Immigration and Asylum

The Home Office Immigration and Nationality fee for 2021 is found on the linkhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-6-april-2021

For Bail applications, there is no Tribunal fee to be paid.

Immigration hearings

For appeals to the Immigration and Asylum First Tier Tribunal, the fee of £140 (subject to any fee waiver).

Court and Tribunal fees can be found on the link: https://www.gov.uk/court-fees-what-they-are

Additional Fees for Appeals Hearings
The fee for advocacy is based on a single hearing. If there is more than one hearing, there will be a separate fee for a second hearing or an adjourned hearing.

The fees for our professional service exclude any expert report, translations, interpreter, and others. For Appeal hearing, the fee below excludes the court fee and other disbursements.

We also charge separate fee/s for postage, if documents are sent by Recorded delivery/Special delivery/courier/photocopying/travel cost/barrister’s fee/translation etc.

Court fees for Judicial Review are found on the link https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/806195/t613-eng.pdf

We work mostly on fixed fee.

The following types of applications may be charged on an hourly rate:

• Applications for naturalisation or registration under the British Nationality Act 1981, where you have previously been refused.
• Judicial review, on obtaining permission

The quoted fee for fix and hourly rate from £150 excludes VAT(if applicable) plus Disbursements and court fee:

• considering documents
• attending on the client
• taking their instructions and providing advice
• preparing and submitting the application
• Preparing and submitting bundles for court proceedings
• advising the client on timelines and the outcome of their application

The quoted fee, do not include disbursements, such a Home Office fee, IHS, interpreters’ fees, experts, Court fee/IAC fee, barristers fee, expert fee, travel cost,  etc.

We will confirm whether VAT (at a rate of 20%) is payable when you have been instructed and can work out if VAT is properly chargeable.

All the figures given below include VAT charged at 20% unless specifically stated. However, charging VAT in relation to immigration matters may depend on where you live and what immigration permission you have. We will confirm whether VAT (at a rate of 20%) is payable when you instruct us, and we can work out if VAT is properly chargeable.

Number of hours required for cases

1. Immigration applications- around 14 -16 hours  (Average time scale: 3- 5 weeks)
2. Asylum application- around 14-15 hours (Average time scale: 4-12 months)
3. Judicial Review permission application- around 16 hours  (Average time scale: 2-4 months)
4. Judicial Review – on permission being granted – 20 -30 hours (Average time scale: 3-6 months)

The exact number of hours it will take depends on the circumstances in your case. Such as:

• The amount of supporting evidence that we need to consider
• Which language(s) you speak
• Whether you are applying with other dependants

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 this range.

Interpreters

Interpreter’s fee means, if required is in addition to any fixed fees.  The fee will depend on the language being used. For the languages spoken at our office, such as Arabic, French, Tamil, Turkish, you will not be charged any interpreter fee as our staff are fluent in these languages. However, you will be charged a fee for the official translation of documents you have provided us. The fee ranges from £40 per page to around £60.00 for any language.

If an Interpreter in another language is required, the fee can range between £20- £30 per hours plus their travel fee (£20.00 for each attendance). The total fee for the interpreter will depend on the number of hours you require.

The number of hours needed will vary on the complexities of the case.

Clients do not always have to use an interpreter of the firm’s choosing, as you can also bring someone who is fluent in English and in your langue, so for example someone from your community centre.

What services are included

The work will involve:

• discussing your circumstances in detail and confirming whether this is the most appropriate application for you to make and what other options may be available to you;
• giving you advice about the requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether you meet the criteria.
• if you do not fulfil certain criteria, whether this can be overcome and how, which on average takes 2 hours;
• considering the supporting evidence, you have provided, which we anticipate will take 2 to 4 hours.
• where necessary, helping you obtain further evidence (such as medical records and bank statements), including taking statements of any witnesses.
• preparing your application and submitting it on your behalf, which we anticipate will take 10 hours.
• Attendance at a Home Office interview- is additional fee, and this will be a fix fee. The fee will be £500 for London, and £700 if outside London(plus travel cost).
• giving you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take.

*If work is done on an hourly rate, the number of hours will depend on the volume of documents, whether they need to be translated, whether expert/s is required, whether anything is missing and how long it will take to obtain the missing documents Disbursements (not included in costs set out above):

Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as visa fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.

• Interpreters’ fees as mentioned above.
• Independent expert reports e.g. medical experts. These are not required in many cases: we will let you know as soon as possible if we consider an expert report is necessary.
• If there is an interview and we do attend with you, there will be additional disbursements in respect of our mileage/travel expenses, or other travel cost.
• Photocopying cost.
• Travel cost.

The costs quoted here do not include:

• Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process.

Where the Home Office refuse your application, we will provide you with advice, and assistance in relation to any appeal(if instructed).

How long will my application take?

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 4 -8 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.