Current Home Office Fees
Home Office Immigration & Nationality Charges (as of 4th August 2020)
The Complete List of Fees can be found on: www.gov.uk here
Visas / Applications made outside the UK
| Application Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Visit visa < 6 months | £95 |
| Visit visa < 2 years [note 1] | £361 |
| Visit visa < 5 years | £655 |
| Visit visa <10 years | £822 |
| Visiting academic - more than 6 months but no more than 12 months | £190 |
| Private medical treatment visa - more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £190 |
| Short term student visa (up to 6 months) | £97 |
| Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £186 |
| Settlement | £1,523 |
| Settlement - other dependant relative | £3,250 |
| Settlement - refugee dependant relative | £388 |
| Indefinite leave to enter the UK as the dependant of a member of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules. | £2,389 |
| Certificate of entitlement - (right of abode) | £388 |
| Other visa | £516 |
| Transit visa – (direct airside transit) | £35 |
| Transit visit visa (landside transit) | £64 |
| Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft | £64 |
| Transfer of Conditions (Vignette transfer) | £154 |
| Representative of an overseas business | £610 |
| Call out/ out of hours fee (per hour/part hour) | £142 |
| Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) | £154 |
| Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents | £141 |
| Electronic Visa Waiver | £30 |
| Innovator [note 2] | £1,021 |
| Start-up [note 2] | £363 |
Points based system - Applications made outside the UK
| Application Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [note 2] | £1,021 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) | £1,623 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - dependants only | £608 |
| Tier 1 (General) - dependant | £1,021 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) - dependants only | £363 |
| Tier 1 (Post-study Work) - dependant | £604 |
| 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] | £610 |
| Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Under 3 Years [note 2 and 6] | £232 |
| Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Graduate Trainee [note 2] | £482 |
| 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] | £1,220 |
| Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Over 3 Years [note 2 and 6] | £232 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] | £464 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [note 2] | £928 |
| Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - Health and Care Visa - Under 3 Years [note 2 and 6] | £232 |
| Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - Health and Care Visa - Over 3 Years [note 2 and 6] | £464 |
| Tier 4 | £348 |
| Tier 5 [note 2] | £244 |
Optional Premium Services outside the UK
| Priority visa service - settlement | £573 |
|---|---|
| Priority visa service - non-settlement | £220 |
| Super priority visa service | £956 |
| User-pay visa application centre | £55 |
| International Contact Centre - Email Service (per query) | £5.48 |
| International Contact Centre - Telephone Helpline (per minute) | £1.37 |
Optional Premium Services in the UK
| Super Priority service | £800 |
|---|---|
| Arrangements for the provision of immigration officers or facilities at a control port in addition to those (if any) required to provide a basic service (per hour) | £53.08 |
| Provision of Immigration Officer at the border (hourly rate) | £53.08 |
| The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any other above basic service, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom, on or after 1 July 2019 | £57.33 |
| The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any premium service, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom, on or after 1 July 2019 | £77.40 |
| Expedited processing - Priority service | £500 |
| Premium status checks and advice (Administrative Officer) (per minute) [note 3] | £0.80 |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Executive Officer) (inside office hours) (per minute) [note 3] | £0.88 |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Executive Officer) (outside office hours) (per minute) [note 3] | £1.10 |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Higher Executive Officer) (inside office hours) (p/ minute) [note 3] | £0.97 |
| Premium status checks, advice or training (Higher Executive Officer) (outside office hours) (p/min) [note 3] | £1.23 |
| On-Demand service (Mobile Biometric Enrolment) (per hour per representative of the contractor providing the service) (per minute) | £650 |
Visas / Applications made in the UK
| Application Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Indefinite leave to remain | £2,389 |
| Leave to remain - Other | £1,033 |
| Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention | £1,033 |
| Visitor Extension – main applicant & all dependants | £993 |
| Transfer of Conditions (TOC) or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status - limited leave to remain | £161 |
| TOC or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status - indefinite -leave to remain | £229 |
| Biometric residence card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) | £56 |
| Biometric residence permit (BRP) / replacement BRP | £56 |
| Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid | £25 |
| Processing of an application made under Appendix EU which is subsequently rejected as invalid - Adult | £0 |
| Processing of an application made under Appendix EU which is subsequently rejected as invalid - Child | £0 |
| Biometric enrolment | £19.20 |
| Certificate of travel - adult | £280 |
| Certificate of travel - child | £141 |
| Convention travel document - adult | £75 |
| Convention travel document - child | £49 |
| Retired person of independent means | £1,949 |
| Representative of an overseas business | £704 |
| European residence document (registration certificate, document certifying permanent residence, residence card, accession resident card, derivative residence card, permanent residence card) | £65 |
| Application for leave to remain where the application is made under Appendix EU - Adult | £0 |
| Application for leave to remain where the application is made under Appendix EU - Child | £0 |
| Innovator [note 2] | £1,277 |
| Start-up [note 2] | £493 |
| Naturalisation [note 4] | £1,330 |
| Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens | £1,000 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen - adult [note 4] | £1,206 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen - child [note 5] | £1,012 |
| The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony). | £80 |
| 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 |
| Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons - adult | £901 |
|---|---|
| Nationality registration - British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons - child | £810 |
| Renunciation of nationality | £372 |
| Certificate of entitlement - (right of abode) | £372 |
| Nationality review | £372 |
| Status letter | £250 |
| Non-acquisition letter | £250 |
| Nationality correction to certificate | £250 |
| Life in the UK test | £50 |
| Nationality - supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order or declaration | £250 |
| Administrative review | £80 |
Points based system - Applications made in the UK
| Application Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| ier 1 (General) - dependant | £1,878 |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [note 2] | £1,277 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) | £1,623 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) - dependants only | £493 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - dependants only | £608 |
| 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] | £704 |
| Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Under 3 Years [note 2 and 6] | £232 |
| Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Graduate Trainee [note 2] | £482 |
| 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] | £1,408 |
| Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Over 3 Years [note 2 and 6] | £232 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] | £464 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [note 2] | £928 |
| Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - Health and Care Visa - Under 3 Years [note 2 and 6] | £232 |
| Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - Health and Care Visa - Over 3 Years [note 2 and 6] | £464 |
| Tier 4 | £475 |
| Tier 5 [note 2] | £244 |
Note 1: Application fee of £95 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.
Note 6. Tier 2 visa fees are reduced for those qualifying for Health and Care Visa and the fees after reductions are shown above.
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