Pricing for visa applications

The purpose of our immigration pricing overview is to explain the pricing options available to you, as an individual.

If you have a question about fees for a sponsor licence application or another business immigration matter, please get in touch with our Immigration Team and we will arrange a consultation.

All work is carried out by a qualified immigration lawyer, who may be a Solicitor, Associate, Senior Associate or Partner in our firm. At the outset, we will tell you who will be working for you and who to contact should you have any concerns with our service. We will also explain the scope of our services. This page describes how we would typically handle a straight-forward individual immigration matter (such as a visa application) and sets out what would be included in such a service.

What is included

No two applications are the same; there are different issues and level of complexity in each matter. Nonetheless, to assist, we have identified below the key stages of a straight-forward immigration matter for an individual, as follows:

• Discussing your circumstances in detail and helping you to decide which options are available to you.
• Giving you advice about the requirements of the immigration rules, the likely outcome and timescale of your application.
• Advising you on what supporting evidence you need to provide and then reviewing it and providing further advice.
• Preparing your application and submitting it on your behalf.
• If the Home Office asks you to attend an interview, explaining to you what questions you are likely to be asked and the reasons behind such questions, so you are prepared to present your case in the best possible manner.
• Discussing the Home Office’s decision with you and explaining what further action you can take if you are not satisfied with the decision.

What is excluded

The fees set out below would not include any further work, such as:

• Applications for your dependants (we would quote for this separately).
• Attendance at and travel to/from Home Office interviews.
• If the Home Office refuses your application, advice and assistance in relation to any appeal and/or further action.

What we charge

Our solicitors charge hourly rates from £225 – £300 plus VAT (reviewed annually, in April). All rates depend on the seniority of the individual. All costs and fees are subject to VAT at the current rate 20%.

We offer a bespoke service and each matter is unique. We can only estimate the likely costs of our immigration services once we have discussed the matter with you and seen the papers. However, we can provide an indication of our likely fees associated with work of varying complexity as set out above under the heading “What is included”.

• Low complexity – from £2,000 to £3,500
• Mid complexity – from £3,500 to £6,000
• High complexity – in excess of £6,000

The following factors will increase the complexity of the matter:

• The requirement to gather a large amount of supporting information.
• Where your application is linked to the applications of others (e.g. your dependants).
• Where your application has been refused previously.

In addition to our fees, you will need to budget for the following:

• Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process. This would also include any costs associated with your application, such as the Immigration Health Surcharge.
• Fees charged by experts to prepare any necessary reports to support your application, only if required,
• The fees of an interpreter where you do not speak fluent English.

Where we incur additional third-party costs and services on a client’s behalf as its agent (a “disbursement”), then that is passed on to the client without any addition. We would usually discuss these disbursements with you in advance and incur those costs on your behalf when necessary. You are responsible for these costs, though we would usually handle their payment for you to ensure a smoother process and add these costs to your invoice.

How long it will take

We cannot control how long it takes to hear back from the Home Office as to your visa application and we cannot ever guarantee that any application will be successful. The process is run by the Home Office. The Home Office has published this guidance on its current processing times. This is only an indication, and it may take longer to review your application.