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Home - The aim of Immigration Consult is to give advice on a wide range of matters, including UK Immigration applications and appeals

About Us - Immigration Consult is backed by a team of qualified lawyers.

Our Services -

• Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP)
  The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) has now been replaced by Tier 1 of the new five-tier points based system. If you are a highly skilled migrant and would like to live and work in the UK or you are looking to extend your leave to remain with your current HSMP visa, you will be required to qualify under the new Tier 1 rules.
  
  
• The UK Immigration Tier System - The new Immigration Tier System will replace the current system. Each of these tiers will require the migrant to score a sufficient amount of points to gain entry in the UK and remain there. These points are awarded for various criteria specific to each tier.
  
  
• Tier 1 is designed to attract top talent from outside the European Union who can contribute the most to the UK economy.
  
• Tier 2 is designed for skilled migrants who have a job offer.
  
• Tier 3 is designed for migrants who are unskilled/low skilled to apply for work within the UK.
  
• Tier 4 is exclusively for students hoping for study within the UK.
  
• Tier 5 is for use by youth and mobility workers. The tier allows people to work in the UK for a temporary period of time.
  

• Work Permits for the UK - How to apply for work permits in the UK
  

• Alternate Options to Work Permits are open to migrant workers with the opportunity to come to the UK on a Business Visit Visa.
  
• Requirements for gaining a Work Permit to the UK are that the chosen candidate is experienced enough to be granted a work permit.
  
• The process of applying for a Work Permit is to fill in the application form WP1. Our experts will then ready through and resolve any issues. We will then send your application off to the Home Office Border and Immigration Agency in order for it to be approved; you should allow a time frame of anything up to four weeks for your application to be approved.
  
• Coming to the UK on a Work Permit you will need your work permit in your possession before you enter the UK.
  
• Occupational Shortage list is a list of jobs where an employer does not need to have prievious advertised.
  
  
  
• UK Family Visa - For family members wishing to join each other in the UK
  
  
  • UK Marriage visa allows spouses or civil partners of UK citizens or permanent residents (people who have Indefinite Leave to Remain) to come to the UK under the marriage visa category.
    
  • Unmarried Partners Visas exists for people who have been in a genuine relationship with a UK citizen or permanent resident (person who has been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain, ILR).
    
  • Fiancée Visa allows applicants who are planning to marry a British citizen or permanent resident in the UK to apply on the basis of being a fiancée.
    
  • Elderly dependent relative visa exists for individuals who are settled in the UK and want to apply to have their elderly dependent relatives join them in the UK.
    
  • Other Relatives Visa
    
        
• EEA/EU and Swiss Nationals - EEA/EU and Swiss Nationals have a right of residency in the UK.
  
  
  
• Workers Registration Scheme - If you are a citizen of any of the countries within this section you will need to register under the Worker Registration Scheme to work for an employer in the UK for more than a month.
  
  
  
• Graduate Students - Post Study Work - has replaced the Science and Engineering Graduates Scheme and the International Graduates Scheme. This is ideal for a non-renewable two-year period but at the end it does not count towards permanent residnece. After the two year period you are expected to transfer to another immigration category.
  
  
  
• Permanent Residence - Indefinite Leave to Remain - UK visa service that grants successful applicants permanent Residence in the UK
  
  
  
• UK Citizenship (Naturalisation / Becoming British) - UK Citizenshipis which is available to foreign nationals who have already gained a permanent resident status in the UK through being granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR).
  
  
  
• Student Visas for entry into the UK - A student visa for migrants wihins to study in the UK
  
  
  • Requirements and Conditions of obtaining a UK Working Holidaymaker Visa
    
  • UK Working Holidaymakers Visa Process varies depending on where you are applying from.
    
  • UK Working Holidaymakers Visa – Commonwealth Countries includes Antigua, Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Namibia, Pakistan, Tonga, Kenya and many more.
    
    
  
  
• Ancestry UK Visas - This will grant you residence in the UK for 5 years.
  
  
  • Irish Ancestry Visas is for commonwealth citizen who have grandparents who were born in Ireland before 1922.
    
  • Commonwealth Countries for a UK Ancestry Visa including Antigua. Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Cyprus
    Dominica, Fiji Islands and many more countries.
        
    
• Other Options for Immigration to the UK - There are many different options open to you when it comes to immigrating to the UK
  
  
  • Au Pair UK Visa allows people between the ages of 17 and 27 who are unmarried and have no dependants to come to the UK for a maximum of two years.
    
  • Domestic Workers UK Visa exists to allow domestic workers such as chauffeurs, gardeners, cooks and nannies etc to enter the UK for between 6 and 12 months.
  
  
  
• UK Medical Profession Visas - Medical professions make up part of the occupational shortage list in the UK as there are a significant shortage of doctors and nurses and dentists as well as other medical professions.
  • UK Visa Requirements for Non-EU Doctors is for foreign doctors from outside of EU countries must be registered with the UK General Medical Council (GMC) in order to practise medicine within the UK.
  • UK Visa Requirements for Non-EU Doctors is for or foreign dentists to be able to take up employment within the UK they must be registered with the General Dental Council (GDC).
  • UK Visa Requirements for Non EU Nurses/Midwives is for nurses and midwives from non EU countries need to be registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to be able to take up employment in the UK.
    
    

• UK Business Visa - The UK encourages anyone who can contribute to British economy to apply for business visas just as anyone who is core to the UK’s business ideology are welcome to join the business professionals here in the UK.
  
  
  • Entrepreneur business visa is for those wishing to come to the UK to start a business.
    
  • The UK Buisness Visa for Investors is aimed at people who are hoping to come to the UK as passive investors.
    
  • Sole Representative Visas for Employers was put in place to help trading companies outside of the UK who have no current UK presence.
    
  • European Community Association Agreement Visa is a British immigration service specifically for nationals of countries with the relevant European Community Association Agreement in place.
    
    

Immigration Process - Immigration into the UK is a relatively straight forward process and is often inexpensive compared to many countries.

FAQ - Some of the most frequently asked questions about Immigration.

Contact Us - Contact us here at Immigration Consult.