Can I trust IAS to help settlement visa appeal?

[mamalim6]

Hi
I have been refused as fiancee visa lately. My fiace has an advisor from IAS to help us to do appeal. but we need to pay 350 pounds which seems the same price as any qualified immigration solicitor in high street to lodge appeal.

i am also not in fullly trust of him as our application has been refused by the help of him as well.

Does any one know about IAS? Are they qualified immigration soliciors? Can I trust their services? or it is better I go for other legal service firm?

Thanks for any replies

[HRY2005]

As far as I know, they are qualified Immigration Solicitors. Any application could be refused, it does not matter who's your solicitor. Having said that, if you are not happy with your solicitor, you can always look for any OISC approved one(sometimes through recommendation).

Good luck

[mochyn]

My personal experience of IAS was not positive as they gave me the same advice as the CAB.
I was categorically told that my wife's visa had no chance of success but they were wrong

[Casa]

I understand that the quality and level of advise from the IAS depends greatly on who your actual advisor is and their competance. Something of a lottery.

[geriatrix]

Case background

[mamalim6]

my advisor seems to be quite comfident to claim that as a whole the Entry Clearance Officer decision on my case appears to be poor and is easily challengeable .

However, He did not even find out a tiny mistake in a housing inspection report before i submitted my application.

After he got my refusal answer, he suddenly turns to be quite 'professional ' to my case !
I am totally in lost.

[geriatrix]

Get a second opinion from a different OISC registered advisor.


regards

[chezza100]

We used the IAS in Peterborough for my Husbands appeal and they were excellent.

They definately helped us win and if I had any quesitons they were really nice and willing to help.

I would recommend them to everybody.

Good Luck.