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Visa agencies and immigration advisers in Leeds
7 agencies, each checked against its own website on 3 Nov 2026; advisers looked up in the IAA register
Leeds has 7 visa agencies and immigration advisers on our list; all 3 advisers we looked up are on the IAA register (its list of 9 Jul 2026). All 7 name UK visas and immigration on their own websites. We found no visa centre in Leeds on the official pages we read (the nearest are in Manchester); before you pay anyone, read how to choose a visa agency and spot a scam.
Our list, not an endorsement. Listing is free, and nobody can pay for a place in it. Order: most verified first: we count up to six things we could confirm about each agency, a licence in the official register among them, and break ties A–Z. The count shows how much we could verify, not how good an agency is. Online services sit in their own box above the list.
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AI visa platform for travel businesses and travellers that prepares tourist and short-term business visa applications: guided forms, document checks and status tracking.
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Online service · covers 22 destinations · automation: 5 of 5 steps
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Sherpa
Online service · covers 80 destinations · automation: 4 of 5 steps
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Most verified first. Up to six checks: the website names the business · address on its own site · phone on its own site · licence in the official register · prices published with a date · checked in the last 90 days. Ties A–Z. The register check doesn't count for solicitors and agencies that list only visas for trips abroad. How the order works
| Agency | Visas handled | Contact | Licence | Checked | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Immigration | UK visitor visas, Tourist visit visas, Individual immigration, Business immigration | +44 113 866 2868 | F201700014IAA list, 9 Jul 2026 | 3 Nov 2026 | 5/6 checks |
| Immigration Advice Service (IAS) | Student visas, Family visit visas, Family visas, Work visas +4 | +44 113 834 7668 | F201100299IAA list, 9 Jul 2026 | 3 Nov 2026 | 5/6 checks |
| Yorkshire Immigration Consultancy Service | UK student visa applications, Family and family reunion applications, Business and investor visas | +44 113 235 9393 | F201400848IAA list, 9 Jul 2026 | 3 Nov 2026 | 5/6 checks |
| Andrew Williams Solicitors | Visitor visas, Spouse and partner visas, Fiancé visas, Settlement and ILR +3 | +44 113 244 1911WhatsApp | Not applicableSolicitors | 3 Nov 2026 | 4/5 checks |
| Gracefields Solicitors | UK visitor visas, Family visit visas, Business visitor visas, Student visas +1 | +44 113 345 0636 | Not applicableSolicitors | 3 Nov 2026 | 4/5 checks |
| The Immigration Solicitor (Whiterose Blackmans Solicitors LLP) | Business visitor visas, Student visa applications, Child and family visas, Investor visas | +44 113 216 5507 | Not applicableSolicitors | 3 Nov 2026 | 4/5 checks |
| Truth Legal | UK visitor visas, Immigration for individuals, Business immigration | +44 113 483 1200 | Not applicableSolicitors | 3 Nov 2026 | 4/5 checks |
Leeds
7 agencies · most verified firstElite Immigration
IAA-registered immigration firm (ref. F201700014) at Vicarage Chambers on Park Square East in Leeds that handles UK visitor and tourist visit visas as well as individual and business immigration.
UK visitor visasTourist visit visasIndividual immigrationBusiness immigration5 of 6 checks
What we could confirm about Elite Immigration
- ✓Website is live and names the businesseliteimmigration.co.uk · opened 1 Nov 2026
- ✓Address on its own websiteVicarage Chambers, 9 Park Square East, Leeds, LS1 2LH
- ✓Phone on its own website+44 113 866 2868
- ✓Licence checked in the official registerIAA register, list of 9 Jul 2026: F201700014 (Level 1) · checked 1 Nov 2026 · the IAA list
- –Prices published, with a dateNot checked yet
- ✓Checked in the last 90 daysLast checked 3 Nov 2026
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Immigration Advice Service (IAS)
Leeds branch of the Immigration Advice Service, a national UK immigration law firm, that advises on student, family, visit and work visas from offices on Albion Street and Whitehall Road.
