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Current Home Office Fees

Home Office Immigration & Nationality Charges (as of 4th August 2020)
The Complete List of Fees can be found on: www.gov.uk here
Visas / Applications made outside the UK
Application Category Fee
Visit visa < 6 months £95
Visit visa < 2 years [note 1] £361
Visit visa < 5 years £655
Visit visa <10 years £822
Visiting academic - more than 6 months but no more than 12 months £190
Private medical treatment visa - more than 6 months but not more than 11 months £190
Short term student visa (up to 6 months) £97
Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months £186
Settlement £1,523
Settlement - other dependant relative £3,250
Settlement - refugee dependant relative £388
Indefinite leave to enter the UK as the dependant of a member of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules. £2,389
Certificate of entitlement - (right of abode) £388
Other visa £516
Transit visa – (direct airside transit) £35
Transit visit visa (landside transit) £64
Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft £64
Transfer of Conditions (Vignette transfer) £154
Representative of an overseas business  £610
Call out/ out of hours fee (per hour/part hour) £142
Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) £154
Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents £141
Electronic Visa Waiver £30
Innovator [note 2] £1,021
Start-up [note 2] £363
 Points based system - Applications made outside the UK   
Application Category Fee
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [note 2] £1,021
Tier 1 (Investor) £1,623
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - dependants only £608
Tier 1 (General) - dependant £1,021
Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) - dependants only £363
Tier 1 (Post-study Work) - dependant £604
Tier 2 (General), (Intra-Company Transfer) - Long Term Staff, (Sportsperson) & (Minister of Religion), where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] £610
Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Under 3 Years [note 2 and 6] £232
Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Graduate Trainee [note 2] £482
Tier 2 (General), (Intra-Company Transfer) - Long Term Staff, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [note 2] £1,220
Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Over 3 Years [note 2 and 6] £232
Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] £464
Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [note 2] £928
Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - Health and Care Visa - Under 3 Years [note 2 and 6] £232
Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - Health and Care Visa - Over 3 Years [note 2 and 6] £464
Tier 4 £348
Tier 5 [note 2] £244
Optional Premium Services outside the UK
Priority visa service - settlement £573
Priority visa service - non-settlement £220
Super priority visa service £956
User-pay visa application centre £55
International Contact Centre - Email Service (per query) £5.48
International Contact Centre - Telephone Helpline (per minute) £1.37
Optional Premium Services in the UK
Super Priority service £800
Arrangements for the provision of immigration officers or facilities at a control port in addition to those (if any) required to provide a basic service (per hour) £53.08
Provision of Immigration Officer at the border (hourly rate) £53.08
The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any other above basic service, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom, on or after 1 July 2019 £57.33
The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any premium service, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom, on or after 1 July 2019 £77.40
Expedited processing - Priority service £500
Premium status checks and advice (Administrative Officer) (per minute) [note 3] £0.80
Premium status checks, advice or training (Executive Officer) (inside office hours) (per minute) [note 3] £0.88
Premium status checks, advice or training (Executive Officer) (outside office hours) (per minute) [note 3] £1.10
Premium status checks, advice or training (Higher Executive Officer) (inside office hours) (p/ minute) [note 3] £0.97
Premium status checks, advice or training (Higher Executive Officer) (outside office hours) (p/min) [note 3] £1.23
On-Demand service (Mobile Biometric Enrolment) (per hour per representative of the contractor providing the service) (per minute) £650
 Visas / Applications made in the UK
Application Category Fee
Indefinite leave to remain £2,389
Leave to remain - Other £1,033
Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention £1,033
Visitor Extension – main applicant & all dependants £993
Transfer of Conditions (TOC) or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status - limited leave to remain £161
TOC or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status - indefinite  -leave to remain £229
Biometric residence card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) £56
Biometric residence permit (BRP) / replacement BRP £56
Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid £25
Processing of an application made under Appendix EU which is subsequently rejected as invalid - Adult £0
Processing of an application made under Appendix EU which is subsequently rejected as invalid - Child £0
Biometric enrolment £19.20
Certificate of travel - adult £280
Certificate of travel - child £141
Convention travel document - adult £75
Convention travel document - child £49
Retired person of independent means £1,949
Representative of an overseas business £704
European residence document (registration certificate, document certifying permanent residence, residence card, accession resident card, derivative residence card, permanent residence card) £65
Application for leave to remain where the application is made under Appendix EU - Adult £0
Application for leave to remain where the application is made under Appendix EU - Child £0
Innovator [note 2] £1,277
Start-up [note 2] £493
Naturalisation [note 4] £1,330
Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens £1,000
Nationality registration as a British citizen - adult [note 4] £1,206
Nationality registration as a British citizen - child [note 5] £1,012
The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony). £80
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
Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons - adult £901
Nationality registration - British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons - child £810
Renunciation of nationality £372
Certificate of entitlement - (right of abode) £372
Nationality review £372
Status letter £250
Non-acquisition letter £250
Nationality correction to certificate £250
Life in the UK test £50
Nationality - supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order or declaration £250
Administrative review £80
Points based system - Applications made in the UK  
Application Category Fee
ier 1 (General) - dependant £1,878
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [note 2] £1,277
Tier 1 (Investor) £1,623
Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) - dependants only £493
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - dependants only £608
Tier 2 (General), (Intra-Company Transfer) - Long Term Staff, (Sportsperson) & (Minister of Religion), where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] £704
Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Under 3 Years [note 2 and 6] £232
Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Graduate Trainee [note 2] £482
Tier 2 (General), (Intra-Company Transfer) - Long Term Staff, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [note 2] £1,408
Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Over 3 Years [note 2 and 6] £232
Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] £464
Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [note 2] £928
Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - Health and Care Visa - Under 3 Years [note 2 and 6] £232
Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - Health and Care Visa - Over 3 Years [note 2 and 6] £464
Tier 4 £475
Tier 5 [note 2] £244
Note 1: Application fee of £95 where the applicant is a Chinese national applying in mainland China under the Chinese visa scheme
  
Note 2: a Council of Europe Social Charter (CESC) discount of £55 applies for main applicant.
  
Note 3: Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer are Civil Service staff grades.
  
Note 4: the citizenship ceremony fee of £80 has been added to the application fee

Note 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.

Note 6. Tier 2 visa fees are reduced for those qualifying for Health and Care Visa and the fees after reductions are shown above.
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