A number of staff will be involved in the conduct of your matter. The following mini-bios provide an at-a-glance view of our staff, their qualifications and experience, and who they are supervised by.
Gazala Rashid, Director and Solicitor
Gazala Rashid is the founder and Director of UK Migration Lawyers. She has extensive experience in both legal aid and private immigration work, and is an LSC Level 2 accredited caseworker and supervisor.
Gazala qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and has had exposure to a number of areas of law including crime, family, professional negligence and Immigration, asylum and human rights. Gazala’s vision for UKML was to create an accessible platform for clients to receive quality, affordable specialist immigration advice nationwide. 10 years on, UKML has grown into a centre of excellence, having recruited some of the best talent in immigration law.
Ross Little, Practice Manager
Ross looks after the day-to-day running of the UK Migration office and various other associated activities such as IT and marketing. Ross has a Masters in Business from the University of St Andrews and brings to UK Migration Lawyers a wealth of commercial experience gained in both the law and academic sectors. Ross is unmistakably Scottish, hailing from Glasgow, and enjoys travelling, socialising and eating out more than he should.
Stacey Campbell, Senior Solicitor
Stacey Campbell is a senior solicitor and supervisor at UK Migration Lawyers specialising in UK immigration and nationality law. She has expertise in the points-based system, Tiers 2, 4 and 5, including sponsored migrants as well as asylum, family, business, British nationality, British registration and EEA regulation matters. As Stacey has a background of advocacy in Court, she can appropriately direct clients as to the nature of their appeal hearings and is well placed to meet the needs of her clients and put them at ease. Stacey has been practicing law for 8 years.
Sunil Mahay, Solicitor
Sunil has been working in the field of immigration for the past 10 years and qualified as a solicitor on 15 March 2013. He has a degree inLaw LLB from the University of Wolverhampton and completed the Legal Practice Course at Birmingham City University. Sunil is skilled in all areas of immigration law and has a particular interest in Appendix FM, Human Rights and Private Life applications. Sunil is supervised by Gazala Rashid, who is the Director of UK Migration Lawyers. Sunil is supervised by Gazala Rashid.
Hajer Kawan, Immigration Caseworker
Hajer Kawan is an Immigration Caseworker who has extensive experience and understanding of laws, legal codes and court procedures. She has been awarded a Bachelors degree in Business and Business law in 2013 and then furthered her studies at Birmingham City University where she studied a Graduate Diploma in Law. She is a strong team player with excellent client facing and immigration law skills. She has over three years of experience as an immigration caseworker and thoroughly enjoy her work helping to reunite families. Hajer is supervised by Stacey Campbell.
Mehvesh Akbar, Immigration Caseworker
Mehvesh has been working as an immigration caseworker for a total of 8 years and has a degree in Law from the University of Wolverhampton. Mehvesh works under the supervision of Abdul Zeb and has a broad knowledge of all areas of immigration law. She strives to provide her client’s with excellent service and successful applications. Mehvesh is fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi. Mehvesh is supervised by Stacey Campbell.
Harris Qadir, Immigration Caseworker
Harris Qadir has been working as an immigration caseworker for over 3 years. Harris has a degree in Law from Birmingham City University. Harris works under the supervision of Abdul Zeb across all areas of immigration law and has has also been responsible for many other positive applications submitted to the Home Office, including applications under EU law, Indefinite Leave to Remain, Further Leave to Remain and Naturalisation applications. Harris is supervised by Sunil Mayhay.
Our Fees and Price Transparency
The table below shows our minimum pricing for each of the main services or application types that we offer. The price that we ask for a particular matter may well be lower or higher than the price listed here for a number of reasons:
We are also aware that sometimes our fees may be unaffordable to some and, in exceptional circumstances, we may offer to divide payments across a number of a period however we reserve the right not to submit or complete any application until full fees are paid.
There may be some additional costs that are required to be paid to us to pay third parties on your behalf. It is our practice not to involve ourselves in such payments, called disbursements, as we usually ask our clients to pay these directly themselves. Such payments include:
What our work includes:
As all applications differ depending on the type of application and the facts of the matter, all standard steps in preparing an application on your behalf.
Standard steps include file opening and legal checks, 1-hour consultation, information gathering, documents review, preperation of representations, preperation and submission of applications. Generally, on a standard application, we will have completed all work no later than 3-months from the date of instruction, however, this is largely dependent on the timely propvision of supporting documents.
What the work does not include:
Here follows our standard fee structure.
