ENTRY CLEARANCE
Our team of Immigration Solicitors/experts are proficient in entry clearance applications.
Entry clearance is what the UKVI uses to check that a person qualifies to enter the United Kingdom from an overseas country. Entry clearance applications are accessed by entry clearance officers at British high commissions/embassies outside the UK.
At David & Vine Solicitors, we not only prepare and submit your application, we also advice you based on the relevant and applicable immigration rules. We will also advice you on the necessary documentary evidence as it pertains to visa route best suitable for you. Below are some of the things we will do for you:
- Check that all documents provided by you are relevant and suiting for your application.
- Complete your application online and submit it on your behalf.
- Pay all necessary fees using our business account, where you would rather pay using your own bank card, we will advice you on how to go about it.
There are a number of entry clearance visas which can be applied for to enable a person enter the UK. Under the UKVI policy, a person can enter the UK as a general visitor, medical visitor, marriage visitor.
This sort of visa allows a person to enter the UK for a number of reasons such as leisure, tourism, family visit, private medical treatment, for business or take part in a sport or creative activity.
It is pertinent to note that the Standard Visitor visa has replaced the following visas; family visitor visa, general visitor visa, business visitor visa, sports visitor visa, entertainer visitor visa, prospective entrepreneur visa, private medical treatment visitor visa and approved destination status (ADS) visa.
Also worthy of note is the route only allows a person to be in the UK temporarily. An application can be made for a 6months, 2years, 5years or a 10years period. The fees for this kind of visa vary depending on the length of time a person is applying for.
Where a person decides to come onto the UK to enable them get married in the UK, a person cannot remain or settle in the UK via this route. This visa allows the applicant to enter into a marriage or civil partnership in a licensed venue.
This visa cannot be extended and the applicant is expected to enter into the marriage contract within 6 months of entering the UK. To be granted vis under this route, the applicant must show that they intend to give notice of marriage or civil partnership, there must be an intention to enter into a genuine marriage or civil partnership.