Personal Immigration

We offer advice and representation on all aspects of immigration, asylum and nationality law. We provide a practical service tailored to the specific needs of our clients and innovative solutions when a client presents us with a complex matter.

Personal Immigration

At Privity Partners, our skilled team of immigration solicitors offers comprehensive and specialist advice for both personal and business immigration needs.

We assist individuals and families in navigating the complexities of visiting and moving to the UK, ensuring we explore all available options to find the best solution tailored to your unique circumstances. Our guidance goes beyond immediate immigration concerns, encompassing long-term planning for indefinite leave to remain (settlement) and British citizenship. Collaborating closely with our dedicated teams in personal and corporate immigration, we provide holistic advice on all facets of relocating and settling in the UK.

Our proficient immigration solicitors are equipped to advise on all categories of personal and individual entry clearance (visa) applications, as well as leave to remain in the UK, settlement and British citizenship. Whether you face complex immigration challenges or simply seek expert assistance to streamline your application process, Privity Partners is committed to offering support and alleviating the stress of immigration procedures.

Our expert immigration team can guide you through a wide spectrum of personal immigration matters, including:

  • Advising on visa applications for spouses, partners, and children of British citizens to live in the UK.
  • Assisting with visa applications for those planning to marry in the UK.
  • Providing support for business professionals looking to establish or expand their business in the UK.
  • Securing visas for children attending independent schools in the UK, including the Parent of a Child Student visa.
  • Offering advice to international students studying in the UK and exploring post-graduation options.
  • Assisting with the UK visit visas.
  • Helping citizens of Commonwealth countries obtain visas based on having a grandparent born in the UK.
  • Managing applications for settlement (indefinite leave to remain) in the UK.
  • Assisting with applications for British citizenship and UK passports for individuals already holding British nationality.


At Privity Partners, we are dedicated to ensuring that your journey through the UK immigration process is as smooth and stress-free as possible.

How we help

Overview In the UK, children born in the country who have lived here continuously for seven years may be eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). This route acknowledges the strong ties a child develops with the UK over time and offers a path to settlement based on their best interests and long-term […]

Section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 is a crucial provision that grants the Home Secretary a broad discretionary power to register a child as a British citizen. Unlike other sections of the Act that set out clear entitlements, Section 3(1) allows for flexibility and consideration of individual circumstances. Here’s a breakdown of its […]

Overview Under UK immigration rules, a parent may be eligible for Leave to Remain if their child has lived in the UK continuously for at least 7 years and it would be unreasonable to expect the child to leave the UK. This is part of the private life route and reflects the UK’s commitment to […]

Areas of focus

Partner & Family Visas

UK Family Visa allows you to bring family members (eligible foreign nationals) to join you in the UK for an extended period of 6 months or more. You can bring your spouse or partner, fiance or proposed civil partner, child, parent, or a relative to who you will provide long-term care.

Global Business Mobility Visas

The Global Business Mobility visa is an umbrella category of five different types of UK work visas. These visas are designed for employees of overseas companies to undertake specific types of work or assignments in the UK.

Short Term Visit Visas

Our lawyers act for schools, colleges and universities across the world. We understand your context and are able to advise on any legal and regulatory matters, as well as international projects.

Short Term Work Visas

The UK Temporary Worker Visa is a work visa that permits you to work in the UK temporarily. The time you can stay in the UK for a Temporary Worker Visa varies depending on the category you apply for and ranges from 6 months to 2 years.

EEA Nationals & Family

EEA nationals are required to obtain leave to enter or remain in order to visit or live in the UK. Unless a person is coming to the UK for a short visit, they will need to apply for a visa in advance of their arrival.

business Visas

Whether you wish to recruit a foreign worker, establish a UK branch of an overseas company or effect an intra-company transfer, our immigration barristers can assist. Our expertise covers immigration routes for individual investors and entrepreneurs, small and medium businesses, as well as multinational companies.

Global Talent Visas

Well versed in both the legal and technical languages of decentralized finance, our global team can support anyone wanting to navigate the fast-changing world of blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital assets.

Settlement in the UK

Often people want to come to the UK to settle in the UK, without a specific idea as to what they want to do when they are here. In fact, our clients regularly ask us, what is the quickest way to settle in the UK?

British Citizenship

With British citizenship you can apply for a British passport and you will be free of immigration control, allowing you to travel into and out of the UK freely without the need for a visa.

Student & Graduate Visas

The UK Graduate visa allows international students to remain in the UK after completing their studies for up to two years, or three for doctoral graduates.

Immigration appeals

If your UK visa or immigration application has been refused, our immigration appeal lawyers can advise you on the merits of appealing to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), prepare your immigration appeal and represent you at your immigration appeal hearing.

Human Rights

Applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK can be made, in certain circumstances, on the basis that to require the individual to leave the UK or to not allow them entry into the UK would be a breach of the individual’s human rights.

Asylum & Protection

Applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK can be made, in certain circumstances, on the basis that to require the individual to leave the UK or to not allow them entry into the UK would be a breach of the individual’s human rights.

Hong Kong (BNO) Visa

The Hong Kong BN(O) route allows BN(O) status holders and certain family members to live, work and study in the UK. After 5 years, applicants will be able to apply for settlement, and after a further year, British citizenship, providing they meet the requirements.

Get in touch

Our website will give you a flavour of the advice we provide - if you would like to talk to us for more information, please contact our client services team who will be happy to assist.