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Introduction
Table of Content
Introduction
Effective April 10, 2024, several United Kingdom
immigrations, visa application,
1. Visas and applications made outside the UK
and nationality fees have been revised.
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2. Work applications made outside the UK
The main changes affect applications for skilled
workers in which a sponsorship
certi cate has been granted for a period beyond 3
years, impacting both the
3. Study applications made outside the UK
main applicant and their dependents. The fee was
previously 1,500 and has
4. Optional premium services outside the UK
now increased to 1,636, marking a 136 increment.
The full current immigration fees list can be
found below,
5. Optional premium services in the UK
Our immigration experts will provide you thorough
assistance on the current 6. Premium services at
the border
immigration and nationality fees charged by the
UK Home Of ce. Our team of
7. Work applications made in the UK
immigration specialists from the UK is based in
India, with of ces in Mumbai,
8. Study applications made in the UK
Delhi and Bangalore. For personalised assistance,
you can get in touch with
them via phone, email, or live chat.
9. Other applications made in the UK
1. Visas and applications made outside the UK
10. Nationality
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Student main applicant and dependants 490 490 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Child student 490 490 0
Visit visa short up to 6 months 115 115 0
Visit visa long up to 2 years 400 432 32
Visit visa long up to 5 years 771 771 0
Visit visa long up to 10 years 963 963 0
Visiting academic more than 6 months but no more than 12 months 200 200 0
Private medical treatment visa more than 6 months but not more than 11 months 200 200 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Transit visa (direct airside transit) 35 35 0
Transit visit visa (landside transit) 64 64 0
Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft 64 64 0
Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) 154 154 0
Certi cate of Entitlement to Right of Abode (outside the UK) 388 550 162
Transfer of Conditions (Vignette Transfer) application made overseas 154 154 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Other visa 637 637 0
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 30 months main applicant and dependants 180 180 0
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 5 years main applicant and dependants 250 250 0
Route to Settlement 1,846 1,846 0
Route to Settlement other dependant relative 3,250 3,250 0
Route to Settlement refugee dependant relative 404 404 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Inde nite leave to enter the UK as the dependant of an HM Armed Forces service leaver or a member of HM Armed Forces under Appendix HM Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules 2,885 2,885 0
Inde nite leave to enter the UK as an HM Armed Forces service leaver or a member of HM Armed Forces under Appendix HM Armed Forces to the Immigration 2,885 2,885 0
2. Work applications made outside the UK
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Innovator Founder main applicant
1,191 1,191 0
and dependants
Endorsement fee under Innovator
Founder route (payable to 1,000 1,000 0
endorsing body) excluding VAT
Contact point meeting with
endorsing body under Innovator
n/a 500 n/a
Founder route (payable to
endorsing body) excluding VAT
Start-up main applicant and
435 435 0
dependants
Approval letter from a competent 524 524 0
body in respect of an initial
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
application for Global Talent
Global Talent main applicant
192 192 0
where Approval Letter is required
Global Talent main applicant
where Approval Letter is not 716 716 0
required
Global Talent dependants only 716 716 0
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)
716 716 0
dependants only
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) dependants
1,191 1,191 0
only

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Tier 1 (Investor) main applicant
1,884 1,884 0
and dependants
Skilled worker, where a certi cate
of sponsorship has been issued for
719 719 0
3 years or less main applicant
and dependants
Skilled Worker, where a certi cate
of sponsorship has been issued for
1,420 1,420 0
over 3 years main applicant and
dependants
Skilled Worker shortage 551 551 0
occupation where a certi cate of
sponsorship has been issued for
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
three years or less main applicant
and dependants for the
applications made until 3 July
2024 with a Certi cate of
Sponsorship issued before 4 April
2024
Skilled Worker a job on the
Immigration Salary List where a
certi cate of sponsorship has been
issued for three years or less
551 551 0
main applicant and dependants for
the applications made with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
on or after 4 April 2024

