This reply may come late for you but it could be useful for others. Unless you have a lot of cash to spare, don't engage a solictor. They will just run up a substantial bill. They are only necessary in cases that are too complex or where you have already been turned down by the Home Office. Instead,...

My wife (who is Russian) has 2 friends in Russia who would like to come to the UK for 6 to 9 months to visit and/or study. They are male and will not come accompanied. We will give them accommodation and feed them. In return, they will help us with work in the construction of our new house. They hav...