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Fees are set by the Home Office and the courts and tribunals service, and they change, often in April and October. The figures below are taken from the Home Office table that applies from 8 October 2026, under which none of them changes. A fee is the price of the application only. Most visas from outside the UK, and extensions from inside it, also carry the immigration health surcharge (£1,035 a year, or £776 for students and children), and some carry the cost of a priority service, an English test or biometrics. Always check the current fee on GOV.UK before you pay.
Work and business visas
| Route |
From outside the UK |
From inside the UK |
| Skilled Worker, 3 years or less |
£819 |
£943 |
| Skilled Worker, over 3 years |
£1,618 |
£1,865 |
| Skilled Worker, job on the Immigration Salary List: 3 years or less / over 3 |
£628 / £1,235 |
£628 / £1,235 |
| Health and Care Worker: 3 years or less / over 3 |
£324 / £628 |
£324 / £628 |
| Global Business Mobility, Senior or Specialist: 3 years or less / over 3 |
£819 / £1,618 |
£943 / £1,865 |
| Scale-up |
£937 |
£937 |
| High Potential Individual |
£880 |
£880 |
| Minister of Religion |
£819 |
£943 |
| Representative of an Overseas Business |
£819 |
£943 |
| Global Talent |
£766 in total (£205 plus a £561 endorsement letter where one is needed) |
£766 |
| Innovator Founder |
£1,357, plus £1,000 for the endorsement |
£1,693 |
| UK Ancestry and Overseas Domestic Worker |
£726 |
|
| Youth Mobility Scheme and Temporary Worker, most routes |
£340 |
£340 |
Study and visiting
| Route |
Fee |
| Student, and Child Student |
£558 |
| Graduate |
£937 |
| Standard Visitor, up to 6 months |
£135 |
| Long-term visitor visa: 2 years / 5 years / 10 years |
£506 / £903 / £1,128 |
| Visitor extension from inside the UK |
£1,172 |
| Marriage Visitor |
£135 |
| Electronic travel authorisation (ETA) |
£20 |
Family visas and settlement
| Application |
Fee |
| Partner or spouse, unmarried partner, fiancé(e), parent and child, from outside the UK |
£2,064 |
| Extension or switch from inside the UK |
£1,407 |
| Adult dependent relative, from outside the UK |
£3,635 |
| Indefinite leave to remain, and long residence |
£3,226 |
| British National (Overseas) |
£206 for 2.5 years, £285 for 5 years |
| EU Settlement Scheme |
Free |
British citizenship and passports
| Application |
Fee |
| Naturalisation |
£1,709, plus £130 for the ceremony: £1,839 in all |
| Registration, adult |
£1,540, plus £130 for the ceremony: £1,670 in all |
| Registration, child under 18 |
£1,000 |
| Registration for Irish citizens, adult / child |
£723 / £607 |
| Certificate of entitlement |
£589 |
| Renunciation of nationality |
£513 |
| Reconsideration of a refusal (Form NR) |
£513 |
| Life in the UK test |
£50 |
| British passport, adult |
£102 online, £115.50 by post |
| British passport, child |
£66.50 online, £80 by post |
Priority services
| Service |
Fee |
| Priority visa service (decision in 5 working days) |
£500 extra |
| Super priority visa service (next working day) |
£1,000 extra |
Priority services are available for applications made from inside the UK, on most routes. See the page for your route.
Appeals and reviews
For employers
| Item |
Fee |
| Sponsor licence |
£611 for a small or charitable sponsor, £1,682 for a medium or large sponsor |
| Priority service for a sponsor licence |
£750 |
| Student sponsor licence |
£611 |
| Student sponsor Basic Compliance Assessment |
£574 |
| Certificate of sponsorship |
£525 for worker routes, £55 for temporary worker routes |
| Immigration Skills Charge |
£480 a year (small), £1,320 a year (medium or large) |
| Sponsor action plan |
£1,579 |
| Expedited sponsor change of circumstances |
£350 |
Our consultation fees
A consultation with one of our lawyers is a fixed fee, agreed before you book:
| Consultation |
Fee |
| Online (video call) or telephone |
£99 |
| In person, London |
£199 |
| In person, Birmingham |
£149 |
If we go on to act for you, we tell you in writing what our fee will be before we start. The Home Office and Tribunal fees above are paid in addition and go to them, not to us.
This page is general information, not legal advice. The Immigration Rules, fees and waiting times change often, sometimes at short notice. Check the official source, or ask us about your own circumstances, before you act on it.
