Experienced solicitors in Tower Hamlets

The Principal of Shafique Solicitors, Mr Md Shafiqur Rahman, has built up an enviable reputation for providing efficient legal support and services to clients for the last 33 years, out of which he has been serving British Bangladeshi community in Bangla Town ( Brick Lane) area for more than 22 years. 

Mr. Md Shafiqur Rahman qualified as a UK solicitor on 15 October 2001 and since then he has been practising UK immigration law. He handles a variety of complex immigration cases including judiciary reviews to the High Court. He attends TV live talk shows in order to provide free legal advice on the sky platform. 

Shafique Solicitors covers a wide span of legal services that can be tailored to each of our clients. Whether you need advice related to immigration law or commercial conveyancing, you can count on us. In addition to many years in the legal industry, Mr Md Shafiqur Rahman is also the Ex-President of The Society of British Bangladeshi Solicitors, which represents the British Bangladeshi solicitors in the UK. 

We provide a clear and transparent fee structure for our services. The prices mentioned below are intended as a general guide. We will provide you with a precise quote that takes into account the specific complexities and urgency of your case before commencing any work.

Currently, we are not registered for the VAT purposes and therefore, our fees do not include VAT and additional expenses such as Home Office fees, Counsel/expert fees, and other applicable charges.

Home Office fees change from time to time, and we will give you the right amount of fees when we open a file for you in accordance with the current fee of the Home Office in the relevant time. 

We do not receive any disbursement in immigration cases other than Counsel/expert fees. All other Home Office fees or disbursement, you need to pay using your own Debit/Credit card, while you submit your online application, unless you are granted fee waiver.

Counsel/expert fees depend on your affordability which start from £750 to £5000, depending on the experience of the Counsel/expert.

In immigration we provide our services to the client on the basis of agreed fees and that includes all stages of a particular application from initial instructions to submission of the application. 

We always prioritise our work on the basis of various situations of our client. If we need more time to make a stronger application and need to wait for some evidence, we will advise you at the earliest opportunity that it is likely for the application to take longer than the estimated time. However, in all situations, we keep in mind that the application must be submitted before the expiry of your existing visa, if relevant. 

You can visit the Home Office website at the following link to check the customer service standard to find out how long the Home Office will take to process your application:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customer-service-standards

If your visa application is from outside the UK, then please follow the following link to find out the timescales:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-processing-times-applications-outside-the-uk

Applications involving human rights i.e. FLR(HRO), FLR(FP) £750.00

Applications for settlement i.e. SET(O), SET(LR) for single application £1,000.00

Applications for settlement i.e. SET (o), SET (LR) for family application £1,500.00

Application for skilled worker (in-country or overseas) £1,000.00

Application for skilled worker with dependant (in-country or overseas) £1,500.00

Spouse visa application / further leave to remain £750.00

Application for Naturalisation £750.00

Application for Visit Visa Entry Clearance £750.00

Dependants of EEA migrants other than spouse or child £1,000.00

Application for an EEA residence card for a partner or child of an EEA national £750.00

Application for sponsorship licence £1,000.00

Civil penalty representation depending on the amount of fine (minimum charge) £500.00

Lodging grounds of appeal to the First Tier Tribunal / with preliminary issues £500.00

Representation at Case Management Review Hearings £500.00

Court representation in the First Tier Tribunal £1,000.00

Applications for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal £750.00

Representation in the Upper Tribunal £1,500.00

Administrative Review £750.00

Judicial Review ranging from £1,500.00 – £3,000.00

All firms of solicitors are obliged to attempt to resolve problems that clients may have with the service provided. It is therefore important that you immediately raise your concerns with us. We value you and would not wish to think you have any reason to be unhappy with us.

If you are not satisfied with our handling of your complaint you can ask the Legal Ombudsman at PO Box 6167, Slough, SL1 0EH (www.legalombudsman.org.uk) to consider the complaint. Normally, you will need to bring a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman within six months of receiving a final written response from us about your complaint and no more than one year from the date of the act or omission being complained about; or

No more than one year from the date when you should reasonably have known that there was cause for complaint.

If you have concerns about our conduct, the Solicitors Regulation Authority is available to assist. This may involve issues such as dishonesty, mishandling or misappropriation of funds, or unfair treatment based on factors like age, disability, or other characteristics.

Visit their website to see how you can raise your concerns with the Solicitors Regulation Authority using the link below:

 https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/