Immigration — our prices

This page sets out what our immigration services cost. It covers applications made to the Home Office. Prices are reviewed regularly, and Home Office fees usually change each spring.

If your matter is not listed here, or you would like a quote for something more complex, please call us on 0203 355 9823 and we will give you a figure before you commit to anything.

Our fees

We work on an agreed fee basis for most immigration applications. An agreed fee cannot be increased, and it is agreed with you in writing before we start.

If we charge by the hour

Almost all of our immigration work is charged at a fixed fee, agreed with you in writing before we start. Where we agree instead that work will be charged by the hour, these are our rates. They also apply where we calculate a charge for work already carried out if you end an agreement early.

Time is recorded in units of one tenth of an hour. Where a paralegal caseworker is dealing with your matter day to day, a solicitor supervises the file and remains responsible for the work. There is no separate charge for supervision.

We review these rates once a year and will tell you in writing before any increase takes effect.

If you end the agreement early

If you instruct us and then decide not to go ahead, you pay for the work we have already done, as a proportion of your agreed fee. You will never pay more than that proportion, however much time has been spent.

Your Client Care Letter sets out, stage by stage, exactly what that proportion is and what it comes to in pounds for your matter — before you decide whether to instruct us. The charge for opening your file and completing identity checks is limited to £200 for each applicant.

Once the work is complete — your application submitted, your legal representations ready to send, or your written advice sent — no refund is due.

Where a matter is more complex than the description above — for example where there is a previous refusal, a criminal record, a gap in immigration history, or an unusual financial position — we will tell you before we start, and we will agree a different fee with you in writing.

VAT

We are VAT registered. Our VAT registration number is GB491643276.

Whether VAT is charged on our fees depends on where you are treated as living for VAT purposes.This is a rule about the place of supply of legal services, not a discount or an exemption — and it means the same application can cost different amounts for different clients.

The table above shows VAT at 20%, which is the position for most clients living in the UK. If no UK VAT applies to you, you pay the fee in the “our fee” column and nothing more — there is no VAT to add.

Who pays the bill does not change this. If you are applying from abroad and a family member in the UK pays our invoice, you remain our client and the treatment follows your position, not theirs. If instead we are instructed by, and act for, the UK-based sponsor rather than the applicant, VAT is charged in the normal way. We will confirm in writing which applies to you before you commit to anything.

If your circumstances change during your matter — in particular if you are granted permission to remain — the VAT position may change from that point, and we will tell you.

What is not included

Our fee covers the work described below. It does not include:

• any appeal, administrative review or judicial review following a refusal;
• any separate application for a dependant not named in your quote;
• any application for British citizenship or naturalisation;
• advice on tax, or on the law of any country other than England and Wales; or
• Home Office fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge, or other disbursements — see below.

If you need any of these, we will give you a separate written quote first.

Disbursements

Disbursements are payments we make to others on your behalf. They are in addition to our fees.

Home Office fees and the Immigration Health Surcharge are set by the Government, not by us. They change from time to time, usually in the spring. The amount you pay is the amount in force on the day your application is submitted. The figures above are those in force from 8 April 2026, and are due for review by 1 April 2027 — call us if you are reading this after that date and we have not yet updated it.

What we do for you

For a standard application, our fee covers:

1. Initial assessment — reviewing your circumstances and confirming which route applies to you and whether you meet the requirements.
2. Document review — checking your evidence against Home Office requirements and telling you what is missing.
3. Preparing the application — completing the application form and preparing any supporting representations.
4. Submission — submitting the application and arranging your biometrics appointment.
5. Correspondence with the Home Office — responding on your behalf to any queries before a decision.
6. The decision — advising you on the decision when it is received.

We will also give you our written assessment of the prospects of success of your application, including any weaknesses, once we have reviewed your documents.

How long it takes

These are Home Office processing times, not ours. They are targets and not guarantees, and complex cases take longer.

There is no next-working-day super priority service for family or settlement applications made from outside the UK.

Our own work — preparing and submitting your application — begins as soon as we have your documents. We agree a timetable with you at the outset, and the main variable is how quickly documents reach us.

Who will do your work

Solicitors

You can check any of our solicitors on the SRA register.

Paralegal caseworkers

Esha and Aqsa are paralegal caseworkers. They are not solicitors, and their work is supervised by Humaira Anjum, Consultant Solicitor, who remains accountable for it.

Supervision

Esha Shah and Aqsa Ullah are supervised by Humaira Anjum, Consultant Solicitor. Imran Shah and Sannah Khatoon are responsible for their own files.

Who will handle your matter

Depending on the type and complexity of your matter, your day-to-day contact may be a solicitor or a paralegal caseworker. Your Client Care Letter tells you exactly who is handling your matter, what their role is, and which solicitor supervises them. If you would prefer a solicitor to handle your matter throughout, please tell us at the outset and we will confirm whether that is possible and what it would cost.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with our service or our charges, please see our complaints procedure. Our complaints service is free.

Regulatory information

Abrahams Solicitors is the trading style of Abrahams (Yorkshire) Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company number 12942685. Registered office: Unit 20, Listerhills Science Park, Campus Road, Bradford, BD7 1HR. VAT number GB491643276.

Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA number 809071.