Fees

Last verified 5 September 2026 against the Home Office fee table·Fees in force since 8 April 2026

Source: Home Office immigration and nationality fees, 8 April 2026 — GOV.UK. Fees are normally revised each April. To add up the fee and health surcharge for your family, use the visa cost calculator.

Fee revision history

Visiting

ApplicationFee
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)£20
Standard Visitor visa (up to 6 months)£135
Long-validity visitor visa (2 / 5 / 10 years)£506 / £903 / £1,128

Study

ApplicationFee
Student or Child Student visa£558
Short-term Study visa (English course, 6-11 months)£228
Graduate visa£937
Parent of a Child Student (outside the UK / extension inside)£726 / £1,407

Work

ApplicationFee
Skilled Worker - up to 3 years / over 3 years (outside the UK)£819 / £1,618
Skilled Worker - up to 3 years / over 3 years (in the UK)£943 / £1,865
Skilled Worker - Immigration Salary List job (up to 3 / over 3 years)£628 / £1,235
Health and Care Visa (up to 3 / over 3 years)£324 / £628
Global Talent - endorsement stage + visa stage£561 + £205
Global Talent - without endorsement (prize route); dependants£766
High Potential Individual£880
Scale-up Worker£937
Minister of Religion (outside / in the UK)£819 / £943
Innovator Founder (outside / in the UK)£1,357 / £1,693
Innovator Founder - endorsing body fees (endorsement + each checkpoint, ex VAT)£1,000 + £500
Youth Mobility Scheme£340
Global Business Mobility - Senior or Specialist Worker (up to 3 / over 3 years, outside the UK)£819 / £1,618
Global Business Mobility - Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier, Secondment Worker£340
UK Ancestry visa£726
Temporary Work routes (Seasonal, Creative, Charity, Religious, GAE, International Agreement)£340
Hong Kong BN(O) — 30 months / 5 years (same inside or outside the UK)£206 / £285

Family

ApplicationFee
Partner, spouse or fiance(e) - route to settlement (outside the UK)£2,064
Partner - extension or switching in the UK£1,407
Adult dependent relative (outside the UK)£3,635

Settlement and citizenship

ApplicationFee
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), per applicant£3,226
Returning Resident visa£726
Naturalisation as a British citizen (£1,709 + £130 ceremony)£1,839
Registration as a British citizen - child£1,000
Life in the UK test, per attempt£50

Immigration Health Surcharge (per year of visa)

ApplicationFee
Standard rate£1,035
Students, their dependants, Youth Mobility, under-18s£776

Optional priority services (where available)

ApplicationFee
Priority service (decision in ~5 working days)£500
Super priority service (decision by end of next working day)£1,000