Where the applicant, client or the beneficiary of any ambit of work or disbursement payment is normally resident in the UK, then these fees will attract VAT at the prevailing rate which is currently 20%. VAT rules are complex and HMRC have produced guidance on who pays VAT, on what and where - please see VAT Notice 741A Section 3.
| Matter | Fees Start At (ex VAT) |
| WORK VISAS | |
| Dependants Of Tier 1 General Migrant | £1,500 |
| ILR Tier 1 General | £2,000 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Entrepreneur | £3,500 |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Entrepreneur | £3,500 |
| Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Extension | £3,500 |
| ILR As Tier 1 Entrepreneur | £3,500 |
| Dependants Of Tier 1 Entrepreneur | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent | £3,000 |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Exceptional Talent | £3,000 |
| Extension Of Stay As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent | £2,500 |
| ILR As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent | £3,000 |
| Dependants Of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Migrant | £1,500 |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur | £2,500 |
| Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa Extension | £2,500 |
| Dependants Of Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Investor | £5,000 |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Investor Visa | £5,000 |
| Tier 1 Investor Visa Extension | £5,000 |
| ILR As Tier 1 Investor | £5,000 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 2 General Migrant | £2,500 |
| Switching Into Tier 2 General | £2,500 |
| Tier 2 General Extension | £2,500 |
| ILR Tier 2 General | £3,000 |
| Dependants Of Tier 2 General Migrant | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 2 Minister Of Religion | £2,000 |
| Switching Into Tier 2 Minister Of Religion | £2,000 |
| Tier 2 Minister Of Religion Visa Extension | £2,000 |
| ILR Tier 2 Minister Of Religion | £2,000 |
| Dependants Of Tier 2 Minister Of Religion | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 2 Sportsperson | £2,500 |
| Switching Into Tier 2 Sportsperson | £2,500 |
| Tier 2 Sportsperson Visa Extension | £2,500 |
| ILR Tier 2 Sportsperson | £2,500 |
| Dependants Of Tier 2 Sportsperson | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 2 ICT | £3,500 |
| Switching Into Tier 2 ICT | £3,500 |
| Tier 2 ICT Extension | £3,500 |
| ILR Tier 2 ICT | £3,500 |
| Dependants Of Tier 2 ICT Migrant | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance As Domestic Worker | £2,000 |
| Domestic Worker Visa Extension | £2,000 |
| ILR Domestic Worker | £1,500 |
| Dependants Of Domestic Worker | £3,000 |
| Entry Clearance As A Sole Representative Of Overseas Business | £3,000 |
| Sole Representative Visa Extension | £3,000 |
| ILR As Sole Representative | £3,000 |
| Dependants Of Sole Representatives | £1,500 |
| Dependants Of A Person With UK Ancestry Visa | £1,500 |
| ILR UK Ancestry | £2,000 |
| UK Ancestry Visa Extension | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance - UK Ancestry Visa | £2,000 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Charity Worker | £1,800 |
| Tier 5 Charity Workers Visa Extension | £1,500 |
| Dependants Of Tier 5 Charity Worker | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Creative & Sporting | £2,500 |
| Switching Into Tier 5 Creative & Sporting | £2,500 |
| Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Extension | £2,500 |
| Dependants Of Tier 5 Creative & Sporting | £1,500 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Religious Worker | £1,800 |
| Tier 5 Religious Workers Visa Extension | £1,500 |
| Switching Into Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange | £1,800 |
| Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange Visa Extension | £1,500 |
| Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS)Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) | £1,500 |
| Switching Into Tier 5 International Agreement | £1,800 |
| Tier 5 International Agreement Visa Extension | £1,500 |
| ILR - Tier 5 International Agreement | £2,000 |
| EUROPEAN & EEA APPLICATIONS | |
| EEA Family Permit As Family Member of An EEA National | £1,500 |
| Residence Card As Family Member Of An EEA National | £1,200 |
| Retaining Right Of Residence As Family Member Of An EEA National After Divorce Or Death Of The EEA National | £1,300 |
| Derivative Residence Card As A Primary Carer | £1,300 |
| Residence Card As Extended Family Member Of An EEA National | £1,300 |
| Registration Certificate As An EEA National | £950 |
| Permanent Residence (PR) As An EEA National | £1,200 |
| LONG RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS | |
| ILR - 10 Years Long Residence (Same Day Visa Service) | £1,500 |
| Extension Of Stay - 10 Years Long Residence | £1,500 |
| TIER 4 AND STUDENT APPLICATIONS | |
| Dependants Of Tier 4 General Students | £1,200 |
| Tier 4 General Student Extension | £1,200 |
| Switching Into Tier 4 General Student | £1,200 |
| Entry Clearance - Tier 4 General Student | £1,200 |
| Switching Into Tier 4 Child Student | £1,200 |
| Entry Clearance - Tier 4 Child Student | £1,200 |
| ASYLUM, REFUGEE & HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION | |
