One household can have several immigration questions
You may be ready to bring your partner to Leicester while still working out how to evidence your income. Your own settlement application could be approaching, but your children’s position needs separate consideration. Or you may run a business and need advice about both your family plans and recruiting an employee.
These questions can overlap without having the same answer.
Knightsbridge Immigration provides immigration advice for individuals, families and employers in Leicester. We start by understanding what you want to achieve and identifying which questions need addressing first.
Request a Free Case Assessment. You can contact us without documents ready. Tell us what you know, and we will ask the relevant questions.
Planning a future together in Leicester
For a couple planning to live together, the immediate concern may be when a partner can arrive. Preparing the application means looking more closely at both partners’ circumstances, their immigration history and how the relevant requirements would be met.
Children can introduce additional questions. Their nationality, current location and immigration position need to be understood individually, rather than assumed to follow automatically from a parent’s application.
We can discuss spouse and partner applications, dependant visas, extensions, settlement and British citizenship enquiries. Explain who is involved and what you hope to happen next. If you have previously applied, received a refusal or changed your plans, mention that too.
You do not need to work out which details matter before speaking with us. Part of the initial conversation is establishing what needs checking.
Business income needs the right starting point
Leicester City Council identifies a strong small business community and a continuing manufacturing base within the city’s economy. For business owners considering a family application, understanding their income arrangements can be an important part of preparation.
Employment, self-employment and income received through a company can require different evidence. A person who describes themselves as “working for my own business” has given us a useful starting point, but further questions may be needed before identifying the documents relevant to their application.
We would want to understand how the business operates, your role and how you receive income. Detailed advice can then establish what the evidence needs to demonstrate.
This is why collecting paperwork should follow an assessment of the circumstances. Asking your accountant for everything may produce a substantial bundle while leaving a relevant question unanswered. A focused request gives both you and your accountant a clearer task.
Personal permission and business recruitment
Running a business can create two separate immigration enquiries: your permission to work in it and the business’s ability to sponsor someone else.
A sponsor licence enquiry should therefore begin with the organisation and its proposed recruitment. Who would employ the worker? What would they do? Does the business already have sponsorship arrangements, and what timetable is being considered?
We can discuss sponsor licence and sponsored worker support, establish the work required and explain the proposed scope and fees.
If the enquiry concerns your own immigration position, we consider that separately. Keeping those questions clear helps avoid building a recruitment plan around assumptions that have not been checked.
Consultations for Leicester residents
You can access our Leicester service online, whether you live in Belgrave, Evington, Highfields or elsewhere in the city. An online consultation avoids arranging travel and can allow a partner overseas to join where appropriate.
In-person consultations are also available in Leicester by appointment. Contact us to discuss availability; we will confirm the venue and arrangements before you travel. Derby is our main East Midlands location.
You do not need to bring an organised document bundle to make the first enquiry. Tell us about your circumstances, including anything you are unsure of.
What happens if you instruct us?
The agreed service sets out the work we will undertake. Depending on your instructions, this may include eligibility advice, a tailored evidence checklist, application preparation and checks of the supporting information.
We explain why requested evidence matters. If records contain conflicting dates or leave something unclear, we identify the issue and discuss what is needed to address it.
If you are comparing immigration solicitors in Leicester or searching for an immigration lawyer in Leicester, Knightsbridge Immigration is an immigration advisory practice. We explain whether your matter falls within our authorisation and when another appropriately authorised professional is needed.
Your Free Case Assessment
Start with what is happening now, what you want to achieve and any deadline you know about.
The Free Case Assessment helps establish whether we can assist and the appropriate next step. Detailed advice or evidence assessment is agreed separately, with the work and fees explained before you proceed.
Give us the information you have. We will guide the conversation from there.
