Our price promise to you…
Fixed Fee
Our pricing policy provides you with a one-off fee in advance with no hidden or unexpected surprises.
Transparency & Value For Money
Unlike many immigration advisers and solicitors, we try to avoid hourly rates or uncapped fees so there are no hidden charges. The fee that we quote to you in writing is for our total package.
Total Service
We will take responsibility of your matter from the beginning to the end, providing up-to-date information in writing throughout on your case and on any unforeseen charges should they arise.
Total Trust
The fact that you have trusted your legal matter to us is something we will never take for granted.
TABLE OF OUR STANDARD FIXED FEES (from 1 December 2018)
All fees quoted below do not include:
- VAT which will be payable by clients where applicable
- Disbursements which are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties are extra, such as
- Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process.
- Any court fees that may be required to be paid to progress your matter
- Any counsel fee
- Interpreter fees where one is required.
- Independent expert reports e.g. medical experts. These are not required in most cases however we will let you know as soon as possible if we consider an export report is necessary.
Appeals to the First Tier Tribunal (£1500)
- Initial Appeal to the First Tier tribunal against a refusal of an application by the Home Office or British Embassy
Entry Clearance Applications (£750 for the main applicant plus £100 for each addttional dependent)
- Visitor
- Student
- Spouse / Partner/Fiancé(e)
- Returning Residents
- Right of Abode
- Family Reunion
- Dependent Children/Relatives
Further leave to Remain to the Home Office (£1200-1500)
- Family and Private Life Applications
- Outside the rules applications
- Spouse / Partner / Fiancee
- Dependent Children/ Relatives
- Student Applications
EEA Applications (£750-£900 for the main applicant plus £100 for each dependent)
- EEA Family Permit Application from abroad
- EEA Residence/Registration Card Application
- Permanent Residence Card Applications
Indefinite Leave to Remain Application (£1000-£1200)
- Spouse / Partner
- Points Based Scheme
- Dependent Children/Relatives
- Long Residence Application
- Domestic Violence
- UK Ancestry
Nationality Applications (£750-£900)
Other Legal Issues
It is not always possible to give a fixed fee at the outset for some cases mentioned below for the simple reason they are often complex in nature. An approximate of likely fees will be provided however.
- Asylum Applications
- Immigration Detention Issues
- Deportation /Administrative removal proceedings
- Bail Applications
- Judicial Review Applications
- Fresh Applications/Representations
- Appeals to the Upper Tribunal
Hourly Rates
Ashfaq Altaf will charge an hourly rate of £225+VAT in the unlikely event where a fixed fee has not been agreed or the client wishes to be charged on an hourly rate basis