| Asylum Claim | £3,000 |
| Transfer Of Refugee Status | £2,500 |
| Legacy Cases | £1,500 |
| Family Reunion | £1,300 |
| DL Application | £1,500 |
| ILR - Humanitarian Protection | £1,200 |
| ILR As A Refugee | £1,200 |
| CITIZENSHIP | |
| Registration As A British Citizen If You Had Previouly Given Up British Citizenship | £1,500 |
| Naturalisation As A British Citizen | £1,200 |
| Registration Of A Child As British Citizen - MN1 Application | £950 |
| Registration Of A Child As British Citizen Who Was Born In The UK And Has Lived In The UK For 10 Years | £950 |
| UKM Application | £1,500 |
| Registration As British Citizen By British Subject | £1,500 |
| Registration As British Citizen By British Protected Person | £1,500 |
| Registration As British Citizen By BOC | £1,500 |
| British Citizenship As BNO | £1,500 |
| Registration As British Citizen Under The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 | £1,500 |
| Registration As A British Citizen By BOTC | £1,500 |
| Registration As A British Citizen By A BOTC With A Connection With Gibraltar | £1,500 |
| Registration As A British Overseas Territories Citizen If You Had Previouly Given Up Citizenship | £1,500 |
| Registration As A British Citizen By A Stateless Person | £1,500 |
| VISITOR VISAS | |
| Business Visitor Visa UK | £1,200 |
| Family Visitor Visa UK | £1,200 |
| Child Visitor | £1,200 |
| Entertainer Visitor Visa UK | £1,200 |
| General Visitor Visa UK | £1,200 |
| Parent Of A Child At School | £1,200 |
| Prospective Entrepreneur Visa UK | £1,200 |
| Sports Visitors Visa UK | £1,200 |
| Student Visitor Visa UK | £1,200 |
| UK Visa For PLAB Test | £1,200 |
| Visitor For Marriage/Civil Partnership | £1,200 |
| Visitor For Private Medical Treatment | £1,200 |
| Visitor In Transit Visa UK | £1,200 |
| Visitor Under Approved Destination Status (ADS) Agreement With China | £1,200 |
| Visitors Undertaking Permitted Paid Engagements | £1,200 |
| PASSPORTS & TRAVEL DOCUMENTS | |
| Application For British Passport | £650 |
| Refugee Travel Document | £650 |
| Stateless Person Travel Document | £650 |
| Certificate Of Travel | £650 |
| One Way Travel Document | £650 |
| APPLICATIONS BY TURKISH CITIZENS | |
| Entry Clearance (Visa) As A Turkish ECAA Businessperson | £2,000 |
| Switching Into Turkish ECAA Businessperson Category | £2,000 |
| Extension Of Stay As A Turkish ECAA Businessperson | £1,800 |
| ILR As Turkish ECAA Businessperson | £2,000 |
| Dependents of Turkish ECAA Businesspersons | £1,500 |
| Turkish ECAA Workers | £1,400 |
| Dependents of Turkish ECAA Worker | £1,000 |
| DISCREATIONARY LEAVE & OTHER APPLICATIONS | |
| Discretionary Leave | £1,750 |
| Bail Application to the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) | £1,500 |
| Bail Application to the Immigration Judge at Asylum and Immigration Tribunal | £1,500 |
| For any subsequent bail application, if your first bail application to the Immigration Judge has been unsuccessful | £1,500 |
| Revocation Of Deportation Order | £2,500 |
| Sponsor Licence Application | £2,500 |
| Subject Access Request (SAR) | £2,500 |
| Returning Resident Visa UK | £500 |
| TOC Application | £600 |
| NTL Application | £600 |
| APPEALS & REVIEWS | |
| Administrative Review Against Refusal Of Entry Clearance As PBS Migrant | £1,500 |
| Admin Review Against Refusal Of An In-Country Refusal By The Home Office | £900 |
| Entry Clearance Appeal Stage 1 (Pre-Hearing Notice) | £900 |
| Entry Clearance Appeal Stage 2 (Post-Hearing Notice) | £900 |
| In-Country Immigration Appeal | £1,800 |
| Asylum Appeal | £2,000 |
| Deportation Appeal | £2,500 |
| Application To 1st Tier Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To Upper Tribunal | £850 |
| Application To Upper Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To Upper Tribunal | £850 |
| Appeal To The Upper Tribunal Following Grant Of Permission To Appeal | £1,800 |
| Application To The Upper Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To The Court Of Appeal | £1,500 |
| Application To The Court Of Appeal For Permission To Appeal To Court Of Appeal | £2,000 |
| Appeal To The Court Of Appeal | £3,000 |
| JUDICIAL REVIEW | |
| Pre Action Protocol For Judicial Review Against The Home Office, UKBA | £1,500 |
| Paper Application To Upper Tribunal For Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR) | £2,500 |
| Renewal Of An Application For Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR) Against The Home Office, UKBA | £1,800 |
| Judicial Review Against The Home Office, UKVI Following Grant Of Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR) | £3,000 |
| Emergency Injunction To Stop Removal From The UK | £1,000 |
Complaints Procedure Transparency Information
We take complaints at UK Migration Lawyers extremely seriously because we want our clients to be happy and to offer them the best possible service we can. Where we have fallen short of this we want to know exactly what happened to stop this happening again and how we can make things right, so every complaint is automatically escalated to a Manager’s attention. At this stage, a complaint is still deemed to be informal and if it can be resolved to the satisfaction of all then there is no need to progress to a formal complaint.
