Fees

 All work will be overseen and conducted by Ishwar Singh who is a qualified solicitor.

Before making any application you will usually come to our office to receive advice on Immigration and family law. You will need to attend our office for this as we do not advise over the phone, email or post. A solicitor will speak to you about your immigration or family law issues and provide guidance based on the information you provide. You will come to our office and may have to wait, we will let you know the waiting time. You will speak to the Solicitor who will explain to you the laws and answer your questions about the law. If you decide to instruct us to represent you for the application or appeal, we will inform you our agreed fees for the work. If any time you decide not to continue your matter and want to withdraw your instructions, we will only charge for the time spent on the matter. Our advise charges are £50 for 30 minutes.

For the following applications an average we charge £600 (£200 per hour excluding VAT) per application and this is our recommended agreed fee for the following applications:

• British Citizenship/Nationality
• Graduate Visa
• Skilled Worker Visa
• EEA Nationals And Family Members/ EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Leave to Remain on the basis of family and private life

The work will be carried out by a solicitor and on average this type of work takes 3 hours to complete. You may be charged more if there are difficult circumstances and complexities in your case which increases the time it requires us to complete your work such as:

• The quantity and quality of supporting evidence you can provide that we can consider      for you application
• Language barriers and other communication issues
• Whether you are applying with other dependents and the quantity and quality of their supporting evidence.
• Adverse immigration history, complexities such as past refusals, criminal convictions, large breaks in residence in the UK, issues with income, any ongoing immigration applications and court cases which affect your immigration status.

If you are able to provide sufficient evidence at our first meeting and clearly meet the applicable Immigration Rules, the cost is likely to be at the lower end. The recommended fee as above should be sufficient in most cases to complete the required work. Please be aware that some types of applications such as British Citizenship applications only allow one applicant per application and a separate application will have to be made for dependents.

We will let you know at the earliest opportunity and before any such fees are incurred by yourself, if any of these are applicable. 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 these types of application within 2 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.

For the following applications on average we charge £500 (£200 per hour excluding VAT) per application and this is our recommended agreed fee for the following application:

• Fee waiver

The work will be carried out by a solicitor and on average this type of work takes 2.5 hours to complete. You may be charged more if there are difficult circumstances and complexities in your case which increases the time it requires us to complete your work such as:

• The quantity and quality of supporting evidence you can provide that we can consider      for you application
• Language barriers and other communication issues
• Whether you are applying with other dependents and the quantity and quality of their supporting evidence.
• Adverse immigration history, complexities such as past refusals, criminal convictions, large breaks in residence in the UK, issues with income, any ongoing immigration applications and court cases (including appeals) which affect your immigration status. 

If you are able to provide sufficient evidence at our first meeting and clearly meet the applicable Immigration Rules, the cost is likely to be at the lower end of the range. The recommended fee as above should be sufficient in most cases to complete the required work. We will let you know at the earliest opportunity and before any such fees are incurred by yourself, if any of these are applicable. 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 6 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.

For the following applications on average we charge £800 (£200 per hour excluding VAT) and this is the recommended agreed fee for the following applications:

• Visitor Visas
• Entry Visas 
• Indefinite Leave to Remain/ Settlement

The work will be carried out by a solicitor and on average this type of work takes 4 hours to complete. You may be charged more if there are difficult circumstances and complexities in your case which increases the time it requires us to complete your work such as:

• The quantity and quality of supporting evidence you can provide that we can consider      for you application
• Language barriers and other communication issues
• Whether you are applying with other dependents and the quantity and quality of their supporting evidence.
• Adverse immigration history, complexities such as past refusals, criminal convictions, large breaks in residence in the UK, issues with income, any ongoing immigration applications and court cases (including appeals) which affect your immigration status.

If you are able to provide sufficient evidence at our first meeting and clearly meet the applicable Immigration Rules, the cost is likely to be at the lower end of the range. The recommended fee as above should be sufficient in most cases to complete the required work. We will let you know at the earliest opportunity and before any such fees are incurred by yourself, if any of these are applicable.  

