Testimonials

Tier 1 General

Settlement

"Thank you very much for all your help and assistance in extending my visa. Your professional approach is appreciated. I will be passing your information (to others). I have highly recommended that they use your services from my experience." Greg, Australian. In this case our client spent last year working outside the UK (in Switzerland) and was worried he could not extend his Tier 1 General visa. We assured him that as long as he had enough points his absence from the UK would not affect hisTier 1 extension. 

“It was great service, My Tier 1 application was very complex and I was very worried about my visa. I have never thought that my visa can be done on same day. I have contacted 1st 4 Immigration and they have done my visa very quickly". Stuart (Australian)

“My visa was refused before I came to 1st 4 Immigration. They have done my application on same day. I am very satisfied with there professional service.” Natasha( Australian)

"I have received documents today and thanks for your help, I am really happy the service I received." Shivanand, national of India, Tier 1 (General) application, Surrey

"Hooray! Thank you for the great news and all the support you have given me." Artemiy, Russian, London, switching from Tier 4 Student to Tier 1 General application. In this case a degree and all Earnings (and supporting documents) originated from Russia. Thanks to our Russian-speaking staff we could handle it efficiently.

"I was very happy to hear the news (of a visa approval). I was very worried. Thanks God it had a positive outcome". Elena, Russian, London, switching from Tier 2 to Tier 1 General. In this case a client claimed points for Earnings from a job in Norway, with bank statements needing translation and a degree from Italy.

"Great Job!! Thank you so much for your help and support" P M, indian, switching from Tier 2 to Tier 1 General. In this case a client had part of Earnings paid to India and part of Earnings from deputation in Hungary, the documents needed translation as well as checking eligibility and calculating amounts in 3 different currencies.

Spouse/Partner (FLR M or Entry Clearance)

"Dealing with this sort of high level paperwork and strict guidelines to adhere to, can be stressful. After spending some time trying to do this ourselves we decided to leave it in the capable hands of someone who has a lot of experience and is accredited by the Home Office to be dealing with these sorts of applications. As soon as we were in contact with Natalia (at 1st 4Immigration), the stress levels dissolved. She and her assistant Harpreet were there every step of the way. They triple checked our paperwork, made sure we had all of the documentation needed, took us to our appointment at the Home Office and looked after collecting all of our paperwork when the visa was approved. I could not recommend their service more. My husband and I both work full time, so this sort of added stress to an already busy life was well worth paying 1st 4Immigration to take care of". Taressa, Australian, married to a British citizen, switching from a Working Holiday to Spouse visa FLR(M)

"Thanks for the good news!" Serdar, national of Turkey, married to a UK citizen, switching from a Tier 4 Student to Spouse visa FLR(M). In this case our clients went to the Caribbean to get married in a lovely ceremony, then returned to the UK on the last days of a Student visa and we submitted an FLR(M)  application to Croydon PEO for Premium service, via a pre-arranged appointment.

British Citizenship

"This is great news indeed! Thank you for your great support and help. I should certainly recommend you to those seeking a visa or citizenship advice." Vladimir, a national of Russia. Vladimir made an application through us for an Indefinite Leave to Remain in 2009, under HSMP Judicial Review category. This year the time came for him and his family to apply for British Citizenship, so he asked us to help once again. We handled his application and it was approved relatively soon just after 1 month.

"PR is done for both of us (client and spouse). Thanks a lot to you for all the help that you provided to us in this regard." Swapnil, national of India. We previously handled Swapnil's Tier 1 General application by managing to arrange a Premium service appointment in the last month before Tier 1 General was closed to initial entrants. Then it was time for Swapnil to apply for an ILR based on 5 years of T1 General, T2 ICT and Work Permit, so he chose to do it through us also. We submitted using our special pass allowing us to submit ILR applications without appointments.

"Many thanks for all your help with my settlement visa application. I truly appreciated your effort in sorting out my home office letter (though it was a big pain)."Raj, national of India, ILR application under HSMP Judicial Review, London . The client is referring to the fact that UK Border Agency (Home Office) has made a typing error on his ILR letter - in the date when a client could apply for British Citizenship. If not corrected, this would have delayed the client from applying for UK citizenship for the whole year. Our company has insisted on asking UK Border Agency about it and finally, this matter has been resolved.

“Thank you so much for all your help and support”, Dr A, Nigerian, application for an ILR under HSMP Judicial Review. In this case we (1st 4Immigration) had to challenge the Home Office decision to start proceedings to refuse an application because of the ‘gap’ between visas. However, the visa officers later admitted it was their mistake, so a client and the family were all granted an ILR with just a minor delay to everyone’s satisfaction.

"That is a very good news indeed. May I take this opportunity to thank you for all your help during this process". Dr Y I, Pakistani national, London. In this case a dependant had a driving offence, which would have been a complication under the new Rules from 6 April 2011. However, it was not a problem in this particular case as it was under HSMP Judicial Review.

"I received our passports and documents this morning. Thank you very much for the prompt service, I am very pleased with it." Yueng, national of Singapore, ILR application as a spouse of a British citizen, Chester.

"It was a great service; even my wife gets child benefit still she got the Indefinite leave to remain on same day". Haziraj ( Egyptian)

"The information provided by 1st 4 Immigration was very useful and there service is excellent. I came to 1st 4 Immigration after contacting so many lawyers and finally I got the right information from them and managed to get my visa on time". Bolres (Filipino)

Visas under European law (EEA2 etc)

"Wow I’m so happy and relieved!!!! Thank you so much for all your help! My application was really well done by you and I had a really good service." Emilie, Canadian national, switching from a Working Holiday visa to EEA2 (EEA Residence Card as an Unmarried Partner of a European citizen). Our clients have been in a relationship for several years but only lived together in London for 1 year and 10 months (2 months short for 2 years). We advised to aubmit an EEA2 application anyway because it would take up to 6 months to process it and also the basic rule is to be in a 'durable relationship' rather than strictly living together for 2 years.

Visa to bring elderly parents to the UK from abroad

"My Mum has been refused an entry clearance twice in recent years, although we thought it was a straightforward case. I am her only daughter and a settled UK citizen and my mum is an elderly widow living on her own in compassionate circumstances in Ukraine. But without a professional advice and qualified legal guidance  we have applied for wrong types of visa and the documents we have submitted proven to be insufficient. We were very sceptical and disillusioned when contacted 1st4Immigration advisors, as we had lost our hope, but were so lucky to have received a professional efficient service. Natalia Andrews proved to be a top class professional who guided us through the whole process of collecting documents, meticulously checking every word and has written an outstanding letter to the Immigration authorities. Without her help and guidance, I doubt that our visa application would have been successful, especially now with the more toughened immigration rules. My Mum has finally been granted a Settlement visa and will soon reunite with me in the UK! If I ever needed an Immigration advice in the future, I would never go further that 1st4Immigration.  With all my respect and high appreciation" Rimma