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Easylistener
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Legal advice in Rio de Janeiro

Post by Easylistener » Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:12 pm

Does anyone know a good lawyer in Rio de Janeiro who has significant experience of UK Immigration Law in regard to an application for a settlement visa? I am returning to the UK with my Brazilian civil partner to work and need to resolve whether it is best to apply in Brazil or wait until I have worked for six months in the UK.
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Re: Legal advice in Rio de Janeiro

Post by manci » Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:30 pm

why not use a UK immigration lawyer? - likely to be more familiar with the ever changing rules than a Brazilian lawyer would be
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Re: Legal advice in Rio de Janeiro

Post by Obie » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:09 pm

Easylistener wrote:Does anyone know a good lawyer in Rio de Janeiro who has significant experience of UK Immigration Law in regard to an application for a settlement visa? I am returning to the UK with my Brazilian civil partner to work and need to resolve whether it is best to apply in Brazil or wait until I have worked for six months in the UK.
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Re: Legal advice in Rio de Janeiro

Post by Easylistener » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:19 pm

I am British
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Re: Legal advice in Rio de Janeiro

Post by Obie » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:48 pm

Were you working in Brazil, or are you looking to work when you return to the UK?
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Re: Legal advice in Rio de Janeiro

Post by Easylistener » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:34 pm

Obie, thanks for your interest. I have been working in Rio de Janeiro for some years and earning more than £18,600. However, because I have received about half of this as 'housing allowance' I suspect that UK Immigration do not recognize this as salaried income. It's for this reason and one or two others that I want to find a lawyer in Rio who knows the system well.
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Re: Legal advice in Rio de Janeiro

Post by Obie » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:38 pm

Difficult to see how a Rio lawyer can advise and make representation to UKVI. You need a UK based lawyer.
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Re: Legal advice in Rio de Janeiro

Post by claraluh » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:07 pm

Try this one http://www.londonhelp4u.co.uk/ (Francine Mendoca) She is a very good lawyer and has offices in Brazil.
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