
Our Fees
Complex or urgent matters may attract an uplift- this will be discussed at the initial meeting. Fees will be agreed in advance of work being carried out.
Fixed Fees, we will give you an exact fixed fee after assessing your case, below is the list of band charges depending on complexity of case.
Business sponsor licences
Application for sponsor licence | £1200-£1500 |
Attending site inspection | £800 |
Application for certificate of sponsorship | £300 |
Checking for entitlement to work | £250 |
Immigration applications
Visitor application/visitor visa | £850-£950 |
Employment application: extension of work permit | £750-£950 |
Application for certificate of sponsorship | £300-£600 |
Employment application: extension of stay for Ministers of religion missionaries and members of religious order | £750-£950 |
Family applications
Spouses | £750-£950 |
Fiancé(e)s and proposed civil partners | £750-£950 |
Unmarried and same sex partners | £750-£950 |
Children | £750-£950 |
Persons exercising rights of access to a child resident in the UK | £750-£950 |
UK ancestry | £750-£950 |
Victims of domestic violence | £750-£950 |
Parents, grandparents and other dependent relatives | £750-£950 |
Points based system
Tier 1 entrepreneur and visitor | £800-£1000 |
Tier 1 general, tier 2, tier 4, tier 5 applications | £600-£900 |
Family member applications | £600-£900 |
Settlement applications
All settlement applications | £650-£950 |
UK nationality
Applications for naturalisation, registration | £600-£900 |
EU applications
Family permit applications | £600-£850 |
Application for registration certificate | £600-£750 |
Residence card | £600-£750 |
Immigration detention and bail
Application to CIO | £500-£750 |
Application to IAC | £750-£900 |
Attending police station | £300-£500 |
Asylum and human rights applications (including fresh applications and applications made outside the rules)
Asylum and human rights application | £700-£950 |
Attending home office for interview and submitting application | £600-£800 |
Immigration appeal
Submitting notice of appeal | £500 |
Representing at full hearing | £1500-£2000 |
Application for permission to appeal to upper tribunal | £500-£750 |
Reconsideration hearing at upper tribunal | £1250-£1750 |
Application to IAC for permission to appeal to the court of appeal | £1200 |
Additional tribunal hearing | £1000 |
Asylum and human rights appeals
Submitting notice of appeal | £500 |
Full asylum hearing (including CMRH) | £1500-£2000 |
Application for permission to appeal to upper tribunal | £500-£750 |
Full reconsideration hearing (upper tribunal) | £1250-£1750 |
Application to IAC for permission to appeal to court of appeal | £1200 |
The Basis of Our Charges and What is Included
The above fixed fee costs are calculated based upon an hourly rate of £150 per hour
Included in our fees are all of the common key stages of Immigration applications/appeals:
- Taking initial instructions, reviewing any initial paperwork and providing you with our initial advice as to the merits of your claim and the issues involved
- Advice regarding any supporting evidence you will need
- Preparation of the application and completion of any associated online application forms
- Taking or reviewing witness statements
- Preparation of supporting legal representations
- Considering and advising you on the response to your claim/application
- Preparing relevant appeal papers, bundles of evidence including appropriate representations for Tribunal/Court hearings.
- Instructing barristers where necessary for Tribunal/Court hearings.
The fees above do not include 3rd party charges, known as ‘Disbursements’. In Immigration applications/appeals, such charges can include application fees payable to the Home Office, the Immigration Healthcare Surcharge Fee, Barristers fees, Interpreter fees, Tribunal/Court Fees and fees payable to experts such as medical experts – for medical reports or DNA reports, or country expert reports. These fees vary in each case and we will provide you with quotes from the experts concerned and discuss these with you prior to incurring any costs on your behalf. We will usually take payment for such disbursements on account from you, and then pay the expert directly. Home Office fees are published on the Home Office.gov.uk website.
All costs and most disbursements are subject to VAT at 20%, however, if you are not ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK then you are not liable to pay VAT.
How Long Will Your Case Take?
The time it takes to receive a decision is usually the longest period in Immigration applications, as it is impacted by the operations of both the UK Visas & Immigration and the Visa Application Centres in each respective country which change and which are outside of our control. It is not possible for us to give you a definitive time frame in which a decision will be made, however applications made inside the UK can take up to 6 months, whereas applications made outside the UK can take up to 3months, on average.
In relation to First Tier Tribunal appeals it can take approximately 6-12 months for the hearing to take place after the submission of the appeal. Listings for Upper Tribunal hearings and Higher Court hearings vary greatly and therefore it is difficult to give a time estimate.
Payment terms and conditions
It is our policy to ask, if possible, for full advance payment prior to commencement of any work to be undertaken.