Our fee estimates for assisting you in your immigration or nationality application

When applying for a visa or a visa extension there are many parts of the application that may feel like they are full of uncertainty. We believe that your legal fees should not be one of them.

No one likes surprises about their legal fees. This is why we set out clearly the costs for applying for a Skilled Worker visa, or a visa extension, at the outset. We also list the services included in our fee and will advise you of any further charges for additional work.

Our costs

Where VAT is stated to be payable this is currently at a rate of 20%. All disbursements (for example Home Office fees) are separate to our legal fees.

Type of application Our estimated fees
Applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British citizen £2,000 – £4,000
Applications under the EU Settlement scheme: Family Permits, pre-settled status and settled status £1,000 – £3,000
Leave to enter or remain under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules £2,500 – £5,000
Leave to remain under Private, Family Life, Leave outside the Rules £2,500 – £5,000
Applications under the Long Residence route £2,500 – £5,000
Student visas / leave to remain £1,800 – £3,000
Visit visas £2,000 – £4,000
Ancestry £2,500 – £4,500
Youth Mobility £2,000 – £3,500
Applications for adult dependent relatives £6,000 – £10,000
Passport Applications within the UK £850 – £2,000
Passport applications from overseas £2,000 – £3,500
Tier 1 (Investor) extension or settlement £6,000 – £12,000
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) extension or settlement £6,000 – £12,000
Global Talent £4,000 – £8,000
High Potential Individual £2,500 – £5,000
Innovator Founder £3,000 – £7,000
Sponsor Licence application £4,000 – £7,000
CoS and Skilled Worker visa application from inside the UK £3,000 – £4,500
DCoS and Skilled Worker visa from outside the UK £3,500 – £5,000
Expansion Worker Sponsor Licence and visa application £6,500 – £10,000
Sponsor Management System assistance or training hourly rate
Level 1 user annual fee £1,000
Mock Audit £4,000 – £5,000
Compliance and right to work checks assistance or training hourly rate
Temporary work (former Tier 5) £2,000 – £3,000
Global Business Mobility: Senior/ Specialist £3,000 – £4,000
Scale-up £2,700 – £3,500
Initial Consultation £275 – £425
Application review service Hourly rate

Important notice

Please note the anticipated number of hours spent on a task, and the range of fees are an estimate based on the facts above. All applications are likely to vary and of course, we can give you a more accurate estimate once we have more information about your specific case.

Meet the team

Our specialist Employment lawyers.

Marta Mendiondo RWK Goodman

Marta Mendiondo

Head of Immigration | London
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Olivia Coles RWK Goodman

Olivia Coles

Senior Associate – Head of Immigration South West & Thames Valley
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Sudipta Dey RWK Goodman

Sudipta Dey

Associate (Senior Immigration Advisor)
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