If you overstay a UK visa by 30 days or less and then leave the UK voluntarily at your own expense, the Home Office does not treat that overstay as a...
UK immigration solicitors.
Advising individuals, families and employers in the UK and around the world since 2008. Founded by a former Home Office immigration officer.
- Established in 2008
- SRA No. 838255
- Fixed fees, quoted before we start
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Latest immigration news
- Home Secretary publishes earned settlement policy with 10-year default for ILR
- Minister of Religion time limit removed as HC 584 changes take effect
- Budget 2026 sets out Skilled Worker, graduate and talent visa changes
- Home Office publishes final impact assessment for Immigration and Asylum Bill
Updated 2 November All immigration news
How we can help
Applications, extensions and appeals across the UK immigration system, for people and for the businesses that employ them.
For you and your family
- Spouse visa For the husband or wife of a British citizen or a person settled in the UK, with a route to settlement.
- Visitor visas Short visits to the UK for tourism, family, business or a short course, usually for up to 6 months.
- Parent of a Child Student visa For one parent who comes to live with a child aged 4 to 11 who studies at an independent school in the UK.
- Student visa For students aged 16 or over studying at a licensed UK university, college or school with a CAS.
- Indefinite leave to remain (settlement) Settling permanently in the UK after a qualifying period on a work, family or other route.
- British citizenship Naturalisation as a British citizen and registration of children.
For employers and entrepreneurs
- Sponsor licence application How UK employers get a Home Office sponsor licence to hire workers from overseas, and what the Home Office checks.
- Sponsor licence compliance The duties that come with a sponsor licence, the reporting deadlines, and how to prepare for a Home Office visit.
- Skilled Worker visa The main UK work visa: an eligible job with a licensed employer, with a route to settlement after five years.
- Self-sponsored Skilled Worker visa Using a UK company you own to obtain a sponsor licence and sponsor yourself on a Skilled Worker visa.
- Global Talent visa For leaders and future leaders in research, the arts and digital technology. No job offer or sponsor needed.
- Innovator Founder visa For founders setting up an innovative, viable and scalable business in the UK, with settlement possible after 3 years.
- Turkish Businessperson visa: extensions and settlement For people already in the UK on the Ankara Agreement (ECAA) route.
Refused, or facing a deadline? Appeals, administrative review and judicial review
Behind every application, there’s a person.
Advice from someone who has worked inside the system.
Before qualifying as a solicitor, William Garth Coates worked at the Home Office as an immigration officer, and he has now worked in UK immigration for 33 years. He founded the firm in 2008 to give people and businesses clear advice from lawyers who know how applications are decided.
Today our solicitors and caseworkers advise clients in London and around the world, in English, Arabic, Cantonese, French, Korean, Mandarin, Pidgin English, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian and Yoruba.
William Garth CoatesPrincipal partner
Guides and analysis
Longer explanations of UK visa routes and the questions our clients ask most.
If you overstay a UK visa by 30 days or less and then leave the UK voluntarily at your own expense, the Home Office does not treat that overstay as a...
If you overstay a UK visa by 30 days or less and then leave the UK voluntarily at your own expense, the Home Office does not treat that overstay as a...
The team
Every client’s work is managed and supervised by the firm’s senior lawyers.
“The people’s good is the highest law.”
What our clients say
Special thank you to Nataliya for helping and guiding me step by step to fulfill the requirements for the application from beginning until I got the visa. My case was quite complicated, however, Nataliya was helping me to give the solution to make it happen.
Celemet was very kind and explained in detail why the initial application got rejected and what the next steps would be. Instead of appealing, we replied with the help of Celemet and his team. Everything was super professional, timely and thorough!
Right from the orientation call on Day 1 till receiving our visa approvals, we had a pleasant and professional experience. Not only were all our queries patiently addressed, but the applications itself were very professionally prepared and extremely thorough.
