Clyde Solicitors

FEES & PRICING

Transparent fees

Published guide prices for immigration, employment and debt recovery matters, plus our hourly rates. All figures from Clyde Solicitors.

At a glance

Know the costbefore you instruct us

The SRA Transparency Rules require us to publish our fees. These are guide prices, not a binding quote. A fee estimate tailored to your matter is provided once you instruct us.

Initial consultation
£100

Half-hour fixed-fee consultation (£120 inc. VAT).

VAT
20%

All fees are quoted excluding VAT and disbursements unless stated.

Hourly rates

Choose fixed fees or hourly rates. Rates depend on the experience of the fee earner handling your matter.

  • Directors & senior solicitors

    Over 8 years' post-qualification experience

    £301/hr + VAT

  • Solicitors & legal executives

    4 years' experience

    £247/hr + VAT

  • Other solicitors & fee earners

    Fewer than 4 years' experience

    £197/hr + VAT

  • Paralegals & other fee earners

    Supervised case work

    £138/hr + VAT

Immigration

Immigration fixed feesby application type

Typical legal fees for the preparation and submission of immigration applications and First-tier Tribunal appeals (excluding asylum). Home Office and tribunal fees are separate.

Consultation & documents

  • Initial fixed-fee consultation (half hour only)Excl. VAT£100Incl. VAT£120
  • Certification of documentsExcl. VAT£5 – £10Incl. VAT£6 – £12
  • Certification of affidavit / statutory declarationExcl. VAT£15 – £20Incl. VAT£18 – £24
  • Drafting of affidavit / statutory declarationExcl. VAT£100 – £300Incl. VAT£120 – £360
  • Change of name deedsExcl. VAT£100 – £200Incl. VAT£120 – £240

Visit & short-stay visas

  • Standard visit visaExcl. VAT£1,200 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,440 – £2,400
  • Permitted paid engagements visaExcl. VAT£1,200 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,440 – £2,400
  • Marriage visitor visaExcl. VAT£1,200 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,440 – £2,400
  • Parent of Tier 4 child visaExcl. VAT£1,200 – £1,500Incl. VAT£1,440 – £1,800
  • Domestic worker visaExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,800 – £2,400
  • ETA applicationsExcl. VAT£800 – £1,200Incl. VAT£960 – £1,440

Family & settlement

  • Entry clearance: fiancé(e) / spouse / civil or unmarried partnerExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,800 – £2,400
  • Switching / extension of leave: partner, 5/10-year routeExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,800 – £2,400
  • ILR: spouses, civil and unmarried partnersExcl. VAT£1,800 – £2,500Incl. VAT£2,160 – £3,000
  • Adult dependent relative visaExcl. VAT£3,500 – £5,000Incl. VAT£4,200 – £6,000
  • ILR: victims of domestic violenceExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,800 – £2,400
  • ILR: bereaved partnersExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,800 – £2,400
  • ILR: family members of points-based migrantsExcl. VAT£1,200 – £1,500Incl. VAT£1,440 – £1,800
  • Right of access to child visaExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,800 – £2,400
  • ILR for right of access to child visaExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,000Incl. VAT£1,800 – £2,400
  • Private life applications (inside or outside rules)Excl. VAT£1,500 – £2,500Incl. VAT£1,800 – £3,000
  • ILR / settlement applicationExcl. VAT£1,800 – £2,500Incl. VAT£2,160 – £3,000
  • British citizenship applicationExcl. VAT£1,000 – £1,500Incl. VAT£1,200 – £1,800
  • Ancestry visaExcl. VAT£1,800 – £2,500Incl. VAT£2,160 – £3,000
  • Any application under EU regulationsExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,500Incl. VAT£1,800 – £3,000

