Services

 

SMT Law Associates provides legal advice and representation in all immigration applications to the UK Border Agency, including:

                   ● Entry clearance and leave to enter applications (visa applications);

                   ● Further leave to remain (extension applications);

                   ● Indefinite leave to remain (settlement applications);

                   ● Notifying UKBA of change of address

                   ● Extension of temporary admission

                   ● Applications for permission to work (Asylum Cases )

                   ● Travel documents applications for someone granted Humanitarian Protection / Exceptional Leave to Remain.

                   ● All Applications under Points Based System

 

More specifically we can assist with applications in the following categories:

 

                  ● Students.

                  ● Dependant relatives.

                  ● Certificate of approval for marriages in the UK.

                  ● Applications relating to married, unmarried, civil and engaged partners.

                  ● Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of marriage to or civil partnership with a British Citizen;

                  ● Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of employment (eg work permit holders and HSMP participants);

                  ● Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of 10 years lawful residence in the UK or 14 years unlwful residence in the UK.

                  ● Indefinite leave to remain on behalf of persons exempt from immigration control (eg members of the Armed Forces and diplomats).

                  ● Registration certificates for EEA family members of EEA nationals.

                  ● Residence cards for non-EEA family members of EEA nationals.

                  ● Residence stamps for non-EEA family member of Accession State nationals.

                  ● Applications for registration certificate under the Workers Registration Scheme for nationals of Accession States.

                  ● Applications relating to inter-country adoptions.

                  ● Postgraduate doctors and dentists.

                  ● Student nurses.

                  ● Applications based on clinical attachments, dental observer posts and PLAB tests.

                  ● Au pairs.

                  ● Applications for leave to enter or remain in order to exercise rights of access to a UK resident child.

 

Our immigration advisers provide legal advice and representation in all business immigration applications to the UK Border Agency, in particular:

                 ● Applications for a sponsor licence under the Points-Based System.

                 ● Tier 2 of the Points-Based System applicaitons (replacing the Work Permit scheme), including:

                                                                  ● inter-company transfers;

                                                                   senior board-level posts;

                                                                   shortage occupations;

                                                                   Sportspersons.

                 ● Tier 1 (General) - replacing the "Highly Skilled Migrant Programme".

                 ● Tier 1 (Investor) - replacing the "Investor" category.

                 ● Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - replacing the "Entrepreneur" and "Innovator" category.

                 ● Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) - replacing the "International Graduates Scheme".

                 ● Applications under EC Association Agreements.

                 ● Business visitors.