In 1988, when I started doing immigration work, there were no UK government fees whatsoever. Now settlement (permanent residence) applications for a family can cost as much as a new car, even before one pays for professional help. We can not sidestep those government fees for you. But we can usually ensure that the expensive application is not unexpectedly refused: the Home Office will tell you that their fee is to consider your case, it does not guarantee approval. Our fees are driven by...

The Tory leadership contenders are back to targeting net migration: Cameron’s 2010 election gimmick that he didn’t believe in himself. ...

The Home Secretary’s ‘Safe Country’ approach to migrants from France (or anywhere else) is based on a beguiling misconception: that a...