Our Pricing
We at Vestra Lawyers are transparent about pricing* so as to ensure you are in control over the costs at all times.
Most of our clients will be offered an agreed fee with us to cover all standard steps necessary in preparing their applications.
Agreed fees may vary depending on the type and complexity of the matter. We have set below our agreed fees for a variety of immigration matter types.
| Matter type | Agreed fees | Disbursements | What the work typically includes |
| Adoptions Cases | £2,500.00 to £10,000.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£1,523.00 which is the Home Office fee. £1,200.00 which is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Adult Dependant Relative | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£3,250.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£2,000.00 which is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Child Dependant | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£1,523.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£1,200.00 which is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Domestic Violence | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£2,389.00 which is the Home Office fee. |
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| Fiance(e)/Proposed Civil or Unmarried Partner/Spouse/ Visas Civil Partner Visas | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£1,523.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£1,200.00 which is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment payable on all except fiancé(e) and Proposed Civil Partner visas. |
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| Further Leave to Remain applications (spouse extension/unmarried partner extension/ discretionary leave to remain extension) | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£1,523.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£1,000.00 which is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Human Rights applications based on Private and Family life (Discretionary Leave to Remain) | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£1,033.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£1,000.00 which is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Long Residence | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£2,389.00 which is the Home Office fee. |
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| Civil Penalties | £1,800.00 to £10,000.00 – these fees can vary depending on what stage your case has reached. For example, if you are required to object a penalty versus having to issue court proceedings. Please call us for a more specific costs break down.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£154.00 – if you have to issue Court proceedings.
£450.00 upwards – if we have to instruct a barrister to attend Court – the exact cost would be discussed with you in advance. |
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| Domestic Worker | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£516.00 which is the Home Office fee. |
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| Points Based System Dependant | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£704.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£400.00 per year depending on the length of your visa validity is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Sponsor Licence Applications | £1,800.00 to £5,000.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or your immigration history is adverse/precarious.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£536.00 which is the Home Office fee for a small company and £1,476.00 for a large company.
Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) for a small company £364.00 for first 12 months and then £182.00 for each additional 6 months (if applicable). Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) for a medium/large company £1,000.00 for first 12 months and then £500.00 for each additional 6 months (if applicable). |
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| Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Tier 1 Exceptional Talent and Tier 1 Investor Visa Applications | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£1,277.00 which is the Home Office fee for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur).
£1,623.00 which is the Home Office fee for a Tier 1 (Investor). £493.00 which is the Home Office fee for a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur). £152.00 which is the Home Office fee for an initial application for a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent). £608.00 which is the Home Office fee for an extension application for a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent). £400.00 per year depending on the length of your visa validity is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Innovator and Start-up Applications | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£363.00 which is the Home Office fee for a Tier 1 (Start-up). £1,021.00 which is the Home Office fee for a Tier 1 (Innovator)£400.00 per year depending on the length of your visa validity is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Tier 2 General, Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer and Tier 2 Religious Workers | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£704.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£400.00 per year depending on the length of your visa validity is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Tier 4 General Student | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£348.00 which is the Home Office fee if you are applying from outside the UK.
£475.00 which is the Home Office fee if you are applying from inside the UK. £300.00 per year dependent on the length of your visa validity is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Tier 5 Temporary Worker and Tier 5 Youth Mobility | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£244.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£300.00 per year dependent on the length of your visa validity is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| UK Ancestry | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£516.00 which is the Home Office fee.
£400.00 per year depending on the length of your visa validity is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Representative of an Overseas Business visa (including an employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation) | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on the imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£610.00 which is the Home Office fee. £400.00 per year depending on the length of your visa validity is the Immigration Health Surcharge payment. |
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| Bail | £1,500.00 -£2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only a days’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on several weeks’ notice. |
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| Deportation/Detentions Cases | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
If there is a right to appeal, the Court fee would be £140.00. |
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| Visit Visas / Short-term Study Visas and Permitted Paid Engagements | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£95.00 which is the Home Office fee for a six-month visit visa/permitted paid engagement.
Alternatively, £361.00 for a two-year visit visa, £655.00 for a five-year visit visa £822.00 for a ten-year visit visa £97.00 which is the Home Office fee for a short-term student visit visa for six months and £186.00 for an 11-month visa”. |
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| Administrative Review | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£80.00 is the Administrative Review fee. |
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| Appeals | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£140.00 is the Court fee. |
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| Family Permits, EEA Registration and Residence Card Applications/ Derivative Rights | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£65.00 is the Home Office for EEA Registration and Residence Card Applications/ Derivative Rights. |
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| EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status) | £500 to £850 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
Nil. The Home Office do not charge for applications made under the EU Settlement Scheme. |
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| Returning Residence | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£516.00 which is the Home Office fee. |
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| Landlord Penalty Cases | £1,800.00 to £10,000.00 – these fees can vary depending on what stage your case has reached. For example, if you are required to object a penalty versus having to issue court proceedings. Please call us for a more specific costs break down.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only a day’s notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on two weeks’ notice. |
£154.00 – if you have to issue Court proceedings.
