At BHB Law, we offer a wide range of immigration

legal services including applications:

• for British Citizenship 
• to settle in the UK 
• for proof of residency status for EU citizens
• student, work experience, tourist, family/friends visas
• for leave to remain in the UK

Outline of work

A broad outline of the work that we will undertake on your behalf will include:

• Discussing in person your circumstances in detail and advising you if your chosen application is the most appropriate one to achieve your aims 
• following our initial consultation, sending you a list of documents for you to supply within a specified time period
• Sending you a detailed letter confirming your instructions and our advice of the relevant requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether you meet the criteria
• Within 10 days of receiving the documents, reviewing these in line with our advice and telling you what further documents/evidence is required 
• Where necessary, assisting you to obtain other supporting evidence (such as medical records and contact with any other third parties relevant to your claim) 
• Preparing and submitting for your approval the application together with the cover letter and supporting documents and then arranging to go through these with you in person before submitting your application on your behalf
• Where necessary, if you are required to attend for an Home Office interview, giving you advice (including discussing the possibility of us attending with you) at the relevant time
• Giving you advice about the outcome of your application and any further steps you may need to take
• Discussing whether a Barrister should be instructed to represent you where we consider this is in your best interests and advising of the additional fees. 
• Discussing if an expert is required in your case where we consider this is in your best interests and advising of the additional fees 

Please note that the following may increase the costs of your application:

• N ot supplying all the paperwork within specified timelines or the information supplied being incorrect so that we have to make further enquiries 
• Information not being supplied in an orderly and chronological fashion 
• Other parties not responding to our communications in a timely manner

Should any complication arise, we will discuss them with you and agree a fee for this additional work before it is carried out.

What is not included?

• Advocacy is not included
• Barrister Fees
• Home Office fees and disbursements 
• Photocopying and Postage

Timescales

Generally immigration applications can take up to 6-8 months to process depending on how busy the Home Office are. We will inform you if we are made aware of increased timescales by the Home Office. 

Our fees and disbursements 

The below price information is based on our experience and will give you a broad idea of the likely costs. We charge legal fees on a fixed fee basis which depends on the type of application you want to make. We have set out in the table below our estimated legal fees, the likely disbursements and timescales for the various types of applications listed. Disbursements are costs related to your matter that we have to pay to third parties, such as visa fees, which you will have to pay in addition to our legal fees. Disbursements are payable directly to the Home Office to ensure a smoother process.

Please contact us if the type of immigration application that you wish to pursue is not listed in the table and we will discuss how we can help you. Alternatively, you may wish to attend our Free Immigration Clinic   to receive initial advice. 

Our additional legal fees are:

• Electronic ID Charge - we may need to carry out electronic Identity checks to verify your identity for which we make a charge of £7.00 (including VAT of £1.17) per client 
• Photocopying - as immigration applications involve the submission of numerous copies of documents over and above that in other matters, we make a charge for photocopying. The photocopying cost will depend on the number of documents copied. We take £100.00 on account of copying and postage and will refund any surplus to you. Alternatively, if further funds are required, we will inform you.