UK Visa Fees

Thursday 25 February 2010

All the fees below are quoted in pounds sterling, but are payable in local currency. Please contact your nearest visa application center to find out what the local fees are and how you can pay for your visa.

Guidance notes and fees for visa extensions, nationality and right of abode applications, for applicants who are already in the UK, are available on the UK Border Agency website.

Dependents are charged the same fee as the main applicant. All dependents who are travelling must pay the fee whether or not they are included in the main applicant's passport.

Fees are subject to periodic review.

A fee will be refunded only if the application is withdrawn in writing prior to any processing of the application and biometrics have not been taken, or if the applicant refuses to provide biometrics.

Fees have been listed by categories, which are: visit, study, employment, settlement, points-based system, exempt and others.

These fees are effective for all visa applications made from 9 April 2009.

Category - Visit	Fee (£)
Approved Destination Status (ADS) Agreement with China, up to 30 days only	67
Single, double and multiple visit, valid up to 6 months	67
Longer term multiple entry (1 to 2 years)	215
Longer term multiple entry (5 years)	400
Longer term multiple entry (10 years)	500
Entertainer visitor	67
Family visitor	67
Business visitor - general	67
Business visitor - academic visitor (up to 12 months)	67
Business visitor - visiting professor	67
Business visitor - religious worker	67
Business visitor - film crew	67
Business visitor - clinical attachments/dental observations (up to 6 weeks)	215
Business visitor - PLAB test	215
Special visitor - marriage/civil partnership	67
Special visitor - medical treatment	67
Special visitor - visitor in transit	46
Special visitor - student visitor, up to 6 months	67
Special visitor - child visitor	67
Special visitor - prospective student	67
Special visitor - parent of a child at school (up to 12 months)	215
Sports visitor	67
Category: Study (non points-based system)	Fee ( £)
Dependant of prospective student applicant	67
Dependant of student applicant	145
Category: Employment (non points-based system)	Fee (£)
Work permit holder	215
Work permit/HSMP dependant	215
Off Shore Workers	215
Overseas domestic worker - private household	215
EC Business Association Agreement	215
Sole representative	215
UK Ancestry	215
Seasonal agricultural worker	215
Dependants of any of the above	215
Vander Elst	Free of charge
Swiss Posted Worker	Free of charge
Category: Settlement	Fee (£)
Spouse/civil partner of a settled person	585
Unmarried/same sex partner of a settled person	585
Fiancé(e)/proposed civil partner of a settled person	585
Child or dependent relative of a settled person	585
Adopted child of settled person	585
Family reunion	Free of charge
Former UK Armed Forces	585
Category: Points-based system (PBS)	Fee (£)
Tier 1 general applicant	675
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant	675
Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement)	250
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement)	250
Tier 1 investor or entrepreneur	675
Dependant of tier 1 investor or entrepreneur	675
Tier 1 post study applicant	265
Dependant of tier 1 post study applicant	265
Tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia	615
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia	615
Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia	230
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia	230
Tier 2 applicant	265
Dependant of tier 2 applicant	265
Tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia	245
Dependant of tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia	245
Tier 4 (general) student applicant	145
Dependant of tier 4 (general) student applicant	145
Tier 4 (child) student applicant	145
Chevening Scholarship or Fellowship	Free of charge
British Marshall Scholarship	Free of charge
Fulbright Scholarship	Free of charge
Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan	Free of charge
Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker)	125
Dependant of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker)	125
Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia	110
Dependant of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia	110
Tier 5 applicant (youth mobility scheme)	125
Category: Exempt	Fee (£)
Diplomats: official visit/posting	Free of charge
Members of international organisations on official visits	Free of charge
Member of UK or visiting forces	Free of charge
Category: Others	Fee (£)
Course F	67
Exercise the right of access to a child	215
Parent/primary carer of an EEA national child	215
Family member of an EEA national	Free of charge
Family member of a Swiss national	Free of charge
Handling applications on behalf of Commonwealth Countries/Overseas Territories	47
Forwarding documents to Commonwealth Countries/Overseas Territories (additional fee)	63
Returning resident	215
Right of Abode Certificate of Entitlement	215
Joining ship/aircraft	46
Direct Airside Transit (DAT)	46
Mobile biometrics/call out charge	£128 an hour up to a maximum of £922 for each 24 hour period
Turkish nationals to establish in business	Free of charge
Vignette transfer	75