Mr. Amir I. Naviwala (MD / Specialist Solicitor / Principal)
Mr Amir Naviwala is a specialist immigration solicitor with immense experience of practising UK immigration nationality laws from 2002. He is the owner and Managing Director of Sunrise Solicitors Limited trading under the name of Sunrise Solicitors.
Introduction
Mr Amir Naviwala is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. He has been involved in the provision of legal services since 1996 when he started practising law in foreign jurisdiction before he arrived in the UK in 1998. He began practising mainly immigration law in the UK and has been continuously involved in the provision of immigration legal services under other areas of practice ever since. His experience has led him to acquire a vast knowledge in the field and resulted in specialisation in UK immigration over this substantial period. He has represented thousands of immigration clients at all stages of immigration cases including representations at the Home Office and immigration courts in the UK. His experience of providing advocacy services in immigration courts has further developed his skills and experience in assessing the UK immigration cases from the point of view of the expectations of the Immigration Judges. This has provided him the ability to significantly enhance his skills of case analysis, resulting in a higher success rate for clients he represents.
Mr Amir Naviwala has dedicated his career to the provision of the best immigration legal services for his clients and leaves no stone unturned. His law practice is primarily his obligation to his clients, and he holds this priority over his business, focusing on quality over quantity. He is a believer of honesty not deceit when providing his legal opinion on the merits of immigration cases so that any and all potential clients understand the true prospects of success and have full autonomy before instructing us and incurring the costs for our legal services.
Leadership Skills
Amir Naviwala is the sole director of Sunrise Solicitors, London, and his leadership reflects both practical business experience and a clear understanding of people. Before entering the legal profession, he ran his own small business overseas for around seven years before moving to the UK. That experience gave him a strong foundation in leadership, including the ability to understand situations quickly, make timely decisions, respond effectively to different needs, and deal with people according to their role and circumstances.
After arriving in the UK, Amir took on a variety of work commitments, which also gave him valuable experience of working under employers. This broadened his perspective and helped him understand the workplace from both sides. He appreciates the needs of employees, while also being able to consider matters from an employer’s point of view and assess how decisions should be made in that position.
Amir believes that a healthy, open and supportive working environment is essential to achieving the best results from a team. In his view, when people are able to work with peace of mind, they are more productive, more focused, and more capable of delivering a higher standard of work. This approach is reflected in the feedback received by the firm. In Google reviews, clients frequently mention the individual who assisted them, whether that was a member of the admin team, a case manager, a caseworker, or Amir himself. The appreciation shown in those reviews reflects not only the efforts of individuals, but also the wider working culture within the firm.
A significant part of Amir’s leadership approach is his belief that a team should first be given the support, respect and environment they deserve, and only then be expected to fulfil their responsibilities to the highest standard. As a result, clients often regard the entire Sunrise team as a reliable and effective source of help. That impression is closely linked to Amir’s vision, his leadership style, and the standards he has established within the firm.
Expertise
Amir Naviwala specialises in most of the UK visa and immigration categories, some of which are listed below:
- All work visa categories such as PSW/Graduate Route, Skilled Worker, Global Talent, Start-up/Scale up, Health Care worker, Tier 1, Tier 2, Minister of Religion, Sole Representative visa, ICT/Global Business Mobility and many more.
- Asylum
- Human Rights/Private Life/Family Life/Discretionary Leave/Humanitarian Protection.
- Deportation matter
- All Applications under Appendix FM Family Route
- All Applications under Appendix Private Life such as under 7 years, between 18 years to 25 years, 20 years Long Residence or even under less than 20 Years of Residence.
- Partner/Spouse/Fiancée/Same Sex Relationship Leave to Remain/Entry Clearance
- Long Residence Applications under 10 years Lawful Residence
- Applications as a Victim of Domestic Violence
- UK Ancestry Applications
- Adult Dependant Relative Applications
- Applications as Parents of a Child who has lived in the Uk for 7 years or who is British or Settled in the UK
- Applications for Entry Clearance or Leave to Remain by Children
- Applications under EU Regulations (before Brexit) and EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- Unlawful detention matter under “No Win No Fee” basis
- British Citizenship applications including applications for naturalisation and registration as British Citizen
- Immigration Appeals involving all the immigration matters as listed above
- Judicial Review matters
- Court of Appeal matters
Since 2008, Amir has formed his own company and has been working as an Immigration Supervisor which involves actively supervising the immigration solicitors and caseworkers who are carrying out immigration casework on allocated matters. Each immigration matter allocated by him to a solicitor or caseworker is done following thorough assessment by him as the supervisor to ensure a high quality of service. Amir can gladly claim that he has earned an extremely respectable position in the field of UK Immigration law. The primary reason for this achievement is his trustworthiness and high quality of legal services which he renders to his clients.