The person wishing to bring a formal complaint against UK Migration Lawyers must do so in writing to Gazala Rashid, Director via email or at the following address:
Gazala Rashid
UK Migration Lawyers
Centre Court
1301 Stratford Road
Birmingham
B28 9HH
Step One
Once we are in receipt of a the complaint, we will confirm the same within seven working days.
Step Two
I shall then investigate by reviewing the matter file and speaking to the member of staff concerned within five working days of acknowledging receipt of your complaint. If, for some reason, the matter cannot be investigated in this timeframe, I will then write to you notifying you of this together with the reason why and giving a revised timescale. Once the investigation has been completed I will send you a detailed, written response, including any proposed solution, within fourteen working days of sending you the letter acknowledging receipt of your complaint.
Step Three
If you are satisfied with my response in step two above, that will be the end of the matter. However, if you are not satisfied, you should contact me again and I will arrange for another local solicitor unconnected with the matter and the firm to review my decision. The solicitor will write to you within fourteen days of receiving your request with confirmation of the firm’s final position in relation to your complaint, outlining the reasons and any final redress that is offered.
Step Four
We have eight weeks to consider your complaint. If for any reason we are unable to resolve the problem between us within that timeframe, you may then ask the Legal Ombudsman or SRA to consider the complaint. The Legal Ombudsman may be contacted at PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ or visit www.legalombudsman.org.uk.
Please be aware that any complaint to the Legal Ombudsman is subject to time limits. These time limits vary and the following excerpt from the Legal Ombudsman Scheme Rules explains these:
After complaining to the authorised person
4.1 Ordinarily, a complainant cannot use the Legal Ombudsman unless the complainant has first used the authorised person’s complaints procedure (referred to in chapter three).
Time limit from authorised person’s final response
4.2 But a complainant can use the Legal Ombudsman if:
a) the complaint has not been resolved to the complainant’s satisfaction within eight weeks of being made to the authorised person; or
b) an ombudsman considers that there are exceptional reasons to consider the complaint sooner, or without it having been made first to the authorised person; or
c) where an ombudsman considers that in-house resolution is not possible due to irretrievable breakdown in the relationship between an authorised person and the person making the complaint.
4.3 For example, an ombudsman may decide that the Legal Ombudsman should consider the complaint where the authorised person has refused to consider it, or where delay would harm the complainant.
4.4 a) This time limit applies only if the authorised person’s written response to a complaint included prominently:
• an explanation that the Legal Ombudsman was available if the complainant remained dissatisfied;
• full contact details for the Legal Ombudsman; and
• a warning that the complaint must be referred to the Legal Ombudsman within six months of the date of the written response; b) If (but only if) the conditions in (a) are satisfied, a complainant must ordinarily refer the complaint to the Legal Ombudsman within six months of the date of that written response.
Time limit from act/omission
4.5 Ordinarily:
a) the act or omission, or when the complainant should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint, must have been after 5 October 2010; and b) the complainant must refer the complaint to the Legal Ombudsman no later than:
- six years from the act/omission; or
- three years from when the complainant should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.
4.6 In relation to 4.5(b):
a) where a complaint is referred by a personal representative or beneficiary of the estate of a person who, before he/she died, had not referred the complaint to the Legal Ombudsman, the period runs from when the deceased should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint; and
b) when the complainant (or the deceased) should reasonably have known there was a cause for complaint will be assessed on the basis of the complainant’s (or the deceased’s) own knowledge, disregarding what the complainant (or the deceased) might have been told if he/she had sought advice.
A complaint can be made to the SRA if it relates to the professional conduct of UK Migration Lawyers. Further information is available on the SRA's website (https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/). The SRA can be contacted by telephone (0370 606 2555), by email ([email protected]) or by post (SRA Report, The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1RN).
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