Immigration Law
Immigration Services Fee (for our fees for other services please click here)
We will always be transparent with our costs from the outset and want to ensure that we provide the very best service at the most competitive rates and if you are not eligible for legal aid, we can offer a range of private rate packages to suit you from Hourly Rates to Fixed Fees. We appreciate that every person and every case is different, and we will work with you to understand your needs and expectations.
1 HOURLY RATE
This service will allow you decide on choosing the level of lawyer that you would like to represent you. Your chosen lawyer will have the requisite experience in the type of case that you have instructed this firm on and will attend all court hearings or other appointments and will be your single point of contact within the firm. You will be assured by the fact that you will always deal with the same individual. The hourly rate service ensures that you only pay for what service you receive and nothing more. We will provide you with a quotation before any work starts and you will receive regular statements setting out work done and costs to date. Typical fees for cases can range between £500 to £5000 however depending on the type of case it can exceed the typical fee and where this occurs, we will advise you. Also all our fees exclude disbursements such as experts’ reports, travel, and mileage.
2 FIXED FEE
Some of our clients prefer to pay a Fixed Fee and for that reason that we offer a fixed fee service, meaning that you will know price you have been quoted is the price you will pay. This will offer you certainty from the outset. We can also offer a fixed fee for stages in a case or for the entirety of a case and will discuss these options with you. Typical fees for cases can range between £500 to £5000 however depending on the type of case it can exceed the typical fee and where this occurs, we will advise you. Also all our fees exclude disbursements such as experts’ reports, travel, and mileage. We also offer service packages as a Fixed Fee, these can be tailored to suit your particular needs.
All of our fees attract VAT at 20% and all disbursements will attract fees at 20%.
Private client charging rates per hour
Please note that our private fees (whether Fixed Fees or Hourly Rates) do not include any disbursement (payments to third parties) such as barrister’s fees, expert’s fees or court fees.
Solicitor’s and FILEx Level of Experience | Hourly Rate (excl. VAT) |
10 Years plus | 250 (£) |
5-10 Years | 225 (£) |
0-5 Years | 195 (£) |
Trainees and Paralegals | 175 (£) |
Travel to Court or Prison…etc. | 65p per mile or the cost of train fare |
Fixed Fees are agreed by negotiations, please ask us if you prefer a Fixed Fee. |
Legal aid
We can advise you as to whether legal aid is available, whether it is suitable for your case and whether we are prepared to undertake your case on a publicly funded basis.
In some cases, it may not be economically viable for us to conduct your case on a legally aided basis
Fees excluding VAT, but we will inform you if VAT is payable in your case because some cases are not subject to VAT.
Please note that our private fees do not include VAT or any fees to third parties such as Home Office fees , expert’s fees, translation fees or Tribunal and Court fees .
Our services typically include: Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects of success, reviewing all documents, advising on the relevant law and specific evidence, helping you obtain relevant additional evidence such as DNA or Expert Reports, drafting written legal representations to support the application, submitting application to the Home Office and advising on timescales and outcome of application.
