Our Immigration Services, Hackney, East London.

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 - 5 hours.
• considering the supporting evidence you have provided, which we anticipate will take 1 to 5 hours. The amount of hours will depend on the number of documents to review, whether documents need to be translated or whether there are missing documents and how long it will take to obtain them
• where necessary, helping you obtain further evidence (such as medical records and bank statements), including taking statements of any witnesses which on average takes between 1 to 5 hours work.
• preparing your application and submitting it on your behalf, which we anticipate will take between 1 to 5 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 1 and 5 hours of work.
• giving you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take, which on average will take between 1 to 2hours.

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 and the availability of the relevant documents, but we will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this.

If your case is urgent with a deadline for submission within 1 week or less then we will discuss with the practicality of meeting the deadline and agree plan to meet the deadline.

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.

Advice and representation at the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in relation to appeals against Home Office visa or immigration decisions.

If you require advice and representation at an appeal we will charge the same hourly rates as above. The time taken to prepare an appeal will vary depending on the issues and complexity of the appeal. The time required is likely to be in the range of 10 - 20 hours preparation time. This means that on average costs are between £2,500 and £5,000. These figures exclude VAT which is charged at 20%. At Owens Steven Solicitors we pride ourselves in using only the very best barristers with the skills that we think are appropriate to the type of appeal that you have. Costs for the barrister are likely to be in the range of £650-£1,500 plus VAT if payable.

The experience and qualifications of those carrying out the work

Yvonne Stevens and Sandra Morgan-McGovern will carry out all work detailed above. Please see profile of Yvonne and Sandra experience.