£450.00 upwards – if we have to instruct a barrister to attend Court – the exact cost would be discussed with you in advance. |
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| Travel Document | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history.
The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£75.00 which is the Home Office fee. However, if your status is that you were refused a passport by your own national authority, the Home Office fee would be £280.00. |
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| British Citizenship (to become British), British Registration and Right of Abode (having a right to reside in the UK with no restrictions) | £850.00 to £2,500.00 – these fees vary on the complexity of the matter i.e. if you have had any previous refusals or you have adverse immigration history. The fees also can vary depending on imminence of any deadline e.g. instructions given on only four weeks’ notice inevitably will attract higher fees than on six months’ notice. |
£1,330.00 which is the Home Office fee for British Citizenship. £1,206.00 which is the Home Office fee for British Registration. £372.00 which is the Home Office fee for Right of Abode. |
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| Judicial Review | Judicial Review is a process by which a decision (decision to do something; decision not to do something; or a policy) made by a public body (e.g. the Home Office, HM Passport Office or even the Tribunal) that is not appealable is still challenged by way of referring it to the judiciary to determine whether it had been correctly arrived at.
In other words, a Judicial Review is a means by which you would ask a judge to check whether in arriving at a decision a decision-maker either put weight on factors they should not have put weight on or did not put weight on factors they ought to have. Judicial Review could go through several stages at each of which it may either: be defeated; continue to the next stage; or succeed. It is important to note that to undertake a Judicial Review there should be merits in doing so otherwise, you may be liable for the litigation costs of the Home Office should you lose. Judicial Review is a process by which a decision (decision to do something; decision not to do something; or a policy) made by a public body (e.g. the Home Office, HM Passport Office or even the Tribunal) that is not appealable is still challenged by way of referring it to the judiciary to determine whether it had been correctly arrived at. In other words, a Judicial Review is a means by which you would ask a judge to check whether in arriving at a decision a decision-maker either put weight on factors they should not have put weight on or did not put weight on factors they ought to have. Judicial Review could go through several stages at each of which it may either: be defeated; continue to the next stage; or succeed. It is important to note that to undertake a Judicial Review there should be merits in doing so otherwise, you may be liable for the litigation costs of the Home Office should you lose. Pre-action Stage It may well be at this stage a visit visa refusal is determined by the Entry Clearance Manager to have been incorrectly decided by the Entry Clearance Officer and then a new decision will be made. The new decision may be still to refuse the application or else it could be granted. Sometimes the pre-action correspondence is ignored. Our fees for this stage are £850.00 – £1,500.00 Stage 1 – Permission Stage (Stage 2 – Possible Renewal Stage) Our fees for this stage are £850.00 – £1,200.00 Stage 3 – Substantive Hearing Stage It should be noted that to win at Judicial Review does not mean that the judge him- or herself necessarily will be substituting the decision for the one you want. He or she will be remitting the application or the appeal or another process back down to that decision-maker to be reconsidered this time correctly (e.g. this time not putting weight on factors they ought not to have the first time around; or this time putting weight on factors they ought to have the first time around). Our fees for this stage are £1,500.00 – £2,500.00. (Other stages may be involved e.g. Injunctive Relief for which our fees would be discussed) |
Pre-action Stage Nil Home Office and Nil Court fees Stage 1 – Permission Stage Stage 2 – Renewal Stage Stage 3 – Substantive Hearing Stage |
Judicial Review is a potentially complex, costly and time-consuming process the full details of which will be discussed on a case-by-case basis and may involve Counsel.
Generally, we would be:
Potentially instructing Counsel for complicated grounds as well as for any advocacy if proceeding to hearing at any point. |
* The above-mentioned legal fees do not include VAT. You will be required to pay VAT at 20%.
Basis of charging and hourly rates
In the instance, if we are unable to offer you an agreed fee, as a solicitors’ practice we have an hourly rate which is £250.00 (and £25.00 per six-minute unit of work e.g. reviewing documents, drafting, receiving and making telephone calls, attendance etc.). The ambit of what this would cover would be discussed with you in advance and confirmed in writing prior to any instructions.
How long will a typical application/appeal/administrative review take?
We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application and the time taken by them can vary according to the type of application submitted and the service you have opted for. You can click on the following hyperlink for further details of the current processing times: Read the current processing times.
We will normally be able to submit an application within two to four weeks of receipt of information and documents from you, however we will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this. All applications are likely to vary and of course, we can give you a more accurate estimate once we have more information about your specific case.
We will be able to submit an application for administrative review within the deadline which could be 14 days or 28 days depending on the type of application made. The Home Office aim to process an application for administrative review within 28 days however it may be the case on some occasions that they could take longer in deciding the application for administrative review.
We will be able to submit an appeal within the deadline which could be 14 days or 28 days depending on the type of application made. We cannot guarantee how long HM Courts and Tribunal Service will take to process your appeal and the time taken by them can vary.