SERVICE PACKAGE |
FEE |
WORK INCLUDED |
General Advice in person |
£100 |
Case specific advice on a one-off basis with written confirmation |
Application Packages |
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EEA Residence Card / Certificate Derivative Rights Residence Card EU Settled or Pre-Settled status document (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£500-1000 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
EEA Family Permit (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£700-1000 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
10 Years’ Long Residence application |
£800-1000 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Discretionary Leave Outside the Immigration Rules (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£800-1200 |
Assessment of client’s prospects of success, to include advising on |
In country applications under the Immigration Rules if not specified (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£800-1200 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Entry Clearance Applications |
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Visitor (Family / Business / Medical / other purpose) (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£800-1000 |
Assessment of client’s prospects of success, to include advising on Providing application and supporting evidence to |
Entry Clearance other (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£800-1200 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
PBS Applications |
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Tier 1 (Investor) initial in-country application, ILR or Entry (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£2500 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) in-country switching application or Entry (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£2000 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Tier 1 extensions or ILR (Entrepreneur / Investor) (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£2000 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Tier 1 Exceptional Talent / Exceptional Promise (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£1500 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Tier 2 Applications (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£1000-£1200 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Tier 4 (Student) (Add £300 for each dependent if applicable) |
£600-800 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Tier 5 (temporary worker) |
£800-1000 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
PBS Dependent (applying separately from their sponsor) |
£600-800 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Asylum / Humanitarian Protection Claims |
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Asylum / Humanitarian Protection |
£700-1200 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Fresh Claim (Asylum / Humanitarian Protection) |
£700-1200 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Asylum ILR/FLR (HP/DL extensions) |
£300-500 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Attendance at Home office interview |
£120 p/h |
To attend with a client on request at any Home Office interview |
Other Types of Applications |
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British Citizenship Naturalisation / Registration as British Citizen |
£500-800 |
Meeting client to take instructions, assessment of client’s prospects |
Travel Document (Refugee) |
£300-400 |
Advising and assisting including completing and submitting application |
Transfer of Conditions |
£500-1000 |
Advising and assisting including completing and submitting application |
Certificate of Travel (Non-Refugee) |
£500 |
Advising and assisting including completing and submitting application |
Document Checking |
£400-800 |
Checking applications completed by clients to include advice and |
Sponsor License Services |
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Sponsorship Licence application |
£2000-£4000 |
Applying for sponsorship licence to include advising on RMLT |
Sponsor License Application and attendance at Sponsors premises |
£3000-£6000 |
Travel to client office and advise client on Sponsorship licence |
Attending Sponsors Home Office Compliance visit |
£3000 |
Pre Licence Audit or Post-Licence Compliance Audit |
Revoked Sponsor License Reinstatement |
£4000 |
Reinstatement of licence to include complying with action plan set by |
Administrative Review Service |
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Administrative Review |
£400-600 |
Written representations where no right of appeal PBS entry clearance |
Appeal Packages |
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Appeal package (where application was not submitted by us) |
£1000-1500 |
Advice, lodging appeal, preparing appeal bundles and representing |
Appeal where we have submitted application |
£1000-1200 |
Advice, lodging appeal, preparing appeal bundles and representing |
Written adjournment request (if we are not instructed in the appeal |
£200 |
Seeking adjournments from the FTT when client unable to proceed. |
Oral adjournment request at Tribunal |
£300 |
Seeking adjournments (at a hearing) from the FTT when client unable to |
Bail Packages |
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Bail application (to Tribunal including hearing at Tribunal) |
£1600 |
Advising assisting, submitting bail application and representing at Bail hearing |
Bail application (to a Chief Immigration Officer) |
£800-1200 |
Written application to CIO for bail. |
Higher Appeals (Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal) |
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Application for Permission to Appeal to the Upper Tribunal |
£500 |
Paper application for permission to the First Tier Tribunal or Upper |
Error of Law hearing and subsequent Substantive hearing |
£1000 |
Following grant of permission on paper – representing at error |
Paper Application for Permission to Appeal to the Court of Appeal made |
£1000 |
Advice and preparation and lodging of PTA application |
Oral Application for Permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal made |
£1500 |
Oral Application for Permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal made |
Substantive Hearing at Court of Appeal (by Counsel) |
2500 |
Advice, preparing appeal bundles and conducting the hearing by |
Judicial Review |
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Pre-Action Protocol Letter |
£300-600 |
Letter before action (PAP Letter) and advice on Home Office response |
Paper Application for Permission to Apply for JR |
£1000-1400 |
Advice, preparing application and filing at Upper Tribunal or high |
Oral hearing for permission to apply for JR |
£1000 |
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Substantive Hearing for JR by Counsel |
£2500 |
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Emergency Injunction Application |
£1000 |
Advice and preparation and filing of application for Injunction |
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