Pricing

It is always difficult to provide accurate timescales for the progression of individual cases as this depends on the Home Office and/or the Court’s processing timescales.

Visa processing timescales often vary significantly (depending on a variety of factors) however as a general guide, please refer to the links below:

UK Visas and Immigration – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Visa processing times: applications outside the UK – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please note that the above time scales are provided as a general guide only.

We should be able to provide you with a general guideline timescale during our initial consultation, once we have ascertained the unique circumstances of your case and understood your exact legal instruction. If your case is extremely complex, this will of course increase the timescales as well as the costs involved.

We should be able to provide you with a general guideline timescale during our initial consultation, once we have ascertained the unique circumstances of your case and understood your exact legal instruction. If your case is extremely complex, this will of course increase the timescales as well as the costs involved.

If you choose to instruct Ashton Ross Law, your case will be assigned to either a fully qualified solicitor or an experienced legal representative. Your overall matter will be supervised by a qualified Partner with no less than 8 years Post Qualified Experience. You can view details of your representative and our Partners in the “About Us” section.

The exact service you receive will depend on the nature of your instruction. It will also be outlined clearly in your client engagement letter.

Generally for initial visa applications, your legal team will prepare your case in accordance with the Home Office visa requirements specific to your circumstances. This may include: –

1)      Preparation of relevant Home Office application forms with supporting documentation;

2)      Collating supporting documentation (financial information, witness statements etc);

3)      Booking relevant appointments;

4)      Submission of completed applications;

5)      Receiving biometric information ;

6)      Addressing additional requests from the Home Office/other third party;

7)      Receiving visa information/decision;

8)      Collection of Biometric Resident Permit, and;

9)      Police Registration (if necessary).

For appeal and judicial review matters, the typical services may include: –

1)      Preparation and submission of appeal grounds;

2)      Collating witness statements with additional evidence;

3)      Instructing barrister(s) (where applicable);

4)      Representation and/or attendance at Court, and;

5)      Further advice depending on the outcome of the case.

Type of Application

The price ranges below are based on the complexity of the application such as the duration of stay, the number of parties, the involvement of children, the volume of evidence and the overall  experience of the file handler.

All prices are exclusive of VAT (where applicable).  Vat is charged at 20% in accordance with current government regulations.

Application for Leave to Enter or Remain

Application for Settlement

Applications under the Points Based System

Applications for a sponsor license

Application for a visit visa

Naturalization

Applications under the Appendix ECAA – European Communities Association Agreement with Turkey.

Non-Application matters

Disbursements

Please see a link to the Home Office website which displays the relevant Home Office fees for each individual immigration application.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-4-october-2023

Where a matter proceeds to Court, you may also be liable for the Court fees of £140 (for an appeal) and £154 (for a Judicial Review). Judicial Review trial fees will be payable (£385 – £770) if your case proceeds to a final hearing.

If a barrister is instructed for your Court hearing this will also be charged separately. The cost for a barrister will depend on the nature of your application and the experience of the individual barrister. You will be informed of this prior to any instruction.

Judicial Review

Depending on the circumstances of your case, together with our assessment of your financial position, we can progress your Judicial Review case in one of the following ways:

1. Hourly rate basis; (see below)
2. Conditional Fee Arrangement (typically known as a no -win – no fee arrangement); ​or
3. Discounted Conditional Fee Arrangement (where you pay a financial contribution to your case and the remainder is progressed on a no-win less fee basis). 

You will be informed at the outset as to which financial arrangement we would intend to undertake the proceedings under. Should your case fall under option 2 or 3 then we will be asking you to review and sign a separate agreement which sets out the full terms of the retainer.

In Judicial Review proceedings and possibly during certain stages on appeal, the Courts / Tribunals have the power to award costs for and against you. These costs can include disbursements such as court fees and our legal fees. 

When proceedings have concluded, the Courts can typically make one of the following orders in relation to costs: 

1. Award you costs (generally happens when your case is successful);
2. No order as to costs (this is typically ordered when neither you nor the Home Office wins the case outright);
3. Award costs against you (this is typically ordered if you have lost the case); or
4. Award partial recovery of costs to either you or the Home Office (this depends on the outcome of the case).

Your case could also be settled during the proceedings by way of negotiation and should a mutual agreement with the Home Office be achieved that this can ultimately settle your case with costs payable to you. This is typically agreed in a Consent Order (equivalent to a Court Order) which ordinarily brings the proceedings to a conclusion. 

As stated above, you should be aware that if your case is unsuccessful, you may be ordered to pay the costs which the Home Office has incurred in defending the proceedings. Please note that in this event and depending on which option (1-3 as above) you may be liable to make payment of our total fees, whether in full or discounted. These fees would be payable in addition to paying the total costs incurred by the Home Office in accordance with the Order of the Court. If however there is no order as to costs then you will only be liable to pay our fee (if this is applicable). 

Please note that if there is a costs award made in your favour, this would essentially mean that the Government must pay your legal costs, i.e. generally the fees you have paid to us in progressing the judicial review or at the subsequent appeal stage (if applicable). This will also include all correspondence exchanged between us and the Home Office before filing your claim for Judicial Review.  The default position is that our total bill chargeable to you will be submitted to the Home Office for payment.  When our fees and costs are agreed – the Home Office would be required to pay the total agreed costs in accordance with our hourly rates which have been applied in your case (see further below). 

If your case is successful and costs are awarded in your favour, you will receive the amount which has been agreed with the Government, subject to any shortfalls and after paying our legal costs.

If your case is unsuccessful and costs have been awarded against you then you will be required to pay the agreed costs of the Government. 

Please note however that following the Court’s guidance of cost proportionality, it is highly unlikely that we will recover our full fees.  You are of course entitled to see our full bill of costs.

1. Hourly rate

You would be liable to pay our fees if we have undertaken your case on an hourly rate (see below) irrespective of the outcome of your case. If you have paid most or all of our legal fees as per our final bill – we will seek to recover this from the Government (including any disbursements) should your case be successful and a cost award has been made in your favour. 

You would also be liable to pay all disbursements associated to your case.

2. Conditional Fee Arrangement 

You are liable for our total fees if your case is successful but we will recover our fees from the losing party. 

If your case is unsuccessful, you will not be liable to pay our fees. You might be ordered by the Court to pay the Government’s costs.

You will be liable for all disbursements irrespective as to the outcome of your case. 

3. Discounted Conditional Fee Arrangement 

You would be liable for a percentage of our total fees if your case is successful. The remainder of our fees would be recovered from the losing party. 

If your case is unsuccessful, you will be liable to pay our reduced fees. You might be ordered by the Court to pay the Government’s costs.

You will be liable for all disbursements irrespective as to the outcome of your case. 

In addition to our legal fees, we may also be entitled to deduct between 30 -50% of any damages we recover on your behalf. This will depend on the complexity of your case and will be agreed from the outset of your matter.

Our current hourly rates

Fixed fees available depending on nature of case (specifics to be discussed during initial consultation).
Alternatively we offer an hourly rate of up to £296 depending on the level of the fee earner.