How to decide when general guidance is not enough and where to find registered immigration advice.
Sponsio can help with research and planning, but it is not legal advice. Use a regulated adviser or solicitor if your situation involves refusal history, overstaying, complex dependant issues, criminality, unusual switching facts, or anything where a wrong answer could put your status at risk.
GOV.UK says immigration advisers must be registered with the Immigration Advice Authority or be a member of an approved professional body. Check registration, level of advice, fees, written terms, and complaint route before relying on advice.
No. General guidance can help you prepare questions and understand source material, but a regulated adviser or solicitor is appropriate for case-specific immigration advice.
Use the GOV.UK adviser finder or check that the adviser is a solicitor or member of another approved professional body allowed to give immigration advice.