Immigration

Expertise

We frequently deliver very positive outcomes for our clients in their immigration matters. You may require our professional advice if you would like to visit, work, study, join family, or settle permanently in the UK.

We also assist clients operating small to medium-sized businesses in assisting them with understanding sponsorship licence requirements.

Overview of Services

All Home Office application fees, Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS), court fees, interpreter costs and expert report costs are additional to the cost of our services.

Entry Clearance

The following matters are applications made from outside the United Kingdom which we assist with:

• • Visitor Visa
  • Family Visas (Spouse, Partner, Parent, Child)
  • Student Visa (previously known as Tier 4)
  • Work Visas (Skilled Worker, Minister of Religion, Temporary Worker, Start-up, Innovator, Global Talent etc.)
  • Business Visas

Price Transparency

VAT is not applicable to the below entry clearance prices so long as the applicant is instructing from abroad.

• Business Visas – £5,000
• Visitor Visa – £1,000 – £2,000
• Family Visas (Spouse, Partner, Parent, Child) – £1,000 – £3,000
• Student Visa (previously known as Tier 4) – £1,500
• Work Visas (Skilled Worker, Minister of Religion, Temporary Worker, Start-up, Innovator, Global Talent etc.) – £2,000

Leave to Remain & Settlement

These following are applications made from inside the United Kingdom which we assist with:

• Spouse/Partner or Parent extensions under Appendix FM
• Private Life applications
• Long Residence (10-year rule)
• Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
• Settlement as a Refugee
• Discretionary Leave applications
• Domestic Worker Applications

Price Transparency

VAT is applicable to the below applications as the applicant will be applying from inside the UK.

• Further Leave to Remain (FLR) as a parent or spouse/partner under Appendix FM – £1,500 – £2,000 + VAT (parent) or £1,500 – £2,500 + VAT (spouse/partner)
• ILR as a parent or spouse/partner – £1,500 – £2,000 + VAT (parent) or £1,500 – £3,000 + VAT (spouse/partner)
• ILR as a Refugee – £1,000 – £2,000 + VAT?
• Long Residence (10-year rule) Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) – £1,500 – £2,500 + VAT
• Private Life applications – £1,000 – £2,000 + VAT
• Domestic Worker Applications – £1,000 – £2,000 + VAT

Nationality & Citizenship

If you meet criteria of UK Nationality/Citizenship law we can assist you with the following applications:

• • British Citizenship (Naturalisation)
  • British Registration (for children or special categories)

Price Transparency

VAT is applicable to the below applications as the applicant will be applying from inside the UK.

• British Citizenship (Naturalisation) – £1,000 – £2,000 + VAT
• British Registration (for children or special categories) – £1,000 – £3,000 + VAT

Challenging Home Office Decisions

There can be a broad or restricted range of options available to you in challenging a Home Office decision which you disagree with. We can advise you on the below means of challenge

• • Administrative Review
  • In-country Right of Appeal
  • Judicial Review (First-Tier Tribunal & Upper Tribunal)

Price Transparency

• Judicial Review Subsequent Stages – hourly rates
• Administrative Review – £2,000 + VAT
• In-country Right of Appeal – £5,000 + VAT
• Judicial Review Pre-Action Stage – £2,000 (+ VAT)

Asylum & Human Rights

• • Initial Asylum Claims
  • Human rights-based claims (Article 3, Article 8)
  • Fresh claims under Immigration Rule 353

Main Stages

1. 1. Assessing your circumstances and eligibility to submit the application for which you instruct us
   2. Advising on the most suitable application route
   3. Providing a tailored document checklist based on our experience of successful applications
   4. Drafting legal representations to the Home Office (if necessary) explaining how exactly you meet the legal criteria
   5. Completing and submitting the relevant application – as you will be advised from the outset it will be your responsibility for all disbursements including the visa fee and Immigration Health Surcharge but we can advise on the correct amount
   6. Responding to requests for further information from the Home Office
   7. Advising you on the Home Office decision and, if unsuccessful, options available to challenge it (appeal, Judicial Review or otherwise)

Complicating Factors

While we do our best to avoid your matter becoming too complicated, at times this is unavoidable.

The following factors can result in a more complicated case than first anticipated and it is important that you are aware of them:

• • If a psychiatric/psychologist report becomes necessary
  • If a country expert report becomes necessary
  • If an independent social worker report becomes necessary

Pricing

All costs given on our website are only indicative of a typical case. We will assess each case based on its own complexities, merits and foreseeable costs.

Fee Structures:

Our most common fee structure in this department is ‘fixed fee’ and most of the common fees have been set out above. As for asylum cases we will advise you on the our fees by looking at your particular case.

We do not usually charge using ‘hourly rate’ in immigration cases but if this is this becomes unavoidable (for instance in protracted judicial reviews or appeals) we will inform you. The rate that such a case would be charged at is our solicitor’s rate of £300 + VAT in line with HMCTS guidance for solicitors’ with more than 8 years’ experience

Work Covered

Under a fixed fee agreement there are limitations of what is included in our scope of work which we list below for your information.

Included

• • Taking instructions from you throughout the matter
  • Advising you as to the merits of your case and documents which can strengthen your application based on our experience
  • Preparing the applications and any relevant forms
  • Drafting statement(s) (if required)
  • Making representations to the Home Office in support of your matter
  • Submitting the application to the Home Office or the Tribunal

Not Included

• • Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process
  • Home Office Immigration Health Surcharge
  • Where the Home Office refuse your application, assistance in relation to an appeal or further application as part of the same matter
  • Barrister’s fees.
  • Applications for Dependants such as partner and children under 18.
  • Costs for English language tests, tuberculosis tests, criminal record certificates or biometrics.
  • Attendance at a Home Office interview: Interviews are rare in most categories, if the Home Office ask you to attend an interview, we can give you guidance beforehand.

Price Transparency

Likely Disbursements

Likely Disbursements	Approximate cost (VAT dependent on client’s immigration status)
Home Office Application fees	Found at this link
Immigration Health Surcharge	Found at this link
Interpreter	£100 – £150 (+ VAT) per visit
Immigration Tribunal Oral Hearing Fee	£140 (check this link for updated information)
Immigration Tribunal Paper Hearing Fee	£80 (check this link for updated information)
Barrister’s Fee	£600 – £3,000 (+VAT) (depending on seniority of barrister)
Expert’s Report (Country, Medical, Independent Social Worker etc)	£1,000 – £2,000 (+ VAT)

Likely Disbursements

Likely Disbursements	Approximate cost (VAT dependent on client’s immigration status)
Home Office Application fees	Found at this link
Immigration Health Surcharge	Found at this link
Interpreter	£100 – £150 (+ VAT) per visit
Immigration Tribunal Oral Hearing Fee	£140 (check this link for updated information)
Immigration Tribunal Paper Hearing Fee	£80 (check this link for updated information)
Barrister’s Fee	£600 – £3,000 (+VAT) (depending on seniority of barrister)
Expert’s Report (Country, Medical, Independent Social Worker etc)	£1,000 – £2,000 (+ VAT)

Timescales

You may be wondering how long your matter will take from first instructing us until the conclusion of the case.

This short answer is when the Home Office or Tribunal makes a decision on your application or appeal.

Current Home Office Visa processing times can be found for applications made inside the UK here and for applications made from outside the UK here.