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Immigration: Personal | UK

UK-wide

This section highlights firms and lawyers who act in privately funded personal immigration work, primarily serving families, overstayers, and individuals who have been refused indefinite leave to remain. The UK guide does not consider work for high-net-worth individuals or family offices. Work for those clients should be submitted to our High Net Worth guide.

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Band 1

  1. Bates Wells
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    Bates Wells
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Bates Wells is a leading personal immigration practice that advises clients on a broad range of privately funded immigration matters. The firm frequently represents individual foreign nationals, as well as the partners and families of British citizens, in applications for permanent residency and settled status. It also offers experience in UK ancestry and naturalisation applications, as well as advice on the EU Settlement Scheme.
  2. Bindmans LLP
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    Bindmans LLP
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Bindmans boasts a leading immigration offering serving a broad base of clients, including children and family members of British and settled people. The firm's other areas of strength include adoption and surrogacy, as well as 'stranded spouse' cases. The team is able to draw on the firm's wider expertise in EU, human rights, detention and deportation law when advising on personal immigration matters.
  3. Laura Devine Immigration
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    Laura Devine Immigration
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Laura Devine Immigration is recognised by the market as a leading immigration firm with strong expertise across asylum, human rights, EU and personal immigration matters. It regularly assists both individuals and families, deploying its specific expertise in advising elderly dependants, individuals who have been refused visitor visas and overstayers.
  4. Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP
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    Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Wesley Gryk Solicitors is a market-leading immigration firm with broad expertise in nationality law, EU law and entry clearance applications for vulnerable individuals. The firm's clients include EEA nationals, families involved in international surrogacy, students and overstayers. The team is also well-known for its ability to handle 'stranded spouse' cases.
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    Wilson Solicitors LLP
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Wilson Solicitors has an impressive team offering a wealth of experience across personal immigration. The firm is noted for its advice to EU nationals seeking settled status in the UK post-Brexit. It regularly works on applications for families for indefinite leave to remain and on visit visas. The team is particularly adept at handling sophisticated judicial review proceedings.
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Band 2

  1. Doyle Clayton
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    Doyle Clayton
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Doyle Clayton is a growing practice which demonstrates a diverse spread of immigration capabilities. Its lawyers frequently represent high net worth individuals and families with complex medical needs. It regularly assists clients with applications to the EUSS and Global Talent visa route, as well as appeals for discretionary leave to remain.
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    Kingsley Napley LLP
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Kingsley Napley offers specialist expertise in a range of immigration matters, including surrogacy and adoption cases. It is a trusted provider of services to high net worth individuals, and offers discreet and professional handling of sensitive issues.
  3. Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law
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    Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Vanessa Ganguin is a boutique practice with expertise in indefinite leave to remain applications, nationality matters and visa applications. They represent a variety of individuals including refugees, professionals and spouses.
  4. A Y & J Solicitors
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 2
  5. Gherson
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 2
  6. OTB Legal
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 2
  7. OTS Solicitors
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 2
  8. Paragon Law Limited
    Immigration: Personal
    2025 | Band 2