About the firm

Garth Coates Solicitors is a firm of UK immigration solicitors in central London, established in 2008. William Garth Coates, one of our founding partners, began his career as an immigration officer at the Home Office and has worked in UK immigration since 1993: 33 years.

A person behind every application

Behind every application there is a person or a family, not a Home Office reference number. Our clients have names, lives and plans, and we act in their best interests, within the law and the Immigration Rules.

We know that some Home Office decisions are unfair, unrealistic and devastating for the people who receive them. When that happens, we look at every way to put it right: a fresh application, an administrative review, an appeal, a pre-action letter or a judicial review. We are here to help, so let us help.

Our results

• 96%of our clients give positive feedback about the service they receive from us.
• Over 90%of the immigration applications we make for our clients are successful.
• Over 85%of our judicial reviews, pre-action protocol challenges and appeals succeed, including notable cases such as the three refused self-sponsorship applications the Home Office withdrew and overturned in 2026.

These figures come from our own records of client feedback and case outcomes. Every case is different, and past results cannot guarantee the outcome of yours.

What we do

We advise individuals, families and employers, in the UK and around the world, on:

• family visas for partners, children, parents and other relatives, such as the Spouse visa
• visit and study visas, including the Child Student and Parent of a Child Student visas
• settlement and British citizenship
• sponsor licences, sponsor compliance and the Skilled Worker visa, including self-sponsorship
• business and talent routes: Innovator Founder, Global Talent, UK Expansion Worker and Turkish Businessperson extensions
• refusals and challenges: appeals and judicial review and human rights claims

Our clients include business executives, banks, international corporations, investors, public companies, artists, digital technology entrepreneurs and well-known public figures, as well as many private individuals and families. See all personal visas and business visas.

How we work

• Experienced people on your case. Our team is made up of solicitors, consultants, caseworkers and paralegals, and every client matter is managed and supervised by the firm's partners.
• Honest advice before you apply. If an application is unlikely to succeed, we tell you before you spend money on it, and explain what would make it stronger.
• Fixed fees. We confirm the fee for the work in writing before we start. Our fee ranges are on our services and fees page.
• Kept informed. We tell you how your case is progressing at each stage, and we prepare you for what the Home Office may ask.
• Your language. Between us we speak French, Turkish, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean and Yoruba, as well as English.

Regulated and accountable

Garth Coates Solicitors is the trading name of Garth Coates Solicitors Limited, a limited company registered in England and Wales (Company Number: 07936562). Garth Coates Solicitors Limited is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 838255), and we are members of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA). If you are unhappy with our service, our complaints procedure explains what to do.

Talk to us

You can meet the team, read how our consultations work, or contact us to tell us what you need. Visits to our office in Bloomsbury are strictly by appointment.