Policy paper
Home Office immigration and nationality fees 6 April 2018
Updated 10 April 2024
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1. Visas and applications made outside the UK
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 6 April 2018 | Fee Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visit visa < 6 months | £89 | £93 | £4 |
| Visit visa < 2 years [footnote 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 |
| Certificate of entitlement - (right of abode) | £423 | £388 | -£35 |
| Other visa | £496 | £516 | £20 |
| 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 |
| Transfer of Conditions (Vignette transfer) | £169 | £154 | -£15 |
| Representative of an overseas business | £587 | £610 | £23 |
| Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) | £169 | £154 | -£15 |
| Electronic Visa Waiver | £15 | £15 | £0 |
| Call out/ out of hours fee (per hour/part hour) | £137 | £142 | £5 |
| Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents | £136 | £141 | £5 |
2. Points based system - applications made outside the UK
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 6 April 2018 | Fee Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [footnote 2] | £982 | £1,021 | £39 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) | £1,561 | £1,623 | £62 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - initial application[footnote 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) - subsequent application [footnote 2] | £585 | £608 | £23 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) [footnote 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 [footnote 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 [footnote 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 [footnote 2] | £446 | £464 | £18 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [footnote 2] | £892 | £928 | £36 |
| Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Graduate Trainee [footnote 2] | £463 | £482 | £19 |
| Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer)Short Term Staff - dependant | £463 | £482 | £19 |
| Tier 4 | £335 | £348 | £13 |
| Tier 5 [footnote 2] | £235 | £244 | £9 |
3. Optional premium services outside the UK
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 6 April 2018 | 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 |
4. Optional premium services in the UK
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 6 April 2018 | 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 | £53.08per 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) [footnote 3] | £0.80 | £0.80 | n/a |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Executive Officer) (inside office hours) (per minute, per officer) [footnote 3] | £0.88 | £0.88 | n/a |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Executive Officer) (outside office hours) [footnote 3] | £1.10 | £1.10 | n/a |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Higher Executive Officer) (inside office hours) [footnote 3] | £0.97 | £0.97 | n/a |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Higher Executive Officer) (outside office hours) [footnote 3] | £1.23 | £1.23 | n/a |
5. Optional premium services at the border
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 6 April 2018 | 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 |
6. Applications made in the UK
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 6 April 2018 | 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 |
| Applications made in the UK | |||
| 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 [footnote 4] | £1,282 | £1,330 | £48 |
| Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens | £962 | £1,000 | £38 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen - adult [footnote 4] | £1,163 | £1,206 | £43 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen - child [footnote 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 |
7. Points based system - applications made in the UK
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 6 April 2018 | Fee Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (General) - dependant | £1,806 | £1,878 | £72 |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [footnote 2] | £1,228 | £1,277 | £49 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) | £1,561 | £1,623 | £62 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) [footnote 2] | £474 | £493 | £19 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - initial application [footnote 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 [footnote 2] | £585 | £608 | £23 |
| Points based system - applications made in the UK | |||
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - dependant | £585 | £608 | £23 |
| 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 [footnote 2] | £677 | £704 | £27 |
| 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 [footnote 2] | £1,354 | £1,408 | £54 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [footnote 2] | £446 | £464 | £18 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [footnote 2] | £892 | £928 | £36 |
| Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Graduate Trainee [footnote 2] | £463 | £482 | £19 |
| Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Short Term Staff - dependant | £463 | £482 | £19 |
| Tier 4 | £457 | £475 | £18 |
| Tier 5 [footnote 2] | £235 | £244 | £9 |
8. Points based system - sponsorship
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 6 April 2018 | 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 |
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Application fee of £93 where the applicant is a Chinese national applying in mainland China under the Chinese visa scheme ↩
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a Council of Europe Social Charter (CESC) discount of £55 applies for main applicant. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20
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Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer are Civil Service staff grades. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5
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the citizenship ceremony fee of £80 has been added to the application fee ↩ ↩2
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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. ↩