Service Pricing

We are committed to providing cost effective and quality legal advice and will be sure to be transparent with you about costs every step of the way. To achieve this we normally set out costs estimates and agree a fixed fee at our initial meeting so that you are clear about what you will pay going forward, including our costs and the disbursements involved in your case, e.g. Home Office application fees, Counsel’s fees, experts fees, etc.

Initial Consultation

Visa applications made outside the UK

*(VAT exempt as application is made outside of the UK by non-UK based client)

Visas and applications made in the UK

Appeals, Judicial Review, Administrative Review

*If the Appellant is without leave to remain and/or is a non-UK resident then VAT will not be applicable

Please note, the fees listed above vary depending on the complexities and nature of the applicants’ circumstances including whether they meet the immigration rules, require detailed legal representations, instruct us on an urgent basis, etc.

The above is NOT an exhaustive list of the applications we assist with. We can advise and assist you with other applications outside of the more common applications.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Our charges for legal services generally attract a charge and account for VAT on all services made to UK clients (businesses and individuals), and some clients based overseas depending on the supply of service. The VAT added will be at the current standard rate (20%).

However, there are some circumstances when VAT may not be due, one of which is the making of an exempt supply of service. Charges for services to individuals or business who habitually reside or operate outside of the UK do not have VAT added at the current standard rate. The supply of services in this instance are outside of the scope of UK VAT.

We will advise from the outset and in writing if your case attracts a charge of VAT or whether it is VAT exempt.

Disbursements

Disbursement and related expenses to your matter such as application fees will be paid by you directly to the relevant authority/organisation such as the Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, VFS Global, TLS Contact and the First Tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber.

Examples of Disbursements for immigration cases may include, but are not limited to:

• Home Office application fee
• His Majesty Courts and Tribunal Services (HMCTS) fee
• Home Office/UKVI Priority Service fee
• Immigration Health Surcharge
• Biometric Enrolment Appointment Fee
• Counsel’s (Barrister) fee*
• Interpreter fee*
• Translation of Documents*
• Postage Costs
• Expert Reports*
• Medical Reports*

*VAT may be applicable to these disbursements at the standard rate.

Please note that the above examples of Disbursements may or may not apply to your case and are listed to give an indication of commonly related costs in immigration matters. We will outline our full costs including the relevant disbursements from the outset of your case in our initial consultation and in writing.

Hourly Rates and Fixed Fee Arrangement

Our hourly charge rates are as follows:

1. Solicitors and Legal Executives with over 8 years’ experience – £278.00 (excluding VAT)
2. Solicitors and Legal Executives with over 4 years’ experience – £233.00 (excluding VAT)
3. Other Solicitors or Legal Executives and Fee Earners of equivalent experience – £190.00 (excluding VAT)
4. Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and other Fee Earners – £134.00 (excluding VAT)

Please note VAT is applicable to the hourly rates if clients are not exempt as explained above.

At RP Singh Solicitors, we offer to represent our clients under a Fixed Fee Arrangement, so that you are fully aware of what fees you will be paying from the outset.

A Fixed Fee Arrangement is an alternative to our standard hourly charge rates and is an agreement between RP Singh Solicitors and our clients to undertake work on their case for a fixed price. The agreed fixed fee gives our clients certainty over the legal costs involved with their case and is always agreed with you after our initial consultation.

Work undertaken in Fixed Fee Arrangement.

The Fixed Fee will cover the following:

Applications

1. The initial consultation.
2. The initial written advice and all advice throughout the matter.
3. Reviewing Home Office correspondence and other papers relevant to the case
4. Reviewing matter to ensure the applicant meets the Immigration Rules
5. Review compliance of Immigration Rules in respect of previous grants of leave.
6. All client contact including meetings, phone calls, emails, etc, throughout the matter
7. Review supporting documents in line with the specified mandatory document checklist.
8. Drafting online application.
9. Drafting legal representations.
10. Submitting online application.
11. Scanning and uploading supporting evidence.
12. Arranging Biometric Enrolment Appointment.
13. Communicating with the Home Office, UKVI, VFS Global, TLS Contact and UKVCAS.
14. Up to a maximum of one hour attending and advising you when we receive a decision from the Home Office.
15. Advising on potential options to challenge any negative decisions, including appeals, administrative review and judicial review.

Appeals

1. Advising on rights of appeal.
2. Preparing appeal submission (whether online or using the appeal forms).
3. Drafting Grounds of Appeal.
4. Preparing appellant’s bundle of supporting evidence.
5. Reviewing respondent’s (Home Office / Secretary of State for the Home Department) bundle of supporting evidence.
6. Analysing the Respondent’s Review.
7. Communicating with the First Tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FTTIAC).
8. Drafting application to the FTTIAC such as an application to adjourn.
9. Briefing Counsel (Barrister).
10. Communicating with and instructing Counsel.
11. Review FTTIAC Judge’s Determination
12. Advise client on FTTIAC Judge’s Determination and exercise of any rights of appeal.

Timescales

Upon your instruction, we will advise you on what supporting evidence is required for your application. Once we are in receipt of your supporting documents, we can then begin drafting your application within 5-10 days. Once a draft is complete you will be requested to check the draft in full before it is submitted to the Home Office/UK Visas and Immigration. Once your application is submitted, the processing of the same will vary depending on the type of application you have made, where you have made it and various other possible reasons, e.g. general Home Office delays.

The following links provide further information on Home Office processing times:

Processing times inside the UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-processing-times-applications-inside-the-uk

Processing times outside the UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-processing-times-applications-outside-the-uk

Appeals are on average taking approximately 9 months to reach an oral hearing stage from the date of the online submission. The Immigration Tribunal forward directions to parties to comply with after the submission of the appeal, which we communicate to clients promptly to ensure strict compliance.