Are you a law firm?
No. immigration.law is a technology platform. The regulated work — individual visa application advice, contentious sponsor matters — is conducted by our OISC Level 3 partner adviser firm (or an SRA-regulated solicitor firm where appropriate). We run the non-regulated sponsor work (RTW checks, SMS reporting, CoS tracking, licence management) at SaaS pricing; they run the regulated advice when you need it. It's the same architectural pattern Tide Insurance uses with Anorak in financial services.
How is £29/mo possible when law firms charge £5,000 per matter?
RTW checks aren't regulated activity. Anyone can run them. What law firms are charging £5,000 for on visa applications is the regulated advice piece — which we route to our OISC partner, not undercut. The £29/mo gets you the audit trail, the statutory excuse evidence, and the civil penalty defence pack. That part is software, not advice.
What if Home Office sends us a compliance visit letter?
Enterprise tier customers get a mock compliance audit within 5 working days of uploading the letter. We check your Appendix C records, Appendix D records, sponsor duties, RTW evidence, SMS reporting history. Where any legal positioning is needed, our OISC partner adviser reviews. Most of the prep is admin — getting your records in order — and admin is what we automate.
Will you submit my visa application?
No — we prepare the inputs and route the case to our OISC partner adviser firm. They conduct the regulated advice and submit the visa application. You pay them their fee directly; we receive a referral split. The benefit is that they get pre-packaged customer + worker + CoS data and you get a workflow-driven handoff rather than starting from scratch with a solicitor.
Does the £45,000 civil penalty really apply to small businesses?
Yes. Section 15 IANA 2006 applies to every UK employer regardless of size. The Home Office tripled the rate in February 2024 — £45,000 first occurrence per illegal worker, £60,000 repeat. The statutory excuse only protects you if your RTW check was done correctly and you have the evidence. That's what we automate.
What happens after Brexit/post-April 2025 White Paper?
The April 2025 White Paper reinstated the RQF Level 6 (degree-level) requirement for new sponsor licences and effectively closed overseas recruitment for new care-sector sponsors. We've baked these rules into our validators and track Home Office policy updates weekly. If your sector is care, we'll be honest at onboarding about what's still possible.