IAA Advisor
UK Visa Services

Advice across the full range of UK immigration routes.

Browse our advisory services by category. Each route includes a tailored process, evidence pack and refusal-risk assessment.

Category A

Visit the UK with Confidence

Planning a holiday or visiting family? Short-stay UK entry for tourism, business and medical trips.

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Standard Visitor Visa

General entry for leisure, family or short business activities up to 6 months.

For: Travellers visiting the UK for tourism or short stays.

Family Visitor Visa

Visit close relatives lawfully settled in the UK.

For: Parents, siblings and relatives of UK residents.

Business Visitor Visa

Permitted meetings, conferences and short business activities.

For: Executives, consultants and overseas employees.

Tourism Visitor Visa

Discover the UK as a holiday or leisure visitor.

For: Tourists and short-stay holidaymakers.

Medical Visitor Visa

Private medical treatment in the United Kingdom.

For: Patients seeking treatment with UK clinicians.

Visitor Visa Refusal Support

Review and re-application strategy after a refusal decision.

For: Applicants previously refused entry clearance.

Category B

Study and Build Your Future Overseas

Applying to a UK university or already hold an offer? Study, school and graduate-work routes.

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Student Visa

Study at a licensed UK education sponsor at degree or equivalent level.

For: International students aged 16 and over.

Child Student Visa

Independent schooling for children aged 4–17 in the UK.

For: Pupils enrolling at UK independent schools.

Student Visa Extension

Continue studies under a new or extended programme.

For: Existing Student visa holders progressing courses.

Graduate Route Visa

Stay and work in the UK for up to two years after graduating.

For: Recent UK graduates of eligible courses.

CAS and UKVI Compliance Support

Guidance on Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies and sponsor compliance.

For: Students and sponsoring institutions.

Student Visa Refusal Support

Strategic review of refused study applications.

For: Applicants who have received a refusal notice.

Category C

Work in the UK

Has a UK employer offered you a role? Skilled, healthcare and specialist worker sponsorship.

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Skilled Worker Visa

Sponsored employment in eligible UK occupations.

For: Professionals with a UK job offer.

Health and Care Worker Visa

Eligible NHS and adult social care roles with reduced fees.

For: Doctors, nurses and care professionals.

Global Business Mobility Visas

Intra-company transfers and overseas business expansion.

For: Multinational employers and assignees.

Senior or Specialist Worker Visa

Senior managers or specialists transferring to a UK entity.

For: Existing employees of overseas businesses.

Scale-up Worker Visa

Talented workers joining fast-growing UK businesses.

For: Skilled employees of qualifying scale-ups.

Temporary Worker Visas

Short-term roles across multiple sponsored categories.

For: Seasonal and temporary assignees.

Creative Worker Visa

Performers, artists and creative professionals.

For: Creative talent sponsored by UK organisations.

Charity Worker Visa

Unpaid voluntary work for a UK charity.

For: Charity volunteers sponsored in the UK.

Religious Worker Visa

Religious duties or pastoral activities in the UK.

For: Faith workers and missionaries.

International Sportsperson Visa

Elite athletes and qualified coaches at the highest level.

For: Professional sportspeople and coaches.

Category D

Reunite With Family in the UK

Is your partner or family member already in the UK? Routes to join spouses, parents and children.

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Spouse Visa

Join a British or settled spouse in the United Kingdom.

For: Married partners of UK settled persons.

Partner Visa

Unmarried partners in genuine, durable relationships.

For: Long-term partners of UK settled persons.

Fiancé Visa

Enter the UK to marry within six months.

For: Engaged partners planning UK weddings.

Parent Visa

Parents of a child living in the UK.

For: Parents with access or responsibility for a UK child.

Child Visa

Dependent children joining settled parents.

For: Children under 18 of UK settled parents.

Adult Dependent Relative Visa

Care-dependent adult relatives joining UK family.

For: Elderly or unwell relatives requiring long-term care.

Family Visa Extension

Continue family life routes after initial leave.

For: Existing family route visa holders.

Appendix FM Applications

Comprehensive family migration applications under Appendix FM.

