Our Services and Fees
SETTLEMENT (Live permanently in the UK)
A settlement visa in the UK is a type of status that you can apply for if you want to live, work and study in the UK permanently with almost no future restrictions. Leave to remain means to be granted permanent residency in the UK by the Home Office. Find the right settlement option
Main types of settlement applications are broadly described as follows:
- Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status)
- Prove you have right of abode in the UK
- Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies
- Settlement: refugee or humanitarian protection
- Apply to stay in the UK as a stateless person
- Apply for settlement if you’re a Turkish Worker or Businessperson
- Apply for a UK residence card
- Apply for a Returning Resident visa
- Apply for a derivative residence card
You can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK once you can show that you satisfy the relevant Immigration Rules.
Our fees typically start from £800 +VAT. VAT is charged currently at 20%. There are different categories under which applications can be made. We will check the requirements against the applicant’s circumstances assess the amount of work required and give a quote at the initial appointment.
For dependent relative (e.g. spouse) and family reunion applications, our professional fees (excluding disbursements) start from £ 850 +VAT
For other categories, such as applications on the basis of long residence
Our professional fees (excluding disbursements): from £ 750 +VAT
Our work includes the following:
- considering documents
- taking instructions and providing advice;
- assessing the documents against the immigration rules;
- preparing and submitting the application;
- advise on timelines and the outcome;
- Update the applicant about progress;
- explain via telephone or in writing the legal work which is required as the matter progresses;
- advice on next steps.
Naturalisation (Become a British citizen)
Naturalisation (or naturalization) is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country
Applications for naturalisation or registration under the British Nationality Act 1981
MN1- Registration of a child as British. Our fee for this application is £350 +VAT (the fee will be higher based on the complexity of the case)
For any other application our professional fees (excluding disbursements) will start from
£ 850 +VAT.
Our work includes the following:
- considering documents
- taking instructions and providing advice;
- assessing the documents against the immigration rules;
- preparing and submitting the application;
- advise on timelines and the outcome;
- Update the applicant about progress;
- explain via telephone or in writing the legal work which is required as the matter progresses;
- advice on next steps.
The costs quoted here do not include:
- 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
Time Scale
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 this type of application within X 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.
Application for extension or renewal of Leave to Remain / Switching from one category to another.
These are applications under the Immigration Rules.
For dependent relative (e.g. spouse) and family reunion applications, our professional fees (excluding disbursements) start from £ 850 +VAT
For other categories, such as applications on the basis of long residence
Our professional fees (excluding disbursements): from £ 650 +VAT
Each application is different if there is further work required, we will inform at the initial appointment.
The applicant should be able provide the documentary evidence to comply with the immigration rules.
Our work includes the following:
- considering documents
- taking instructions and providing advice;
- assessing the documents against the immigration rules;
- preparing and submitting the application;
- advise on timelines and the outcome;
- Update the applicant about progress;
- explain via telephone or in writing the legal work which is required as the matter progresses.
Any additional work that we can not anticipate will be charged on the hourly rate of the fee earner dealing with the matter. The following table gives an indication of the fees charged professionals in our firm:
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Description | Hourly rate |
| 1 | Partners with over 8 years’ post-qualification experience | £200.00 |
| 2 | Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ post-qualification experience | £175.00 |
| 3 | Solicitors of less than 4 years’ post-qualification experience, legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | £ 165.00 |
| 4 | Trainees, paralegals and fee earners of equivalent experience | £ 120.00 |
Study in the UK
Tier 4 General is a Point Based Category and points are awarded for Certificate of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) and Funds for Maintenance. If you are outside the UK, you can apply for entry clearance as a Tier 4 General Student from your country of nationality by submitting an entry clearance application to the British Embassy or High Commission.
Types of study visa are as follows:
- Short-term study visa
- General student visa (Tier 4)
- Child student visa (Tier 4)
We will take detailed instructions from you and advise you about the relevant immigration law and procedure to be adopted by the Home Office, UKBA in your application for entry clearance as a Tier 4 General Student Sponsors and sponsorship
Students: if your education provider loses their sponsor licence
UK Visa sponsorship management system
We will take detailed instructions from you and advise you about the relevant immigration law and procedure to be adopted by the Home Office, UKBA in your application for entry clearance as a Tier 4 General Student;
Our fees start from £700. We will assess and advise in the initial meeting or initial telephone conversation.
VAT where applicable will be charged separately, currently charged at 20%.
Our works includes the following:
- We will discuss your case in detail with you and advise you about the weaknesses and strengths of your Tier 4 Student Visa;
- we will advise you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your Tier 4 (General) student application;
- we will consider the contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of the Tier 4 (General) Student application and discuss the same with you;
- Our immigration solicitors will complete the Tier 4 application form and discuss the same with you;
- Our immigration solicitors will prepare a covering letter to introduce and support the student visa application to be submitted in support of your application to the British High Commission/Embassy/Consulate;
- we will liaise with the British High Commission/Embassy/Consulate for an expeditious decision on the Tier 4 student visa application;
- we will protect your interests while your application is pending with the British High Commission/Embassy/Consulate and keep you informed of the progress on the matter;
- we will do all the follow up work until decision is reached on your student visa application;
ENTRY CLEARANCE (UK VISA)
Our firm can represent you in your application for UK visa entry clearance and carry out all the work on your application until a decision is made by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO).
The various types of applications are broadly listed as follows:
- UK visit or short stay visa
- UK visitor visa for a holiday or to see family or friends
- UK visitor visa for a business trip
- UK visitor visa for research
- UK visitor visa for a private medical treatment
- UK visitor visa to get married
- UK visa to travel through the UK
The Standard Visitor visa has replaced the:
Family Visitor visa
General Visitor visa
Child Visitor visa
Business Visitor visa, including visas for academics, doctors and dentists
Sports Visitor visa
Entertainer Visitor visa
Prospective Entrepreneur visa
Private Medical Treatment Visitor visa
Approved Destination Status (ADS) visa
Immigration rules change very frequently, hence we are unable to publish all the visa categories and fees charged by the UK Border Agency. We will advice at the first appointment.
Our fees for the above are separate from any fees you are required to pay the UK border agency.
The standard fees for one off advice perusing the documents giving advice is £100 + VAT
Fees for making the application and laising with the UK Border Agency is £250 ( no VAT is payable)
Our work will include the following:
- We will go through relevant criteria as set out in the immigration rules;
- advise you about the documentary evidence required for the application;
- Go through your documents to make sure that the requirements of the Immigration Rules are being fully satisfied;
- complete the online application form and submitting on your behalf;
- pay the relevant fees (application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS));
- prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the UK visa entry clearance application explaining in detail all the legal requirements;
- upload all the supporting documents in support of the UK visa entry clearance application;
- book your appointment with the application centre for the enrolment of your bio-metrics and submission of your passport;