No VAT on our fees
Our professional fees do not attract VAT at present because we are not VAT registered.
HOW WE CHARGE
Clear fees,no hidden surprises
We work out our fees on the basis of time spent by our staff on your case. This includes advising, meeting you and others, dealing with documentation, correspondence and telephone calls, carrying out research, and preparing for any hearing — including travelling and waiting at court.
Our fees do not attract VAT as we are not VAT registered at present. Disbursements incurred on your behalf — such as application fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge, counsel’s fees, court fees or expert reports — are payable separately and may include VAT.
Hourly or fixed
Unless a fixed fee is agreed in writing, work is charged at our hourly rates. We can also agree a fixed fee for many matters.
Disbursements separate
Home Office fees, the IHS, court fees and experts are billed separately and agreed with you before we incur them.
Free first consultation
Your initial consultation is free. We use it to assess your matter and explain the likely cost of taking it forward.
FEE ARRANGEMENTS
Choose the arrangementthat fits your matter
We confirm the basis of charging in writing. Unless a different arrangement is agreed, hourly rates apply.
Hourly rates
Unless and until an alternative fee arrangement has been agreed and confirmed in writing, we charge for time spent on your case. Rates are reviewed from time to time. If your matter is still running at a review, the new rates apply from that date and we will try to tell you as soon as they are set. Incoming and outgoing routine letters and telephone calls are charged as units of 1/10th of an hour.
Fixed fees
A fixed fee covers perusal and consideration of your documents, conducting your representation, and correspondence and calls made on your behalf. If the matter needs further oral representations to the Superior Courts or Tribunals, or becomes more complex, further costs will be discussed. At our discretion we endeavour to match the market without affecting the service we give you.
Disbursements
By instructing us you authorise us to instruct counsel and experts where needed, and to incur disbursements on your behalf. Application fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge, tribunal fees and expert reports vary and will be agreed with you before we incur them.
NON-FIXED FEE
Our hourly ratesby experience
These rates are reviewed from time to time. Routine letters and telephone calls are charged as units of 1/10th of an hour.
Solicitor over 8 years’ experience
£261.00per hour
Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ PQE, including at least 4 years’ litigation experience
£218.00per hour
Other solicitors, legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience
£178.00per hour
Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners
£126.00per hour
INDICATIVE FIXED FEES
Common immigrationmatters
Our indicative fees for more common immigration matters are set out below. Fees relate only to the information you provide. If that changes, or the matter does not proceed smoothly — for example because of delay in providing documents — we may need to revise the price. We will write to confirm any increase and try to agree it with you. If we cannot agree, we will stop work and charge on an hourly basis for work already carried out. If you withdraw instructions before the matter is completed, we will calculate our cost on a non-fixed fee basis.
- Tier 1£1,000 – £2,500
- Skilled Workers under Tier 2£750 – £1,500
- Student Visas under Tier 4£750 – £1,000
- Asylum applications£500 – £1,000
- Human rights applications£750 – £1,500
- Marriage applications (fiancé, spouse, unmarried partner)£750 – £1,500
- Family reunion applications£750 – £1,500
- Indefinite leave to remain£750 – £1,500
- Humanitarian protection£750 – £1,500
- Family visitor visas£750 – £1,250
- Investment and business establishments under Tier 1£1,500 – £3,000
- Sole representatives£750 – £1,500
- EU nationals and their families£750 – £1,000
- EC Association Agreements£750 – £1,500
- Citizenship£500 – £1,000
- Rights of abode£750 – £1,000
- Deportation£500 – £1,000
- Bail applications£500 – £1,000
- Access rights to children£750 – £1,500
- Appeals£1,500 – £2,500
DISBURSEMENTS
Third-party costsyou may also pay
These are not our professional fees. Amounts are set by the Home Office, courts and other providers, and can include VAT. We will agree them with you before they are incurred.
YOUR FILE
Who will carry outthe work?
Legal work and advice is provided by a solicitor or a senior caseworker. They may be assisted by others — for example a trainee solicitor or paralegal — under supervision.
Mr Ali Sarwar
Solicitor
Over 17 years’ post-qualification experience dealing with all types of immigration and nationality matters and appeals.
Dr Angela Stull
Immigration caseworker
Bachelor of Science in legal administration (Ball State University) and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence (Indiana University). Paralegal experience in immigration and criminal law in the US, four years at the British High Commission Consular Immigration Team in Pakistan, and more than 12 years as an immigration caseworker in the UK, covering all types of immigration and nationality matters and appeals.
TIMESCALES
How long will ittake?
Timescale depends on you providing complete information and the necessary documentary evidence. Home Office service standards also affect how long a decision takes. Home Office service standards.
Our preparation
Once we have complete information, our work usually takes up to one month, depending on complexity.
In-country appeals
Approximate timescale to complete appeal work for an in-country appeal is up to 4 months.
Out-of-country appeals
Approximate timescale for out-of-country appeals is up to 12 months.
Want a clear estimate for your matter?
Call us or send a message. Your initial consultation is free.
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Or call us on 0161 225 5005