For: Spouses, partners, parents and children.

Category E

Launch or Grow a Business in the UK

Do you have an innovative idea or capital to invest? Founder, investor and UK expansion routes.

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Innovator Founder Visa

Establish an innovative, viable and scalable UK business.

For: Founders of endorsed business concepts.

Start-up and Business Immigration Advice

Strategic guidance for early-stage UK ventures.

For: Founders exploring UK market entry.

Self-Sponsorship Strategy

Structured approach to UK self-sponsorship through a Sponsor Licence.

For: Business owners and senior executives.

Sponsor Licence for UK Businesses

End-to-end licence applications for hiring from overseas.

For: UK SMEs, scale-ups and corporates.

UK Expansion Worker Route

Establish a UK branch or subsidiary of an overseas business.

For: Overseas companies entering the UK market.

Representative-style Business Immigration Support

Strategic alternatives following the closure of legacy routes.

For: Established overseas businesses.

Category G

Plan Your PR or Settlement Pathway

Lived in the UK for 5+ years? ILR across work, family and long-residence settlement routes.

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Indefinite Leave to Remain

Permanent settlement applications across all qualifying routes.

For: Long-term UK residents.

Long Residence ILR

Settlement based on continuous lawful UK residence.

For: Applicants approaching 10 years' residence.

Skilled Worker ILR

Settlement following five years on the Skilled Worker route.

For: Sponsored workers reaching settlement.

Spouse Visa ILR

Settlement at the end of the partner route.

For: Spouses and partners completing the route.

Private Life ILR

Settlement under the private life provisions.

For: Long-term residents on private life routes.

Settlement Application Review

Document and form review prior to submission.

For: Self-prepared settlement applicants.

Continuous Residence Assessment

Detailed absence and residency analysis.

For: Applicants concerned about absences from the UK.

Category H

Become a British Citizen

Ready to become a British citizen? Naturalisation, registration and child-citizenship routes.

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Naturalisation

British citizenship by naturalisation as an adult.

For: Settled adults eligible to naturalise.

Registration as a British Citizen

Citizenship by registration for eligible adults and children.

For: Individuals with entitlement or discretion-based routes.

Child Citizenship Applications

Registration of children as British citizens.

For: Parents of UK-born or UK-resident children.

British Passport Support

Guidance after citizenship is granted.

For: Newly naturalised or registered citizens.

Good Character Requirement Guidance

Disclosure and mitigation for the good character test.

For: Applicants concerned about character issues.

Category I

Stay in the UK on Human Rights Grounds

Deep UK ties but no standard route to remain? Article 8, private life and discretionary leave.

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Private Life Applications

Leave on the basis of established private life in the UK.

For: Long-term residents without other routes.

Family Life Applications

Leave to remain based on family ties.

For: Parents, partners and dependants.

Article 8 Applications

Human rights claims under Article 8 ECHR.

For: Individuals with strong UK ties.

Discretionary Leave

Leave outside the Immigration Rules in exceptional cases.

For: Compelling and compassionate circumstances.

Complex Immigration History Support

Strategy where prior history creates difficulty.

For: Applicants with overstays or refusals.

Category J

Visa Refused? Get a Strategy Review

Received a refusal or worried about an overstay? Review, fresh applications and case strategy.

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Visa Refusal Review

Independent analysis of refusal notices and next steps.

For: Applicants recently refused.

Administrative Review

Challenge case-working errors via Administrative Review.

For: Eligible refused applicants.

Pre-Action Protocol Support (Placeholder)

Liaison with solicitors for pre-action protocol matters.

For: Cases requiring legal escalation.

Fresh Application Strategy

Re-built and strengthened applications after refusal.

For: Refused applicants planning to re-apply.

Re-application After Refusal

Document and narrative repositioning to address refusal grounds.

For: Applicants ready to re-engage UKVI.

Overstayer and 3C Leave Advice

Guidance on overstay risk and statutory extensions.

For: Individuals with lapsed or pending leave.

Immigration History Assessment

Full review of UKVI history and supporting evidence.

For: Anyone with a complex immigration profile.

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