Policy paper

Home Office immigration and nationality fees: 4 October 2023

Updated 11 December 2024

1. Visas and applications made outside the UK

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Visit visa – short up to 6 months	£100	£115	£15
Visit visa – long up to 2 years [footnote 1]	£376	£400	£24
Visit visa – long up to 5 years	£670	£771	£101
Visit visa – long up to 10 years	£837	£963	£126
Visiting academic – more than 6 months but no more than 12 months	£200	£200	£0
Private medical treatment visa – more than 6 months but not more than 11 months	£200	£200	£0
Transit visa (direct airside transit)	£35	£35	£0
Transit visit visa (landside transit)	£64	£64	£0
Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft	£64	£64	£0
Electronic Visa Waiver	£30	£30	£0
Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)	£154	£154	£0
Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (outside the UK)	£388	£388	£0
Transfer of Conditions (Vignette Transfer) application made overseas	£154	£154	£0
Other visa	£531	£637	£106
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 30 months – main applicant and dependants	£180	£180	£0
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 5 years – main applicant and dependants	£250	£250	£0
Route to Settlement	£1,538	£1,846	£308
Route to Settlement – other dependant relative	£3,250	£3,250	£0
Route to Settlement – refugee dependant relative	£388	£404	£16
Indefinite leave to enter the UK as the dependant of a member of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules	£2,404	£2,885	£481
Indefinite leave to enter the UK as a foreign or Commonwealth citizen discharged from HM Forces under paragraph 13 of Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules	£2,404	£2,885	£481
Call out/ out of hours fee (per hour/part hour) – service of consular officers	£142	£142	£0
Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents – consular functions	£141	£141	£0
Administrative review	£80	£80	£0

2. Work – applications made outside the UK

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Innovator Founder – main applicant and dependants	£1,036	£1,191	£155
Endorsement fee under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT	£1000	£1,000	£0
Start-up – main applicant and dependants	£378	£435	£57
Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Global Talent	£456	£524	£68
Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is required	£167	£192	£25
Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is not required	£623	£716	£93
Global Talent – dependants only	£623	£716	£93
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only	£623	£716	£93
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – dependants only	£1,036	£1,191	£155
Tier 1 (Investor) – main applicant and dependants	£1,638	£1,884	£246
Skilled worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants	£625	£719	£94
Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants	£1,235	£1,420	£185
Skilled Worker – shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants	£479	£551	£72
Skilled Worker, shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants	£943	£1,084	£141
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants	£247	£284	£37
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants	£479	£551	£72
Skilled Worker – Shortage Occupation – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants	£247	£284	£37
Skilled Worker – Shortage Occupation – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants	£479	£551	£72
T2 Minister of Religion – main applicant and dependants	£625	£719	£94
International Sportsperson where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for 12 months or less – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
International Sportsperson where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over 12 months – main applicant and dependants	£625	£719	£94
Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange and Youth Mobility Scheme – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants	£625	£719	£94
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – up to 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£625	£719	£94
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – more than 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£1,235	£1,420	£185
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Scale-up – main applicant and dependants	£715	£822	£107
High Potential Individual – main applicant and dependants	£715	£822	£107

3. Study – applications made outside the UK

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Student – main applicant and dependants	£363	£490	£127
Child Student	£363	£490	£127
Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months	£200	£200	£0

4. Optional premium services outside the UK

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Priority Visa service – Settlement	£573	£500	-£73
Priority Visa service – Non-Settlement	£250	£500	£250
Super Priority Visa service	£956	£1000	£44
User Pays Visa Application service	£55	£76.50	£21.50
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)	£77.40	£77.40	£0
International Contact Centre – Email Service (per query)	£2.74	£2.74	£0
International Contact Centre – Telephone Helpline (per minute)	£0.69	£0.69	£0

5. Optional premium services in the UK

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Super Priority service	£800	£1000	£200
Expedited processing – Priority service	£500	£500	£0
On-Demand service (Mobile Biometric Enrolment) (per hour per representative of the contractor providing the service)	£650	£650	£0
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	£57.33	£57.33	£0
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)	£77.40	£77.40	£0
Premium status checks and advice – Administrative Officer (per minute)[footnote 3]	£0.80	£0.80	£0
Premium status checks, advice or training – Executive Officer (inside office hours) (per minute) [footnote 3]	£0.88	£0.88	£0
Premium status checks, advice or training – Executive Officer (outside office hours) (per minute) [footnote 3]	£1.10	£1.10	£0
Premium status checks, advice or training – Higher Executive Officer (inside office hours) (per minute) [footnote 3]	£0.97	£0.97	£0
Premium status checks, advice or training – Higher Executive Officer (outside office hours) (per minute) [footnote 3]	£1.23	£1.23	£0

6. Premium services at the border

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Registered Traveller (Adult) – Yearly Subscription (per year)	£50	£50	£0
Registered Traveller (Child) – Yearly Subscription (per year)	£24	£24	£0
Registered Traveller – Registration of New Documents	£20	£20	£0
Fast Track – Heathrow	£5.20	£5.20	£0
Fast Track – Other ports of entry	£3.00	£3.00	£0

