Guidance

How to pay your fine for carrying clandestine entrants

Updated 4 November 2020

Methods of payment

Please always include your port reference number.

Option 1: Payments by credit/debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay

Visit our 24-hour card payment portal.

Option 2: Payments by bank transfer (BACS)

Please make payments to the following Home Office bank account and include the port reference number and amount to be paid.

  • Account name: Home Office
  • Bank address: Government Banking Services, Premier Place, 2 ½ Devonshire Square, London, EC2M 4BA
  • Bank name: Nat West
  • Sort code (UK only): 60-70-80
  • Account number (UK only): 10012672
  • IBAN (international only): GB28NWBK60708010012672
  • SWIFT/BIC (international only): NWBKGB2L

Option 3: Payments by cheque

Payments by cheque should be sent to:

Home Office Shared Services
HO Box 5005
Phoenix House
Spooner Close
Coedkernew
Newport
NP10 8FZ
UK

Cheques should be made payable to: “The Accounting Officer”.

Please write the port reference number on the back of your cheque.

Option 4: Payments by telephone

Call +44 (0)34 5010 0122 or fax 01633 581 403, Monday to Friday between 8:00 to 18:00. Please quote your invoice number or port reference number.

Option 5: Arrange an instalment payment plan

Please email your enquiry to order-to-cash@homeoffice.gov.uk, telephone +44 (0)34 5010 0122 or fax 01633 581 403 stating the port reference number.

Border Force is an operational command of the Home Office.