Fess Information
Fees Information
INITIAL CONSULTATION (ADVICE):
Amjad Malik Solicitors is a non legal aid private firm. Amjad Malik has over 20 years post qualification experience and has a vast experience in dealing with all kind of Immigration applications and appeals. Our hourly rate is £250 per hour. We are not registered for VAT.
We charge £40.00 for an initial consultation with Mr Malik. This can be done by arranging an appointment at our office for a face-to-face consultation or booking a telephonic conference. Amjad Malik Solicitors do conduct pro bono surgeries on weekly/monthly basis for which consultation may be offered by appointment only.
IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS:
Amjad Malik Solicitors is a non legal aid private firm. Amjad Malik has over 20 years post qualification experience and has a vast experience in dealing with all kind of Immigration applications and appeals. Our hourly rate is £250 per hour. We are not registered for VAT.
Our services cover the complete process of your immigration application and appeal.
Any Immigration application may take 6-12 months to complete unless it’s a fast track application.
In an immigration application several fees are involved including visa fee, immigration health surcharge, Biometric enrolment fee, fast track fee and or any expert or medical report fees.
We act either on hourly rate basis and or offer fixed fee agreement to client on the whole process of application. Normally an application unless it’s a complex matter take around 6-8 hours work to complete the application for entry clearance of a spouse, visitor, student, highly skilled migrant and or dependent child or parent cases. We do advise on asylum and human rights and domestic violence cases. We normally refer cases to local legal aid firms where legal aid is possible unless client wishes to choose representation of their choice.
Our professional fee begins at £250.00 per hour with fixed fee application costs beginning from £600-£1200 subject to the work involved. However the cost of the application varies subject to the complexity involved.
The professional fee is excluded from the Home Office fee and Immigration Health Surcharge which will depend on the type of application that is being made and the period that a visa is being applied for. Visa and application Fees are advised on the outset and are clearly available on home office website for a cross check. Link as under: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-31-january-2024
In an Immigration application there are many stages from initial advice and consultation to making application, submitting online application, uploading evidence with the application, any expert evidence and advising on any interviews and perusal and advice on a decision and options on the decision if its negative. We tend to advise on each step in the earliest advice letter in consultation and our advice letter. Key stages include from file opening to lodging an application, submitting evidence and biometric enrolment and getting a decision and limitation to appeals.
If matter is refused, an applicant can appeal in some cases to an immigration appeals tribunal. We represent our clients to such appeals. That is a separate transaction and we advise and assist in all kind of appeal in immigration sector. We offer hour rate and or a fixed fee excluding court fee , barrister fee and or any experts fee that is involved in the case i.e GP report, psychiatric report etc. Fees are quoted in advance and payments are made on invoice by experts.
In Immigration cases, only VAT is paid on disbursements on invoice. In some immigration cases where applicant is making an application from abroad, and or a person who has no leave in UK VAT is not payable , in that case experts are informed to amend invoice accordingly.
Amjad Malik Solicitor’s services include in any application as under:
Process of application
• File opening
• Advice /care and conduct , authorities- Fees schedule
• Online application 1/3 day
• Application
• Statements
• Package of evidence /enclosure
• Checking, signing , Attestation, uploading
• Biometrics
• Further queries
• Decision
• Advice on appeal
Work to be done & fees
Our office can lodge application within time limit for one off charge of hourly rate of £250 an hour and or on fixed fee basis.
That will include :-
1.Taking instructions
2.Authorities
3.Opening file again
4.Examining terms of fee exemption
5.Filling in FLRFP online
6.Video conference with you to keep online whilst form is filled
7.Preparing application
8.Preparing statement
9.Preparing indexed bundle of enclosures
10.Getting it checked and signed
11.Preparing evidence
12.Compiling
13.Scanning and uploading
14.Arranging biometric of applicant
15.Sending a scanned copy to take it with him
16.Further enquiries
17.Any interview preparation or questionnaire if sent
18.Decision
19.Advice on decision either way
(Positive or negative)
20.Further steps
21.File closure letter
We anticipate that each application take 6-12 months to conclude an application.
All disbursements are settled upon invoice through our accounts. Money on account is held on client a/c and upon authority of client is released in office account unless it’s a fixed fee agreement and fees are settled as part of that agreement.
All data is secured in office and upon closure E storage facility is available.
Upon authority file is stored electronically and client is advised of its availability within 7 years.
IMMIGRATION VAT AND DISBURSEMENTS
Potential additional costs
• Value Added Tax (VAT): applies in matters where clients already have Leave to Remain in the UK. This will be added to the Gross fee at the rate of 20%. If clients are making a first application for Leave, VAT does not apply
• Disbursements: 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
1. Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS): annual per person fee. Currently it is around £1585+ but check home office website for the updated fees. This is required for every application apart from Indefinite Leave to Remain or Naturalisation applications.
2. Home Office fees: Read the current Home Office fees
3. Translation fees: variable dependant on language and number of words
4. Interpreter’s fees: these fees are difficult to estimate and will become clear once we have obtained a quote from a third-party interpreter. The amount of time required with an interpreter will vary and we may only need an interpreter for 1-3 hours and on other applications for 5-10 hours depending on the complexity of the matter. Clients can also bring a friend or associate to assist with interpreting
5. Independent experts reports e.g. medical experts: (£500-£4000) we will inform you if we consider that an expert report is necessary
APPLICATIONS WILLS & GRANT OF PROBATES:
Amjad Malik Solicitors is a non legal aid private firm. Amjad Malik has over 20 years post qualification experience and has a vast experience in dealing with all kind of drafting wills.
