Immigration & Nationality Law

Our Team

The Immigration team is led by the Principal solicitor Mr. Carupiah Selvarajah who has 37 years of experience since admission as a solicitor alongside support from a Trainee Solicitor with over a year’s experience and a paralegal with less than a years’ experience.

About Us

The firm has over 37 years of experience in Immigration and Nationality Law. In recent years, the current government policy towards immigrants and the changing visa regulations have made obtaining a visa for a foreigner almost a nightmare.

If you need help with your immigration matters, we will be happy to advise you on the options available to you under all categories of the Immigration Rules. We are highly efficient and proactive in handling immigration cases, fully understanding the importance of these issues to our clients.

We offer individuals effective and client-focused advice in personal immigration matters. The service we provide is based upon a specialist knowledge of the immigration rules and procedures, which we use to assist our clients through simple or complex case.

We specialise in:

• Giving advice on most aspects of immigration law
• Applications to the Home Office for visas
• Immigration Appeals
• Visitors Visas
• EU Nationals Settlement
• Spouse Applications
• Family and Private Life Applications
• Long Residence
• Application for Overstayers
• British Citizenship
• Domestic workers
• Sponsorship Declarations

If you have an immigration query, need to submit an application, or require assistance with an appeal, we strongly advise you to contact us as soon as possible. Early involvement allows us to guide you from the beginning, helping to avoid unnecessary costs and expenses that may arise from incomplete or incorrect applications.   

FEES

To obtain an estimate of our pricing please refer to the table shown further below.

The typical cost of our immigration and nationality work are summarised in the table below. But please note that each application is unique and we can provide a more accurate estimate of costs once we have received more information about your specific case.

NOTE: We are not VAT registered therefore the fees quoted below do not attract VAT and represent the fees after taxes. Additionally, the fees do not cover disbursements. Please see further below for information regarding disbursements fees.

Fees include:

The services included are: 

• discussing your circumstances in detail and confirming whether this 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, which we anticipate
• 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,
• 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.

The amount of hours depends on the number of documents, whether they need to be translated, whether anything is missing and how long it will take to obtain the missing documents.

Disbursements

Disbursements are costs (i.e., expense), related to your matter that are payable to third parties. All above quoted fees do not include disbursements.

Disbursement fees range in price depending on the type. Find below a list of potential disbursements that may be payable in addition to the above quoted fees:

• Home Office fees – prices range depending entirely on the type of the application, prices available on Gov.UK website
• Barristers’ fees – range between £1,000-£3,000 (VAT charged at 20%) per day, depending on the advocate’s experience and seniority
• Expert fees – prices range depending entirely on the type of Expert required
• Immigration Health Surcharge (not applicable for Indefinite Leave to Remain and Naturalisation applications) – depending on the type of application, prices range between £776.00-£1,035.00 (including VAT)
• Please note we typically do not require the need for external interpreters, so we do not usually charge for interpretation.

How long will it take

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Home Office and the courts have been taking significantly longer to process immigration matters compared to pre-pandemic times. We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office or immigration authorities will take to process your application. We aim to submit your application within 8 weeks of instructing us.

We will submit your application as soon as we have all the necessary documents and notify you if there are delays.