Sunrise Solicitors are specialist immigration lawyers based in Manchester, UK. As one of the best UK immigration solicitors, we provide expert immigration advice and legal representations concerning all types of UK immigration matters. Our highly qualified and experienced immigration lawyers have wealth of knowledge and extensive experience of handling all types of UK immigration matters. As expert immigration lawyers in Manchester, we have successfully helped thousands of clients with their immigration cases. We can represent you in your immigration matter on fixed fee basis with flexible payment terms allowing our clients to pay our fixed fees in instalments. The high quality of our services is self-evident from the reviews of our clients.
Immigration Advice Service UK
As specialist immigration lawyers in Manchester, we can provide following immigration advice services for UK visa and immigration matters:
Free Immigration Advice Online
Ask a question to our free immigration advice lawyers for free immigration advice online by completing our enquiry form and one of our free immigration advice solicitors will aim to respond to your immigration enquiry within 24 hours of receiving your immigration enquiry.
Detailed Immigration Advice & Consultation From Just £80 + VAT (If VAT Is Applicable)
You can book an appointment for detailed immigration advice and consultation from just £80 + VAT (if VAT is applicable) for up to half an hour session.
During the consultation, we will advise you about the relevant immigration laws, procedures, requirements, documents, etc after discussing the same with you in detail. We will also advise you about chances of success in your immigration case and the timescale for a decision to be reached on your immigration matter. Your attention will be drawn to the weaknesses and strengths of your immigration case so that the prospects of success can be increased, if possible. We will address all the questions you may have in relation to your immigration matter.
Application / Documents Checking Service
As specialist immigration lawyers in Manchester, we can provide application / documents checking service for your immigration application for a fee from £300 + VAT. You can submit an online request to book an appointment for application / documents checking service for your immigration application.
UK Visa & Immigration Applications
Our specialist immigration lawyers in Manchester can help with all types of UK visa and immigration applications. The various stages of UK immigration application for which our immigration solicitors can provide immigration advice and representations include the following:
- UK Visa Entry Clearance Applications
- Switching Visas Within UK
- UK Visa Extension/Renewal
- ILR Applications
- British Citizenship Applications
- British Passport Application
Family Members Of British Citizens / Settled Persons
You can apply for family visa as a family member of a British Citizen or settled person (ILR holder) to stay in the UK with British Citizen or settled person. Family visas are also known as "settlement visas". Most applications by family members of British Citizens / settled persons are made under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules.
As specialist family visa solicitors, we can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee immigration advice and legal representations for following family visa applications:
- Fiancé(e) Visa Entry Clearance For UK
- Proposed Civil Partner Visa For UK
- Spouse Visa UK (5 Years Route)
- Spouse Visa UK (10 Years Route)
- Unmarried Partner Visa (5 Years Route)
- Unmarried Partner Visa (10 Years Route)
- Civil Partner Visa UK (5 Years Route)
- Civil Partner Visa UK (10 Years Route)
- Same Sex Partner Visa UK (5 Years Route)
- Same Sex Partner Visa UK (10 Years Route)
- Adult Dependent Relative (ADR) Visa
- ILR As A Victim Of Domestic Violence
- ILR As A Bereaved Partner
- Parent Of British Child Visa (5 Years Route)
- Parent Of British Child Visa (10 Years Route)
- Children Of British Citizen / Settled Persons
- Adopted Children Of British Citizens / Settled Persons
For any human rights applications from within the UK, our immigration lawyers can provide immigration advice and legal representations for the following applications to the Home Office UKVI:
Work Visa UK
As specialist work visa solicitors, we can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations for all types of UK work visa applications. Our expert team of work visa solicitors in Manchester can provide legal help and assistance for the following UK work visa categories:
- Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa UK
- Tier 1 Investor Visa UK
- Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa
- Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa UK
- Skilled Worker Visa UK
- Tier 2 General Visa UK
- T2 Minister Of Religion Visa UK
- T2 Sportsperson Visa UK
- Intra Company Transfer (ICT) Visa
- Post Study Work (PSW) Visa UK
- Hong Kong BNO Visa UK
- Sole Representative Of An Overseas Business Visa
- UK Ancestry Visa
- T5 Religious Worker Visa UK
- T5 Charity Worker Visa
- T5 Creative & Sporting Worker Visa
- T5 Government Authorised Exchange Scheme
- T5 International Agreement Worker Visa
- T5 Youth Mobility Scheme Visa UK
- T5 Seasonal Worker Visa UK
- Start-up Visa UK
- Innovator Visa UK
- Overseas Media Representative Visa UK
- Domestic Worker Visa UK
- Turkish ECAA Worker Visa UK
- Turkish ECAA Businessperson Visa UK
If your work visa application is refused by the Home Office UKVI, our expert immigration lawyers in Manchester can help you challenge the refusal of your work visa application. We provide following services for challenging refusal of work visa applications:
- Administrative Review against the refusal of work visa
- Pre Action Protocol (PAP) For Judicial Review (JR)
- Immigration Judicial Review (JR)
Dependants Of Work Visa Holders
If you are a dependant partner, spouse or child of a person with work visa in the UK, you can apply for dependant visa to join or stay with the work visa holder in the UK. The dependants of work visa holders are normally granted permission to stay in the UK until the expiry of the leave granted to the work visa holder who is sponsoring their stay in the UK. In most categories of work visas, the dependants of work visa holders can apply for ILR in the UK upon completion of 5 years in the UK on dependant visa. In some cases, the dependants can apply for ILR at same time when the main applicant is applying for ILR regardless of the length of their residence in the UK.
