Immigration Law Solicitors in Southsea

Portsmouth's naval dockyard and cross-Channel ferry port bring an international workforce through Southsea that most towns its size don't see, and immigration solicitors here handle a correspondingly wide range of work: skilled worker visas for dockyard and maritime employers, spouse and family visas, and status queries for ferry and shipping crew whose work takes them in and out of the UK regularly.

The points-based immigration system that now governs most work visas requires sponsorship from a licensed employer, and getting the sponsorship and visa application right the first time matters more than it used to, since refusals can affect future applications as well as the immediate one. Family visa applications depend heavily on the financial requirement, which sets a minimum income threshold the sponsoring partner must meet or otherwise satisfy.

Firms in the area also handle asylum and human rights claims, as well as applications for settlement and British citizenship once someone has been resident long enough to qualify.