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Skilled Worker shortage
occupation where a certi cate of
sponsorship has been issued for
over three years main applicant
and dependants for the 1,084 1,084 0
applications made until 3 July
2024 with a Certi cate of
Sponsorship issued before 4 April
2024
Skilled Worker a job on the 1,084 1,084 0
Immigration Salary List where a
certi cate of sponsorship has been
issued for over three years main
applicant and dependants for the
applications made with a
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
on or after 4 April 2024
Skilled Worker Health and Care
Visa where a certi cate of
sponsorship has been issued for 3 284 284 0
years or less main applicant and
dependants
Skilled Worker Health and Care
Visa where a certi cate of
sponsorship has been issued for 551 551 0
over 3 years main applicant and
dependants
Skilled Worker shortage 284 284 0
occupation Health and Care Visa
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
where a certi cate of sponsorship
has been issued for three years or
less main applicant and
dependants for the applications
made until 3 July 2024 with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
before 4 April 2024
Skilled Worker a job on the 284 284 0
Immigration Salary List Health
and Care Visa where a certi cate
of sponsorship has been issued for
three years or less main applicant
and dependants for the
applications made with a
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
on or after 4 April 2024
Skilled Worker shortage
occupation Health and Care Visa
where a certi cate of sponsorship
has been issued for over three
years main applicant and 551 551 0
dependants for the applications
made until 3 July 2024 with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
before 4 April 2024
Skilled Worker a job on the 551 551 0
Immigration Salary List Health
and Care Visa where a certi cate
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
of sponsorship has been issued for
over three years main applicant
and dependants for the
applications made with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
on or after 4 April 2024
T2 Minister of Religion main
719 719 0
applicant and dependants
International Sportsperson where
a certi cate of sponsorship has
298 298 0
been issued for 12 months or less
main applicant and dependants
International Sportsperson where 719 719 0
a certi cate of sponsorship has
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Fee from 10 April
Current Fee
Fee Change
Fees category
3. Study applications made outside the UK
Fee from 10 April 2024
Current Fee
Fee Change
Fees category
Student main applicant and
490
490
0
dependants
Child Student
490
490
0
Short term student studying English language for
more than
200
200
0
6 months but not more than 11 months 4.
Optional premium services outside the UK
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Priority Visa service Settlement 500 500 0
Priority Visa service Non- Settlement 500 500 0
Super Priority Visa service 1,000 1,000 0
User Pays Visa Application service 76.50 76.50 0
The provision of an immigration of cer to provide any premium service relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom (per hour per of cer) 77.40 77.40 0
International Contact Centre Email Service (per query) 2.74 2.74 0
International Contact Centre Email Service (per query) 2.74 2.74 0
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Fee from 10 April
Current Fee
Fee Change
Fees category
5. Optional premium services in the UK
Fee from 10 April 2024
Current Fee
Fee Change
Fees category
Super Priority service
1,000
1,000
0
Expedited processing Priority
500
500
0
service On-Demand service (Mobile Biometric
Enrolment) (per hour
650
650
0
per representative of the contractor providing
the service)
The provision of an immigration
57.33
57.33
0
of cer to deliver any premium service, to a
Government
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Department, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom
The provision of an immigration of cer to deliver any premium service, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom (per hour per of cer) 77.40 77.40 0
Premium status checks and advice Administrative Of cer (per minute) 0.80 0.80 0
Premium status checks, advice or training Executive Of cer (inside of ce hours) (per minute) 0.88 0.88 0

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Fee from 10 April 2024
Current Fee
Fee Change
Fees category
Premium status checks, advice or
training Executive Of cer
1.10
1.10
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(outside of ce hours) (per minute) Premium
status checks, advice or 6. Premium services at
the border
Current Fee
Fee from 10 April 2024
Fee Change
Fees category
Registered Traveller (Adult)
Yearly Subscription (per
50
50
0
year) Registered Traveller (Child)
Yearly Subscription (per
24
24
0
year)
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Fees category Current Fee Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change Fee Change
Registered Traveller Registration of New Documents 20 20 20 20 0 0
Fast Track Heathrow 5.20 5.20 5.20 5.20 0 0
7. Work applications made in the UK 7. Work applications made in the UK 7. Work applications made in the UK 7. Work applications made in the UK 7. Work applications made in the UK 7. Work applications made in the UK 7. Work applications made in the UK
Fees category Fees category Current Fee Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Fees category Current Fee Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Innovator Founder main applicant and dependants Innovator Founder main applicant and dependants 1,486 1,486 1,486 1,486 0
Endorsement fee under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT Endorsement fee under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Contact point meeting with
endorsing body under Innovator
n/a 500 n/a
Founder route (payable to
endorsing body) excluding VAT
Start-up main applicant and
584 584 0
dependants
Approval letter from a competent
body in respect of an initial 524 524 0
application for Global Talent
Global Talent main applicant
192 192 0
where Approval Letter is required
Global Talent main applicant 716 716 0
where Approval Letter is not
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
required
Global Talent dependants only 716 716 0
Graduate Route main applicant
822 822 0
and dependants
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)
716 716 0
dependants only
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) main
1,486 1,486 0
applicant and dependants
Tier 1 (Investor) main applicant
1,884 1,884 0
and dependants
Skilled Worker, where a certi cate 827 827 0
of sponsorship has been issued for
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
3 years or less main applicant
and dependants
Skilled Worker, where a certi cate
of sponsorship has been issued for
1,500 1,636 136
over 3 years main applicant and
dependants
Skilled Worker shortage 551 551 0
occupation where a certi cate of
sponsorship has been issued for
three years or less main applicant
and dependants for the
applications made until 3 July
2024 with a Certi cate of
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Sponsorship issued before 4 April
2024
Skilled Worker a job on the
Immigration Salary List where a
certi cate of sponsorship has been
issued for three years or less
551 551 0
main applicant and dependants for
the applications made with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
on or after 4 April 2024
Skilled Worker shortage 1,084 1,084 0
occupation where a certi cate of
sponsorship has been issued for
over three years main applicant
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
and dependants for the
applications made until 3 July
2024 with a Certi cate of
Sponsorship issued before 4 April
2024
Skilled Worker a job on the
Immigration Salary List where a
certi cate of sponsorship has been
issued for over three years main
1,084 1,084 0
applicant and dependants for the
applications made with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
on or after 4 April 2024

