If you want to visit the UK for six months or less as a tourist, to visit friends or family, for business purposes or to study, you may need to obtain a UK Standard Visitor Visa.

It is important to submit the strongest possible application as errors and omissions are likely to mean your application will be rejected. If you have to reapply, it can be harder to secure a visa.

Our visitor visa application service

At Saxon Solicitors, we prepare visitor visa applications for clients wishing to visit the UK, to include putting together all of the supporting documentation that is required. If you ask us to represent you, we will ensure that your application is strong and accurate, giving you the best possible chance of obtaining the visa you need.

We are specialist immigration solicitors, meaning we have an exceptional depth of knowledge of the immigration system as well as the complex rules and regulations. We provide a comprehensive service to our clients, often working with them throughout their time in the UK to transfer to different visas and secure leave to remain. Our track record of obtaining visas and dealing successfully with any complications that may arise is excellent and we are known for our good results.

Visitor visa refusals

Our team also deals with visitor visa refusals where UK Visas and Immigration have declined to issue the necessary visa. We can go through your application and the response you have received to see why the rejection has occurred.

This could be for a variety of reasons, including:

• You need to show that you are a genuine visitor intending to leave the UK at the end of your stay, that you have sufficient funds and that your reason for visiting is one allowed by the visitor visa conditions
• You should not have been deported from the UK, have committed a serious criminal offence or be considered undesirable for a visa
• You should not have breached visa rules in the past
• You should not have submitted false information
• You must provide valid documents in support of your application

Each potential issue will need to be fully addressed to give you a chance of succeeding with a new application.

It is often the case that insufficient documentation has been submitted. It is important to ensure that all of the required information is included next time as it can be harder to secure a visa after a rejection. It is also important to establish whether there could be any other areas of concern in your application. While you should be notified of the reasons for the rejection, you will not be told exactly what is missing and you may need to provide more than one piece of evidence for each criteria that you need to show.

Our team has a high level of experience in dealing with visitor visa rejections and we will go through your application with meticulous attention to detail to ensure that as much information is provided in support as possible.

We know how to make sure that the evidence provided is clear and that any potential complications are thoroughly explained so that UK Visas and Immigration are satisfied on all points.

Challenging a visitor visa refusal

We can advise you as to whether you are eligible to challenge the refusal of your visitor visa by either appealing the decision on human rights grounds or by requesting a judicial review of the decision. There is a strict judicial review pre-action protocol that must be followed and we can ensure that this is adhered to. It is only possible to request a judicial review where the decision made by the Entry Clearance Officer was irrational. You cannot provide any further information or evidence at this stage so it is crucial to ensure that all necessary documents are provided with your application.

Contact our expert UK visitor visa solicitors

At Saxon Solicitors we can ensure that you have the strongest possible visitor visa application to give you the best chance of success.

To speak to our expert UK immigration solicitors in Manchester, ring us on 0161 795 9955 or fill in our contact form below and we will call you back.

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