Our services for the application of Wills & Grant of Probates can vary around £250.00 per hour for the work done on file. However a fixed fee may be quoted and can be agreed depending on the time likely to be involved on the matter, with each telephone call and letter being charged at a rate which can be quoted to you upon your attendance at our office with an appointment booking or through a telephone query. Advice and care and conduct letter post consultation explains all the procedure, time scale, stages, key dates, limitations, fees, disbursements and any experts fees involved.
Any disbursements such as the Probate application fee are separate.
Fee schedule is given before opening the file. Fixed fee package is available.
It may take around £250-500 to draft a normal straightforward will.
It may take around £600 to £1200 on a normal application excluding court fees and other incidental; searches fee for applying a grant of letter of admonition and or probate subject to the nature of case and if it is straightforward. Fixed fee agreements are available upon advice.
Time scale for a normal probate is 3-6 months. If a foreign element is involved or a complex case may take longer.
Should a Letter of Administration or Grant of Probate is required then our charges for this begin at £600.00 for a net estate with a value up to £300,000.
We are not registered for VAT. Disbursements including court fee, experts fee, searches fees area divided in the start in advice and care and conduct letter and are easily available on website for cross check.
Normally we take cases which are incidental to our existing casework.
PROBATE
Disbursements
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court or search fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
Anticipated Disbursements not included in the fee
• Probate application fee of £155.00
• £7.00 Swearing of the oath (per executor)
• Bankruptcy-only Land Charges Department searches (£2.00 per beneficiary)
• £250.00 Post in The London Gazette in a Local Newspaper – Protects against unexpected claims from unknown creditors. (this is an estimate as it may vary by location)
FAMILY MATTERS:
Amjad Malik Solicitors is a non legal aid private firm. Amjad Malik has over 20 years post qualification experience and has a vast experience in dealing with all kind of drafting wills.
Our services for the application of divorce, contact, custody , injunctions, non molestation order and ancillary matters and or any ancillary application can vary around £250.00 per hour for the work done on file and depending on the time likely to be involved on the matter, with each telephone call and letter being charged at a rate which can be quoted to you upon your attendance at our office with an appointment booking or through a telephone query. Advice and care and conduct letter post consultation explains all the procedure, time scale, stages, key dates, limitations, fees, disbursements and any experts fees involved.
However a fixed fee may be quoted and can be agreed excluding disbursements.
Any disbursements such as the application fee are separate. Each application to court may involve mediator fee, application fee, counsel fee, and or any experts fee (if involved in a serious and complex matter)
Fee schedule is given before opening the file. Fixed fee package is available.
It may take around 6-12 hours on a normal application excluding court fees and other incidental expenses fee for applying a divorce, contact, custody , injunctions, non molestation order. Asset divisions and ancillary matters may take longer to conclude and may involve 12-24 hours work. Subject to the nature of case and if it is straightforward, Fixed fee agreements are available upon advice.
Time scale for a normal divorce, contact and custody application is 6-12 months. Complex cases may take longer.
We are not registered for VAT. Disbursements including court fee, experts fee, counsel fees are advised in the start in the advice and care and conduct letter and are easily available on court website for cross check.
Normally we take cases which are incidental to our existing casework.
We deal with family matters on a case by case basis due to the complexity involved.
A final quote can be provided upon receiving an initial advice via consultation.
Services include are:
Process of application
• File opening
• Advice /care and conduct , authorities- Fees schedule
• Online application
• Application
• Statements
• Package of evidence /enclosure
• Checking, signing , Attestation, uploading
• Attendance at court
• Instructions to counsel if needed
• Further queries
• Decision(s)
• Advice on appeal
Work to be done & fees
Our office can lodge application within time limit for one off charge of hourly rate of £250 an hour and or on fixed fee basis.
That will include :-
1.Taking instructions
2.Authorities
3.Opening file again
4.Examining terms of application
5.Filling in application online
6.Video conference with you to keep online whilst form is filled
7.Preparing application
8.Preparing statement
9.Preparing indexed bundle of enclosures
10.Getting it checked and signed
11.Preparing evidence
12.Compiling
13.Scanning and uploading
14.Arranging conference
15.Sending a scanned copy to take it with client
16.Further enquiries
17.Any interview preparation or questionnaire if sent
18. Attendance at court hearings and Decision(s)
19.Advice on decision either way
(Positive or negative)
20.Further steps
21.File closure letter
We anticipate that each application take 6-12 months to conclude an application. Court cases may take longer in children matters if complex issues and reports from social services/experts are involved.
Any divorce application may take 6-12 months to conclude if children matters and assets are not involved. Injunction applications are concluded 3-6 months. Contact / custody applications may take 12-24 months. Ancillary relief and asset division may take 6-24 months depending on disagreements and assets involved.
All disbursements are settled upon invoice through our accounts.
Money on account is held on client a/c and upon authority of client is released in office account unless it’s a fixed fee agreement and fees are settled as part of that agreement.
All data is secured in office and upon closure E storage facility is available.
Upon authority file is stored electronically and client is advised of its availability within 7 years.
FAMILY DISBURSEMENTS
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court or Counsel fees, Doctor and or experts fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
Anticipated Disbursements not included in the fee
• Contact, custody and divorce application fee
• £7.00 Swearing of the oath
• Counsel Fee starting £500 to £1500 and plus subject to availability, compacity and area.
• Expert fees (GP recirds and report £100 +
• Expert consultant private report £750to £1500
VAT
We are not registered for VAT.
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