Our Fees & Services 

Profile of Person with Overall Responsibility for All Cases Undertaken by Our Firm

Our Firm's fee structure is based on a fee range. We do not charge on an hourly basis but do use an hourly rate so to calculate our respective estimated or minimum indicated fees to our clients so to cover our costs. The hourly rate which we apply is currently £100-£150 per hour plus VAT.

VAT is only charged to client matters, in which the client has or has had residency in the UK. All our non-UK resident clients are therefore exempt of having to pay VAT on their legal costs. The current VAT rate is 20%. We will assess as to whether you qualify for such an exemption right at the start of your matter with us and will keep you informed as to whether there is to be a change in your exemption- for example upon becoming a UK resident during the conduct of your matter at our Firm.

We have set out below details of our fees range in respect of some of the most common types of matters which we attend to under the categories of immigration, human rights and asylum. These relate to the services which we provide for both our corporate and private clients (individuals). If your specific intended application is not included in the list below, please do let us know by email and we will of course provide you with the required estimate.

Our fees range is set up to take into account the complexity of each case and therefore the overall costs may vary depending on any complexities involved. Nevertheless, by setting out our fees range below, we aim to be transparent so to provide an accurate idea of costs relating to our services. Should you proceed with instructing us to assist you with your matter, our primary aim would be to keep you fully informed and updated regarding the likely overall costs to you in respect of your own specific case. We should also be able to inform you more accurately as to the anticipated overall costs within our fees range and structure once we have been presented with details of your case through your initial instructions. Indeed, it is our Firm's policy to inform you of our minimum estimated/indicated fee at the start of the process (i.e. at the start of opening a file for you at our Firm), so that you will have clear indication of what the minimum costs are in respect of your matter.

Our said estimated fee is assessed by Mr Behbahani and is regularly reviewed so to ensure that we continue to provide all our clients with both transparency and certainty in respect of how much their matter is likely to cost them from start to finish. We have applied this policy to all our matters since the start of our Firm's operations in February 2015. We are pleased to report that, there have only been a handful of matters in which we have had to ask our clients to pay over and above what we had initially indicated or estimated to be their minimum costs. We are therefore confident that we can continue with the same high degree of transparency and certainty in relation to all future matters.

Our fees range, as set out below, are based on costs relating to following tasks:

• considering documents
• attending on the client either by phone, video conferencing, email, letter or in person,
• taking their instructions and providing advice
• preparing and submitting the application or presentation of an appeal
• advising the client on timelines and the outcome of their application

We should also point out that our fees range, as set out below, also does not include any follow up work that may be required once your application/appeal has been finalised and submitted. If any such additional costs are going to be relevant to your matter, you will be informed accordingly during the course of our conduct of your matter.

Please Note: The above fee ranges are calculated as indicators based on general anticipated complexities of any particular category. Therefore, the lower fee range is our usual estimate for straightforward matters and the higher figure is for the more complex matter. For example, straightforward (i.e. non-complex) Further leave to remain/extension applications under the category of spouse, parent and child of a settled person in the UK (visa or in-country applications) usually cost £1350; whereas those with complexities which may require extra time to be spent on them will cost £1500. It is for this reason that we will provide you with a specific estimated fee indication depending on the particular circumstances of your matter, right at the start, so that you will have clarity and certainty as to what the anticipated costs are going to be in respect of your own specific matter. 

VAT: All fees as indicated above are excluding VAT (20%). You will qualify for exemption to pay VAT on your legal costs if, at the time of instructing us and us carrying out the work, you do not have leave to remain in the UK and/or you have not previously had leave to remain in the UK. Therefore, all fees relating to entry clearance applications and asylum/immigration applications of those who do not and have not previously had leave to remain in the UK will not incur VAT whereas all other applications will be outside the scope of VAT.

As mentioned above, please note that our above fees range is intended to give you an accurate indication of costs relating to your intended application. However, given the nature of immigration/asylum work, there is always the risk of increased/additional costs being incurred in consequence of further complexities or additional issues arising during the process of preparations of the applications and/or appeals. Therefore, whilst we will do our absolute best to maintain our fees within our above fees range for your specific matter, there is always the possibility of additional costs being incurred. In such circumstances, we will of course inform you immediately.

Immigration law and its application are very much dependent on particular facts of any particular case. It is therefore very difficult to generalise as to what level of work will or will not be involved in any particular case. However, in general our fees will cover the following:

• discussing your circumstances in detail and confirming whether your intended application is the most appropriate application for you to make and what other options may be available to you;

• giving you advice about the requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether you meet the criteria.

• if you do not fulfil certain criteria, whether this can be overcome and how;

• considering the supporting evidence you have provided;

• where necessary, helping you obtain further evidence (such as medical records and bank statements), including taking statements of any witnesses;

• preparing your application and submitting it on your behalf;

• Possible attendance at a Home Office interview: if the Home Office ask you to attend an interview, we will give you clear advice (and discuss the possibility of us attending with you) at the appropriate time.

• giving you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take.

Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as visa fees, interpreter/translation fees, expert reports (including medical reports) etc. We can handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. Alternatively you may pay these disbursements yourself directly. We will discuss both options with you should your matter incur any disbursements.

As mentioned above, the costs quoted here do not include any Home Office Application fees and/or Immigration Health Surcharge fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process. You will be advised of the respective fees for your particular application(s) at the start of the matter and will be referred to the relevant pages of the Home Office website for further information.

Some of the common disbursements ( with exception of Home Office fees) which arise in respect of immigration cases handled by our Firm are:

·         Reports by Country Experts: Between £600 to £1000- depending on the expert and the issue involved.

·         Medical reports: Between £35 (for simple GP letter) to £1000+ for detailed medical reports by a specialist.

·         Interpreter/translation costs: Between £30 to £50 per page of certified translation. We do not generally use interpreters for client meetings as Mr Behbahani speaks the languages of most of our clients. However, if a specific language requirement is to be raised in a particular case, we will obtain a quote from a reputable registered interpreter/translator agency and inform you accordingly.