Immigration Lawyer Cambridge: Regulated Advice for Cambridge Researchers, Students and Families
Basharat Hussain, an IAA regulated Immigration Lawyer, advises people across Cambridge on spouse and family visas, settlement, British citizenship, student, work and business routes. Most Cambridge clients work with us entirely by video, with our Bedford office available whenever you want to meet.
Quick answer: can I get regulated immigration advice in Cambridge?
Yes. Immigration Inn advises Cambridge clients by video and phone, and in person at 93 Ford End Road, Bedford, about 25 miles west along the A428. Basharat Hussain is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (Ref F201800051), and all 12+ immigration services have fixed-fee packages from £150.
Video-first advice for a global university city
Cambridge had 145,700 residents at the 2021 census, and few UK cities draw more people from overseas. Researchers, postdocs and university staff, students at the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin, clinicians at Addenbrooke’s and engineers across the Silicon Fen tech cluster all face UK immigration decisions, often alongside partners and children.
Because the drive from Cambridge to Bedford takes the best part of an hour, almost every Cambridge client starts by video. You share documents securely and talk them through with Basharat on screen. If you would rather meet, the A428 runs most of the way from Cambridge to Bedford.
All 12+ immigration services in Cambridge
All 12+ immigration services are available to Cambridge residents, researchers and businesses, with the same published package prices.
Spouse visa
Bringing a husband or wife to live with you in Cambridge, or extending their stay. Research grants, fellowships, stipends and fixed-term university contracts are treated differently against the £29,000 threshold, and Basharat checks which of your income actually counts.
Fixed fees from £350
Spouse visa guideFamily visa
For Cambridge families sponsoring children or parents. We help you evidence the relationship, the support you will give and suitable accommodation, which can be tight in Cambridge’s rental market.
Fixed fees from £350
Family visa guideILR
Researchers often travel for conferences and fieldwork, which can push them close to the absence limits for settlement. We total every trip abroad and confirm your qualifying date before you apply for ILR.
Fixed fees from £350
ILR guideBritish citizenship
For academics and families ready to naturalise, and parents registering children born in Cambridge as British, we check residence, good character and documents for each person before you apply.
Fixed fees from £300
Citizenship guideWork visa
From university research posts and Addenbrooke’s clinical roles to software and biotech jobs, we check occupation codes, salaries and certificates of sponsorship for Skilled Worker and Health and Care visas, and explain whether Global Talent might suit you better.
Fixed fees from £350
Work visa guideSponsor licence
For Cambridge start-ups and scale-ups hiring their first international staff, we prepare the sponsor licence application, set up key personnel and help you get ready for a Home Office compliance check.
Fixed fees from £450
Sponsor licence guideStudent visa
For international students at the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University, we help with Student visa extensions, dependants where allowed, and the switch to the Graduate visa or a sponsored job.
Fixed fees from £250
Student visa guideVisit visa
Inviting family to Cambridge for a graduation ceremony, a wedding or a long visit? We check the visitor’s ties at home and your sponsor documents so the application shows a genuine, temporary trip.
Fixed fees from £150
Visit visa guideBusiness visa
For founders spinning a company out of research or launching a tech start-up in Cambridge, we advise on the Innovator Founder route and use Basharat’s accountancy training to test the business plan forecasts.
Fixed fees from £450
Business visa guideSkilled Worker visa
Researchers, clinicians at Addenbrooke’s and engineers in Cambridge’s technology firms often need sponsorship extended or updated after a new contract. We check each certificate, salary and occupation code so the renewal does not stall.
Fixed fees from £350
Skilled Worker guideGraduate visa
Completing a master’s or doctorate in Cambridge? Doctoral graduates are given a longer Graduate period than other degree holders, and we help you apply at the right moment and plan the route that follows.
Fixed fees from £200
Graduate visa guideChild dependant visa
Staff moving to Cambridge for work or research often bring children with them. We advise on dependant applications alongside a Skilled Worker or Global Talent visa, and on children joining a parent who has already settled.
Fixed fees from £350
Child visa guideFixed fees for Cambridge clients, from £150
A video consultation from Cambridge costs exactly the same as meeting us in Bedford. Every service has Silver, Gold and Platinum packages, confirmed in writing first. Popular with Cambridge clients:
How it works from Cambridge
Book a video call
Choose a time around your lab, lectures or shifts, Monday to Friday, or on Saturdays by appointment.
Map out your route
Basharat explains which visa fits and the timeline to settlement.
Share your evidence
Upload scans of contracts, payslips and letters for a full check.
Apply with everything checked
Your application is submitted complete, without a trip to Bedford.
Why Cambridge clients choose Immigration Inn
At home with academic cases
Stipends, fellowships, fixed-term contracts and research travel are familiar territory for us.
Income checked by an accountant
Grant income, consultancy and second jobs are assessed properly before the Home Office sees them.
Fully remote if you prefer
Most Cambridge clients never need to travel, from first call to final submission.
Regulated, with published prices
We are on the IAA register, and every package price is on our website.
Basharat Hussain
Immigration Lawyer and Accountant, Immigration Inn
Basharat works with Cambridge clients almost entirely by video. His accountancy training is especially useful for the grants, stipends and fixed-term contracts behind many academic and research applications.
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Immigration advice in Cambridge: FAQs
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Speak to an immigration lawyer from Cambridge
Book a video consultation today, and visit our Bedford office only if you would like to. Directions and opening hours are on our contact page.