Our Work | Couples & Families
We are proud of our history of assisting couples and families to live together in the UK. Whether you are the partner of a British citizen, a settled person, a European national with EU settlement scheme leave, or an individual with temporary leave, we can advise on applications on the basis of your relationship. The leading directories praise our work in family immigration.
Partners have to deal with increasingly complex rules when making applications to come to or stay in the UK on the basis of their relationship. We will help you navigate the rules and, if you cannot meet all the requirements, we will explore other available options with you. For example, you may be able to apply on the basis of your parental relationship with a child in the UK, or as a result of very significant difficulties to your family life continuing overseas.
When applying as the partner of a British or settled person, we can also help you understand the rules in relation to the minimum income requirement.
We assist partners in same and opposite sex relationships, partners who are married or unmarried, partners who are in the UK and those outside, partners with an exemplary immigration history and partners who have made mistakes in the past. We have experience with complex applications from those relying on a range of financial sources, including from self-employment, non-salaried employment and non-income financial sources. We also have experience with applications from overstayers and have significant expertise with assisting same-sex couples who cannot live abroad because their rights and liberties would not be respected.
We are also aware that, sadly, some individuals find themselves in abusive relationships which they are afraid to leave because of their immigration status. We can assist with applications on the basis of domestic violence and have expertise in applications made by stranded spouses.
We regularly engage with policy makers and provide training to other lawyers and legal advisors on family-based immigration applications.
We understand, and celebrate, that love crosses borders, cultures, and ages. Whatever your circumstances, we can advise.
“Katie Dilger focuses on personal immigration matters for families, spouses and unmarried partners.” – Chambers and Partners 2025
“Diana Baxter covers covers family-related matters engaging human rights, where she is ‘on top of the case law and knows how to use it to ensure success for her clients’.” – Legal 500 2024
“Diana is an amazing lawyer and human being. She gave my family an exceptional level of expertise and professionalism, as well as very precious advice, during a very critical period.” – Chambers and Partners 2025
“Barry O’Leary is a pre-eminent immigration partner with significant experience in EU and human rights law. He is highly valued for his successes with family, partnership…and sexual identity cases.” – Chambers and Partners 2025
“Wesley Gryk is a niche specialist firm with one of the top personal immigration teams around.” – Legal 500 2025
“Barry O’Leary offers strong experience in complex family immigration matters.” – Chambers and Partners 2024
“An all round excellent firm for immigration work, particularly cases with an LGBT element.” – Chambers and Partners 2024
