This tariff is most suitable if you don’t want the stress of making the application yourself.
We will lead the process by advising you on the legal requirements, how you can meet them, and what documents you need to send to us to evidence this. We will have an open dialogue with you for as long as is required to get your application ready for success.
We will complete the application form on your behalf, and we will review your documents and advise what changes or further documents may be required to maximize success.
We will work with you to ensure all the relevant criteria are met, and flag any areas of risk which we need to address, and how to go about this.
You will see the draft application before it is finalized, and we will only submit it once you confirm you are happy with everything.
We then upload your documents, and remain on hand to answer any queries or concerns you may have, up until the point you have your visa in your hand.
This tariff is more suitable if you are confident in making the application yourself, but want the assurance of an immigration professional reviewing your application, prior to submission. We will complete the check within 5-working days of receiving all your documents.
We will pre-assess your circumstances with a short questionnaire, to establish the viability of your application. We would then prepare a personalized checklist of documents for you to gather. We will also send you a link for completing the draft application yourself.
Once you have completed the draft application, you can download it as a PDF, and send it to us, along with all the documents in the checklist. You only need to send us electronic copies. We do not accept paper copies or original documents.
You will also send us a list of questions you wish to ask at the consultation. Submitting the questions in advance allows you to focus on the questions you need answering. And it allows us to answer your questions more thoroughly, with reference to the relevant parts of the Immigration Rules.
We will then review all your documents and schedule a video call with you, to go through your application in detail. We will highlight any areas of potential risk and make recommendations for how you can mitigate these risks, or otherwise improve the overall presentation of the application. We will answer all your pre-submitted questions, and you are of course free to ask any further, spontaneous questions you may have about this application or the process.
Once the consultation has finished, we will email you a written report on your application. This report will reflect our discussion, setting out our recommendations for any changes to the application. The report serves as your action plan for tidying up the application prior to submission to the Home Office.
Once we send you the report, the service comes to an end. Unless you have queries about the content of the report, we cannot engage in an ongoing dialogue about the application without incurring further consultation costs.
Therefore, this tariff is suitable only for people who are reasonably confident in making the application themselves, but who want the assurance of a detailed and thorough review from a professional immigration consultant.
Paid consultations go beyond the initial free assessments. At a paid consultation we can go into more detail on particular points of law, and how they relate to your particular circumstances. You are advised to pre-submit your questions, in order that we can prepare more detailed responses.
We do things differently at O&S Immigration. You can probably tell that by our name.
We are cheaper because we choose to be. We are cheaper because we choose to be accessible for those who may not otherwise be able to afford professional immigration services. A situation many immigrants may find themselves in. And this ethos is at the core of our business and our professional values.
Our fees are also clear and transparent, and listed on our website. We know how frustrating it is when immigration law firms don't list their prices.
15-minute initial assessments are free, and subject to our availability. We can signpost your eligibility for a particular visa, or residence permit, and explain which visa route would be the best fit for you, and how you can qualify for it.
We care about your application, and we are personally invested in your visa success. That's why we offer a no-win, no-fee guarantee on family visa applications via the full application service. Subject to an initial consultation, and providing all the documents that we request, if the application fails, and you were transparent with us and followed our advice and recommendations throughout the process, then we will refund our fee. This does not include fees paid to UKVI or their partner agencies. We are therefore incentivized to win your case, or else we earn nothing.
All fees are fixed, regardless of the complexity of your case, or the hours we may spend on your application. Once our fee is agreed, this is what you will pay.
If your application is particularly urgent, we can work evenings and weekends to get it done for you. Working out of hours will inevitably attract additional fees which are to be agreed.
We recognize the burden of Home Office fees, particularly for those on specified benefits. So we offer a 10% discount on published fees for those people on specified benefits, applying via the adequate maintenance route.
We do not charge Value Added Tax (VAT) on our services, and this makes our services even better value for our clients.
O&S Immigration is a trading name of Owl and Snake Immigration Ltd. We are regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA), registration number F201900008. Private limited company registered in England and Wales: 13111468. Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): ZB418255. Registered with the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA): 9034
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