Student visasFamily visit visasFamily visasWork visasVisa application packages+35 of 6 checks
What we could confirm about Immigration Advice Service (IAS)
- ✓Website is live and names the businessiasservices.org.uk · opened 31 Oct 2026
- ✓Address on its own websiteRegus Pinnacle, 67 Albion St, Leeds LS1 5AA; No 1 Leeds, 26 Whitehall Road, Leeds LS12 1BE
- ✓Phone on its own website+44 113 834 7668
- ✓Licence checked in the official registerIAA register, list of 9 Jul 2026: F201100299 (Level 3) · checked 1 Nov 2026 · the IAA list
- –Prices published, with a dateNot checked yet
- ✓Checked in the last 90 daysLast checked 3 Nov 2026
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Yorkshire Immigration Consultancy Service
OISC-registered immigration consultancy (ref. F201400848) on Roundhay Road in Leeds that prepares student, family, business and investor visa applications for clients in the UK and abroad.
UK student visa applicationsFamily and family reunion applicationsBusiness and investor visas5 of 6 checks
What we could confirm about Yorkshire Immigration Consultancy Service
- ✓Website is live and names the businessyorkshireimmigrationservice.co.uk · opened 1 Nov 2026
- ✓Address on its own website281A Ground Floor, Roundhay Road, Leeds LS8 4HS
- ✓Phone on its own website+44 113 235 9393
- ✓Licence checked in the official registerIAA register, list of 9 Jul 2026: F201400848 (Level 3) · checked 1 Nov 2026 · the IAA list
- –Prices published, with a dateNot checked yet
- ✓Checked in the last 90 daysLast checked 3 Nov 2026
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Andrew Williams SolicitorsSolicitor-led immigration firm at Unity Business Centre on Roundhay Road in Leeds that prepares UK visitor, partner, fiancé, settlement and nationality applications.
Visitor visasSpouse and partner visasFiancé visasSettlement and ILRNationality applications+24 of 5 checks
What we could confirm about Andrew Williams Solicitors
- ✓Website is live and names the businessawsolicitors.co.uk · opened 31 Oct 2026
- ✓Address on its own websiteUnity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, Leeds, LS7 1AB
- ✓Phone on its own website+44 113 244 1911
- –Prices published, with a dateNot checked yet
- ✓Checked in the last 90 daysLast checked 3 Nov 2026
We didn't look it up in the IAA register: solicitors firm that shows SRA 558148; solicitors are regulated by their professional body, not registered with the IAA. So this check doesn't count for it.
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Gracefields Solicitors
SRA-regulated law firm (ID 568391) on Roundhay Road in Harehills, Leeds, that handles UK visitor, family visit and student visa applications alongside employment and family law.
UK visitor visasFamily visit visasBusiness visitor visasStudent visasEmployment and family law4 of 5 checks
What we could confirm about Gracefields Solicitors
- ✓Website is live and names the businessgracefields.co.uk · opened 1 Nov 2026
- ✓Address on its own websiteSecond Floor, 243A Roundhay Road, Harehills, Leeds LS8 4HS
- ✓Phone on its own website+44 113 345 0636
- –Prices published, with a dateNot checked yet
- ✓Checked in the last 90 daysLast checked 3 Nov 2026
We didn't look it up in the IAA register: solicitors firm that shows SRA ID 568391; solicitors are regulated by their professional body, not registered with the IAA. So this check doesn't count for it.
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The Immigration Solicitor (Whiterose Blackmans Solicitors LLP)Solicitors firm trading as The Immigration Solicitor from Brudenell Road in Headingley, Leeds, with consultation rooms on Park Square South, that handles UK visitor, student and family visa applications.
Business visitor visasStudent visa applicationsChild and family visasInvestor visas4 of 5 checks
What we could confirm about The Immigration Solicitor (Whiterose Blackmans Solicitors LLP)
- ✓Website is live and names the businesstheimmigrationsolicitor.uk · opened 31 Oct 2026
- ✓Address on its own websiteDiamond House, 116 Brudenell Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 1LS
- ✓Phone on its own website+44 113 216 5507
- –Prices published, with a dateNot checked yet
- ✓Checked in the last 90 daysLast checked 3 Nov 2026
We didn't look it up in the IAA register: solicitors firm (Whiterose Blackmans Solicitors LLP) that shows SRA Number 496788; solicitors are regulated by their professional body, not registered with the IAA. So this check doesn't count for it.