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Skilled Worker Health and Care
Visa where a certi cate of
sponsorship has been issued for 3 284 284 0
years or less main applicant and
dependants
Skilled Worker Health and Care
Visa where a certi cate of
sponsorship has been issued for 551 551 0
over 3 years main applicant and
dependants
Skilled Worker shortage 284 284 0
occupation Health and Care Visa
where a certi cate of sponsorship
has been issued for three years or
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
less main applicant and
dependants for the applications
made until 3 July 2024 with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
before 4 April 2024
Skilled Worker a job on the
Immigration Salary List- Health
and Care Visa where a certi cate
of sponsorship has been issued for
three years or less main applicant 284 284 0
and dependants for the
applications made with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
on or after 4 April 2024

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Skilled Worker shortage
occupation Health and Care Visa
where a certi cate of sponsorship
has been issued for over three
years main applicant and 551 551 0
dependants for the applications
made until 3 July 2024 with a
Certi cate of Sponsorship issued
before 4 April 2024
Skilled Worker a job on the 551 551 0
Immigration Salary List Health
and Care Visa where a certi cate
of sponsorship has been issued for
over three years main applicant
and dependants for the
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
applications made with a Certi cate of Sponsorship issued on or after 4 April 2024
T2 Minister of Religion main applicant and dependants 827 827 0
International Sportsperson where a certi cate of sponsorship has been issued for 12 months or less main applicant and dependants 298 298 0
8. Study applications made in the UK
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Student main applicant and dependants 490 490 0
Child student 490 490 0
9. Other applications made in the UK
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Visitor Extension main applicant and dependants 1,000 1,000 0
Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention 1,048 1,048 0
Leave to remain Other 1,048 1,048 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Hong Kong British National (In- country) for 30 months main applicant and dependants 180 180 0
Hong Kong British National (In- country) for 5 years main applicant and dependants 250 250 0
Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid 25 25 0
Inde nite leave to remain main applicants and dependants 2,885 2,885 0
Replacement Biometric Residence Card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) 19 19 0
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
which has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed
Replacement Biometric Residence Permit which has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed 19 19 0
Travel Document Certi cate of travel adult 280 280 0
Travel Document Certi cate of travel child 141 141 0
Travel Document Convention
10. Nationality
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Naturalisation (British citizenship) 1,500 1,500 0
Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens 1,000 1,000 0
Nationality registration as a British citizen adult 1,351 1,351 0
Nationality registration as a British citizen child 1,214 1,214 0
The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony). 80 130 50

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
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 901 901 0
Nationality registration British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons child 810 810 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Renunciation of nationality 372 450 78
Certi cate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (In the UK) 372 550 178
Nationality review 372 450 78
Status Letter (Nationality) 250 429 179
Non-acquisition Letter
11. Sponsorship
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Worker sponsor and Temporary worker sponsor large sponsors 25,000 25,000 0
Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Worker sponsor and Temporary worker sponsor small sponsors 8,000 8,000 0
Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Student sponsors 8,000 8,000 0
The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by a Worker 200 200 0
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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
sponsor or Temporary worker sponsor
Priority service for expedited processing of sponsor licence applications 500 500 0
Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor) 1,476 1,476 0
Worker sponsor licence (small sponsor) 536 536 0
Student sponsor licence 536 536 0
Temporary Worker sponsor licence 536 536 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor) 1,476 1,476 0
Worker and Student sponsor licence (large sponsor) 1,476 1,476 0
Worker, Temporary Worker and Student sponsor licence (large sponsor) 1,476 1,476 0
Temporary Worker and Student sponsor licence 536 536 0

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Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Fees category Current Fee Fee from 10 April 2024 Fee Change
Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor), where sponsor currently holds a Temporary Worker and/or Student Sponsor Licence 940 940 0
Endorsement fee for a Scale-up sponsor licence under Endorsing Body Pathway (payable to the endorsing body) excluding VAT 1,500 1,500 0
Student sponsor basic compliance assessment 536 536 0
Sponsor action plan 1,476 1,476 0
Certi cate of Sponsorship (CoS) Skilled Worker, T2 Minister of 239 239 0
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Fee from 10 April 2024
Current Fee
Fee Change
Fees category