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Tell us about your move
A few questions shape your checklist and the guidance you see. Plain English, no guesswork.
UK immigration, made simple.
A job, a degree, a partner, a business: the UK has a defined route for each, and you know what it asks before you apply. Most are applied for online, and your family can come with you.
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- Regulated by the SRA
- 35Years in practice
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At a glance
Visa & settlement routes
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Typical decision time
3–12 weeks
Route families (family and settlement visas, founders & investors, other and special route visas, schengen visas, study visas, visit visas, work visas)
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Why United Kingdom
Why the UK
Five years of living here is the usual road to settling for good, and researchers can do it in three. There is also a route that needs no employer and no job offer at all.
Five years, then you can stay for good
Live in the UK for five years on a Skilled Worker or comparable visa and you can apply for indefinite leave to remain. Keep time outside the UK under 180 days in any 12 months and the clock keeps running.
Apply online, prove your identity by phone
You apply online for a Skilled Worker visa. Many people prove who they are by scanning their passport in the UK Immigration: ID Check app rather than booking an appointment at a visa centre.
Your partner and children come too
On many work routes a husband, wife, civil partner, unmarried partner and children under 18 can apply as dependants. A family linking code ties the applications together. Some occupations set extra conditions.
A visa with no employer attached
Global Talent is for leaders and potential leaders in academia, research, arts, culture and digital technology. No sponsor, no job offer. Extensions run from one to five years and you pick the length.
Research done abroad still counts
Researchers and academics on Global Talent can apply to settle after three years, and time spent outside the UK doing research counts towards that three years.
Finish the degree, then stay and look
A Graduate visa lets you stay on after an eligible UK course with no job offer needed. Two years for applications on or before 31 December 2026, 18 months after that, three years with a doctorate.
Family and Settlement Visas
Visa routes for families, partners, dependents, and settlement in the UK.
Founders & Investors
The UK route for setting up and running your own innovative business, rather than being sponsored by an employer.
Other and Special Route Visas
The BN(O) settlement route and the Electronic Travel Authorisation, both tied to nationality rather than to a job or family tie.
Schengen Visas
Short-stay tourist visas for the Schengen countries, for travellers applying from the UK.
Study Visas
Student visa pathways for international study opportunities in the UK.
Visit Visas
Primarily for short-term stays (usually up to 6 months) for tourism, short business trips, medical reasons, or family visits.
Work Visas
For people coming to the UK to work, whether a licensed employer sponsors them, an approved body endorses them, or neither.
From first question to submission-ready.
Do as much as you like yourself, and bring in one of our solicitors at any point.
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Get your documents together
A personalised document checklist, built from your answers, with guided help filling in the forms.
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Have an expert check it
Regulated experts check your application and write the letters of support that make your case for you.
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Ready to submit
A complete, organised bundle: checked, collated and ready to go.
Our immigration practice
Expert advice at hand.
I-Migrator Ltd is a law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales. Our immigration practice is led by Dhruti Thakrar, and the solicitor responsible for your case is named on your file.
Dhruti Thakrar · Solicitor · SRA 158293
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