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 6 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.

For the following services on average we charge £1000 (£200 per hour excluding VAT) per application and this is the recommended agreed fee for the following work:

• Divorce and Child arrangement order application
• Immigration Appeals/ Administrative Review
• Judicial Review

The work will be carried out by a solicitor and on average this type of work takes 5 hours to complete. Barristers will be arranged if you also require representation in a court and they will charge their fees separately depending on which barrister you choose. The entire process from lodging the appeal/review to receiving an outcome from the court, may take months or even years as court process can last a very long time depending on the complexity of the case. You may be charged more if there are difficult circumstances and complexities in your case which increases the time it requires us to complete your work such as:

• The quantity and quality of supporting evidence you can provide that we can consider      for you application
• Language barriers and other communication issues
• Whether you are applying with other dependents and the quantity and quality of their supporting evidence.
• Adverse immigration history, complexities such as past refusals, criminal history, large breaks in residence in the UK, issues with income, any ongoing immigration applications and court cases (including appeals) which affect your immigration status.

If you are able to provide sufficient evidence at our first meeting and clearly meet the applicable Immigration Rules, the cost is likely to be at the lower end of the range. The recommended fee as above should be sufficient in most cases to complete the required work. We will let you know at the earliest opportunity and before any such fees are incurred by yourself, if any of these are applicable. For divorce applications it normally takes six to eight months from submitting the application to receiving the final order but the process can take longer if there are complexities in your case. We cannot guarantee how long the Court will take to process child arrangement order applications as sometimes the process can last years if there is a dispute over the child or it may take only a few months if all parties are happy to allow you to meet the child. For all applications we we will inform you an estimate of how long it will take to get a decision/order in your particular case before making any applications. We will normally be able to submit this type of application within 6 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.

For the following services on average we charge:

• Sponsorship and Accommodation Declaration - £100 per document for drafting and attestation, or £20 per document if no drafting is required and only attestation is required. 
• Change of Name Deed/ Statutory declarations/ Affidavits- £100 per document for drafting and attestation, or £20 per document if no drafting is required and only attestation is required. If there is more than one signatory on one document (for example if you choose to include multiple witnesses), there is a charge of £20 for every person signing the document.
• Certification of Documents - £5 per page

This type of work is normally completed not long after you come to our office, on average in 30 minutes if you have your ID and documents/information ready. If you are unable to provide your ID or other essential information, it may take longer and delay the process. We will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer.

Disbursements are the costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as visa fees, Counsel fees, Interpreter fees etc. You will need to make the payment of the disbursements directly to the third-party and may also use our assistance if you require it.  

Here are some common disbursements associated with the applications we make regularly:

• Home Office visa application fee (if applicable)
• Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) (if applicable)
• Home Office Biometric enrolment appointments (if applicable) – £0 to £143 to £299 (Depending on the date and time selected)
• GP Reports (if applicable) – £0 to £50 to £500 (Depending upon your GP, how they charge and what is being requested in the report)
• Requesting records from the Home Office, banks or other third party organizations - £100
• English language test fee (if required) - £50 to £200 (Depending on the qualification provider chosen, the level of the qualification, date and time of the test)
• Life in the UK test fee (if required) - £50
• Barrister Fees –
  • Drafting skeleton arguments – £300 to £1,000 (Depending upon which barrister is instructed).
  • Barrister Representation at Hearing – £500 to £2,000 (Depending upon venue of the hearing and which barrister is instructed).
• Interpreter Fees – £25 to £35 an hour
• Pre-action protocol- £500
• Immigration bail requests- £500
• Application for e-visa and creation of UKVI account- £100
• Application for Passports- £100

 Please note that the above is a general list of disbursements associated with UK visa applications. There may be additional disbursements such as court appeal fees, translation fees, and tuberculosis (TB) test fees depending on your circumstances. We will let you know at the earliest opportunity and before any such fees are incurred by yourself, if any of these are applicable.