Immigration Lawyer Hitchin: IAA Regulated Help by Phone, Video or in Bedford for Hitchin Clients
Basharat Hussain, an IAA regulated Immigration Lawyer, works with Hitchin households and employers on partner, family, settlement, naturalisation, sponsorship, study and visitor applications. Most people in Hitchin start with a call, and our Bedford office is about half an hour away along the A600 when a meeting helps.
Quick answer: who can give regulated immigration advice in Hitchin?
Immigration Inn, regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (Ref F201800051), takes on Hitchin cases by phone and video and at 93 Ford End Road, Bedford MK40 4JT, roughly 15 miles north-west along the A600. Basharat Hussain covers all 12+ immigration services on fixed fees starting at £150.
A North Hertfordshire market town, one call away from regulated advice
Hitchin is a historic market town in the North Hertfordshire district, with 35,220 people living in its built-up area at the 2021 census. Its Market Square still trades on Tuesdays and Saturdays, St Mary’s is the largest parish church in the county, and the chalk-fed River Hiz runs through the centre. Our clients from this part of Hertfordshire include couples bringing a partner to the UK, parents applying for settlement and people approaching their citizenship application.
Trains from Hitchin head south to King’s Cross and north to Peterborough and Cambridge, but the old railway to Bedford closed in the 1960s, so there is no direct service to us. That is why we usually begin with a telephone or video consultation and ask you to email copies of your papers. Driving over is simple too: the A600 links the two towns in around 30 minutes.
All 12+ immigration services in Hitchin
People and businesses in Hitchin can use any of our 12+ immigration services, and the package price never depends on where you live.
Spouse visa
Bringing your husband, wife or civil partner to live with you in Hitchin, or renewing their leave. Your partner’s application has to show income of at least £29,000, and we tell you whether salary, savings or a mix of both is the safest way to meet it.
Fixed fees from £350
Spouse visa guideFamily visa
For families in Hitchin who want a child or a parent to join them. We map out the evidence of the relationship, the care involved and the space in your home before you apply.
Fixed fees from £350
Family visa guideILR
After five or ten years of lawful residence, settlement is the next step. We go through each previous grant of leave, count your absences and confirm your English and Life in the UK evidence so your ILR form is right first time.
Fixed fees from £350
ILR guideBritish citizenship
For Hitchin residents naturalising and for children being registered, we look at the residence period, travel history and good character questions for each applicant and explain which documents the Home Office will want to see.
Fixed fees from £300
Citizenship guideWork visa
Moving to a sponsored job near Hitchin or changing employer? Since July 2025 most Skilled Worker roles need to be at RQF level 6 and pay at least £41,700 or the going rate, whichever applies, and we check yours before you commit.
Fixed fees from £350
Work visa guideSponsor licence
For Hitchin businesses wanting to recruit from abroad, we confirm that the vacancy can be sponsored, prepare the sponsor licence application and explain the record-keeping duties that come with it.
Fixed fees from £450
Sponsor licence guideStudent visa
For students living in Hitchin, whether enrolled in Hertfordshire or commuting into London, we help with extensions and dependants, and explain the move to a Graduate visa, which shortens to 18 months for applications from 1 January 2027.
Fixed fees from £250
Student visa guideVisit visa
Hosting parents or cousins in Hitchin for a wedding, a new baby or a summer stay? We check the visitor’s ties to home and the support you are offering so the trip reads as genuine and short.
Fixed fees from £150
Visit visa guideBusiness visa
For entrepreneurs planning to trade from Hitchin, we explain how the Innovator Founder route works and stress-test the cash-flow figures in your plan with an accountant’s eye.
Fixed fees from £450
Business visa guideSkilled Worker visa
For Hitchin residents working for sponsors across Hertfordshire or in London, we handle Skilled Worker extensions, new certificates after a promotion and switching into the route from another visa.
Fixed fees from £350
Skilled Worker guideGraduate visa
Coming to the end of your course and hoping to stay in Hitchin to work? We explain what the Graduate visa allows, apply before your Student visa runs out and map the next step towards a sponsored role.
Fixed fees from £200
Graduate visa guideChild dependant visa
When a child abroad needs to join a parent in Hitchin, the evidence has to show that parent’s part in their upbringing. We guide you through sole responsibility, consent letters and the papers a caseworker will expect to see.
Fixed fees from £350
Child visa guideHitchin fees fixed in writing, from £150
There is no surcharge for Hitchin clients who take advice over the phone or on a video call. Each route has Silver, Gold and Platinum packages, and you see the price before you agree to anything. Four that Hitchin clients often choose:
Your Hitchin case, step by step
Pick a time
Book a phone or video slot online, or call 01234 962804, Monday to Friday, or on a Saturday by appointment.
Find the right route
We listen to your circumstances and confirm which category fits and what it will require.
Share scans by email
Clear photos or PDFs are fine, and we come back with a list of anything still needed.
Lodge it complete
Your form and bundle are checked line by line before submission, with no travel unless you prefer it.
Why people in Hitchin use Immigration Inn
Advice without the detour
Because there is no direct train to Bedford, nearly everything is handled by phone, video and email, so you do not lose a day travelling.
Income evidence read by an accountant
Basharat holds the ACCA qualification, so payslips, dividends and self-employed accounts are checked against the financial rules properly.
A short drive when you need it
If you would rather hand over originals in person, the A600 brings you to our office in roughly half an hour.
Plain-English answers
You hear the honest position on your chances, including anything that should be fixed before a fee is paid.
Basharat Hussain
Immigration Lawyer and Accountant, Immigration Inn
Basharat has advised Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire families since 2018, including the years when Immigration Inn also ran an office in nearby Luton. He talks Hitchin clients through their options by phone or video and personally checks the financial evidence before anything is sent.
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Immigration advice in Hitchin: FAQs
Answers reviewed by Basharat Hussain (see above). Last reviewed: October 2026.
Talk to a regulated immigration lawyer from Hitchin
Arrange a phone or video consultation now, and come to Bedford in person only if that suits you. Directions and opening hours are on our contact page.