Immigration Fees (V04.24)
Since 2000 UK Immigration law has dramatically and rapidly changed and continues to change. Therefore, in these circumstances you require someone to deal with your case who is not only fully familiar with the historical changes of UK Immigration Laws but is also fully up to date with the recent changes.
At Makka Solicitors Ltd, our immigration work is undertaken by dedicated and experienced solicitors and caseworkers. We have a number of caseworkers from legal and non-legal academic backgrounds. Most of our staff have many years of immigration law experience. All our caseworkers are supervised by Mr Fida Chaudhary who is head of our Immigration Department. He is a director of the firm and has over 20 years of experience in immigration law.
We have successfully challenged UK immigration rules in the Tribunals, High Court and in the Court of Appeal.
When it comes to representing you in Court we instruct Immigration barristers who have substantial immigration law experience and some of them are themselves Immigration Judges. We also closely observe any work undertaken by the barristers for our clients. Therefore, with us you can be rest assured that you will be receiving reputable advice.
We specialise in a number of immigration areas such as, but not limited to, Skilled Workers, Sponsorship Licences, Spouse Visas, Asylum, Family Reunion for Refugees, Human Rights Application, Visit Visas, Nationality, Judicial Review, British Passport Applications, EU Settlement Scheme and many more. For more details, please contact us on 020 8767 9090 or by email, [email protected]
We mostly work on a fixed fee basis in most Immigration matters. Our fees are dependent on the type of application being made and the circumstances of that application. For more details on our fee please see the table below.
Out of Country Application
Application Type |
Fees |
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Overseas British Passport for Child |
Submitting application |
£1000.00 |
To deal with DNA request, if required |
£500.00 |
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Right of Abode |
First time application |
£1500.00 |
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Transfer of vignette |
£1000.00 |
Skilled Workers |
£2000.00 |
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Fee Waiver Application |
Main applicant |
£600.00 |
Each additional applicant |
£300.00 |
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Fiance/Marriage 5 year route |
If relying on employment only or cash saving exclusively |
£1100.00 |
If relying on self-employment only/ savings only/ rental income only/ specified benefits |
£1300.00 |
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If relying on directorship (includes where you are an employee of a company where a relative is a director) |
£1500.00 |
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If relying on third party support |
£1700.00 |
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Please note that if you wish to rely on more than one source of income we will charge £300.00 per additional source |
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Parent, Child and other Dependent Relative |
£1500.00 |
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Visitor Visa, including Marriage Visitor Visa |
£1000.00 |
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Refugee Family Reunion |
£1000.00 |
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EEA Family Permit (Direct Family members eg spouse/children under 21) |
£1000.00 |
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Application under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy |
Up to 3 family members from one household |
£2000.00 |
In-Country Application
Application Type |
Fees |
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Nationality/ British Registration Applications |
Standard application |
£800.00 plus VAT |
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Complex application |
£1000.00 plus VAT |
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In Country British Passport Application (following naturalisation or registration as a British Citizen) |
£500.00 plus VAT |
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Fee Waiver Application |
Main applicant |
£600.00 plus VAT |
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Additional applicant |
£300.00 plus VAT |
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Leave to Remain or Indefinite Leave to Remain |
Marriage |
If relying on one employment or cash saving exclusively |
£1000.00 plus VAT |
If relying on self-employment only/ savings only/ rental income only/ specified benefits |
£1200.00 plus VAT |
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If relying on directorship (includes where you are an employee of a company where a relative is a director) |
£1400.00 plus VAT |
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Please note that if you wish to rely on more than one source of income we will charge £300.00 plus VAT per additional source |
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Family and/or Private life |
First time application |
£1500.00 plus VAT |
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Extension application |
£1000.00 plus VAT |
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Long Residence FLR(LR) / SET(LR)/ Set (O) |
£1250.00 plus VAT |
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Refugee Settlement Application SET(P) |
£1000.00 plus VAT |
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Domestic Violence Application SET(DV) |
£1500.00 plus VAT |
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Right of Abode |
First Time Application |
£1200.00 plus VAT |
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Transfer of Vignette |
£1000.00 plus VAT |
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Other |
No Time Limit |
£500.00 plus VAT |
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EEA Settlement Scheme |
Pre-Settled Status / Settled Status |
£1000.00 plus VAT |
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Appendix EU Applications |
Zambrano Carer of British Citizen |
£1500.00 plus VAT |
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Sponsorship Licence |
£2000.00 plus VAT |
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Applying for COS or Issuing COS Existing Sponsorship Clients (each application) |
£250.00 plus VAT |
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Applying for COS or Issuing COS New Clients (each application) |
£500.00 plus VAT |
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Skilled Worker Visa |
£1500.00 plus VAT |
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Asylum |
£2000.00 plus VAT |
Please note that all the above fees relate to ONE applicant only. Any first dependent of the main applicant of the same household who applies at the same time and under the same route will be charged 50% of the above fees and any additional dependent will be charged £300 per additional dependent.
Please also note that where there has been a previous refusal in the matter, our fees will be subject to an additional £100.00 per previous refusal as they will need to be addressed in the present application.
Where we are required to order office copies of the title register of a property as proof of ownership for an application, our fee is subject to an additional £25.00 plus VAT plus office copy fee of £4.20.
All fees are subject to VAT, unless the applicant never had a visa to live in the UK before.
APPEALS
Application Type |
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Fees starting from: |
To file Notice of Appeal |
Existing client |
£400.00 plus VAT |
New client |
£500.00 plus VAT |
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Appellant Bundle |
Non-Asylum matter |
£1000.00* plus VAT |
Asylum Matter |
£1500.00* plus VAT |
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Preparation for CMR Preparation for Remote Hearing Adjournment Requests |
£200.00 plus VAT |
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Supplemental Bundles** Reconsideration Requests Permission application to the First Tier Tribunal Permission application to the Upper Tribunal |
£400.00 plus VAT (for existing clients) or £500.00 plus VAT (for new clients) |
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Permission Hearing in the Upper Tribunal |
£750.00 plus VAT (plus Counsel’s fee for attendance) |
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Full Hearing in the Upper Tribunal |
£1000.00 plus VAT (plus Counsel’s fee for attendance) for existing clients excluding new bundle £2000.00 plus VAT (plus Counsel’s fee for attendance) for new clients |
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Application for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal |
£2000.00 plus VAT (plus Counsel’s fee for drafting grounds if applicable) |
*Includes 2 statements and covers up to 100 pages bundle only – thereafter we will charge £200.00 plus VAT per additional statement and £100.00 plus VAT per additional 100 pages.
Please note that the above quoted fees do not include VAT, the Home Office fees, Immigration Health Surcharge, Premium or Additional Service fees or Court fees or any other disbursements. The above fees are based on the assumption that the proposed matter is a standard matter and it will not become prolonged or complicated and we reserve our right to review the above fees if the matter becomes prolonged or complicated.
If any of the above work is not conducted on a fixed fee basis and it is undertaken on an hourly basis that our standard hourly rates are as follows:-
Solicitor Grade |
Hourly Rates |
A - Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience |
£280.00 |
B - Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience |
£230.00 |
C- Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners with 1 to 4 years’ experience |
£180.00 |
D - Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners |
£130.00 |