Our Fees
Our lawyers are all thoroughly experienced in every aspect of UK immigration law, and are capable of providing legal advice and support to clients from the outset.
It’s best to call our specialist UK Immigration Team to discuss your case. Alternatively, you can complete the enquiry form on this page. This ensures that we can cover all the options available to you, determine how we can help, and inform you of the likely costs involved.
We’ll provide you with a quote, outlining the potential fees for your case.
Our Immigration team has over 10 years of collective experience in delivering high quality immigration advice.
The following individuals may work on your matter:
Saif Khan (Solicitor and Director)
12 Years PQE (Post Qualification Experience)
Samira Simjee (Solicitor)
11 Years PQE (Post Qualification Experience)
Imran Hussain (Solicitor)
Over 20 Years PQE (Post Qualification Experience)
Junior Paralegals and Trainee Solicitors – Experience can vary from 1 – 7 years
To give you an idea of our costs* for UK immigration advice, please refer to the following fees list:
VAT is payable at the standard rate, which is currently 20% in addition to all fees below, however Charging VAT for immigration cases can be complicated because it depends on where the individual lives and their immigration status. We’ll let you know if you need to pay VAT (at a 20% rate) at the start of your cas
Hourly Rate: £220.00 Plus 20% VAT
One-off advice: £150 + VAT** (+/- £100)
What the fee covers: Taking your instructions, providing advice and follow up advice confirmation.
One-off checking service: (£250 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £100)
What the fee covers: Taking your instructions, checking a completed UK immigration application form and supporting documents and providing advice.
Disbursements & Additional Fees
Disbursements are fees you are required to pay to others during the case process. These may include court fees, barristers’ fees and experts’ fees.
Barristers and Experts
Barristers’ fees, experts’ fees, are all dependent on the nature of the work they are instructed to undertake. Their fees and timescales are estimated on a case-by-case basis.
We will obtain estimates and seek your approval of their fees before we formally instruct on your behalf.
Court Fees
When issuing proceedings, a court fee is payable in addition to our fees. The court fee is dependent on the type of application you make. We will inform you of this before any application is submitted.
Fees for Entry Clearance Application – Applying from abroad to join family in the UK
Spousal/Fiancé/Proposed Civil Partner/Unmarried partner: £850 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
Spousal/Fiancée/Proposed Civil Partner/Unmarried partner: £1,000 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)(if relying on self-employment)
Adult Dependant Relatives: £1500 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
What these fees cover: Our fees for making an entry clearance application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the application, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, make the application, book an appointment at the visa centre, and full preparation of the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees quoted do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
Entry Clearance Application (applying from abroad): £800 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
This includes:
✔ Tier 4 students
✔ T5 temporary workers
Ancestry visas (If you are a Commonwealth citizen, have a grandparent who was born in the UK and are able and planning to work in the UK)
What this fee covers: Our fees for making an entry clearance application from outside the UK will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the application, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, make the application, book an appointment at the visa centre, and fully prepare the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees quoted do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
In-country student visa: £800 Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
What this fee covers: Our fees for making an in-country application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the application, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, make the application, book an appointment at the visa centre, and fully prepare the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees specified do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
Entry Clearance – Visit visa for tourism or visiting friends/family: £500 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £250)
What this fee covers: Our fees for making an entry clearance application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the application, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, make the application, book an appointment at the visa centre, and fully prepare the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees specified do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
In-country further leave to remain applications: £850 Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
These include, but are not limited to:
✔ Spousal
✔ Fiancé
✔ Proposed Civil Partner
✔ Unmarried partner
✔ Family life and private life routes
What this fee includes: Our fees for making an in-country application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the application, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, make the application by post or online where applicable, and fully prepare the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees specified do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
In-country indefinite leave to remain/settlement applications: £1,000 Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
These include:
✔ Spousal
✔ Fiancé
✔ Proposed civil partner
✔ Unmarried partner
✔ Ancestry
✔ Family life and private life routes
What this fee includes: Our fees for making an in-country application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the application, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, make the application by post or online where applicable, and fully prepare the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees specified do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
Long residence applications – In-country long residence 10 years (continuous legal residence): £1,200 + Plus 20% VAT (+/-£400)
In-country long residence 20 year route: £2,000 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £400)
What these fees include: Our fees for making an in-country application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the application, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, make the application by post or online where applicable, and fully prepare the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees specified do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
Application from abroad for family members to join EU citizens in the UK: £500 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
What this fee includes: Our fees for making an entry clearance application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, providing a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the application, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, make the application, book an appointment at the visa centre, and full preparation of the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees specified do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
Fees Applying for British Citizenship
Adults: £600 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
Children under 18: £500 Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
What our fees include: Our fees for making an in-country application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support your application, assess each document to ensure the maximum chance of success, make the application by post or online where applicable, and fully prepare the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees specified do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
Fees for Appeals
Existing client (non asylum): £1,500 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £500)
New client (non asylum): £1,800 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £500)
Existing client (asylum): £1,800 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £500)
New client (asylum): £2,500 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £500)
What our fees include: Our fees for lodging and representing an appeal before the First Tier Tribunal will include drafting grounds of appeal, lodging with the Tribunal, consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support the appeal, assess each document to ensure maximum chance of success, prepare court bundles, liaise with the Tribunal, Home Office, a Barrister and any specialists.
If the appeal is unsuccessful, the cost quoted does not include any advice and assistance in relation to any onward appeal.
Applying for family members to join a refugee in the UK: £1,000 + Plus 20% VAT (+/- £200)
What do our fees include: Our fees for making an entry clearance application will include consultations, taking detailed instructions, considering documents and advising on timelines.
We will draft statements, provide a tailor-made list of documents specific to your case to support your application, assess each document to ensure the maximum chance of success, make the application, book an appointment at the visa centre, and full preparation of the application pack with detailed legal representations.
Fees specified do not include Home Office refusal of your application or advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.
*Please note – the below items are not covered in the above fees and may or may not be required depending on which sort of service is provided: “these costs may be subject to VAT at 20%”.
✔ Barrister fees
✔ Expert report fees
✔ Cost of interpreters if required
✔ Translations
✔ Attending any Home Office interviews
✔ Immigration Health Surcharge
✔ Court fees
✔ Housing Reports for immigration purposes
✔ DNA tests where appropriate
✔ Any other cost related to your matter that are payable to third parties
✔ Home Office/visa fees and any premium service supplements (further information can be found visiting the UK Government website).
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.
You may also be required to pay:
✔ A supplement of £250** Plus 20% VAT may apply for each additional dependent/multiple applicants.
We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office/Visa Centre will take to process your application. Please refer to the current processing times on the Home Office website.
