SM&B provides legal advice and representation in all immigration applications to the UK Border Agency, including:
- Entry clearance and leave to enter applications (visa applications);
- Further leave to remain (extension applications);
- Indefinite leave to remain (settlement applications);
- Claims for recognition as a refugee;
- Claims for protection under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR);
- Appeals to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT);
- Applications for bail (both to chief immigration officers and the AIT).
More specifically we can assist with applications in the following categories:
- Visitors (including business, medical and family visitors).
- Dependant relatives.
- Certificate of approval for marriages in the UK.
- Applications relating to married, unmarried, civil and engaged partners.
- Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of marriage to or civil partnership with a British citizen;
- Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of employment (eg work permit holders and HSMP participants);
- Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of 10 years lawful residence in the UK.
- Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of 14 years unlawful residence in the UK.
- Indefinite leave to remain on behalf of persons exempt from immigration control (eg members of the Armed Forces and diplomats).
- Applications for humanitarian protection and discretionary leave;
- Registration certificates for EEA family members of EEA nationals.
- Residence cards for non-EEA family members of EEA nationals.
- Residence stamps for non-EEA family member of Accession State nationals.
- Applications for registration certificate under the Workers Registration Scheme for nationals of Accession States.
- Applications relating to inter-country adoptions.
- Postgraduate doctors and dentists.
- Student nurses.
- Applications based on clinical attachments, dental observer posts and PLAB tests.
- Au pairs.
- Applications for leave to enter or remain in order to exercise rights of access to a UK resident child.