Representative of an Overseas Business visa
Using a solicitor or an agent
You can use a solicitor or other agent to help with your application or extension.
They must be registered with the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA), unless they are exempt.
Application decisions will be sent to your representative, provided they are registered or permitted to give immigration advice.
Exemptions from IAA registration
An adviser who is a member of one of the following professional bodies (or working under their supervision) does not need to be registered with the IAA:
- Law Society
- Law Society in Scotland
- Law Society in Northern Ireland
- Institute of Legal Executives
- Faculty of Advocates
- General Council of the Bar
- General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland
Members of the following UK bodies (or advisers working under their supervision) are also exempt:
- state education institutions and their student unions
- health sector bodies
- employers giving immigration advice to their employees or prospective employees only
Advisers from outside the UK
You can use an adviser who is not in the UK. They do not need to be registered with the IAA.
Passports or other travel documents cannot be sent or returned to advisers outside the UK.