A Y & J Solicitors is a specialist immigration firm representing both individuals and corporate clients in a broad range of UK immigration matters. The group’s expertise in personal immigration includes issues such as appeals, nationality, human rights, and other immigration challenges at the Immigration Tribunal. The team is led by Diana Elena Todirica, who specialises in both business and personal immigration, and has notable experience with matters such as visitor visas, asylum claims, family applications and matters relating to the EU Settlement Scheme.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They actually seemed to care about me and my case.'

  • 'A Y & J treated me like a human, talked me through my options, and gave me productive advice if I couldn't come up with a piece of evidence.'
  • 'They were very responsive, despite me probably asking them way too many questions.'
  • ‘Diana Elena Todirica was wonderful to work with. When I brought my case to A Y & J, on the first call she gave me so much information in terms of what my options were, and gave me hope that my case was salvageable.'

  • 'Nagina Hanif was great, extremely responsive and helpful.’

Work highlights

  • Successfully acted in an appeal on behalf of an Indian national who entered the UK on a visit visa and subsequently applied for leave to remain but was refused; the appeal was allowed on the 10-year route to settlement.
  • Successfully acted for a client and his two dependants in relation to his Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Extension visa.
  • Successfully acted for an applicant and his son (the sponsor) in relation to an appeal concerning an application submitted under Appendix EU.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Diana Elena Todirica

Other key lawyers

Nagina Hanif