Global Talent Visa
Leaders and emerging leaders in academia, research, arts, culture and digital technology
Advice on the Global Talent route, including endorsement, the prestigious-award route and preparing evidence.
Individuals, families, founders and employers
Immigration services
Clear, careful advice on selected UK immigration matters for individuals, families and employers.
Immigration applications are decided against detailed rules that change regularly, and the consequences of getting them wrong can be serious. Our aim is to explain the requirements plainly, identify the route that may fit your circumstances and help you prepare a well-organised application.
Resolve offers a selected range of immigration services rather than every type of immigration work. Where a matter falls outside what we handle, we will say so early so that you can find the right adviser.
Who we advise
- Individuals and families applying to come to or remain in the UK
- Founders and highly skilled people considering talent or business routes
- Employers recruiting or sponsoring overseas workers
- People approaching settlement or British citizenship
Areas of immigration we cover
- Talent and founder routes
- Global Talent and Innovator Founder visas.
- Family
- Spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner and fiancé(e) visas.
- Business and sponsorship
- Work routes, sponsor licences and employer duties.
- Settlement and citizenship
- Indefinite Leave to Remain and naturalisation.
How Resolve can help
- Explain the requirements of the relevant route in plain English
- Identify alternatives where a route does not fit
- Prepare applications and supporting documents
- Tell you honestly where a matter falls outside the services we offer
How an immigration matter usually begins
First contact
Tell us briefly about your circumstances and what you are trying to achieve. Please do not send documents at this stage.
Initial discussion
We carry out our conflict and identity checks, then discuss the route, the main requirements and how we charge.
Reviewing the position
We review your circumstances against the current rules for the route that may apply.
Next steps
We agree in writing what we will do. Decisions are made by the Home Office, and no outcome or processing time can be guaranteed.
Working with Resolve
- Plain explanations of the requirements and the risks before anything is submitted
- Honest advice where another route may be more suitable, or where an application is unlikely to meet the rules
- Clear communication about your matter and the next steps
- Based in Watford, advising clients across Hertfordshire, London and England & Wales
Where we act
Our office is in Watford, Hertfordshire. We advise on UK immigration matters for clients in Hertfordshire, London and elsewhere, and can communicate by telephone, video and email where appropriate.
Immigration — how we can help
Each area below sets out the issues we handle, the steps involved and what to send us first.
Innovator Founder Visa
Founders seeking to establish an innovative business in the UK
Advice for founders on the Innovator Founder route, endorsement and the innovation, viability and scalability criteria.
Spouse and Partner Visas
Couples where one partner is British, settled or has protected status in the UK
Advice on spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner and fiancé(e) applications, including the financial and relationship requirements.
Business Immigration
Employers, overseas businesses and skilled workers
Advice for businesses and individuals on Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and other work routes.
Sponsor Licences and Employer Sponsorship
UK employers who sponsor, or plan to sponsor, overseas workers
Advice for employers on sponsor licence applications, Certificates of Sponsorship and ongoing sponsor duties.
Indefinite Leave to Remain
People approaching settlement on a UK immigration route
Advice on settlement, including continuous residence, absences, the Life in the UK test and route-specific rules.
British Citizenship
Settled people considering British citizenship
Advice on naturalisation as a British citizen, including residence requirements, absences and good character.
Frequently asked questions
Which immigration matters does Resolve deal with?
We offer a selected range of immigration services: Global Talent and Innovator Founder visas, spouse and partner visas, business immigration, sponsor licences, Indefinite Leave to Remain and British citizenship.
If your matter falls outside these services we will tell you promptly so that you can find the right adviser.
What is the first step in an immigration matter?
Tell us in outline about your circumstances, your current immigration status and any deadline. We carry out conflict and identity checks before advising substantively and will explain how we charge.
Please do not send passports or other documents with your first enquiry.
Can you guarantee that an application will succeed?
No. Immigration decisions are made by the Home Office, and endorsement decisions by the relevant endorsing body. We can explain the requirements and help you prepare a well-organised application, but no adviser can guarantee an outcome or a processing time.
Start Your Enquiry
Tell us briefly what has happened and what you need. Email and telephone are both required so we can respond in the way that suits you.