Our highly experienced immigration team will understand the complexities that arise from Immigration matters.
Our advice is tailored according to your individual needs and circumstances so that the best possible outcome is achieved. We can help and act for you on mattes involving a wider range of issues.
Penn Faraday Solicitors is based in Oldham and provides a fast, friendly, affordable and professional immigration service.
We provide a specialist immigration service which provides legal advice on all UK immigration and human right matters. We have a multi lingual team working on your behalf who can communicate in many languages for your ease and convenience.
Our extensive knowledge and vast experience in general immigration, business immigration and asylum law is second to none. We have wide-ranging experience of assisting immigration clients, particularly in applications and claims for asylum.
We are acknowledged experts in our field, providing a comprehensive service for those who seek advice and representation in all areas of United Kingdom nationality and immigration law.
Our Immigration team is here to help with any problems you may have about entering, or settling in, the UK.
Our Fees
Our firm covers a wide range of immigration work.
Our professional fees are usually based on a time element. However, when the application is straightforward, we are able to offer a fixed fee + disbursements (to be advised) as follows:
| Type | Form | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Application to extend stay in the UK as the partner or dependent child of someone who is settled here or who is a refugee or under humanitarian protection | FLR (M) | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK if you are the partner of a person, or parent of a child, who is present and settled in the UK | SET (M) | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK if you are a child under the age of 18 | SET (F) | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK in various immigration categories and for a biometric residence permit | SET (O) | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application for indefinite leave to remain in the UK if you have lived in the UK lawfully for many years and now want to apply for settlement and a biometric residence permit | SET (LR) | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application to apply to stay in the UK on the basis of your family life as a partner, parent or dependent child or on the basis of your private life in the UK | FLR (FP)
FLR (DL) |
£600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application for a derivative residence card as a person with a derivative right of residence under EU law | DRF1 | £480.00 + VAT (£96.00) |
| Application for a family member of an EEA or Swiss national in the UK to apply for a registration certificate or residence card | EEA (FM) | £300.00 + VAT (£60.00) |
| Application for an EEA or Swiss national, a non-EEA or non-Swiss family member of an EEA or Swiss national, to apply for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card in UK | EEA (PR) | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application for British citizenship by naturalisation | AN | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application for Entry Clearance – for Spouse | Online Application | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
| Application for Visit Visa | Various | £600.00 + VAT (£120.00) |
The quoted costs do not include:
- Any Interpreter fees. We will advise you of these on instruction.
- Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process.
- Where the Home Office refuse your application, advice and assistance in relation to any appeal
- Other expenses where applicable, Disbursements for medical/expert evidence/ barristers
VAT
Charging VAT in relation to immigration matters can be complex as it may depend on where the client lives and what immigration permission they have. We will confirm whether VAT (at a rate of 20%) is payable when you have been instructed and can work out if VAT is properly chargeable. We are VAT registered.
We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application. Read the current processing times.
We will normally be able to submit this type of application within 2-4 weeks of you instructing us, but we will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this.
On more complex applications, we may only be able to offer our services on a timed element basis
Alternatively, you may choose to instruct us to charge fees on an hourly basis. We provide below a worked example of how we would charge on an hourly basis:
Example of Hourly Rate Costs
Hourly Rate: Application for leave to remain
Hourly rate: £ 128.00 plus VAT
On average, this type of work takes between 5 – 6.5 hours to complete. This means that on average costs are between £768 and £998.40. All figures include VAT unless specifically stated.
The exact number of hours it will take depends on the circumstances in your case. Such as:
- The amount of supporting evidence that we need to consider
- Which language(s) you speak
- Whether you are applying with other dependants
If you are able to provide sufficient evidence at our first meeting and clearly meet the applicable Immigration Rules, the cost is likely to be at the lower end of this range.
What services are included
The work will involve:
- 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, which on average takes 1 hour;
- considering the supporting evidence you have provided, which we anticipate will take 1 to 1.5 hours*;
- 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, which we anticipate will take 1 hours;
- 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. This could be between 2 and 3 hours of work.
- 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 (not included in costs set out above):
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as visa fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
The costs quoted here do not include:
- Any Interpreter fees. We will advise you of these on instruction.
- Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process.
- Where the Home Office refuse your application, advice and assistance in relation to any appeal
- Other expenses where applicable such as VAT, Disbursements for medical/expert evidence/ barristers
VAT
Charging VAT in relation to immigration matters can be complex as it may depend on where the client lives and what immigration permission they have. We will confirm whether VAT (at a rate of 20%) is payable when you have been instructed and can work out if VAT is properly chargeable. We are VAT registered.
Please note the anticipated number of hours and 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.
Our Immigration Team
Our team has several years of collective experience in delivering high quality work in all matters relating to Immigration matters. They have particular expertise in spousal applications and visitor visas.
We have three people on the team who may work on your matter. Regardless of who works on your matter, they will be supervised by Nauman Younas, Director/Solicitor and Head of immigration.
Nauman Younas – Director and Solicitor
Nauman is the head of our team and has over 19 years’ experience in Immigration, personal injury and private client work. He qualified as a Solicitor in 2008. Nauman has a Law degree from the University of Bedfordshire and completed the Legal Practice Course at Central Lancashire University. Nauman has been working in these areas since he qualified and has helped many families and individuals.
Nauman has also completed several professional development courses in family, children, personal injury and probate and estate administration.
Shomaila Younas – Director and Solicitor
Shomaila qualified as a solicitor in 2002. Shomaila has a Law degree from the University of East London and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Guildford. She completed her training contract at Aina Khan Solicitors and worked at different firms before opening Penn Faraday Solicitors.
Shomaila areas of expertise are Family Law, Child Law, Personal Injury (high value multi track cases) and Private client work.
Shomaila has also completed several professional development courses in family, children, personal injury and probate and estate administration.
Mustafaz Siddiqi – Solicitor
Mustafaz qualified as a solicitor in July 2018 and has since obtained a Masters in Law. He completed his Training Contract with Penn Faraday Solicitors and has specialised in Immigration matters since. He has assisted the local community helping families unite.