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.