Legalisations
As a registered user of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (“FCO”)’s legalisation service and being in close proximity to the FCO’s London processing office, we are able to offer a postal and same day legalisation service.
Immigration Fees
Buckingham & Buckingham offers a transparent fee structure for UK immigration services and advice. The prices listed below are for guidance only. We provide clients with accurate quotes reflecting the complexity and urgency of their matter, prior to commencing any work.
We aim to provide fixed fee quotes at the outset, to ensure that our clients are fully appraised of our fees. There are some matters where it is not possible to provide fixed fee quotes, due to the nature of the service to be provided, and on those occasions, fees will be chargeable on an hourly basis at the rates contained in our terms and conditions of business.
All prices are subject to VAT at 20% (where applicable) and are exclusive of any disbursements that may be applicable (a worked example is provided below).
| SERVICE | FEES (excl VAT) |
| Consultation by appointment | £350 per hour |
Visitors | |
| Visitor Visas (standard) | £750 – £1,200 |
| Visitor Visas (2, 5 or 10 year multiple entry) | £1,000 – £1,500 |
Work-based Applications | |
| Skilled Worker (initial application/extension) | £1,750 – £2,500 |
| Representative of an Overseas Business (initial application/extension) | £2,000 – £4,000 |
| Senior or Specialist Worker (initial application/extension) | £1,750 – £2,500 |
| Graduate Trainee | £1,200 – £2,000 |
| Secondment Worker (initial application/extension) | £1,750 – £2,500 |
| Service Provider visa | £1,750 – £2,500 |
| UK Expansion Worker visa (initial application/extension) | £1,750 – £2,500 |
| High Potential Individual | £1,500 – £3,000 |
| Start-up visa | £5,000 – £7,500 |
| Innovator Founder visa (initial application/extension) | £5,500 – £7,500 |
| International Sportsperson visa (initial application/extension) | £1,750 – £3,000 |
Family Visas | |
| Spouse/Partner application (initial application/extension) | £1,750 -£3,000 |
| Child/other family member of British citizen (initial application/extension) | £1,750 -£3,000 |
Applications for dependant family members of visa applicants | |
| Dependant’s initial visa/further leave to remain (applying with main applicant) | £900 – £1,500 |
| Dependant’s visa/further leave to remain (applying separately from main applicant) | £1,000 – £2,000 |
Indefinite Leave to Remain (“ILR”) | |
| ILR for Dependants (applying with main applicant) | £1,400 – £2,000 |
| ILR for Dependants (applying separately from main applicant) | £1,600 – £2,200 |
| ILR as the spouse/unmarried partner of a British citizen/person with ILR | £1,750 – £2,500 |
| ILR for all other applications | £1,750 – £2,500 |
British Citizenship | |
| Applications for British Citizenship | £1,400 – £2,000 |
Miscellaneous Applications | |
| Student (initial application/extension) | £1,500 – £3,000 |
| British National (Overseas) visa | £1,500 – £2,000 |
| UK Ancestry applications | £2,000 – £3,000 |
| Application for replacement Biometric Residence Cards | £750 |
| Applications for leave to remain outside the immigration rules | £2,500 – £3,500 |
| Applications for leave to remain under the family or private life route | £2,500 – £3,500 |
| SERVICE | FEES |
| Consultation by appointment | £350 per hour |
| Sponsor Licence applications | £3,500 – £5,000 |
| HR audit and support for compliance with Sponsor Duties | £300 per hour |
| Applications for Restricted certificates of sponsorship | £600 – £750 |
| Assigning certificates of sponsorship | £300 |
| Assistance with Sponsor Management System administration | £300 per hour |
It is important to note that the above-mentioned fees will not cover any disbursements to be incurred by Buckingham & Buckingham on the client’s behalf e.g. translation of documents, Home Office fee etc.
Please note that where further work is required, or an application is particularly complicated, we may need to charge additional fees. Clients are advised in advance of any such additional work required and the fees involved.
Additional charges may also apply for travel time and waiting if this is required (such fees to be calculated as percentage of Buckingham & Buckingham’s hourly rates). Any such additional fees will be discussed with you as soon as it becomes apparent that this may be necessary.
If instructed to represent you regarding your application, we will do the following for you:
- take detailed instructions from you and advise you about the relevant rules and procedure to be adopted by the Immigration Authorities in your application;
- discuss your application in detail with you and advise you about the weaknesses and strengths of your application;
- advise you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your application;
- consider contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your application and discuss the same with you;
- complete the relevant application form and discuss the same with you;
- prepare a covering letter to introduce and support your application; and
- compile a bundle of supporting documents for your application (and a photocopy bundle) for submission to UKVI.
| Application | Initial application as the spouse of a British citizen |
| Nationality of applicant | China |
| Country of residence | China |
| Fees and Disbursements | Amount |
| Buckingham & Buckingham’s Legal’s Fees | £1,750.00 (illustrative based on range above) |
| VAT (if applicable) | £350.00 |
| UKVI Application Fee | £1,538.00 |
| Immigration Health Surcharge (if intending to remain in the UK for 5 years or more) | £3,120.00 |
| Total | £6,758.00 |
There are also added value services that clients may wish to purchase in order to speed up the processing of the application in the country of submission. Confirmation of the services available and the relevant fees can be provided on request, as those fees and the services available differ for each visa application centre and are subject to change.