UK Visa Charges

Author: Saw. Mu. Shamoel Haque
October 22, 2021

How Much Does a UK Visa Appeal Charge?
Visa Appeals Made Outside the UK
Points Based System – Claims Made Outside Of UK
Optional Premium Services outside The UK
Optional Premium Services in the UK
Optional Premium Services at the Border
Applications Made In the UK
Points Based System – Applications Made In The UK
Points Based System – Sponsorship

The UK Visas and Immigration authorities charge the claimants with a visa fee in Pounds Sterling (GBP) in demand to cover the administration expenses about managing of visa application. The dues can also be compensated in local money, conferring to the exchange rate set by the Home Office. All Home Office conversation rates are revised on a fortnightly basis and restructured if they have altered outside agreed tolerance of a 3-5% away from the commercial scale. The same Home Office conversation rate must be used by all posts for any given currency.

How Much Does a UK Visa Appeal Charge?

The fee of a UK visa appeal is built on the category of UK visa you require to get in demand to arrive in the UK. The visa charges differ from £93 for a tourist visa up to nine months, to £3,250 for a settlement visa as another dependent relative. There are also further optional Premium Services external the UK and inside the UK, which can be as inexpensive as £55 and as exclusive as £10,500. The following tables show how much it charges to apply for a UK visa from 6 April 2018 (Source: Official website of UK Visa). It shows charges for all sorts of visas, including:

Visitor
Work
Student
Settlement
Naturalization

Visa Appeals 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 six months, but no more than 12 months	£179	£186	£7
Private medical treatment visa – more than six months but not extra than 11 months	£179	£186	£7
Short-term student permit (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 six months but not more than 11 months	£179	£186	£7
Settlement	£1,464	£1,523	£59
Settlement-another dependant relative	£3,250	£3,250	£0
Settlement – expatriate dependant relative	£423	£388	-£35
Unlimited leave to arrive the UK as the dependant of a associate of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the Immigration Instructions.	£2,297	£2,389	£92
Transit visa – (direct airside transit)	£34	£35	£1
Transit visit visa (landside transit)	£62	£64	£2
Visa to join a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft	£62	£64	£2
The representative of an foreign business	£587	£610	£23
Single entrance permit to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)	£169	£154	-£15
Another visa	£496	£516	£20
Electronic Visa Exemption	£15	£15	£0
Credential of entitlement – (right of abode)	£423	£388	-£35
Transfer of Circumstances (Vignette transfer)	£169	£154	-£15
Call out/ out of hours charge (per hour)	£137	£142	£5
Getting, making and sending papers	£136	£141	£5

Points Based System – Claims 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 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 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 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 center)	£490	£510	£20
Expedited processing of an application (premium service center) – appointment booking fee	£100	£100	£0
Expedited processing of an application (premium service center) – 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 the 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 Traveler Service – yearly subscription	£50	£50	£0
Registered Traveler Service child – yearly subscription	£24	£24	£0
Registered Traveler 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
A representative of an overseas business	£677	£704	£27
Transfer of Conditions (TOC) or Application for a document confirming the 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, a 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
Naturalization fee to include citizenship ceremony fee as per [note 4]	£1,282	£1,330	£48
Naturalization 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 promise, or oath and commitment, are not administered at a citizenship ceremony or by a justice of the peace.	£5	£5	£0
Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British foreign citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – adult	£866	£901	£35
Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British foreign 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 the 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) – dependent	£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) – dependent	£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 license (may also include Tier 4 and/or Tier 5)	£1,476	£1,476	£0
Tier 2 small sponsor license (may also include Tier 4 and/or Tier 5 )	£536	£536	£0
Tier 4 sponsor license	£536	£536	£0
Tier 5 sponsor license	£536	£536	£0
Add Tier 2 to an existing Tier 4 &/or Tier 5 license (significant 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

Note1: Appeal fee of £93 where the claimant is a Chinese citizen applying in mainland China under the Chinese visa system
Note 2: Council of Europe Social Charter (CESC) discount of £55 applies for the primary claimant.
Note 3: Managerial Officer, Administrative Officer and Higher Executive Officer are Civil Service staff grades.
Note 4: The nationality ceremony fee of £80 has been added to the visa appeal chare
Note 5: Extra £80 per claimant is needed to cover the ceremony fee must the minor become 18 during the application procedure. This will be demanded at the point of decision.