As specialist dependant visa solicitors, we can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations for the following dependant visas:
- Dependants Of Tier 1 Entrepreneur
- Dependants Of Tier 1 Investor
- Dependants Of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent
- Dependants Of Tier 2 General Migrant
- Dependants Of Skilled Worker
- Dependants Of T2 Minister Of Religion
- Dependants Of ICT Migrant
- Dependants Of T2 Sportsperson
- Dependants Of T5 Religious Worker
- Dependants Of T5 Charity Worker
- Dependants Of T5 Creative & Sporting Worker
- Dependants Of T5 Government Authorised Exchange Worker
- Dependants Of Tier 5 International Agreement Worker
- Dependants Of Start-up Migrant
- Dependants Of Innovator Migrant
- Dependants Of Global Talent Migrant
- Dependants Of Sole Representative
- Dependants Of Overseas Media Representative
- Dependants Of UK Ancestry Migrant
- Dependants Of BNO Visa Holder
- Dependants Of Turkish ECAA Worker
- Dependants Of Turkish ECAA Businessperson
- Dependants Of Students
Sponsor Licence Applications
As a UK employer, you need to have sponsor licence for you to employ a foreign worker in your UK business. Sponsor licence is granted normally for a period of 4 years and can be renewed every 4 years. Once you have acquired a sponsor licence, you can assign a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to a migrant worker to sponsor them for UK work visa. Our specialist team of sponsor licence solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations for following matters relating to sponsor licence:
- Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence
- T2 Minister Of Religion Sponsor Licence
- T2 ICT Sponsor Licence
- T2 Sportsperson Sponsor Licence
- T5 Creative Or Sporting Sponsor Licence
- T5 Religious Worker Sponsor Licence
- T5 Charity Worker Sponsor Licence
- T5 International Agreement Worker Sponsor Licence
- T5 Government Authorised Exchange Worker Sponsor Licence
- Home Office Sponsor Licence Compliance Visit
- Sponsor Licence Renewal
- Challenging The Refusal / Revocation Of Sponsor Licence
Long Residence Applications
You can apply for further leave to remain or Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) on the basis of long residence in the UK. The requirements for applications on the basis of long residence are set out in part 7 of the Immigration Rules. All long residence applications are treated as human rights claims by the Home Office UKVI and a refusal of a long residence application normally triggers an in-country right of appeal unless the human rights claim is certified by the Home Office UKVI as manifestly unfounded.
As specialist long residence solicitors, our expert team of lawyers can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee immigration advice and legal representations for the following applications based on long residence:
- ILR - 10 Years Long Residence
- Further Leave To Remain - 10 Years Long Residence
- 20 Years Long Residence Application
Private Life Applications
The private life applications on the basis of private life established in the UK by the applicants are made under paragraph 276ADE in part 7 of the Immigration Rules. The private life applications are considered as human rights applications under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and refusal of such applications will normally attract an in-country right of appeal against the refusal of human rights claim unless the human rights claim is certified by the Home Office UKVI as manfistly unfounded.
Applications based on private life under paragraph 276ADE can only be made from inside the UK and one cannot submit such application from outside the UK. Furthermore, the private life route is a 10-year route. There is no 5-year route to settlement for those who seek to rely on their private life to remain in the UK.
Following are the various applications which can be made by a person based on his/her private life in the UK under paragraph 276ADE of the Immigration Rules:
- 20 Years Long Residence Application
- 7 Years Child Residence Route
- Very Signifant Obstacles To Integration
- Over 18, Under 25 and Spent Half Of Life In The UK
Where you cannot succeed in your application under the UK immigration rules, our immigration lawyers can submit your immigration application for Discretionary Leave outside the Immigration Rules.
Visitor Visa UK
UK visitor visa is for a person who wants to come to the UK, usually for up to six months, for a temporary purpose, for example as a tourist, to visit friends or family or to carry out a business activity. Visitors cannot work or study in the UK unless this is allowed by the permitted activities that are set out in the visitor visa Rules.
Each visitor must meet the requirements of Appendix V of the Immigration Rules, even if they are travelling as, for example, a family group, a tour group or a school party. All visitor visa applications are decided based on the information provided by the applicant and any other relevant circumstances at the date of decision.
It is not possible to switch to become a visitor while in the UK where a person is in the UK in breach of immigration laws or has entry clearance or leave to enter or remain for another purpose.
