Immigration & Visas
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Business, talent & expansion
Innovator Founder, Global Talent and UK Expansion Worker routes — settlement for those still on the closed Investor route (applications before 17 February 2028), and extensions and settlement for Sole Representatives. Tier 1 Entrepreneur settlement closed after 5 April 2025, except for former Graduate Entrepreneurs, who have until 5 July 2027.
Worker visas & sponsor licences
Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility (Senior or Specialist Worker) and the Home Office sponsor-licence application.
Family visas
Spouse, parent, dependent child, unmarried partner and adult dependent relative routes.
Short-term visas
Visitor and student visas, graduate visa, Youth Mobility Scheme.
Settlement & naturalisation
Indefinite leave to remain, long-residence extensions, EU Settlement Scheme and citizenship.
Review & checking service
A solicitor checks an application you have prepared before it goes to the Home Office — £480 including VAT (£400 plus VAT).
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Quality, effective service with transparent costs
Our focus is on delivering a high-quality, effective service and achieving the right outcome for you, efficiently and without unnecessary cost.
Before any work begins, we confirm in writing how we will charge and provide an estimate of costs. We keep you informed as the matter progresses and notify you in advance of any change, so there are no surprises.
What it costs
Our fees for this work are published under the SRA Transparency Rules, shown including VAT; disbursements are extra unless stated, and we confirm your fee in writing before we start.
Preliminary
| Initial consultation | £180incl. VAT£150 + £30 VAT |
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| Review and checking service of an already-prepared application | £480incl. VAT£400 + £80 VAT |
| Apostilling / notarisation for reliance on documents abroad | £90 / documentincl. VAT£75 + £15 VAT |
General applications
| UK visitor visa | £1,080incl. VAT£900 + £180 VAT |
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| Student visa | £1,500incl. VAT£1,250 + £250 VAT |
| Naturalisation / citizenship | £960incl. VAT£800 + £160 VAT |
| EU Settlement Scheme | £960incl. VAT£800 + £160 VAT |
| Extension based on long residence, including indefinite leave to remain | £1,440incl. VAT£1,200 + £240 VAT |
Family visas
| Spouse route | £1,440incl. VAT£1,200 + £240 VAT |
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| Parent route | £1,440incl. VAT£1,200 + £240 VAT |
| Dependent child route | £1,440incl. VAT£1,200 + £240 VAT |
| Unmarried partner / fiancé route | £1,560incl. VAT£1,300 + £260 VAT |
| Adult dependent relative visa | £3,000incl. VAT£2,500 + £500 VAT |
Appeals and bespoke work
| Asylum claimsprice on application | from £2,640incl. VATfrom £2,200 + £440 VAT |
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| Human rights applicationsprice on application | from £3,360incl. VATfrom £2,800 + £560 VAT |
| Deportationprice on application | from £3,360incl. VATfrom £2,800 + £560 VAT |
| Judicial reviewan estimate; price on application | £6,000incl. VAT£5,000 + £1,000 VAT |
Points-based system
| Innovator Founder (replaced the Entrepreneur and Start-up routes) | £7,200incl. VAT£6,000 + £1,200 VAT |
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| Global Talent | £5,400incl. VAT£4,500 + £900 VAT |
| UK Expansion Worker (replaced the Sole Representative route) | £5,400incl. VAT£4,500 + £900 VAT |
| Settlement for the above, and for holders of the closed Investor and Entrepreneur routes | £4,800incl. VAT£4,000 + £800 VAT |
| Sponsor licence application | £7,200incl. VAT£6,000 + £1,200 VAT |
| Global Business Mobility — Senior or Specialist Worker (replaced the intra-company transfer) | £5,400incl. VAT£4,500 + £900 VAT |
| Skilled Worker — entry clearance, extension or settlement (main applicant) | £4,200incl. VAT£3,500 + £700 VAT |
| Dependants of a worker | £1,440 / applicantincl. VAT£1,200 + £240 VAT |
| Student visa (entry clearance) | £1,500incl. VAT£1,250 + £250 VAT |
| Student — extension | £1,020incl. VAT£850 + £170 VAT |
| Parent of a Child Student | £1,440incl. VAT£1,200 + £240 VAT |
| Graduate visa | £1,500incl. VAT£1,250 + £250 VAT |
| Temporary Work — Religious Worker, and the Youth Mobility Scheme | £2,160incl. VAT£1,800 + £360 VAT |
Our fees are shown including VAT at 20%, with the fee and the VAT beneath; third-party disbursements are extra, and each says whether VAT applies to it.