With over three decades of overall legal experience, Amir Naviwala has built a strong reputation as a respected immigration solicitor in London. He is known for achieving successful results in some of the most difficult and high-stakes immigration cases. Mr Naviwala has dealt with many important matters involving complex legal issues and serious personal challenges, often securing life-changing outcomes for his clients. These include defending clients against deprivation of British citizenship, challenging deportation orders, and resolving long-standing immigration problems through careful legal strategy and effective advocacy.
The cases highlighted here are only a small example of Amir’s wide experience in complex immigration matters. His ability to deal with detailed legal issues, together with his strong commitment to the welfare of his clients, makes him a trusted and reliable professional in the field of UK immigration law.
Landmark Cases
Below are some of the “landmark cases” on Amir’s record where his clients were in very difficult situations and held complex matters. Many of these cases fell outside the rules and required demanding work to be argued as exceptional cases. His clients trusted his assessments and achieved their remarkable outcomes:
| Case Nature | Decision |
| British passport application for a child from outside the UK whose father withdrew his the sponsorship to the application of the child | Represented in a child’s British passport application from outside the UK when British father of the child withdrew his support to issue the British passport to his child. The passport was issued and given to the non-British mother of the child. The process did not involve any court litigation. |
| 2025 – Entry Clearance application for a mother, single mother of a British child on compelling and compassionate circumstances. | Represented the applicant, a single living in her native country in compelling and compassionate circumstances with 2 British children. She was unable pay the fee for the Home Office so secured fee waiver first as well. |
| 2024/25 – Saved a client from Deprivation of British nationality when the client had a sentence of 2 years of imprisonment in the past originally she did not disclose that when applied for her British citizenship | After 20 years or so a client received the letter for her expected deprivation of her British nationality which she obtained by not revealing the real facts. It is a miraculous sort of outcome in terms of the in the terms of timing as this happened in 2024/25 when the Home Office is very strict towards the nationality matters. |
| 2024 – Entry Clearance granter to the wife of a non-settled person in the UK who was on parent route visa, which does not allow to bring any dependants | Represented a client outside the UK who wanted to join her husband who was living in the UK on a parent of a British child. the client was advised to make an Entry Clearance application by arguing the possible interference with the family life which was originally established outside the UK. The applicant was also having the refusals of visitors visas recently as well. |
| 2022 – Visitor visa to Indefinite leave to Remain direct, no leave granted in between | Obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain in the first attempt for an applicant in the UK who was on visitor’s visa for a duration of less than 6 months due to bereavement. |
| 2022 – Returning resident after losing Indefinite Leave to Remain by living away for more than 2 years from the UK – coming back to UK after 22 years | Obtaining returning resident (restoring indefinite leave) visa for a client who has lived out of the UK continuously for over 22 years based on her personal circumstances. |
| 2021/22 – Indefinite Leave to Remain granted under EU settlement Indefinite Leave to Remain granted under EU settlement whilst applicant being living outside the UK and without meeting 5 years residence requirement under EU law and being out of the country for nearly 4 years immediately prior to the grant. | Obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK for a client under EU Settlement Scheme when he has been living out of the UK for nearly four years and who had never been granted Pre-Settled status in the UK before. |
| 2020/21 – Indefinite Leave to Remain under Domestic violence | Client’s first application and Administrative Review applications got refused. The main incident of Domestic Violence happened approximately 6 months prior to the applicant’s separation from the sponsor wife. |
| 2020/21 – Returning resident got granted, ILR restored, applicant’s ILR revoked due to more than 2 years absence from the UK – wanted to come back to the UK after 13/14 years | Obtaining returning resident (restoring indefinite leave) visa for 3 members of the same family after they have lived for over 14 years outside the UK. |
| 2020/21 – Indefinite Leave to Remain under Domestic violence | Obtaining Indefinite leave to remain in the first attempt for a client under domestic violence category whose application was twice refused as well as his admin reviews were refused twice as well. No first class evidence available but wife locked him out of the house. |
| 2021/22 – Adult Dependant Relative | (outside the rules, within the UK application, leave granted for 2.5 years) with not physical disability Obtained limited leave to remain in the UK for the applicant who was having no major health issues, or he was not requiring physical care but the emotional support only from his two sons who he joined them after more than 20 years living away. |
