Our costs for your immigration or nationality application

The fee estimates for assisting you in your immigration or nationality application can be found here. The exact fee will depend on:

• your circumstances and whether you have sufficient and lawful residence in the UK to meet the immigration rules
• whether you have criminal convictions, and if so, how serious they are
• the amount of supporting evidence that we need to consider
• which language(s) you speak
• the urgency of the services required
• whether you are applying from the UK or abroad
• the documents available to support your case
• the additional services on offer by UKVI that you may want to use
• whether you are applying with your spouse and or children. There will be a separate charge for your dependants, their circumstances will also be taken into consideration.

If you are able to provide clear instructions and sufficient evidence during the early stages of the process to meet the applicable immigration rules, the cost is likely to be at the lower end of the range.

If you choose to instruct us, a senior member of our Immigration Team will either head up or closely supervise your application process, depending on your application type. You can see our Immigration Team here.

The work will involve:

• one meeting with you to discuss your circumstances, provide advice on the immigration rules and whether you meet the criteria to apply for entry clearance, leave to remain, indefinite leave to remain or naturalisation. If you do not fulfil certain criteria, whether this can be overcome. This meeting generally lasts between one and two hours
• providing detailed written instructions on the documents required and the steps ahead.
• reviewing the supporting evidence you have provided. This is usually the most time-consuming part of the application process.*
• where necessary, helping you to obtain further evidence (such as birth, marriage certificates or translations). However you will be liable for any disbursements payable to third parties in respect of such further evidence
• preparing your application and submitting it on your behalf, or assisting you to submit it
• advising on the application and biometrics enrolment process and expected timeframes.
• making additional representations to UKVI when required
• giving you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take.

*the length of time depends on the number of documents we are asked to review, whether they need to be translated, whether you have provided originals or copies, if any are missing, and how long it will take to obtain the missing documents.

Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this fee to the Home Office directly, with a credit or debit card, as part of the application process

We can assist you in submitting these payments to the Home Office or you may follow our instructions to make these payments yourself.

We will normally be able to submit most applications within three weeks of you instructing us, depending on the visa route and the complexity of the case. We will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this.

We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application. Read the current processing times.