Home Office sponsor-licence fees
| Worker licence — small or charitable sponsorHome Office fee, no VAT | £611 |
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| Worker licence — medium or large sponsorHome Office fee, no VAT | £1,682 |
| Temporary worker licenceHome Office fee, no VAT | £611 |
| Adding a worker licence to a temporary worker licence (medium/large)Home Office fee, no VAT | £1,071 |
Home Office fees, payable to the Home Office and carrying no VAT. Small or charitable sponsor: at least two of — Annual turnover of £15 million or less; Total assets of £7.5 million or less; 50 employees or fewer.
Every fixed fee includes
- Advice on the requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether you meet them
- Advice on, and consideration of, the evidence required
- Preparing and submitting the application and collating supporting documents
- Witness statements where appropriate
- Advice on the outcome and any further steps
Preparing and submitting your application to the Home Office takes between 1 and 6 weeks, depending on your location and how quickly we are instructed; the Home Office then has its own processing time, which changes with how busy it is — we can check its published processing times for you.
Who does the work, and how long it takes
Qualified solicitors carry out most of the work. Legal executives and trainee solicitors, under the supervision of a qualified solicitor, may also do it.
Key stages
- 01Advice on the requirements of the Immigration Rules, whether you meet them, and the evidence you need — in the first weeks after you instruct us
- 02Preparing your application and supporting documents and submitting it — between 1 and 6 weeks from instruction, depending on your location and how quickly we are instructed
- 03The Home Office's decision — its own processing time, which varies by route and with how busy it is; we can check its published processing times for you
- 04Advice on the outcome and any further steps — as soon as the decision arrives
Disbursements — likely figures
- 01Home Office application fees: from £135 (a standard visit visa, six months) to £3,635 (settlement as another dependant relative; £3,226 for most settlement applications) per applicant, no VAT — the Home Office table of 8 October 2026 (unchanged from 8 April 2026), checked 15 October 2026
- 02Home Office fees for the work and study routes, per applicant, no VAT (the same table): Skilled Worker and Senior or Specialist Worker £819 – £1,865 by length and where the application is made (£324 – £1,235 for a Health and Care visa or a job on the Immigration Salary List), Student £558, Youth Mobility Scheme £340, Innovator Founder £1,357 – £1,693, Global Talent £766, naturalisation £1,709 plus the £130 ceremony
- 03Immigration health surcharge: £1,035 per year of leave per applicant (£776 for students and their dependants, Youth Mobility Scheme applicants and anyone under 18), no VAT — GOV.UK, checked 15 October 2026
- 04Interpreters, translations and expert reports, where your case needs them: we tell you what they will cost before they are incurred; VAT at 20% applies where the supplier charges it
Not included
- 01Appeals and administrative reviews (quoted separately)
- 02Applications that require more than one attendance at the Home Office
- 03Work following a refusal
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Frequently asked questions
Our fixed professional fees are published: for example £1,080 including VAT (£900 plus VAT) for a visitor visa, £1,440 (£1,200 plus VAT) for a spouse-route or long-residence application, £1,500 (£1,250 plus VAT) for a student visa and £5,400 (£4,500 plus VAT) for Global Talent — each with the Home Office application fee, and counsel's fee where one is needed, on top. An initial consultation is £180 including VAT (£150 plus VAT). For employers, a sponsor licence application is £6,000 plus VAT.
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