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UK Visa Fees – How Much Does it Cost to Apply for a UK Visa
UK Visa Fees – How Much Does it Cost to Apply for a UK Visa. Information about all the fees that are required when applying for a UK visa from outside the UK and from inside the UK.
The United Kingdom Visas and Immigration authorities charge the applicants with a fee in Pounds Sterling (GBP) in order to cover the administration costs regarding handling of visa application.
Aside from Sterling, the fees can also be paid in local currency, according to the exchange rate set by the Home Office. All Home Office exchange rates are reviewed on a fortnightly basis and updated if they have changed beyond agreed tolerance of a 3-5% away from the commercial rate. The same Home Office exchange rate should be used by all posts for any given currency.
See Also: UK Visa Requirements – All Documents Required for UK Visa
How Much Does a UK Visa Application Cost?
The cost of a UK visa application is based on the type of UK visa you need to obtain in order to enter the UK. The visa fees vary from £93 for a visit visa up to 9 months, to £3,250 for a settlement visa as another dependant relative. There are also additional optional Premium Services outside the UK and inside the UK, which can be as cheap as £55 and as expensive as £10,500.
The following tables tell you how much it costs to apply for a UK visa from 6 April 2018. It shows fees for all types of visas, including:
- visitor
- work
- student
- settlement
- naturalisation
UK Visa Fees
Visa applications made outside the UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Visit visa < 6 months | £89 | £93 | £4 |
| Visit visa < 2 years [note 1] | £337 | £350 | £13 |
| Visit visa < 5 years | £612 | £636 | £24 |
| Visit visa <10 years | £767 | £798 | £31 |
| Visiting academic – more than 6 months, but no more than 12 months | £179 | £186 | £7 |
| Private medical treatment visa – more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £179 | £186 | £7 |
| Short term student visa (up to 6 months) | £93 | £97 | £4 |
| Short term student child (up to 6 months) | £93 | £97 | £4 |
| Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £179 | £186 | £7 |
| Settlement | £1,464 | £1,523 | £59 |
| Settlement – other dependant relative | £3,250 | £3,250 | £0 |
| Settlement – refugee dependant relative | £423 | £388 | -£35 |
| Indefinite leave to enter the UK as the dependant of a member of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules. | £2,297 | £2,389 | £92 |
| Transit visa – (direct airside transit) | £34 | £35 | £1 |
| Transit visit visa (landside transit) | £62 | £64 | £2 |
| Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft | £62 | £64 | £2 |
| Representative of an overseas business | £587 | £610 | £23 |
| Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) | £169 | £154 | -£15 |
| Other visa | £496 | £516 | £20 |
| Electronic Visa Waiver | £15 | £15 | £0 |
| Certificate of entitlement – (right of abode) | £423 | £388 | -£35 |
| Transfer of Conditions (Vignette transfer) | £169 | £154 | -£15 |
| Call out/ out of hours fee (per hour/part hour) | £137 | £142 | £5 |
| Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents | £136 | £141 | £5 |
Points Based System – applications made outside of UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [note 2] | £982 | £1,021 | £39 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) | £1,561 | £1,623 | £62 |
| Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) | £292 | £456 | £164 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – subsequent application [note 2] | £585 | £608 | £23 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) [note 2] | £349 | £363 | £14 |
| Tier 1 (Post-study Work) – dependant | £581 | £604 | £23 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependant | £585 | £608 | £23 |
| Tier 1 (General) – dependant | £982 | £1,021 | £39 |
| Tier 2 (General), (Intra-Company Transfer) – Long Term Staff, (Sportsperson) & (Minister of Religion), where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] | £587 | £610 | £23 |
| Tier 2 (General), (Intra-Company Transfer) – Long Term Staff, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [note 2] | £1,174 | £1,220 | £46 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] | £446 | £464 | £18 |
Optional Premium Services outside the UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Priority visa service – settlement | £551 | £573 | £22 |
| Priority visa service – non-settlement | £184 | £212 | £28 |
| Super priority visa service | £919 | £956 | £37 |
| User-pay visa application centre | £55 | £55 | £0 |
| International Contact Centre – Email Service (per query) | £5.48 | £5.48 | n/a |
| International Contact Centre – Telephone Helpline (per minute) | £1.37 per minute | £1.37 per minute | n/a |
Optional Premium Services in the UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Expedited processing of an application (premium service centre) | £490 | £510 | £20 |
| Expedited processing of an application (premium service centre) – appointment booking fee | £100 | £100 | £0 |
| Expedited processing of an application (premium service centre) – outside office hours fee | £75 | £75 | n/a |
| Provision of Immigration Officer at the border (hourly rate) | £53.08 per hour | £53.08 per hour | £0 |
| Priority service | £459 | £477 | £18 |
| Super premium service | £10,500 | £10,500 | £0 |
| Application in person (super premium service) | £590 | £610 | £20 |
| Premium status checks and advice (Administrative Officer) (per minute, per officer) [note 3] | £0.80 | £0.80 | n/a |
| [note 3] | £0.88 | £0.88 | n/a |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Executive Officer) (outside office hours) [note 3] | £1.10 | £1.10 | n/a |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Higher Executive Officer) (inside office hours) [note 3] | £0.97 | £0.97 | n/a |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Higher Executive Officer) (outside office hours) [note 3] | £1.23 | £1.23 | n/a |