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Truth Legal
SRA-regulated law firm (SRA 568741) headquartered in Harrogate, with a Leeds branch at Airedale House on Kirkstall Road, that advises on UK visitor visas and other personal and business immigration matters.
UK visitor visasImmigration for individualsBusiness immigration4 of 5 checks
What we could confirm about Truth Legal
- ✓Website is live and names the businesstruthlegal.com · opened 1 Nov 2026
- ✓Address on its own websiteAiredale House Business Centre, 423 Kirkstall Road, Burley, Leeds LS4 2EW
- ✓Phone on its own website+44 113 483 1200
- –Prices published, with a dateNot checked yet
- ✓Checked in the last 90 daysLast checked 3 Nov 2026
We didn't look it up in the IAA register: solicitors firm that shows SRA authorisation (568741); solicitors are regulated by their professional body, not registered with the IAA. So this check doesn't count for it.
This counts what we could verify, not how good the agency is. How the order works
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Which visa agency or immigration adviser is best in Leeds? How to compare
We don't rank them. For UK visas the law is strict. The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (section 84) says no one may provide immigration advice or immigration services unless they are a 'qualified person' (legislation.gov.uk, read 1 Nov 2026). Qualified persons are people registered with the IAA, people authorised by a designated professional body (such as a law society) or by a designated qualifying regulator, and people working under their supervision (legislation.gov.uk, read 1 Nov 2026). Giving immigration advice or services without being qualified is a criminal offence; on indictment it carries up to two years in prison, a fine, or both (legislation.gov.uk, read 1 Nov 2026). We looked up the 3 advisers on this page in the IAA's published list of registered organisations, which shows the register on 9 Jul 2026; all 3 are on it, and each listing shows the IAA number.
- Registered with the IAA, at the right levelIAA advisers are registered at one of three levels, and only a Level 3 adviser can represent you at an immigration tribunal (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). Check an organisation or adviser by name or IAA number in the IAA Adviser Register (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026).
- Solicitors: their own regulatorSolicitors and barristers are not licensed by the IAA, because their own professional bodies already regulate them (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). Solicitors who give immigration advice can be found through the Law Society (England and Wales), the Law Society of Scotland and the Law Society of Northern Ireland (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026).
- A fee letter and receiptsA regulated adviser must send you a letter right after you hire them saying what work they will do, what it will cost and how you will pay; always get a signed, dated receipt for any payment (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026).
- No promise of successAn adviser claiming you will be successful is one of the grounds for a complaint to the IAA, alongside unreasonable fees and charging for work not done (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). Be suspicious of anyone who guarantees you a UK visa using documents they supply (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026).
- No personal bank accountsFake agents may promise to speed up a visa and ask for payment into a personal bank account (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). The Home Office never asks for visa payments by email, at a visa application centre or into a personal bank account; fees are paid online on GOV.UK and its commercial partners' websites (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026).
What Leeds's visa agencies and advisers handle
The destinations each one names on its own website, and how many of the 7 on this page name each one. “UK visas and immigration” means help for people coming to the UK; the rest prepare visas for trips abroad.
- UK visas and immigration: all 7 Elite Immigration · Immigration Advice Service (IAS) · Yorkshire Immigration Consultancy Service · Andrew Williams Solicitors · Gracefields Solicitors · The Immigration Solicitor (Whiterose Blackmans Solicitors LLP) · Truth Legal
Andrew Williams Solicitors, Gracefields Solicitors, The Immigration Solicitor (Whiterose Blackmans Solicitors LLP) and Truth Legal are solicitors' firms, regulated by their own professional body, so we didn't look them up in the IAA register.
Official alternatives: when you don't need an agency
For a UK visa you apply online yourself, with or without an adviser. The Home Office never asks for visa payments by email, at a visa application centre or into a personal bank account; fees are paid online on GOV.UK and its commercial partners' websites (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). Even advisers who charge nothing leave you to pay expenses such as translations and the official application fees (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). For a visa to another country you apply at its visa centre, consulate or embassy; we found none in Leeds on the official pages we read, so the nearest are under “Near Leeds” below.
