Our Fees
Our fees are mainly calculated using an hourly rate, which is set according to our fee earners’ knowledge and experience. Please refer to our fee earning categories below and to our individual profile pages. Our current hourly rates range from £150 to £300, but we are happy to discuss our fees directly with you to give a closer estimate of the likely costs bearing in mind your individual circumstances, including the level and complexity of your case as well as the level of service that you require.
For convenience we have set out below more information on some of the mainstream applications that we undertake. The guide price ranges on this page exclude in person attendance at Home Office premium appointments or interviews. You can view additional information about the likely steps for each type of application and relevant timescales here. We are happy to discuss our prices and provide bespoke quotes, so do get in touch.
We are transparent about our fees, and will give our best estimate at the outset and throughout the case, so that you can remain in control of the funding. In some instances we are able to agree a fixed fee. We do not currently offer no win/ no charge arrangements or other contingency fee or damage based arrangements.
Where VAT is chargeable (generally persons with lawful residence) this is charged at 20%
We have a Legal Aid contract in immigration and public law. Where a person is able to demonstrate eligibility we may be able assist under public funding.
In the event of any concern about our fees please refer to our Complaints Procedure.
Fee earner category and applicable rates:
Senior partner: £ 300 [ Jawaid Luqmani]
Partner: £ 250 [Milla Walker and Sally Thompson]
Solicitors with 3 years + experience: £ 200 [Luke Annis]
Solicitors with 3 years – experience: £ 175 [ Joseph O’Connor and Suzannah von Strandmann]
Solicitor Apprentice, Trainee solicitor, paralegal: £ 150 [ Jonathan Davison, Sophie Agrotis, Jasmine Akhurst and Joni Murray]
All fee earning members are subject to robust supervision
| Our fee range (exc. VAT)
*depending on complexity and seniority of lawyer |
Home Office[i] or Court fees
*per person applying |
Other disbursements | |
| One Off Consultation or Application Check | £150 – £300 + VAT[ii] | None | Usually none, unless professional interpreting needed |
| Citizenship
(Naturalisation or Registration) |
£2,000 – £3,500 + VAT | The most common fees are:
£1,349.20 Naturalisation £1,031.20 Child Registration |
Common disbursements which may apply, depending on your circumstances: Interpreting usually charged at £25 per hour for interpreting (£15 per hour for travel and expenses, if the appointment is face to face). A VAT charge may apply. GP letters usually between £30 to £70 Detailed expert reports from medical specialists, social workers or country experts – fees vary |
| EUSS applications
(e.g. Pre-Settled and Settled Status applications) |
£700 – £3,500 + VAT | None | |
| Partner/parent and family or private life applications (LTR[iii])
(in-country or from abroad) |
£ 2,000 – £4,800 + VAT[iv] | In country: £1,052.20 plus IHS[v]
From overseas: £1,523 plus IHS |
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| ILR[vi] applications
(e.g. on basis of Long Residence, family relationships, or other routes – in-country only) |
£1,500 – £4,800 + VAT | £2,408.20 | |
| Points Based System applications[vii]
(in-country or from abroad) |
Start up & Innovator: £2,000 – £8,000 + VAT
Skilled Worker, Sporting routes & Creative routes: £1,400 – £4,800 + VAT Student: £1,000 – £2,400 + VAT |
Home Office fees vary depending on your application category
IHS fee |
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| Family Member Immigration Appeal – FTT[viii] | £5,000 – £8,000 + VAT[ix] | Court fee: £140 | |
| Deportation | Initial stage including representations and evidence gathering: £1,600 – £4,000 + VAT
FTT deportation appeal: £6,000 – £12,000 + VAT |
Court fee for FTT: £140 | |
| Judicial Reviews | We have significant expertise and experience in litigating judicial reviews – please get in touch for a flexible and reasonable quote | Initial court fee: £154
Later court fees may apply depending on how far your case proceeds |
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| Asylum Applications and Appeals | Free legal aid may be available – contact us for advice
For privately paying clients, we can offer flexible and manageable terms, but due to the complex nature of asylum cases, it will be rare that the cost of the initial application is less than around £4,000 – please get in touch for a free conversation |
No fees for legal aid clients
For privately paying clients, a court fee of £140 is applicable |
[i] All Home Office fees quoted including £19.20 additional mandatory fee for biometric enrolment; additional biometric enrolment fees may be applied by the Home Office’s partner, UKVCAS, at some enrolment centres for certain appointment slots
[ii] VAT will usually apply if you are ordinarily resident and/or already hold some form of leave to remain in the UK at the time that you instruct us to submit an application for leave to remain. If you have no long term status in the UK, or are resident abroad, at the time of instructing us, you will not be liable to pay VAT in addition to our quoted fees
[iii] “LTR” – Limited Leave to Remain – i.e. not an application for permanent status
[iv] VAT payable where applicable – see note [ii] [v] “IHS” – Immigration Health Surcharge – this is an additional fee levied by the Home Office to pay for the NHS and currently charged at £624 per person per year
[vi] “ILR” – Indefinite Leave to Remain
[vii] Points Based System applications: e.g. Tier 1 – including Entrepreneur extensions, Investor; Tier 2 – including General Migrant (sponsored employment); Tier 4 – students
[viii] “FTT” – First Tier Tribunal – this is the first instance court for Immigration appeals; separate fees would apply for any Upper Tribunal hearings that may follow
[ix] VAT payable where applicable – see note [ii]
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