Pricing information: Immigration
Fees
Our fees are based on the number of hours we take to complete the work, multiplied by the hourly rates for the fee earners involved. Immigration matters are dealt with by Charles Avens (Head of Immigration) whose hourly rate is £560 per hour and by Partner Charlie Fowler whose hourly rate is £560 per hour.
For typical cases, our fees (and the disbursements) are set out below. In more complex cases, our fees may be higher. If an immigration matter requires representation in the Courts we may have to instruct Counsel to represent you in Court. In such cases, you would have to pay Counsel’s fees in addition to our fees.
The fees set out below do not include any Home Office fees for visa applications. They relate solely to the legal cost of preparing the application. The cost of preparing an extension to a visa (and an indefinite leave to remain application at the end of the visa) are charged at the same level as the initial cost of the visa application, as set out in the Fee Schedule below. The fees for each visa do not include the cost of visas for any dependents or additional family members who are likely to come to the UK with the main visa holder, these will be an additional cost.
Please note: We will add VAT to our charges unless we are not required by law to do so. For example, where an application is made from outside the UK, frequently we do not add VAT to our charges.
Fee Schedule:
- Initial Consultation: £1,000 to £3,000;
- Global Talent Visa (including for Digital Technology) – Initial applications, Extension applications, ILR applications: £12,000 to £15,000;
- Innovator Founder Visa – Initial applications, Extension applications, ILR applications: £8,000 to £15,000;
- Standard Sponsor Licence application: £7,500 to £10,000;
- Standard Visitor Visa (this includes business visitor and permitted paid engagements) (for HNW clients only): £3,000 to £5,000;
- Sponsor Licence application linked to UK Expansion Worker Visa: £7,500 to £10,000;
- Skilled Worker Visa – Initial applications, Extension applications, ILR applications: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Global Business Mobility Route- Senior / Specialist Worker Visa – Initial applications, Extension applications: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Global Business Mobility Route- Secondment Worker Visa– Initial applications, Extension applications: £3,500;
- Global Business Mobility Route- Service Supplier Visa– Initial applications, Extension applications: £3,500;
- Global Business Mobility Route- Graduate Trainee visa– Initial applications, Extension applications: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Global Business Mobility Route- UK Expansion Worker Visa – Initial applications, Extension applications: £4,000;
- International Sportsperson Visa – Initial applications, Extension applications, ILR applications: £3,500 to £5,000;
- Health and Care Worker Visa– Initial applications, Extension applications, ILR applications: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Minister of Religion Visa (T2)- Initial applications, Extension applications: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Scale Up Visa: – Initial applications, Extension applications, ILR applications: £3,500 to £5,000;
- High Potential Individual Visa: Initial applications: £2,000 to £3,000;
- Tier 4 Student Visa (Child / General) (For HNW clients only) – Initial applications, Extension applications: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Graduate Visa – Initial applications: £2,000 to £3,000
- Tier 5 Temporary Worker Visa (For HNW clients only) – Initial applications, Extension applications: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Commonwealth Ancestral Visa – Initial applications, ILR applications: £3,500 to £5,500;
- Fiancé(e) / Spousal visa (Family of a settled person) Initial applications, Extension applications, ILR applications: £3,500 to £5,500;
- PBS Dependant Visa: Adult: £2,500/ Child- £1,500;
- Marriage Visitor Visa (For HNW clients only): £1,500 to £3,000;
- Standard Visitor Visa (this includes business visitor and permitted paid engagements) (for HNW clients only): £1,500 to £3,000;
- Domestic workers in a private household visa (For HNW clients only): £1,500 to £3,500;
- Returning Resident Visa: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Hong Kong British Nationals Overseas Visa: £2,500 to £3,500;
- Application for Registration / Naturalisation / UK Citizenship: £2,500 to £4,000.
What is included?
- Client meetings.
- The provision of document lists, and review of supporting documents.
- The preparation of the online application to the UKVI.
- All communications with client and third parties (letter, email, telephone, zoom / teams calls).
- Assistance with responding to queries raised by the Home Office once submitted.
What factors could increase the price?
- An increase in the complexity of the application in light of new information provided by you.
- A change of instruction or change in circumstances.
- Difficulty in receiving prompt responses for requests of documentation from you.
- Liaising with third parties on a client’s behalf.
What’s not included in the price?
- Home Office online visa Application Fee, Immigration Health Surcharge, Immigration Skills Charge, cost of Certificate of Sponsorship, cost of biometric meeting, Home Office Appeal fees, and any additional Government fees. The most up to date information can be found here.
- Courier fees, translation fees, photocopying.
- The cost for representation at Home Office Appointments.
- Specialist report fees (e.g. psychiatry, child welfare etc).
- The cost to retrieve title deeds to property.
- The cost of instructing an Immigration Barrister to represent you at appeal or Judicial Review hearing or for advice in connection with Appeals on Applications for Judicial Review.
Typical timescales
In our experience, cases can take anywhere between 1 week and 18 months to be processed depending on the type of application, complexity of the case and the timescales set by the Home Office. We will endeavour to provide you with a timescale for completing your application during the initial consultation stage.
Our people
The fee earners who work on these matters are:
Charles Avens, Head of Immigration at Collyer Bristow LLP. Charles is a solicitor qualified in England & Wales. Charles is an experienced employment and immigration lawyer.
Charlie Fowler is a Partner at Collyer Bristow LLP. Charlie is a solicitor qualified in England & Wales. Charlie is an experienced tax and immigration lawyer.
Abbie Armstrong is an Associate undertaking immigration work to provide an integrated employment law service across departments. She has a particular interest in corporate immigration work and has strong experience with Sponsor Licence, Expansion Worker visa, Skilled Worker visa and PBS Dependant visa applications.
Caroline Hollis is a Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx) in our Trusts, tax and estate planning team. She has experience in dealing with all aspects of the administration of estates, including intestacies, international assets, the estates of non-domiciled individuals and immigration matters.
Trainees: Where appropriate, some of the work required to be carried out on your case may be undertaken by a trainee solicitor, whose charge out rate is £295 per hour, subject to the supervision of a more experienced lawyer.
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