Near Leeds
We found no visa centre in Leeds on the official pages we read, so applications for most countries go to a centre in another city. The nearest places, with the agencies on our list there and the visa centres they have for countries with none in Leeds (visa centres in the UK has every country):
- Manchester: 8 visa agencies and immigration advisers on our list; centres there for countries with none in Leeds: VFS Global for India, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark and 8 more; TLScontact for Belgium, Germany and France; BLS International for Spain; the Chinese Visa Application Service Center for China; the embassy or consulate itself for Romania; Global Visa Center World for Greece.
- Birmingham: 8 visa agencies and immigration advisers on our list; centres there for countries with none in Leeds: VFS Global for India and the Netherlands.
- Glasgow: 8 visa agencies and immigration advisers on our list; centres there for countries with none in Leeds: VFS Global for India.
- London: 15 visa agencies and immigration advisers on our list; centres there for countries with none in Leeds: VFS Global for India, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia and 13 more; the embassy or consulate itself for Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and 1 more; TLScontact for Belgium, Germany and France; BLS International for Spain; the Chinese Visa Application Service Center for China; Global Visa Center World for Greece.
FAQ
How much do agents charge for a UK visa?
Each adviser or agency sets its own fee, and we haven't collected UK prices. A regulated adviser must send you a letter right after you hire them saying what work they will do, what it will cost and how you will pay; always get a signed, dated receipt for any payment (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). Even advisers who charge nothing leave you to pay expenses such as translations and the official application fees (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026).
Can an agent help you get a visa?
Yes, within limits. For UK visas only qualified people may give immigration advice: IAA-registered advisers, people authorised by a professional body such as a law society, and those working under their supervision (legislation.gov.uk, read 1 Nov 2026). Be suspicious of anyone who guarantees you a UK visa using documents they supply (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). For other countries' visas, an agency prepares the file and the destination's embassy or consulate decides.
Which agency is best for a work visa?
We don't rank them. Advice on a UK work visa has to come from a qualified person: an IAA-registered adviser or a solicitor. Level 1 advisers handle simple cases and can advise on entry clearance, leave to enter, leave to remain, nationality and citizenship, and EU and EEA law (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). A genuine UK employer never asks for payment to secure a visa, and UKVI never guarantees a job (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026).
What is the IAA?
The regulator was called the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) until it rebranded as the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) in January 2025 (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). The IAA is the government body that makes sure immigration advice is given only by suitably qualified organisations and individuals (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). The IAA does not give immigration advice and does not recommend or endorse any particular adviser (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026).
How do I check an immigration adviser in Leeds?
The IAA Adviser Register lets anyone check an organisation or individual by name or IAA registration number; a match shows the name, IAA reference number, level of authorisation and website (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). The Adviser Finder searches by location and shows only organisations that chose to be included in it (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). GOV.UK publishes a list of immigration advisers who are currently banned from giving immigration advice or suspended (GOV.UK, read 1 Nov 2026). We checked the Leeds advisers against the IAA's published list of 9 Jul 2026; the live IAA Adviser Register shows any change since.
Which immigration advisers in Leeds are on the IAA register?
3 of the 7 are in the IAA's published list of registered organisations, as we found them on 1 Nov 2026: Elite Immigration, Immigration Advice Service (IAS) and Yorkshire Immigration Consultancy Service. Andrew Williams Solicitors, Gracefields Solicitors, The Immigration Solicitor (Whiterose Blackmans Solicitors LLP) and Truth Legal: solicitors' firms, regulated by their own professional body rather than the IAA. Each listing shows what we found, with a link to the register entry where there is one.
How we checked. We opened each agency's own website on 3 Nov 2026 and took its name, address, phone and the visas it lists from there; each profile links to the pages we used. We looked up the advisers in the IAA's published list of registered organisations (position at 9 Jul 2026) on 1 Nov 2026, by name and website, because the live register runs only in a browser; a registration granted or ended after that date shows only in the next list. Where we couldn't confirm one, the listing says “not yet confirmed in the register”. Solicitors' firms and agencies that list no UK immigration services weren't looked up. We haven't collected UK prices yet. Something wrong? Report a change.
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