| 2021/22 – Indefinite Leave to Enter granted as an Adult Dependant Relative on Entry Clearance Applications, after winning the appeal from the tribunal in the UK | Obtained Indefinite Leave to Enter after appealing for two different clients from two different countries where the care homes were available to provide the care, but the Judge did not accept that as an option for the appellants |
| 2021/22 – Unlawful Detention, special damages, loss of earnings for nearly two years period of one claimant | In one of the unlawful detentions matters he managed to get a family of two, the compensation of over £100,000 (one hundred thousand) for the unlawful detention and special damages. |
| 2018/19 – Naturalisation – Not meeting residence requirements | Obtaining Nationality (British Citizenship) for a client who remain out of the UK for nearly 1400 days in the past 8 years or so. |
| 2018/19 – Naturalisation – lived in the UK for hardly 90 days only in a year during last 10 years or so | Obtaining Nationality (British Citizenship) for a client who would have hardly remain in the UK for nearly 90 days per year in the last 8 years or so when the legal requirement is to live for 270 per year. |
| 2018/19 – Indefinite Leave to Remain granted to the spouse of the bereaved partner when the applicant was in the UK as a visitor and not under partner leave | Obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain for a client in the UK who was on a visitor’s visa in the UK. This option is not available under the rules. |
With over two decades of legal experience, Amir Naviwala has built a distinguished reputation as an expert immigration solicitor in London who consistently delivers successful outcomes in some of the most challenging and high-stakes immigration cases. Mr. Amir has handled many important cases with complex legal issues and personal challenges, often achieving life-changing outcomes for his clients. These include defending against deprivation of British citizenship, overturning deportation orders, and resolving long-standing immigration issues through expert legal strategy and advocacy.
The cases highlighted here are only a few examples of Amir’s extensive experience in complex immigration matters. His ability to handle nuanced legal challenges, combined with a deep commitment to client welfare, sets him apart as a trusted legal professional in the field of UK immigration law.
Civil Litigation, Family, Employment and Other Matters
While studying law in a foreign jurisdiction, Amir began his apprenticeship in criminal law, but after about a year he moved into civil law. Since 2002, he has been involved mainly in immigration matters. However, after establishing Sunrise Solicitors, he also had the opportunity to deal with other areas of law on the civil side, including civil claims, personal injury and conveyancing. He continued this work for several years, but because of his heavy involvement in immigration law, he chose to focus primarily on that area. Since 2022, however, he has become actively involved again in civil matters and now effectively supervises the firm’s civil litigation department as well.
Over the years, Amir has dealt with a wide range of matters, including money recovery claims, property disputes, housing claims, possession matters, compensation claims, family matters such as divorce, financial orders, child maintenance, occupation orders and non-molestation matters, as well as landlord and tenant disputes, including Section 21 and Section 8 matters, employment law issues, personal injury and other civil matters. With three decades of experience, he is able to understand issues quickly and guide clients in the right direction, supported where appropriate by modern legal research tools, including AI-assisted search. His experience also helps him to understand the client’s concerns from the client’s own point of view, as he takes care to examine even the smaller details, which are often key to identifying the real problem. He believes in providing a good and effective service, which is reflected in the work carried out by the firm’s caseworkers and case managers. Under his leadership, the wider team continues to perform to a high standard and works hard to meet clients’ needs. Clients also often find the administrative staff very helpful, as they are the first point of contact and an important bridge in helping clients reach the right people to address their problems.
Reviews
To find out how clients feel about Sunrise Solicitors an their Managing Director, Mr Amir Naviwala, simply click here, you can find our genuine and authentic reviews made by those who attended a consultation and those who instructed us to carry out their applications. He has proved that he and his team has been serving his thousands of clients very successfully since 2008. We value full disclosure and Amir will be able to explain the exact conditions should there not be a viable solution to an immigration case. His attention to detail and relationship with clients has also been reflected in referrals from family and friends.
Amir Naviwala is also socially very active and well known to the local community. Mr Amir is a kind person and always tends to help others and come forward to tackle any issues that are brought to him. He loves to take big challenges in life and has always focused on the righteousness. Our MD believes that being a responsible citizen, it is his obligation to act for the betterment of the society where he lives.