Work, business & study

  • Tier 1 (Investor / Entrepreneur): LR, extension, ILRExcl. VAT£2,500 – £4,500Incl. VAT£3,000 – £5,400
  • Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur): switching / extensionExcl. VAT£2,500 – £4,500Incl. VAT£3,000 – £5,400
  • Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)Excl. VAT£2,500 – £4,500Incl. VAT£3,000 – £5,400
  • Start-up visaExcl. VAT£2,500 – £4,500Incl. VAT£3,000 – £5,400
  • Innovator Founder visaExcl. VAT£2,500 – £4,500Incl. VAT£3,000 – £5,400
  • Global Talent (all categories)Excl. VAT£2,500 – £4,500Incl. VAT£3,000 – £5,400
  • Scale-up visaExcl. VAT£2,500 – £4,500Incl. VAT£3,000 – £5,400
  • High Potential Individual visaExcl. VAT£1,500 – £2,500Incl. VAT£1,800 – £3,000
  • Tier 2 (General / ICT / Religious Minister)Excl. VAT£1,800 – £2,500Incl. VAT£2,160 – £3,000
  • Tier 4 / Tier 2 sponsorship licence applicationExcl. VAT£3,500 – £7,000Incl. VAT£4,200 – £8,400
  • Tier 4 (General) student: entry clearance / extensionExcl. VAT£1,200 – £1,500Incl. VAT£1,440 – £1,800
  • Tier 4 (Child) student: entry clearance / extensionExcl. VAT£1,200 – £1,500Incl. VAT£1,440 – £1,800
  • Tier 5Excl. VAT£1,500 – £2,500Incl. VAT£1,800 – £3,000
  • Graduate leave to remainExcl. VAT£1,200 – £1,500Incl. VAT£1,440 – £1,800
  • Turkish businessperson visaExcl. VAT£1,800 – £2,500Incl. VAT£2,160 – £3,000
  • Sole representative: leave to remain / ILRExcl. VAT£2,500 – £4,000Incl. VAT£3,000 – £4,800

Appeals, reviews & other

  • Appeal at the First-tier TribunalExcl. VAT£2,500 – £8,000Incl. VAT£3,000 – £9,600
  • Permission application to FtT or Upper TribunalExcl. VAT£1,500Incl. VAT£1,800
  • Administrative reviewExcl. VAT£1,200 – £1,500Incl. VAT£1,440 – £1,800
  • Miscellaneous (NTL / travel document / SAR)Excl. VAT£500 – £700Incl. VAT£600 – £840

Dependants

  • Human rights, PBS / business or graduate dependant applying with main applicantExcl. VAT£500 eachIncl. VAT£600 each
  • Human rights or graduate dependant applying separatelyExcl. VAT£1,000 first, £500 each afterIncl. VAT£1,200 first, £600 each after
  • PBS / business dependant applying separatelyExcl. VAT£800 first, £500 each afterIncl. VAT£960 first, £600 each after
  • Sole representative dependant with main applicantExcl. VAT£700 eachIncl. VAT£840 each
  • Sole representative dependant applying separatelyExcl. VAT£1,000 first, £500 each afterIncl. VAT£1,200 first, £600 each after

Employment & debt recovery

Estimated feesfor contested matters

These matters are charged at our standard hourly rates. The ranges below are estimates based on those rates and depend on complexity and the stage at which the matter resolves.

Employment tribunal

£8,000 – £25,000

+ VAT · £9,600 – £30,000 inc. VAT

Bringing or defending a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal.

Typically 6 – 12 months to resolve. Excludes attendance at a final hearing by us or a barrister.

Debt recovery

£4,000 – £25,000

+ VAT · £4,800 – £30,000 inc. VAT

Undisputed unpaid invoice claims up to £100,000, no enforcement needed.

Where the claim is up to £10,000 each party generally pays their own costs, win or lose.

Typical employment disbursements

Counsel's fees: preliminary hearing
£750 – £2,500
Counsel's fees: two-day hearing
£2,500 – £8,000
Electronic money transfer
£35 + VAT (£42)

Disbursements are payable to third parties, are not included in our fees and attract 20% VAT.

The small print

  1. 1

    Every case is different. We can only estimate the cost of our service once we have discussed your situation and seen your paperwork. All fees quoted are averages.

  2. 2

    VAT at 20% is payable on our fees unless exempt: for example if you are resident overseas, an asylum seeker, without leave to remain in the UK, or appealing a refused application with no leave to remain.

  3. 3

    Disbursements such as Home Office fees, tribunal fees, counsel's fees, experts and interpreters are not included in our fees. We pay them on your behalf, and they attract 20% VAT except for asylum seekers and visit visa clients.

  4. 4

    Our estimates assume the matter concludes in a timely manner, no unforeseen complications arise, and all parties cooperate without unreasonable delay. If our fees change we will tell you and explain why.

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Email us the details of your matter and we will provide a tailored fee estimate, or book a half-hour consultation.

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