Immigration services can be offered at different rates of pay. Student/Child Student

The immigration department is led by Julie Moktadir, whose hourly rate is £415 + 20% VAT.

Please see the table below for the type of work covered.

 

Application

Key stages (where full support is selected)

Possible hours

Associated disbursements

Disbursements not included in our fee estimates.

Additional disbursements outside of the those listed may be incurred in some cases.

all disbursement prices are inclusive of VAT at 20% 

Timescales

These timescales are indicative. Applications can be progressed in more or less time depending on how quickly information can be provided.

Processing times

Depending on Home Office capacity at the time of application.

Applications for work or business under the Points-Based System

 

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

11 - 18

Application fee - outside / inside the UK

T1 Innovator – £1,191 (outside) / £1,486 (inside)
T1 start-up – £435 (outside) / £584 (inside)
T1 Global Talent (approval letter required) - £192 
T1 Global Talent (approval letter not required) – £716
T2 3 years (SW, MoR) – £719 (outside) / £827 (inside)
T2 5 years (SW, MoR) – £1,420 (outside) / £1,636 (inside)
Global Business Mobility (Senior or Specialist worker) – £719 (outside) / £827 (inside)
Global business mobility (gradate trainee etc.) – £298 (outside) / £298 (inside)
T5 Temporary Worker – £298 (outside and inside)
Graduate route – NA / £822 (inside)
Scale-up – £822 
High potential individual – £822 

Up to 1 – 2 months

Up to 2 months

Student/Child Student

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

5 - 10

Application fee - outside / inside the UK

  • Student/Child Student – £490 (outside) / £490 (inside)
  • Short-term student - £200 (outside) / NA
     

Up to 1 month

Up to 2 months

Spouse and partners applications, including fiancé(e)s or proposed civil partners

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

5 – 16

Application fee - outside / inside the UK

  • Family Settlement: £1,846 (outside) / £1,258 (inside)

 

Up to 3 months

Up to 6 months

Dependent relative and family reunion applications

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

5 – 16

Application fee - outside / inside the UK

  • Other dependent relative: £3,250 / NA

 

Up to 3 months

Up to 6 months

Ancestry visas

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

5 – 16

Application fee - outside / inside the UK

  • £637

Up to 3 months

Up to 1 month

Other categories, such as applications on the basis of long residence

Indefinite Leave to Remain/Settlement

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

5 – 16

Application fee - outside / inside the UK

  • Indefinite leave to remain: £1,846 (outside) / £2,885 (inside)

Up to 3 months

 

 

Up to 6 months

British Naturalisation or Registration applications

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

5 – 16

Application fee - outside / inside the UK

Up to 3 months

Up to 6 months

Visit visas

for tourism, or visiting friends/family

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

2 – 6

Application fee - outside / inside the UK

  • 6 months - £115 (outside) / NA
  • 2 years - £432 (outside) / NA
  • 5 years - £771 (outside) / NA
  • 10 years - £963 (outside) / NA

Up to 1 month

 

Up to 3 months

Sponsorship Licence

Obtain instructions 

Collate supporting documents

Draft application form and covering letter 

Submit application and supporting documents

10 – 25

Application fee – small or charitable sponsors / medium or large sponsors

  • Application fee: £536 / £1,476

Up to 3 months

Up to 2 months

 

Factors that may impact our fees and timescales:

  • Specific circumstances of a case. For example, if only ad hoc support is required.
  • Instructions beyond the scope of our original fee estimate. For example, advice on immigration routes is outside of the scope of a sponsor licence application fee estimate.
  • Certain immigration and visa requirements not being met, or if a matter becomes complex. For example, if there are issues with the good character requirement for naturalisation.
  • The application process takes longer than anticipated. For example, if the application takes beyond 6 months from the date of instruction to complete, our fees estimates or fixed fees may be revised.

Additional support

We can provide additional support in the form of one-off consultations and ad hoc advice on an hourly rate basis.