Immigration matters can have a significant effect on individuals and families. Ahmad & Williams Solicitors provides professional legal support for people who need advice about entering, remaining or settling in the UK.
Immigration law changes regularly, and the appropriate advice will depend upon your individual circumstances and the rules in force at the relevant time.
Our team can discuss your situation, explain the services available and help you understand the appropriate next steps.
Immigration services
Immigration law covers a wide range of circumstances.
Depending on the nature of your matter, our Immigration team can provide advice and assistance in areas including:
- Family and partner immigration matters
- Applications to visit the UK
- Applications relating to living in the UK
- Work-related immigration matters
- Student immigration matters
- Applications to remain in the UK
- Settlement and indefinite leave to remain
- Private and family life matters
- Immigration appeals and challenges
- Deportation matters
- British citizenship, naturalisation and registration
These broad categories align much better with the current immigration structure published by GOV.UK, which includes visit, work, study, family, settlement, citizenship, asylum and immigration appeals/status problems. [gov.uk]
The exact routes, requirements and eligibility criteria can change, so contact our team for advice based on your particular circumstances.
Family immigration matters
Immigration issues can sometimes overlap with family circumstances.
People may require advice about living in the UK with a partner or family member, changes in family circumstances or the effect a relationship breakdown may have on their immigration position.
Ahmad & Williams Solicitors provides services across Immigration and Family Law, allowing the appropriate team to consider the legal support relevant to your circumstances.
Relationship breakdown and domestic abuse
A relationship breakdown can have additional consequences where someone’s immigration status is connected to that relationship.
There are circumstances in which a person whose relationship has broken down because of domestic violence or abuse may be able to apply for permanent settlement in the UK. Eligibility depends upon the individual’s circumstances and immigration status. [gov.uk]
Ahmad & Williams Solicitors can discuss your circumstances and the immigration and family-law services that may be relevant.
If there is an immediate risk to someone’s safety, contact the emergency services rather than relying on information provided through this website.
Settlement and remaining in the UK
People may require legal advice about extending their stay, changing their immigration status or applying to settle permanently in the UK.
The appropriate route and requirements depend upon the person’s existing status and individual circumstances.
Our team can discuss the legal services available and advise you about your particular matter.
Appeals and immigration decisions
If you have received a refusal, immigration decision or other correspondence from the Home Office, it is important to understand what the decision means and what options may be available.
Any rights, procedures and applicable deadlines depend upon the particular decision and circumstances.
Contact Ahmad & Williams Solicitors promptly if you require advice about an immigration decision.
British citizenship
Our Immigration team can assist with enquiries relating to British citizenship where these fall within the firm’s current services.
The current UK immigration system includes routes relating to settlement and British citizenship. [gov.uk]
Eligibility depends upon individual circumstances, so contact the team for advice relevant to your situation.
Clear communication
Immigration matters can involve unfamiliar terminology, documentation and procedures.
We aim to explain information clearly and help clients understand the legal work being undertaken and what may be required from them.
Speaking your language
The old website states that members of Ahmad & Williams’ team speak Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi and that interpreters can be arranged for other languages.
[CLIENT TO CONFIRM CURRENT LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES AND INTERPRETER ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE THIS CLAIM IS PUBLISHED.]
Once confirmed, replace this staging note with the approved wording.
Professional accreditation
The Law Society Immigration and Asylum Law Accreditation remains a recognised quality standard. The scheme covers immigration work that can be undertaken under a Legal Aid Agency contract and can also be used as a quality mark for privately funded work. [lawsociety.org.uk]
However, accreditation belongs to qualifying practitioners and has different membership levels, so I would not automatically carry across the old statement that Ahmad & Williams’ Immigration solicitors are accredited without confirming the current team’s status. [lawsociety.org.uk], [lawsociety.org.uk]
[CLIENT TO CONFIRM CURRENT LAW SOCIETY IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM ACCREDITATION STATUS BEFORE PUBLICATION.]
Legal Aid and fees
The old website says Ahmad & Williams holds a Legal Aid contract for immigration work. Because this is an important current commercial and regulatory claim, it should be reconfirmed before appearing on the new website.
[CLIENT TO CONFIRM CURRENT LEGAL AID CONTRACT, SCOPE OF PUBLICLY FUNDED IMMIGRATION WORK AND ELIGIBILITY WORDING.]
The old site also links to a 2019 Immigration Fees List. I would not migrate that PDF as the current pricing document until Ahmad & Williams confirms that the fees and services remain current.
Once confirmed, this section can provide:
- Current Legal Aid/public-funding information
- Private-fee information
- Any required published immigration pricing
- A link to a current fees document rather than the historical 2019 PDF
Advice based on your circumstances
Information on this website provides a general overview of the immigration services offered by Ahmad & Williams Solicitors. It is not a substitute for advice about your individual circumstances.
Immigration rules and procedures can change. Contact the firm for advice based on your current circumstances and the law applying to your matter.
Speak to our Immigration team
If you require immigration advice, contact Ahmad & Williams Solicitors.
Telephone: 0121 328 4282
You can also use our online enquiry form to provide some basic information about your matter.