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Immigration (excluding asylum)
Cost of service
Immigration services: costs and service information
This information explains our likely legal fees for preparing and submitting immigration applications (excluding asylum applications). It is intended as a guide for a typical matter. We will confirm the scope of work and provide a written, matter-specific quote before you instruct us.
Our charging basis
Fee earner | Hourly rate excluding VAT |
Graeme Kirk | £475 |
Sohan Sidhu | £365 |
Meenal Goyal | £320 |
Initial consultation: Sohan Sidhu offers an initial 1-hour consultation for a fixed fee of £275 excluding VAT.
Estimated legal fees for application work
The ranges below are estimates for our legal work on a typical application made by one main applicant with straightforward circumstances, complete supporting evidence, no previous refusal or adverse immigration history, and no need for an appeal, review, hearing or urgent work. The final fee depends on the information provided, the scope of the retainer and the complexity of the matter. We will provide a personalised quotation after an initial assessment.
Type of visa or application | Application route | Estimated fee excluding VAT |
British nationality | Naturalisation as a British citizen | £1,500–£3,000 |
British nationality | Registration as a British citizen | £1,500–£2,750 |
Business visa | Innovator Founder | £5,000–£7,500 |
Commonwealth and Hong Kong status visa | British National (Overseas) | £2,000-£2,500 |
Commonwealth work visa | UK Ancestry | £2,700–£4,000 |
Dependant application | Additional dependant on the main applicant’s route | £500–£2,000 per dependant |
EU status application | EU Settlement Scheme | £1,250–£3,000 |
Extension or permission to stay | Further leave to remain | £1,500–£5,000 |
Family visa | Spouse or partner | £2,000–£4,000 |
Family visa | Fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner | £2,000–£4,000 |
Family visa | Parent of a British or settled child | £2,000–£4,000 |
Family visa | Child joining or remaining with a parent | £2,000–£4,500 |
Post-study | Graduate | £1,500-£2,750 |
Settlement | Indefinite leave to remain based on long residence | £1,500–£3,000 |
Sponsor Licence | Sponsor Licence Applications | £3,500-£5,000 |
Sponsored work visa | Skilled Worker | £2,250–£4,000 |
Sponsored work visa | Health and Care Worker | £1,500-£2,750 |
Study visa | Student or Child Student | £1,750-£3,000 |
Talent visa | Global Talent | £5,000–£7,500 |
Temporary sponsored work visa | Global Business Mobility | £2,000-£3,500 |
Unsponsored work visa | High Potential Individual | £2,000-£3,500 |
Visit visa | Standard Visitor | £2,000–£3,750 |
Third-party costs and disbursements
Third-party costs are separate from our legal fees and are usually paid in advance. Depending on the route and your circumstances, they may include the Home Office application fees, Immigration Health Surcharge, biometric or identity services, English-language testing, tuberculosis testing, the Life in the UK Test, translations, expert evidence, an endorsement fee, a Certificate of Sponsorship fee or the Immigration Skills Charge.
Current Home Office fees: Home Office immigration and nationality fees from 8 October 2026
Other costs
- Onboarding fee – £35+VAT
Typical timescales
In our experience, cases can take anywhere between 4 days and 18 months to be processed depending on the complexity of cases and the timescales set by the Home Office. As a result of this, we will endeavour to provide you with a timescale for completing your application during the initial consultation stage.
Business Immigration
The fee range outlined above covers the basis of our charges for immigration services to individuals. If you would like support for business immigration matters, please contact us directly for a quotation on 01284 763333 or via the contact form here.
Complaints procedure
We aim to offer all of our clients an efficient and effective service but if you are unhappy then we want to know. If you cannot resolve a problem directly with the person who is handling your matter, then details of our complaints procedure can be found here.
Should this not resolve the concerns you have, you are of course within your right to contact the Legal Ombudsman.
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