Settlement and Nationality:

Information for Settlement and Nationality Applications:

Settling (known as 'indefinite leave to remain') in the UK means migrants in eligible immigration categories can stay in the UK without any time restrictions. You will have access to the National Health Service (NHS), benefits and services. You will have option to apply for naturalisation after 12 months of residing as a settled person in the UK.

Our highly experienced immigration team provides clear immigration advice, tailored for each situation and individual. We understand that immigrating to the UK is not an easy decision to make, specially if you have a family. Hence, we try to ensure that our clients get it right the first time. Our team can assist you from the simplest to the most complex matters.

Areas of Settlement and Nationality services include the following: 

Family and long residence:

• Long residence
• 10-year Private Life route
• Settlement (Family)
• Bereaved Partner

Work and Investment category:

• Tier 2 (General) visa
• Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa
• Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa
• Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa
• Tier 1 (Investor) visa
• Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa
• Tier 5 (International Agreement) visa
  
• Settlement visa for Partner or child of a tier 1, 2 or 5 visa-holder who has settled in the UK
• Sole Representative of an Overseas Business visa
• Representative of an Overseas Newspaper, News Agency or Broadcaster visa
• Representative of an Overseas Business visa

Other types of settlement:

• Right of abode
• Returning resident visa
• Settlement: refugee or humanitarian protection
• Stateless person application
• Settlement: Turkish Worker or Businessperson
• Derivative residence cards
• UK Ancestry visa
• Retired Person visa
• Domestic Worker visa
• HM Forces

Nationality applications:

• Naturalise as British citizen
• British passport application
• Nationality plus Passport
• Discretionary Nationality
• Discretionary Passport
• British Citizenship registration as a Child

Appeals and Judicial Review:

• Appeals to immigration tribunals
• Visa and immigration reconsideration requests
• Pre-action protocols
• Judicial Reviews

Type of work carried out for immigration individuals involves:

• Advice on the outcome of the application eligibility, supporting documents, procedure, timescales, fees and your prospects of gaining a successful outcome
• Considering whether any other options are available to you
• Taking full instructions
• Confirming the advice and steps taken in writing to you
• Providing complete list of documents as well as information
• Reviewing supporting documents
• Preparing relevant application forms and submissions
• Preparing a covering letter containing legal submissions in support of your application
• Submit/lodge and monitor progress of your visa application, appeal or judicial review etc
• Providing you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take

Our legal fees:

Fixed fees:

Our fees for standard individual ILR applications typically range between £1,500 – £8,000 plus VAT at 20% and disbursements, depending upon the type of application, complexities involved and urgency of the matter.  Our fees for Nationality applications typically range between £1,000 to £3,000 plus VAT at 20%. More complex matters will attract higher fees, but we will always advise you on this. Where the application is relatively straightforward it is likely that the fees will be at the lower end of the range.  Where there are complex issues, the fees may reach or in some cases exceed the upper end.

Disbursements:

Clients can expect the main disbursements to include:

• Home Office application fees
• Immigration Health Surcharge
• Payments made to third parties on your behalf, such as HM Revenue & customs, HM passport Office or the Land Registry
• Optional premium service fees for out-of-country applications
• Counsel's fees
• Fees payable to Courts or Tribunals
• Fees of independent Experts or Agents where required
• Travel and meeting expenses
• Document Certification Fees
• Other ancillary disbursements, including biometric enrolment, translations, courier and postage charges

VAT Notice:

Please note that VAT at 20% will need to be added to our charges and to some of the payments that we need to make on your behalf.

Timescales:

We will normally be able to submit most types of application within 2 to 3 weeks of instruction provided we have received all the necessary documentation. In urgent cases we can make an application more quickly.  We will advise you, based on our experience, how long the Home Office usually takes to make a decision on the kind of application you have instructed us to make.

Home office service standard processing times for standard applications (6 months or 8 weeks depending on application type) will start when they receive your application. Super priority service is also available for an extra £800 where the applications are relatively straightforward.

For Home Office guidelines on waiting period, click here.