7. Work – applications made in the UK

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Innovator Founder – main applicant and dependants	£1,292	£1,486	£194
Endorsement fee under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT	£1000	£1,000	£0
Start-up – main applicant and dependants	£508	£584	£76
Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Global Talent	£456	£524	£68
Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is required	£167	£192	£25
Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is not required	£623	£716	£93
Global Talent – dependants only	£623	£716	£93
Graduate Route – main applicant and dependants	£715	£822	£107
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only	£623	£716	£93
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – main applicant and dependants	£1,292	£1,486	£194
Tier 1 (Investor) – main applicant and dependants	£1,638	£1,884	£246
Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants	£719	£827	£108
Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants	£1,423	£1,500	£77
Skilled Worker, shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants	£479	£551	£72
Skilled Worker, shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants	£943	£1,084	£141
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants	£247	£284	£37
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants	£479	£551	£72
Skilled Worker – Shortage Occupation – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants	£247	£284	£37
Skilled Worker – Shortage Occupation –Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years [footnote 2] – main applicant and dependants	£479	£551	£72
T2 Minister of Religion – main applicant and dependants	£719	£827	£108
International Sportsperson where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for 12 months or less – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
International Sportsperson where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over 12 months – main applicant and dependants	£719	£827	£108
Temporary Worker – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement Worker, Government Authorised Exchange Worker and Youth Mobility Scheme – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants	£719	£827	£108
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – up to 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£719	£827	£108
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – more than 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£1,423	£1,500	£77
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker – main applicant and dependants	£259	£298	£39
Scale-up – main applicant and dependants	£715	£822	£107
High Potential Individual – main applicant and dependants	£715	£822	£107

8. Study – applications made in the UK

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Student – main applicant and dependants	£490	£490	£0
Child student	£490	£490	£0

9. Other applications made in the UK

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Visitor Extension – main applicant and dependants	£1000	£1,000	£0
Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention	£1,048	£1,048	£0
Leave to remain– Other	£1,048	£1,048	£0
Hong Kong British National (In-country) for 30 months – main applicant and dependants	£180	£180	£0
Hong Kong British National (In-country) for 5 years – main applicant and dependants	£250	£250	£0
Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid	£25	£25	£0
Indefinite leave to remain – main applicants and dependants	£2,404	£2,885	£481
Replacement Biometric Residence Card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) which has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed	£19	£19	£0
Replacement Biometric Residence Permit which has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed	£19	£19	£0
Travel Document – Certificate of travel – adult	£280	£280	£0
Travel Document – Certificate of travel – child	£141	£141	£0
Travel Document – Convention travel document – adult	£75	£82	£7
Travel Document – Convention travel document – child	£49	£53	£4
Administrative Review	£80	£80	£0
Life in the UK test	£50	£50	£0

10. Nationality

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Naturalisation (British citizenship) [footnote 4]	£1,250	£1,500	£250
Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens	£1,000	£1,000	£0
Nationality registration as a British citizen – adult [footnote 4]	£1,126	£1,351	£225
Nationality registration as a British citizen – child [footnote 5]	£1,012	£1,214	£202
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 oath, or oath and pledge, are not administered at a citizenship ceremony or by a justice of the peace.	£5	£5	£0
Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – adult	£901	£901	£0
Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – child	£810	£810	£0
Renunciation of nationality	£372	£372	£0
Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (In the UK)	£372	£372	£0
Nationality review	£372	£372	£0
Status Letter (Nationality)	£250	£250	£0
Non-acquisition Letter (Nationality)	£250	£250	£0
Nationality correction to certificate	£250	£250	£0
Nationality – supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order or declaration	£250	£250	£0
Nationality reissued Certificate	£250	£250	£0

11. Sponsorship

Fees category	Current Fee	New fee from 4 October 2023	Fee Change
Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Worker sponsor and Temporary worker sponsor – large sponsors	£25,000	£25,000	£0
Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Worker sponsor and Temporary worker sponsor – small sponsors	£8,000	£8,000	£0
Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Student sponsors	£8,000	£8,000	£0
The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by a Worker sponsor or Temporary worker sponsor	£200	£200	£0
Priority service for expedited processing of sponsor licence applications	£500	£500	£0
Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor )	£1,476	£1,476	£0
Worker sponsor licence (small sponsor)	£536	£536	£0
Student sponsor licence	£536	£536	£0
Temporary Worker sponsor licence	£536	£536	£0
Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor)	£1,476	£1,476	£0
Worker and Student sponsor licence (large sponsor)	£1,476	£1,476	£0
Worker, Temporary Worker and Student sponsor licence (large sponsor)	£1,476	£1,476	£0
Temporary Worker and Student sponsor licence	£536	£536	£0
Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor), where sponsor currently holds a Temporary Worker and/or Student Sponsor Licence	£940	£940	£0
Endorsement fee for a Scale-up sponsor licence under Endorsing Body Pathway (payable to the endorsing body) excluding VAT	£1,500	£1,500	£0
Student sponsor basic compliance assessment	£536	£536	£0
Sponsor action plan	£1,476	£1,476	£0
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS): Skilled Worker, T2 Minister of Religion, Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker	£199	£239	£40
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) – Temporary Worker including Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier and Secondment Worker route, and Scale-up route	£21	£25	£4
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for International Sportsperson route – Over 12 Months	£199	£239	£40
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for International Sportsperson route – Up to 12 months or less	£21	£25	£4
Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) for student, child student	£21	£25	£4

1. Application fee of £115 where the applicant is a Chinese national applying in mainland China under the Chinese visa scheme ↩

2. Skilled Worker visa fees are reduced for those qualifying for Health and Care Visa and the fees after reductions are shown above ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

3. Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer are Civil Service staff grades. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

4. The citizenship ceremony fee of £80 will be added to the application fee ↩ ↩²

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. ↩