adoption certificate and/or evidence of one of your parents’ immigration status (if you were born in the UK before January 1983), or certificate/registration/naturalisation if you were born outside the UK.

Cartwright King Birmingham provides clients in the UK and abroad with immigration law advice on a number of matters, including: 

• Business Immigration
• Sponsor Licence Applications
• Skilled Worker Visa  
• Dependants Of Work Visa Holders
• Student Visa
• Family, Spouse and Partner Visas
• Further Leave to remain application
• Application to regularise leave in the UK
• Private Life Applications
• Long Residence Applications
• Indefinite Leave to Remain 
• British Citizenship Applications
• Visitor Visa UK
• EEA Nationals & Their Family Members
• Super Priority Service (Decision Within 24 Hours)
• Visa Chase Up Service UK
• Various Other Immigration Applications

The legal costs involved in each case are different but here at Cartwright King, we believe in offering clear and comprehensive pricing so feel free to check our immigration fees.

Cartwright King has teams of immigration solicitors based in our offices in Birmingham, Derby, Leeds, Leicester and Nottingham but we work with clients in any location in the UK and abroad.