As specialist visitor visa solicitors, we can provide expert immigration advice and representations for following matters involving visitor visas:
- Entry Clearance For Visitor Visa UK
- Extension / Renewal Of Visitor Visa UK
- Challenging Refusal Of Visitor Visa UK
EEA Nationals & Their Family Members
If you are an EEA national or a family member of an EEA national, you can stay in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) or under the EEA Regulations. Following the introduction of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) as a result of Brexit, the EU nationals and their family members have right to live and work in the UK and can apply for pre-settled or settled status in the UK under the EU settlement scheme (EUSS). Our expert team of EU law solicitors can provide legal help and assistance with your application for pre-settled status or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) or an application under the EEA Regulations.
The various applications which can be made to the by the EEA nationals and their family members are listed below:
- EEA Family Permit
- Pre-settled Status Application
- Settled Status Application
- Administrative Review (AR) Of Refusal Of Pre-settled or Settled Status Application
- Retaining Right Of Residence After Divorce
- Derivative Residence Card Application
- Extended Family Members Residence Card
British Citizenship Applications
To become a British citizen, you can either apply to naturalise as a British citizen or register as a British citizen, depending on your personal circumstances. Becoming a British citizen is a significant life event. It allows you to apply for a British citizen passport, and gives you the opportunity to participate more fully in the life of your local community.
If your application for British Citizenship is refused by the Home Office UKVI, you can apply for the reconsideration of the nationality application.
As specialist immigration lawyers in Manchester, we can provide immigration and legal representations for the following matters involving British citizenship:
- Naturalisation As A British Citizen
- Registration As A British Citizen
- Reconsideration Of Naturalisation / Nationality Application
- British Passport Application
- Appeal Against Deprivation Of British Citizenship
Super Priority Service (Decision Within 24 Hours)
As the expert immigration solicitors based in Manchester, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Super Priority Service (SPS) for your application whereby decision on your application will be made by the Home Office UKVI within 24 hours of the enrolment of your biometrics.
Our immigration solicitors can prepare and submit your immigration application to the Home Office, UKVI through Super Priority Service (SPS) and get a decision on your immigration application within 24 hours. This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your application for months (sometimes years).
Visa Chase Up Service UK
If you have made an immigration application to the Home Office, UKVI and your immigration application has been pending with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) for more than 6 months, we can chase up the Home Office, UKVI and make legal representations to the Home Office, UKVI for a quick decision to be made on the outstanding immigration application. As a result of our legal representations to the Home Office, UKVI, your immigration application is likely to be decided within 2 to 4 weeks. READ MORE
Various Other Immigration Applications
In addition to the immigration applications referred above, our specialist immigration lawyers in Manchester can provide the expert immigration advice and legal representations for following other immigration applications:
- Asylum & Humanitarian Protection Applications
- Travel Documents & Certificates Of Travel
- Stateless Persons & Their Family Members
- Immigration Bail Application
- Compensation For Unlawful Immigration Detention
- Deportation From The UK
- NTL Application
- Returning Resident Visa Entry Clearance
- Subject Access Request (SAR) To Home Office UKVI
- BRP Replacement Application
- Replacement BRP Visa Application From Outside The UK
- Immigration Applications From Overstayers In The UK
- Discretionary Leave Applications
- Fee Waiver Application
- Application To Allow Access To Public Funds
Challenging Home Office Refusal Decisions
You can challenge the Home Office UKVI refusal decision if your immigration application has been refused by the Home Office UKVI and you believe the refusal decision to be unlawful. You should have good grounds to challenge the refusal of your immigration application so that you can prove the refusal decision of the Home Office UKVI not to be in accordance with the relevant facts and laws (including immigration rules and case-laws).
You can legally challenge an unlawful decision of the Home Office, UKVI, decision of the HM Passport Office (HMPO) or an appeal decision if there are good grounds for the decision to be challenged by one of the available legal remedies. As specialist immigration solicitors, we provide a vast range of legal services for challenging the refusal decisions of the Home Office UKVI. We also provide legal representations to our clients in challenging the delay on part of the Home Office UKVI in reaching a timely decision on the immigration application where the applicant is prejudiced by such delay.
Following are the various legal remedies available under the UK immigration laws to challenge the Home Office UKVI refusal decisions:
- Reconsideration Of Naturalisation / Nationality Application
- Challenging Refusal Of Visitor Visa UK
- Immigration Appeals
- Administrative Review (AR)
- Pre Action Protocol (PAP)
- Immigration Judicial Review (JR)
Commissioners For Oaths
A Commissioner for Oaths is appointed by the Lord Chancellor. The powers granted are to administer oaths, take affidavits and statutory declarations.
This is an appointment automatically granted to certain legal professionals who are in practice in their respective profession or to some others because of their particular position or role in the legal system.
The list of the legal professionals who are Commissioners for Oaths automatically is as given below:
- Barrister
- Solicitor
- Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives
- Notary Public
- Licenced Conveyancer
As such, the solicitors at Sunrise Solicitors are automatically Commissioners For Oaths and have powers to administer oaths, take affidavits and statutory declarations.
As solicitors and commissioners for oath, we can provide the following services:
