Home Office fees 2026
The Home Office has increased their fees in April 2026. Most fees have remained the same, some have gone up by little as £2.50 to £197 for ILR. Full list is below:
Please note that IHS Medical fees stays at £3,105 (abroad) and £2,587.50 (in the UK) this has been the case since 16 January 2024. Also UK Spouse visa gross income required per year remains at £29,000 (since April 2024), the savings also remains at £88,500.
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1. Visas and applications made outside the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Visit visa – short up to 6 months | £127 | £135 | £8 |
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| Visit visa – long up to 2 years [footnote 1] | £475 | £506 | £31 |
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| Visit visa – long up to 5 years | £848 | £903 | £55 |
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| Visit visa – long up to 10 years | £1,059 | £1,128 | £69 |
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| Visiting academic – more than 6 months but no more than 12 months | £220 | £234 | £14 |
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| Private medical treatment visa – more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £220 | £234 | £14 |
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| Transit visa – (direct airside transit) | £39 | £41.50 | £2.50 |
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| Transit visit visa – (landside transit) | £70 | £74.50 | £4.50 |
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| Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft | £70 | £74.50 | £4.50 |
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| Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) | £154 | £154 | £0 |
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| Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (outside the UK) | £589 | £589 | £0 |
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| Transfer of Conditions (Vignette Transfer) application made overseas | £154 | £154 | £0 |
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| Other visa | £682 | £726 | £44 |
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| Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 30 months – main applicant and dependants | £193 | £206 | £13 |
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| Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 5 years – main applicant and dependants | £268 | £285 | £17 |
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| Route to Settlement | £1,938 | £2,064 | £126 |
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| Route to Settlement – other dependant relative | £3,413 | £3,635 | £222 |
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| Route to Settlement – refugee dependant relative | £424 | £452 | £28 |
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| Indefinite 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 | £3,029 | £3,226 | £197 |
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| Indefinite 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 Rules | £3,029 | £3,226 | £197 |
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| Call out/out of hours fee (per hour/part hour) – service of consular officers | £142 | £142 | £0 |
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| Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents – consular functions | £141 | £141 | £0 |
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| Administrative review | £80 | £80 | £0 |
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| electronic travel authorisation (ETA) | £16 | £20 | £4 |
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| Indefinite leave to enter the UK as a victim of domestic abuse and dependent children under Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse to the Immigration Rules | £3,029 | £3,226 | £197 |
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2. Work – applications made outside the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Innovator Founder – main applicant and dependants | £1,274 | £1,357 | £83 |
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| Endorsement fee under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT | £1,000 | £1,000 | £0 |
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| Contact point meeting with endorsing body under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT | £500 | £500 | £0 |
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| Start-up – main applicant and dependants | £465 | £495 | £30 |
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| Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Global Talent | £561 | £561 | £0 |
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| Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is required | £205 | £205 | £0 |
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| Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is not required | £766 | £766 | £0 |
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| Global Talent – dependants only | £766 | £766 | £0 |
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| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only | £766 | £766 | £0 |
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| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – dependants only | £1,274 | £1,357 | £83 |
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| Tier 1 (Investor) – main applicant and dependants | £2,000 | £2,000 | £0 |
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| Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for three years or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £769 | £819 | £50 |
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| Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over three years [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £1,519 | £1,618 | £99 |
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| Skilled Worker – a job on the Immigration Salary List where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for three years or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £590 | £628 | £38 |
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| Skilled Worker – a job on the Immigration Salary List where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over three years [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £1,160 | £1,235 | £75 |
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| Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for three years or less [footnote 2] [footnote 3] – main applicant and dependants | £304 | £324 | £20 |
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| Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over three years [footnote 2] [footnote 3] – main applicant and dependants | £590 | £628 | £38 |
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| Skilled Worker – a job on the Immigration Salary List – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for three years or less [footnote 2] [footnote 3] – main applicant and dependants | £304 | £324 | £20 |
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| Skilled Worker – a job on the Immigration Salary List – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over three years [footnote 2] [footnote 3] – main applicant and dependants | £590 | £628 | £38 |
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| T2 Minister of Religion – main applicant and dependants | £769 | £819 | £50 |
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| International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 12 months or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 12 months [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £769 | £819 | £50 |
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| Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange, Youth Mobility Scheme and India young professionals scheme visa – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants | £769 | £819 | £50 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – up to 3 years – main applicant and dependants | £769 | £819 | £50 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – more than 3 years -main applicant and dependants | £1,519 | £1,618 | £99 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Scale-up – main applicant and dependants | £880 | £937 | £57 |
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| High Potential Individual – main applicant and dependants | £880 | £880 | £0 |
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3. Study – applications made outside the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Student – main applicant and dependants | £524 | £558 | £34 |
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| Child Student | £524 | £558 | £34 |
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| Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £214 | £228 | £14 |
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4. Optional premium services outside the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Priority Visa service – Settlement | £500 | £500 | £0 |
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| Priority Visa service – Non-Settlement | £500 | £500 | £0 |
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| Super priority visa service | £1,000 | £1,000 | £0 |
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| User Pays Visa Application service | £76.50 | £76.50 | £0 |
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| The provision of an immigration officer to provide any premium service relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom (per hour per officer) | £150 | £150 | £0 |
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| International Contact Centre – Email Service (per query) | £2.74 | £2.74 | £0 |
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| International Contact Centre – Telephone Helpline (per minute) | £0.69 | £0.69 | £0 |
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5. Optional premium services in the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Super Priority service | £1,000 | £1,000 | £0 |
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| Expedited processing – Priority service | £500 | £500 | £0 |
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| On-Demand service (Mobile Biometric Enrolment) (per hour per representative of the contractor providing the service) | £650 | £650 | £0 |
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| Premium status checks and advice – Administrative Officer (per minute) [footnote 4] | £0.80 | £0.80 | £0 |
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| Premium status checks, advice or training – Executive Officer (inside office hours) (per minute) [footnote 4] | £0.88 | £0.88 | £0 |
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| Premium status checks, advice or training – Executive Officer (outside office hours) (per minute) [footnote 4] | £1.10 | £1.10 | £0 |
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| Premium status checks, advice or training – Higher Executive Officer (inside office hours) (per minute) [footnote 4] | £0.97 | £0.97 | £0 |
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| Premium status checks, advice or training – Higher Executive Officer (outside office hours) (per minute) [footnote 4] | £1.23 | £1.23 | £0 |
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6. Optional premium services at the border
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Registered Traveller (Adult) – Yearly Subscription (per year) | £50 | £50 | £0 |
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| Registered Traveller (Child) – Yearly Subscription (per year) | £24 | £24 | £0 |
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| Registered Traveller – Registration of New Documents | £20 | £20 | £0 |
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| Fast Track – Heathrow | £10 | £10 | £0 |
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| Fast track – Other ports of entry | £10 | £10 | £0 |
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| The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any premium service, to a Government Department, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom | £72.27 | £72.27 | £0 |
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| The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any premium service, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom (per hour per officer) | £150 | £150 | £0 |
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7. Work – applications made in the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Innovator Founder – main applicant and dependants | £1,590 | £1,693 | £103 |
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| Endorsement fee under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT | £1,000 | £1,000 | £0 |
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| Contact point meeting with endorsing body under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT | £500 | £500 | £0 |
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| Start-up – main applicant and dependants | £625 | £666 | £41 |
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| Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Global Talent | £561 | £561 | £0 |
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| Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is required | £205 | £205 | £0 |
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| Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is not required | £766 | £766 | £0 |
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| Global Talent – dependants only | £766 | £766 | £0 |
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| Graduate Route – main applicant and dependants | £880 | £937 | £57 |
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| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only | £766 | £766 | £0 |
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| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – main applicant and dependants | £1,590 | £1,693 | £103 |
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| Tier 1 (Investor) – main applicant and dependants | £2,000 | £2,000 | £0 |
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| Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for three years or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £885 | £943 | £58 |
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| Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over three years [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £1,751 | £1,865 | £114 |
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| Skilled Worker – a job on the Immigration Salary List where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for three years or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £590 | £628 | £38 |
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| Skilled Worker – a job on the Immigration Salary List where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over three years [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £1,160 | £1,235 | £75 |
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| Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for three years or less [footnote 2] [footnote 3] – main applicant and dependants | £304 | £324 | £20 |
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| Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over three years [footnote 2] [footnote 3] – main applicant and dependants | £590 | £628 | £38 |
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| Skilled Worker – a job on the Immigration Salary List – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for three years or less [footnote 2] [footnote 3] – main applicant and dependants | £304 | £324 | £20 |
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| Skilled Worker – a job on the Immigration Salary List – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over three years [footnote 2] [footnote 3] – main applicant and dependants | £590 | £628 | £38 |
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| T2 Minister of Religion – main applicant and dependants | £885 | £943 | £58 |
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| International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 12 months or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 12 months [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants | £885 | £943 | £58 |
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| Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange and Youth Mobility Scheme – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants | £885 | £943 | £58 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – up to 3 years – main applicant and dependants | £885 | £943 | £58 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – more than 3 years – main applicant and dependants | £1,751 | £1,865 | £114 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker – main applicant and dependants | £319 | £340 | £21 |
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| Scale-up – main applicant and dependants | £880 | £937 | £57 |
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| High Potential Individual – main applicant and dependants | £880 | £880 | £0 |
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8. Study – applications made in the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Student – main applicant and dependants | £524 | £558 | £34 |
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| Child student | £524 | £558 | £34 |
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9. Other applications made in the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Visitor Extension – main applicant and dependants | £1,100 | £1,172 | £72 |
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| Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention | £1,321 | £1,407 | £86 |
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| Leave to remain – Other | £1,321 | £1,407 | £86 |
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| Hong Kong British National (In-Country) for 30 months – main applicant and dependants | £193 | £206 | £13 |
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| Hong Kong British National (In-Country) for 5 years – main applicant and dependants | £268 | £285 | £17 |
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| Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid | £28 | £30 | £2 |
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| Indefinite leave to remain – main applicant and dependants | £3,029 | £3,226 | £197 |
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| Replacement Biometric Residence Card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) which has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed | £19 | £19 | £0 |
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| Replacement Biometric Residence Permit which has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed | £19 | £19 | £0 |
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| Travel Document – Certificate of travel – adult | £300 | £320 | £20 |
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| Travel Document – Certificate of travel – child | £151 | £161 | £10 |
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| Travel Document – Convention travel document – adult | £94.50 | £102 | £7.50 |
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| Travel Document – Convention travel document – child | £61.50 | £66.50 | £5 |
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| Administrative Review | £80 | £80 | £0 |
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| Life in the UK test | £50 | £50 | £0 |
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10. Nationality
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| Naturalisation (British citizenship) [footnote 5] | £1,605 | £1,709 | £104 |
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| Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens | £1,070 | £1,140 | £70 |
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| Nationality registration as a British citizen – adult [footnote 5] | £1,446 | £1,540 | £94 |
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| Nationality registration as a British citizen – child [footnote 6] | £1,214 | £1,000 | -£214 |
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| Nationality registration as a British citizen (under provisions for Irish citizens) – adult [footnote 5] | £723 | £723 | £0 |
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| Nationality Registration as a British citizen (under provisions for Irish citizens) – child [footnote 6] | £607 | £607 | £0 |
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| The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony). | £130 | £130 | £0 |
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| 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 |
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| Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – adult | £964 | £1,027 | £63 |
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| Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – child | £810 | £863 | £53 |
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| Renunciation of nationality | £482 | £513 | £31 |
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| Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (In the UK) | £589 | £589 | £0 |
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| Nationality review | £482 | £513 | £31 |
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| Status Letter (Nationality) | £459 | £489 | £30 |
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| Non-acquisition Letter (Nationality) | £459 | £489 | £30 |
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| Nationality correction to certificate | £428 | £456 | £28 |
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| Nationality – supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order or declaration | £428 | £456 | £28 |
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| Nationality reissued Certificate | £428 | £456 | £28 |
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11. Sponsorship
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by a Worker sponsor or Temporary worker sponsor | £350 | £350 | £0 |
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| Priority service for expedited processing of sponsor licence applications | £750 | £750 | £0 |
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| Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor ) | £1,579 | £1,682 | £103 |
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| Worker sponsor licence (small sponsor) | £574 | £611 | £37 |
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| Student sponsor licence | £574 | £611 | £37 |
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| Temporary Worker sponsor licence | £574 | £611 | £37 |
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| Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor) | £1,579 | £1,682 | £103 |
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| Worker and Student sponsor licence (large sponsor) | £1,579 | £1,682 | £103 |
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| Worker, Temporary Worker and Student sponsor licence (large sponsor) | £1,579 | £1,682 | £103 |
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| Temporary Worker and Student sponsor licence | £574 | £611 | £37 |
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| Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor), where sponsor currently holds a Temporary Worker and/or Student Sponsor Licence | £1,005 | £1,071 | £66 |
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| Endorsement fee for a Scale-up sponsor licence under Endorsing Body Pathway (payable to the endorsing body) excluding VAT | £1,500 | £1,500 | £0 |
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| Student sponsor basic compliance assessment | £574 | £574 | £0 |
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| Sponsor action plan | £1,579 | £1,579 | £0 |
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| Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), or approval under Sponsor a Worker [footnote 2]: Skilled Worker, T2 Minister of Religion, Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker | £525 | £525 | £0 |
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| Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), or approval under Sponsor a Worker [footnote 2]:- Temporary Worker including Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee, UK expansion Worker, Service Supplier and Secondment Worker route and Scale-up route | £55 | £55 | £0 |
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| Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), or approval under Sponsor a Worker for International Sportsperson route – Over 12 Months [footnote 2] | £525 | £525 | £0 |
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| Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), or approval under Sponsor a Worker for International Sportsperson route – Up to 12 months or less [footnote 2] | £55 | £55 | £0 |
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| Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) for student, child student | £55 | £55 | £0 |
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12. Assessment of an overseas qualification – applications made both outside the UK and in the UK
| Fees category | Current fee | Fee from 8 April 2026 | Fee change |
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| For a recognised standard of overseas qualification including, if requested, a recognised appropriate level of English language |
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