The right route, checked
FLR(M), FLR(FP), FLR(HRO), private life or a human rights application — which one fits your circumstances, and what it will require.
Need more time to remain in the UK?
Your leave may be ending. Your options don’t have to.
Get legal advice on FLR(M), FLR(FP), partner, parent, private-life and human-rights applications — and know exactly where your dates leave you.
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Check Your FLR Options
Tell us where your dates stand and we will come back with the next step.
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Experience figure refers to Amir Masood, Solicitor & Director, who has worked in UK immigration law since 2004. Cases handled is a firm-wide figure across all immigration matters, not further leave to remain applications alone.
What you get
A clear plan to keep your UK status
We check which FLR route actually applies to you, confirm the date your leave ends, and prepare the application and the evidence that goes with it — so you know where you stand before anything is submitted.
Your deadline confirmed
When your current leave ends, and the right moment to apply given that date. On an extension the timing matters as much as the content.
Evidence reviewed
Relationship, parental and private-life evidence checked against what the route requires. What was accepted last time is not automatically enough.
Refusals acted on
Where an application has been refused, rejected or found invalid, we advise on what is open to you and act on it.
Where extensions go wrong
Your status can depend on getting the extension right
Choosing between the routes
Different requirements, different fees and different settlement timelines.
Applying at the wrong time
Applying after your leave expires changes your position significantly.
Evidence that no longer fits
What was accepted for your first grant may not carry the extension.
An invalid application
A rejected application can leave you without valid leave while the clock runs.
Simple process
It only takes four steps
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1
Status and deadline check
We establish what leave you hold and exactly when it ends.
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2
Route and eligibility review
Which FLR route applies, and what it will require of you.
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3
Evidence and application prepared
The application and the document bundle are prepared in full.
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Submission and correspondence
We submit and handle all Home Office correspondence from there.
Meet your solicitor
Amir Masood
Solicitor & Director · Head of Immigration · Over 20 years in immigration, human rights and asylum law.
Your enquiry goes straight to Amir. He has worked in UK immigration since 2004 and has been a solicitor since 2014, handling further leave to remain applications from the first submission through to appeals, the Upper Tribunal and judicial review. You will know exactly who is preparing your application and who to speak to about it — not an unregulated adviser, and not a call centre.
- Solicitor of England & Wales since 2014 · member of the Law Society
- Accredited under the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme
- Master of Laws (LLM); Advocate of the High Court of Pakistan (2008)
- FLR(M), FLR(FP), FLR(HRO), private life and human rights applications
- Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority · SRA number 628536
What clients say
Real reviews, published on Google.
★★★★★
“I received exceptional support from Amir Masood during a very challenging period of my visa process. His guidance, professionalism, and timely assistance made a significant difference.”
Al A.Visa application
★★★★★
“His attention to detail and great communication gave us confidence from the start. He was realistic with the time-frames involved and helped us to manage our expectations. After more than 10 years of refusals we are so grateful.”
Stephen B.Visa after refusals
★★★★★
“Mr. Amir Masood is a highly professional, knowledgeable, and cooperative solicitor. He guided us through the entire process with clarity, patience, and expertise, making everything much easier to understand.”
Wardah F.Immigration advice
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Clear fees
Know the legal fee before work begins
You will be told what our legal work costs, and what it covers, before we start. Nothing begins until you have agreed it in writing.
- The legal fee is agreed in writing before any work starts
- You are told what the fee covers and what falls outside it
- Home Office application fees, the immigration health surcharge and any third-party costs are separate from our legal fee and are set by the Home Office
- Where a fee waiver may apply, we will tell you before the application is prepared
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Questions
Further leave to remain, answered
They are different application forms for different routes. FLR(M) is used to extend leave on the family route as a partner or parent under the main Immigration Rules. FLR(FP) is used where the application rests on family or private life grounds that fall outside those main requirements.
The distinction matters well beyond which form you fill in: the two carry different requirements, different Home Office fees and different routes to settlement.
Your position is materially different depending on whether an application is made before or after your leave ends, and what follows depends on the facts of your case — when your leave ended, why, and what route you are applying on.
This is not something to work out from a web page. If your leave has expired, or is about to, speak to a solicitor about your dates before you submit anything.
There is a fee waiver process for certain human rights-based applications, for applicants who can evidence that they cannot afford the fee. It is a separate application that is normally decided before the leave application itself, which affects your timing as well as your costs.
Processing times are set by the Home Office, vary by route and by whether a priority service is used, and they change. We will tell you the current published timescale for your route at the point you instruct us, rather than publish one here that may since have moved.
It can, but not every route reaches settlement over the same period, and time spent on one route does not always carry across to another. Because the route you extend on now shapes how long settlement takes, this is worth checking before the extension is made rather than at the end.
That depends on the conditions attached to the leave you held, and on whether a valid application was made in time. The conditions of your previous grant are usually the starting point, but they are not the whole answer. Getting this wrong can affect both your employment and a later application, so check your specific position before you rely on it.
The refusal notice sets out the reasons, and those reasons decide what is open to you: a fresh application, an administrative review, or an appeal where a right of appeal exists. Each has its own deadline, and some are short.
A refusal also has to be declared on future applications, so it is worth taking advice on the next step rather than reapplying straight away.
Immigration rules, Home Office fees, the immigration health surcharge and processing times change. Nothing on this page is legal advice for your individual case.
Leave running out?
Don’t let the deadline decide for you
Speak to an SRA-regulated immigration solicitor about your route, your evidence and your timing while you still have options.