Fee Waiver Application
Apply for a Home Office fee waiver with a UK immigration lawyer who knows how the affordability tests work. We assess your eligibility, prepare the evidence on income, outgoings and dependants, and submit a reasoned request, carrying out the legal work listed in this package. For human-rights-based applications where the fee and IHS would cause hardship. Fixed fee per person.
- Full eligibility review
- Your application documents prepared and checked by your lawyer
- Application drafted and submitted to the Home Office
- Routine Home Office correspondence about your application
- Direct lawyer contact at every stage of the package, no paralegals
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What your fixed fee does and doesn't cover
The advertised fixed fee is per person and covers the standard legal work specifically described in this package. It does not include third-party costs, translations, interpreters, expert reports, counsel/advocate/barrister fees or substantial additional work outside the agreed scope unless expressly stated.
Additional work arising after submission, including correspondence or complaints concerning Home Office delays, is not automatically included in the fixed fee. We may undertake such work without additional charge at our discretion, but where substantial additional work is required a separate fee may apply.
This fixed fee is for standard applications. If you've had a previous refusal, entered the UK illegally, claimed asylum, had any immigration law breaches, prior convictions or any other adverse immigration history, please book a consultation first. These cases may need additional work and a separate quotation, and we'll recommend the right route.
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Home Office Fee Waiver Application: Legal Help from a Glasgow Immigration Lawyer
The Home Office fee waiver scheme exists so that the cost of a visa application and the Immigration Health Surcharge does not block people who cannot afford to pay. The catch is that the affordability test is strict, the evidence requirements are detailed and a poorly prepared request will be refused. Our £840 fixed-fee (per person) package gives you a proper legal application, prepared by a UK immigration lawyer.
What is a Home Office Fee Waiver?
A fee waiver lets you apply for certain human-rights-based immigration applications without paying the standard application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge upfront. It is available for routes such as FLR (HRO), the ten-year partner and parent routes, the ten-year private life route and equivalent further leave applications.
You can ask the Home Office to waive the fee on three grounds: you cannot afford the fee, you are destitute or would be made destitute by paying the fee, or there are exceptional circumstances that make payment unaffordable, particularly where the welfare of a child is at risk.
Who Can Apply for a Fee Waiver?
Eligibility is not just about being on a low income. The Home Office looks at:
- Your total household income from all sources.
- All adults contributing to the household.
- Essential outgoings including rent, utilities, food, transport and care costs.
- Any debts and arrears.
- The number of dependants you support, particularly children.
- Whether anyone in the household has a disability or additional needs.
A Glasgow immigration lawyer can save you weeks by reviewing your situation against the current Home Office guidance before you waste time on a request that will not pass the test.
What the £840 Fee Waiver Package Includes
- Eligibility assessment under the latest Home Office fee waiver guidance.
- Full document checklist covering income, outgoings, dependants and savings.
- Preparation of the online fee waiver request form.
- A written legal submission setting out why you meet the affordability test.
- Evidence bundle prepared to Home Office standards.
- Submission of the fee waiver request on your behalf.
- Liaison with the Home Office until the waiver decision is issued.
- If the waiver is granted, we connect this work straight into your underlying immigration application.
Why a Fee Waiver Protects Your Status
This is the part many applicants miss. If your leave is about to expire and you cannot afford the fee, you can submit the fee waiver request first. If it is in time, it pauses the clock on your status. You will not be treated as an overstayer while the waiver is decided. This is one of the most useful tools a UK immigration lawyer has to protect a client whose situation has changed.
Submitting a waiver request without legal preparation, on the other hand, often leads to refusal, loss of status and a future application that is harder to win.
Common Mistakes in Fee Waiver Applications
- Underestimating outgoings.
- Failing to evidence informal support from family.
- Leaving out childcare costs.
- Inconsistent bank statement evidence.
- No explanation of how the applicant has been surviving on the stated figures.
We build the case to address each of these head-on.
Why Use a Glasgow Immigration Lawyer for a Fee Waiver
Fee waiver decisions are reviewed by the Home Office on paper. Your case must speak for itself. As a UK immigration lawyer firm with offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, we have run waiver requests for clients on benefits, asylum support, low wages, zero-hours work and complex household arrangements. We know how to present each of those.
Start Your Fee Waiver Request Today
If you have a human-rights application coming up and you cannot pay the fee, do not delay. The waiver is most powerful when used before your leave expires. Select the package below, or book a consultation with a UK immigration lawyer to confirm you qualify.