Optional Premium Services at the Border
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Registered Traveller Service – yearly subscription | £50 | £50 | £0 |
| Registered traveller Service child – yearly subscription | £24 | £24 | £0 |
| Registered Traveller Service – registration of documents | £20 | £20 | £0 |
| Fast Track – Heathrow terminals 2, 3 and 4 | £3.90 | £3.90 | £0 |
| Fast Track – Other | £3 | £3 | £0 |
Applications made in the UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Indefinite leave to remain | £2,297 | £2,389 | £92 |
| Leave to remain – Other | £993 | £1,033 | £40 |
| Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention | £993 | £1,033 | £40 |
| Leave to remain as a visitor | £993 | £993 | £0 |
| Retired person of independent means | £1,874 | £1,949 | £75 |
| Representative of an overseas business | £677 | £704 | £27 |
| Transfer of Conditions (TOC) or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status – limited leave to remain | £168 | £161 | -£7 |
| TOC or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status – indefinite leave to remain | £237 | £229 | -£8 |
| Biometric residence permit (BRP) / replacement BRP | £56 | £56 | £0 |
| Biometric enrolment | £19.20 | £19.20 | £0 |
| European residence document (registration certificate, document certifying permanent residence, residence card, accession resident card, derivative residence card, permanent residence card) | £65 | £65 | £0 |
| Administrative review | £80 | £80 | £0 |
| Processing an application which is subsequently rejected | £25 | £25 | n/a |
| Certificate of travel – adult | £267 | £280 | £13 |
| Certificate of travel – child | £134 | £141 | £7 |
| Convention travel document – adult | £72 | £75 | £3 |
| Convention travel document – child | £46 | £49 | £3 |
| Naturalisation fee to include citizenship ceremony fee as per [note 4] | £1,282 | £1,330 | £48 |
| Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens | £962 | £1,000 | £38 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen – adult [note 4] | £1,163 | £1,206 | £43 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen – child [note 5] | £973 | £1,012 | £39 |
| The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony). | £80 | £80 | £0 |
| The administration of a citizenship oath, or oath and pledge where the oath, or oath and pledge, are not administered at a citizenship ceremony or by a justice of the peace. | £5 | £5 | £0 |
| Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – adult | £866 | £901 | £35 |
| Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – child | £779 | £810 | £31 |
| Renunciation of nationality | £321 | £372 | £51 |
| Certificate of entitlement – (right of abode) | £321 | £372 | £51 |
| Nationality review | £321 | £372 | £51 |
| Status letter | £234 | £250 | £16 |
| Non-acquisition letter | £234 | £250 | £16 |
| Nationality correction to certificate | £234 | £250 | £16 |
| Life in the UK test | £50 | £50 | £0 |
| Nationality – supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order or declaration | £234 | £250 | £16 |
Points based system – applications made in the UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Tier 1 (General) – dependant | £1,806 | £1,878 | £72 |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [note 2] | £1,228 | £1,277 | £49 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) | £1,561 | £1,623 | £62 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) [note 2] | £474 | £493 | £19 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – initial application [note 2] | £293 | £152 | -£141 |
| Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) | £292 | £456 | £164 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – extension [note 2] | £585 | £608 | £23 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependant | £585 | £608 | £23 |
Points based system – sponsorship
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Premium sponsor scheme – Tiers 2 & 5 (large sponsor) | £25,000 | £25,000 | £0 |
| Premium sponsor scheme – Tiers 2 & 5 (small sponsor) | £8,000 | £8,000 | £0 |
| Premium sponsor scheme – Tiers 2 & 5 (large sponsor) for a period of 3 months | £6,250 | £6,250 | £0 |
| Premium sponsor scheme – Tiers 2 & 5 (small sponsor) for a period of 3 months | £2,000 | £2,000 | £0 |
| Premium sponsor scheme – Tier 4 | £8,000 | £8,000 | £0 |
| Premium Change of Circumstances | £200 | £200 | £0 |
| Tier 2 large sponsor licence (may also include Tier 4 and/or Tier 5) | £1,476 | £1,476 | £0 |
| Tier 2 small sponsor licence (may also include Tier 4 and/or Tier 5 ) | £536 | £536 | £0 |
| Tier 4 sponsor licence | £536 | £536 | £0 |
| Tier 5 sponsor licence | £536 | £536 | £0 |
| Add Tier 2 to an existing Tier 4 &/or Tier 5 licence (large sponsor) | £940 | £940 | £0 |
| Basic compliance assessment (previously ‘Tier 4 Sponsor status’) | £536 | £536 | £0 |
| Sponsor action plan | £1,476 | £1,476 | £0 |
| Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) | £199 | £199 | £0 |
| Tier 5 Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) | £21 | £21 | £0 |
| Tier 4 Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) | £21 | £21 | £0 |
(Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table)
- Note 1: Application fee of £93 where the applicant is a Chinese national applying in mainland China under the Chinese visa scheme
- Note 2: a Council of Europe Social Charter (CESC) discount of £55 applies for main applicant.
- Note 3: Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer are Civil Service staff grades.
- Note 4: the citizenship ceremony fee of £80 has been added to the application fee
- Note 5: Additional £80 per applicant is required to cover the ceremony fee should the minor turn 18 during the application process. This will be requested at point of decision.
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