Bilal Raza

Solicitor | Barrister (UR)

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Bilal Raza is a qualified practising solicitor in England & Wales and an unregistered Barrister - called to the bar of England & Wales in 2024. He is trusted by individuals and businesses alike for providing clear, structured and results focused legal advice. Having completed the SQE with a first quintile classification and the Bar Training Course with distinction before being called to the Bar in 2024, he brings a strong advocacy led approach to complex matters. Bilal routinely acts on Immigration applications/appeals, Family dissolution matters, Wills & LPA drafting, Criminal defense and Civil dispute resolution involving settlements, housing related disagreements and contentious correspondence. He has extensive experience of drafting pre-action protocols, statements of cases, preparing appeal bundles, settlement terms and advising clients through every stage of litigation risk and strategy. He also represents clients at court hearings. Clients value his methodical approach, attention to detail, transparent communication style and ability to simplify complex legal issues into practical outcomes. Alongside practice, Bilal remains actively engaged in legal education. He has taught aspiring lawyers on the Bar Course and SQE pathway. He is passionate about supporting student development and contributes to academic discussions. He is multilingual and can fluently speak English, Urdu and Sindhi. Outside law, Bilal enjoys playing chess and cricket.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 7266896

  • Based in Ilford, Essex

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Bilal Raza is a qualified practising solicitor in England & Wales and an unregistered Barrister - called to the bar of England & Wales in 2024. He is trusted by individuals and businesses alike for providing clear, structured and results focused legal advice. Having completed the SQE with a first quintile classification and the Bar Training Course with distinction before being called to the Bar in 2024, he brings a strong advocacy led approach to complex matters. Bilal routinely acts on Immigration applications/appeals, Family dissolution matters, Wills & LPA drafting, Criminal defense and Civil dispute resolution involving settlements, housing related disagreements and contentious correspondence. He has extensive experience of drafting pre-action protocols, statements of cases, preparing appeal bundles, settlement terms and advising clients through every stage of litigation risk and strategy. He also represents clients at court hearings. Clients value his methodical approach, attention to detail, transparent communication style and ability to simplify complex legal issues into practical outcomes. Alongside practice, Bilal remains actively engaged in legal education. He has taught aspiring lawyers on the Bar Course and SQE pathway. He is passionate about supporting student development and contributes to academic discussions. He is multilingual and can fluently speak English, Urdu and Sindhi. Outside law, Bilal enjoys playing chess and cricket.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 7266896

  • Based in Ilford, Essex
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Languages spoken

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Urdu

Opening hours

Monday 09:30–17:30
Tuesday 09:30–17:30
Wednesday 09:30–17:30
Thursday 09:30–17:30
Friday 09:30–17:30
Saturday 11:00–14:30
Sunday (Closed)

Olympic House, 28 -42 Clements Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1BA

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Was not able deal with my case requested more money than we agreed giving non senses reasons to take more money. I found out and I had to cancel the agreement

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Highly Recommend

Highly recommended. I truly appreciate the effort and support from Miss Samra Warraich and Mr. Bilal Raza throughout my Skilled Worker visa application process. A special thanks to Miss Samra for patiently answering all my questions and clearing every doubt I had regarding my application. The documentation process was also very smooth and well organised. I was quite hesitant at first, even though they already had very good reviews because I had never met them in person and had only found them through Google. However, their professionalism, communication, and guidance made the entire process stress-free and trustworthy. Thank you once again for the excellent support.

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Complex naturalisation case

I’m really happy with the service I received from BW Solicitors (Bilal Raza) for my naturalisation application. My case wasn’t straightforward, but they handled everything professionally and efficiently, and the whole process was completed in just 4 months. Their communication was excellent throughout — always clear, responsive, and reassuring. I also found their pricing very fair for the level of service provided. Overall, I’m very pleased with the outcome and would definitely recommend BW Solicitors to anyone needing help with immigration or citizenship matters.

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Raja Hamza

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Dependent Visa Application

I have recently used BW Solicitors for my dependent visa application with Bilal raza and Samra iqbal. Both of them handled the complete process professionally and I the decision on my application the day after they submitted it to the Uk Home Office. I highly recommend them for any legal assistance.

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Visa renewal

I'm thrilled to write this review for Bilal Raza. My husband and I recently worked with them to renew our visas, and the service was truly excellent. They were incredibly helpful, polite, and patient with us throughout the entire process. My Husband ( He was on Care visa and I am on his Dependent visa ( he wrote a separate review for them ). The whole experience was very smooth, and their expert guidance made a big difference. Our both applications were submitted on 29th Jan and he got his approval on 3rd Feb. I had my biometric ID check appointment in Nottingham on 5th Feb, and thanks to their clear explanation and guidance, just two days after my appointment, I got my Dependent visa approval Email on 7th Feb.

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Krish

Recently my wife and I had a chance to use BW solicitor (Bilal Raza) to extend our visa. He is a fantastic solicitor, very quick response, available at all time, And very professional, I would 100% recommend him

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BW Solicitor (my solicitor himself Bilal Raza) is a wonderful, so frequent, great communication directly to the client, available at all time, bery quick response and most importantly very much professional, I would happily recommend. My 1st time consultation with him, He worked just wonderfully on behalf of me. I was running out of the time because of COS delayed by home office, but Bilal Raja acted so quickly and asked for more time on his own words, wonderfully mentioned, kindly home office waited, I got COS and got visa on no time. Word can't express how thankful and grateful I am towards BW Solicitor and especially Bilal Raja himself. 💯 recommend from my side.

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Sujat

Highly recommended. I truly appreciate the effort and support from Miss Samra Warraich and Mr. Bilal Raza throughout my Skilled Worker visa application process. A special thanks to Miss Samra for patiently answering all my questions and clearing every doubt I had regarding my application. The documentation process was also very smooth and well organised. I was quite hesitant at first, even though they already had very good reviews because I had never met them in person and had only found them through Google. However, their professionalism, communication, and guidance made the entire process stress-free and trustworthy. Thank you once again for the excellent support.

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I am really happy with the service I received from BW solicitors (Bilal Raza) for my naturalization application. My case was not straightforward, but he handled everything professionally and efficiently, and the whole process was completed in just 4 months His communication was excellent throughout and always clear, responsive, and reassuring. I also found their pricing very fair for the level of service provided. Overall, I'm very pleased with the outcome and would definitely recommend BW solicitors to anyone needing help with citizenship and immigration or citizenship matters

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I experienced fantastic service from BW solicitors in my legal matter. They offered sound advice, expert opinions and produced the result i was looking for. Cannot recommend them high enough. My compliments to Mr Warraich, Mr Rashid and Mr Raza.

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