Immigration Fee Structure

• Applications on behalf of European Economic Area (EEA) nationals and their family members under the applicable EEA Regulations or Immigration Rules, including applications for permanent residence, residence cards, and registration certificates

• Applications under the Immigration Rules, including:
  • Student and work experience visas
  • Visit visas (for tourism, or visiting friends or family)
  • Spouse and partner applications, including fiancé(e)s or proposed civil partners
  • Applications for work, business, or study under the Points-Based System
  • Dependent relative and family reunion applications
  • Ancestry visas
  • Other categories, such as applications on the basis of long residence

If you would like to discuss other immigration applications, please contact us for a free assessment of your situation. We normally charge £150 + VAT for a 1-hour consultation and initial case assessment.

Most of our visa and immigration services are provided on an hourly rate basis:

• Partners and Legal Directors: £300 per hour + VAT

• Solicitors: £225 per hour + VAT

• Paralegals, Legal Assistants, and Trainee Solicitors: £150 per hour + VAT

• The complexity of the case

• The amount of supporting evidence that we need to consider

• Which language(s) you speak

• Whether you are applying with other dependents

Where possible, we give an estimate of costs after our initial meeting and consultation with the client. The estimates described below represent the range of fees for most standard applications. Upon our initial assessment of your situation, we may agree on a fixed fee. In any case, the fee estimate or fixed fee would be agreed upon prior to signing a formal client care letter.

The estimated disbursements:

• Travel expenses for caseworkers: £500

• Government fees (depending on the matter): £500-£1,500

• Experts (including translators): £500-£1,000

• Total estimated disbursements for Immigration: £1,500-£3,000

Fee Estimate: Standard Applications

The below fees are an estimate based on our previous experience and the anticipated number of hours to be dedicated to your case. We will provide a more accurate estimate after an initial consultation and case assessment:

• Applications to become British under the British Nationality Act 1981: Estimated costs between £500 – £2,000 (excluding VAT)

• Applications on behalf of EEA nationals and their family members under the applicable EEA Regulations or Immigration Rules, including permanent residence, residence cards, and registration certificates: Estimated fees between £150 – £2,000 (excluding VAT)

• UK Visitor Visas: Estimated fees between £450 – £2,000 (excluding VAT)

• Applications under the Points-Based system (excluding Tier 1 category: entrepreneurship, investment): Estimated fees between £600 – £2,000 (excluding VAT)

• Applications Tier 1 Entrepreneur and Investor: Estimated fees between £1,500 – £6,000 (excluding VAT)

• Leave to enter or remain under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules: Estimated fees between £1,000 – £2,000 (excluding VAT)

• Ancestry visas: Estimated fees between £750 – £3,000 (excluding VAT)

• Settlement (Indefinite leave to remain) applications: Estimated fees between £750 – £3,000 (excluding VAT)

• Other categories, such as applications on the basis of long residence: Estimated fees between £750 – £3,000 (excluding VAT)

• Immigration Appeals: Estimated fees between £1,500 – £5,000 (excluding VAT)

What services are included

Our work typically involves:

• Discussing your circumstances in detail and confirming whether this is the most appropriate application for you, and exploring other options

• Giving advice about the requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether you meet the criteria

• Assessing how to overcome certain criteria, if unmet

• Considering the supporting evidence you provide

• Helping you obtain further evidence (such as medical records, bank statements), including taking witness statements where necessary

• Preparing your application and submitting it on your behalf

• Attendance at a Home Office interview, if applicable, with advice on whether we should attend with you

• Providing advice about the outcome of your application and any further steps

Disbursements

Disbursements are costs related to your matter payable to third parties, such as visa fees. We manage the payment of disbursements on your behalf for a smoother process.

• Interpreters and translators fees are usually confirmed in advance

• Independent expert reports (e.g., medical experts) are not required in many cases, and we will inform you if necessary

• If we attend an interview with you, there will be additional disbursements for our mileage/travel expenses

• Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process.
• Where the Home Office refuse your application, advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.

How long will my application take?

We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application. Read the current processing times.

We will normally be able to submit the above types of applications within 1-4 weeks of you instructing us, but we will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this.

Please note the anticipated number of hours and fees are an estimate based on the facts above. All applications are likely to vary, and of course, we can give you a more accurate estimate once we have more information about your specific case.

Other fees:

• Written representation on a speeding offence: £350
• Representation for a guilty plea in Court: £500 plus travel expenses
• Exceptional Hardship / Totting up Penalty Points (Guilty Plea): £500-£1000
• Drink Driving / Drug Driving / Failing to Provide a Specimen (Guilty Plea): £500
• Not Guilty Plea and trial: £1000-£3000

Not guilty plea:

• First appearance – no guilty plea. Listing for PTPH
• PTPH
• 1st stage: Disclosure
• 2nd stage: Defence statement
• 3rd stage: Further disclosure
• 4th stage: Complaints for non-compliance from Defense or requests; applications for third-party summons
• Trial
• Sentencing if found guilty

Representations:

• Police Station: Single attendance and representation: £350
• Attendance/representation includes:
  • Considering evidence
  • Taking your instructions
  • Providing advice on the prospect of success, evidence, and likely sentence on conviction
  • Assisting in a police interview

Magistrates Court:

• Representations at a single hearing: £350 (including a pre-court conference)

Please note that if you are pleading guilty, in most cases your matter will be concluded on your first day at the Magistrates Court.

• Attendance/representation includes:
  • Considering evidence
  • Taking your instructions
  • Providing advice on the prospect of success, evidence, and likely sentence on conviction
  • Representation in court

Trial Preparation:

• Preparation for a standard trial: £350
• Preparation for a complex trial: £750 (most trials at the Magistrates Courts are standard trials)

The above fees do not include:

• Instruction of any expert witnesses
• Taking statements from any witnesses
• Advice and assistance in relation to a special reasons hearing
• Advice or assistance in relation to any appeal

A separate fee arrangement can be offered for the additional work where we will be able to apply a fixed fee for a specific task. In some more complex cases, we will charge an hourly rate of £150 + VAT for the work of a trainee solicitor and £225 + VAT for the work of a qualified solicitor.