Our fees

Transparent solicitor fees for immigration, family, employment, and property matters.

Afsar Williams explains likely legal fees, VAT, disbursements, Home Office fees, court fees, and timescales before you commit. Final costs depend on complexity, urgency, evidence, and the work required.

Solicitor fee guide

Typical pricing for common legal services.

These figures are taken from the imported Afsar Williams fee schedule. They are not fixed quotes; the team will confirm the fee structure after understanding the facts, urgency, evidence, and documents.

Spouse, proposed civil partner, unmarried partner, or fiance(e)

Likely decision timescale: 3-12 months.

Our costs: £1,530.00 + disbursements as applicable.

  • Spouse visa Home Office fee outside the UK £1,523.00
  • Spouse visa Home Office fee inside the UK £1,048.00
  • Immigration Health Surcharge outside the UK £1,872.00
  • Immigration Health Surcharge inside the UK £1,560.00
  • Priority Home Office visa services outside the UK £573.00
  • Priority Home Office visa services inside the UK £500-800.00
  • Translations £0-300.00+

Indefinite leave to remain - settlement in the UK

Likely decision timescale: 3-12 months.

Our costs: £2,370.00 + disbursements as applicable.

  • Home Office fee £2,389.00
  • Life in the UK Test £50.00
  • Translations £0-300.00+
  • Biometric enrolment £19.20
  • English language test £176.00

Citizenship or naturalisation

Likely decision timescale: 1-6 months.

Our costs: £900.00 + disbursements as applicable.

  • Home Office fee for naturalisation £1,330.00
  • Life in the UK Test £50.00
  • Biometric enrolment £19.20

Dependent relative and joining family in the UK

Likely decision timescale: 1-6 months.

Our costs: £1,170.00.

  • Home Office fee per person £3,250.00
  • Translations £0-300.00

EU Settlement Scheme

Likely decision timescale: 1-18 weeks.

No disbursement for EU Settlement.

  • Afsar Williams fee £690.00 per person

Visitor visa applications

The imported fee page states that this service is no longer offered.

  • Historic listed fee From £1,440.00

Full fee schedule

Professional fees listed by service area.

VAT and third-party payments are shown where the imported fee schedule lists them. Home Office fees, court fees, interpreters, translations, expert reports, and other disbursements may be payable separately.

Hourly rates

  • Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years experience £275.00 + VAT per hour
  • Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years experience £200.00 + VAT per hour
  • Other solicitors, legal executives, and fee earners of equivalent experience £175.00 + VAT per hour
  • Trainee solicitors, paralegals, and other fee earners £125.00 + VAT per hour

Immigration & nationality

  • Appendix FM Entry Clearance - Partner £2,000.00
  • Appendix FM Leave to Remain £2,000.00
  • Appeal against deportation £2,500.00
  • Asylum and human rights application £3,500.00
  • Appendix FM Leave to Remain - Parent £1,475.00
  • Appendix FM Entry Clearance - Parent £2,000.00
  • Adult dependant relative ECO £2,000.00
  • Adult dependant relative £2,000.00
  • British citizenship £1,500.00
  • British passport £1,500.00
  • British registration £1,200.00
  • Discretionary leave to remain £2,000.00
  • Domestic worker ECO £1,475.00
  • Domestic worker £1,500.00
  • Entry Clearance - Child £2,500.00
  • Indefinite Leave to Remain - Partner £2,500.00
  • Indefinite Leave to Remain - Parent £2,400.00
  • Indefinite Leave to Remain - 10 Years £2,000.00
  • Indefinite Leave to Remain - Refugee £1,000.00
  • Initial representations for deportation £2,500.00
  • Private & family life £1,475.00
  • SET(DV) £1,475.00
  • Tier 4 Student ECO £1,475.00
  • Tier 4 Student £1,475.00
  • UK Ancestry ECO £1,500.00
  • UK Ancestry £1,500.00
  • Visitor visa £1,500.00

Business immigration

  • Sponsorship licence applications £500.00 + VAT (£100.00)
  • Startup & Innovator visas £4,000.00
  • Civil penalties, objections & appeals £2,000.00 + VAT (£400.00)

Personal immigration

  • Asylum applications £2,000.00
  • British citizenship £900.00 + VAT (£200.00)
  • British citizenship under 18 £800.00 + VAT (£200.00)
  • Dependant family visas £1,800.00 + VAT
  • Entry Clearance partner £1,800.00 + VAT
  • Entry Clearance partner relying on self-employment £1,500.00 + VAT (£200.00)
  • Entry Clearance adult dependant relatives £2,000.00 + VAT (£200.00)
  • Entry Clearance applying abroad £1,400.00 + VAT (£200.00)
  • Immigration appeals, existing client non-asylum £1,800.00 + VAT (£500.00)
  • Immigration appeals, new client non-asylum £2,000.00 + VAT (£500.00)
  • Immigration appeals, existing client asylum £2,000.00 + VAT (£500.00)
  • Immigration appeals, new client asylum £2,500.00 + VAT (£500.00)
  • Long Residence concession 10 year £1,500.00 + VAT (£400.00)
  • Long Residence concession 20 year £2,000.00 + VAT (£400.00)
  • Skilled Worker visa £1,500.00 + VAT
  • Spouse visa £1,800.00 + VAT
  • Student visa £1,500.00 + VAT (£200.00)
  • Visitor visa £1,500.00 + VAT

Family law

  • Divorce and financial remedies £1,000.00 + VAT (£200.00)
  • Pre- and post-nuptial agreements £1,500.00-£3,000.00 + VAT (£300.00-£600.00)
  • Civil partnership dissolutions £1,000.00 + VAT (£200.00)
  • Cohabitation agreements £500.00 + VAT (£100.00)
  • Separation agreements £500.00 + VAT (£100.00)

Before you instruct a solicitor

Costs are discussed with the legal route, risk, and evidence.

Not included in the professional fees are barrister fees, expert report fees, interpreter costs, translations, attendance at Home Office interviews, Home Office or visa fees, premium service supplements, Immigration Health Surcharge, court fees, housing reports, DNA tests, and other third-party costs related to the matter.

A supplement of £250.00 + VAT may apply for each additional dependant or multiple applicant. Afsar Williams cannot guarantee how long the Home Office, visa centre, court, or tribunal will take to process an application or case.

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