Staying together across borders

1. Week 1

   First consultation

   We go through the rules with you and tell you honestly whether you qualify, and what could go wrong.

   Cost at this stage: £150 + VAT, taken off the fee if you go ahead

2. Weeks 1 to 4

   Your evidence

   You get a checklist for your situation. We check each document as it arrives, so nothing is missing at the end.

   Cost at this stage: First half: £975 + VAT

3. Weeks 4 to 6

   Application sent

   We draft the form and a covering letter. You read and sign it, then we submit it.

   Cost at this stage: Second half: £975 + VAT

4. Within 2 weeks

   Biometrics

   Your partner gives fingerprints and a photo at a visa centre. We tell you exactly what to bring.

   Cost at this stage: Included

5. About 8 to 12 weeks

   Decision

   The Home Office aims to decide within 12 weeks from outside the UK, 8 weeks from inside. We read the letter with you.

   Cost at this stage: Included

Timescales are typical, not promised. Home Office and court times change; we tell you the current ones at your consultation.

1. Week 1

   First consultation

   We count your days abroad with you and check the date you can apply. Applying a day too early means a refusal.

   Cost at this stage: £150 + VAT, taken off the fee

2. Weeks 1 to 3

   Documents

   Payslips, tenancy, travel history: we tell you which years we need and check them.

   Cost at this stage: First half: £800 + VAT

3. Week 4

   Application sent

   You read and sign, we submit and book your biometrics.

   Cost at this stage: Second half: £800 + VAT

4. Up to 6 months

   Decision

   The Home Office usually decides within six months. You can keep working while you wait, but do not travel outside the UK and Ireland: leaving withdraws the application.

   Cost at this stage: Included

Timescales are typical, not promised. Home Office and court times change; we tell you the current ones at your consultation.

1. Week 1

   First consultation

   We check the dates and anything that could count against good character, such as fines or old refusals.

   Cost at this stage: £150 + VAT, taken off the fee

2. Weeks 1 to 3

   Application and referees

   We fill in the form with you and brief your two referees.

   Cost at this stage: Fee: £850 + VAT

3. Up to 6 months

   Decision

   The Home Office usually decides within six months.

   Cost at this stage: Included

4. Within 3 months of approval

   Ceremony

   You book your citizenship ceremony with the local council. Then you can apply for a British passport.

   Cost at this stage: Included

Timescales are typical, not promised. Home Office and court times change; we tell you the current ones at your consultation.

1. Within 2 working days

   We read the refusal

   Deadlines are short: 14 days to appeal from inside the UK, 28 days from outside. Send us the letter the day it arrives.

   Cost at this stage: £150 + VAT consultation

2. Week 1

   Choose the route

   Administrative review, a new application or an appeal. We tell you which one and why, in writing.

   Cost at this stage: Fixed fee agreed now

3. Weeks 1 to 2

   Grounds lodged

   We send the appeal or review before the deadline.

   Cost at this stage: First half of the fee

4. Months, not weeks

   Evidence and hearing

   Statements and the bundle, then the hearing. The tribunal sets the date; it is often several months away.

   Cost at this stage: Second half of the fee

5. After the hearing

   Decision

   We explain the judge’s decision and what you can do next, whatever it says.

   Cost at this stage: Included

Timescales are typical, not promised. Home Office and court times change; we tell you the current ones at your consultation.