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UK Home Office Announces Major Visa Fee Update Effective 9 April 2025

The UK Home Office has published a detailed update on immigration and nationality fees, effective from 9 April 2025. The revisions affect various visa categories, work and study applications, premium services, nationality registrations, and sponsorship-related charges. Below is a complete breakdown of the changes, ensuring applicants, employers, and associated parties are fully informed of the new costs.

Applications Made Outside the UK & In-Country Premium Services

1. Visas and Applications Made Outside the UK

Visit Visa – Short (up to 6 months)
- Current fee: £115
- New fee: £127
- Increase: £12
Visit Visa – Long (up to 2 years) [footnote 1]
- Current fee: £432
- New fee: £475
- Increase: £43
Visit Visa – Long (up to 5 years)
- Current fee: £771
- New fee: £848
- Increase: £77
Visit Visa – Long (up to 10 years)
- Current fee: £963
- New fee: £1,059
- Increase: £96
Visiting Academic (more than 6 months but no more than 12 months)
- Current fee: £200
- New fee: £220
- Increase: £20
Private Medical Treatment Visa (more than 6 months but not more than 11 months)
- Current fee: £200
- New fee: £220
- Increase: £20
Transit Visa (direct airside transit)
- Current fee: £35
- New fee: £39
- Increase: £4
Transit Visit Visa (landside transit)
- Current fee: £64
- New fee: £70
- Increase: £6
Visa for Joining a Ship or Aircraft as Crew
- Current fee: £64
- New fee: £70
- Increase: £6
Single-entry Visa to Replace a BRP
- The fee remains unchanged at £154
Certificate of Entitlement to Right of Abode (outside the UK)
- Current fee: £550
- New fee: £589
- Increase: £39
Vignette Transfer (Transfer of Conditions) – application made overseas
- The fee remains unchanged at £154
Other Visa
- Current fee: £637
- New fee: £682
- Increase: £45
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 30 months – main applicant and dependants
- Current fee: £180
- New fee: £193
- Increase: £13
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 5 years – main applicant and dependants
- Current fee: £250
- New fee: £268
- Increase: £18
Route to Settlement
- Current fee: £1,846
- New fee: £1,938
- Increase: £92
Route to Settlement – Other Dependant Relative
- Current fee: £3,250
- New fee: £3,413
- Increase: £163
Route to Settlement – Refugee Dependant Relative
- Current fee: £404
- New fee: £424
- Increase: £20
Indefinite Leave to Enter the UK (as HM Armed Forces Service Leaver or member under Appendix HM Armed Forces) – both dependant and non-dependant
- Current fee: £2,885
- New fee: £3,029
- Increase: £144
  (This fee also applies to victims of domestic abuse under Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse.)
Call Out / Out of Hours Fee (per hour/part hour for consular officers)
- The fee remains unchanged at £142
Receiving, Preparing and Forwarding Documents (Consular Functions)
- The fee remains unchanged at £141
Administrative Review
- The fee remains unchanged at £80
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
- Current fee: £10
- New fee: £16
- Increase: £6

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2. Work – Applications Made Outside the UK

Innovator Founder – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,191
- New fee: £1,274
- Increase: £83
Endorsement Fee under Innovator Founder (to endorsing body, excluding VAT)
- Fee remains at £1,000
Contact Point Meeting under Innovator Founder (to endorsing body, excluding VAT)
- Fee remains at £500
Start-up – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £435
- New fee: £465
- Increase: £30
Approval Letter for Global Talent (initial application)
- Current fee: £524
- New fee: £561
- Increase: £37
Global Talent (Main Applicant – Approval Letter required)
- Current fee: £192
- New fee: £205
- Increase: £13
Global Talent (Main Applicant – Approval Letter not required)
- Current fee: £716
- New fee: £766
- Increase: £50
Global Talent – Dependants Only
- Current fee: £716
- New fee: £766
- Increase: £50
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – Dependants Only
- Fee change: £716 to £766 (+£50)
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,191
- New fee: £1,274
- Increase: £83
Tier 1 (Investor) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,884
- New fee: £2,000
- Increase: £116
Skilled Worker (Certificate of Sponsorship issued for 3 years or less) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £719
- New fee: £769
- Increase: £50
Skilled Worker (Certificate issued for over 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,420
- New fee: £1,519
- Increase: £99
Skilled Worker – Job on the Immigration Salary List (for 3 years or less) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £551
- New fee: £590
- Increase: £39
Skilled Worker – Job on the Immigration Salary List (over 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,084
- New fee: £1,160
- Increase: £76
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa (3 years or less) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £284
- New fee: £304
- Increase: £20
  (Fees for Health and Care visas are reduced for qualifying applicants.)
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa (over 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £551
- New fee: £590
- Increase: £39
T2 Minister of Religion – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £719
- New fee: £769
- Increase: £50
International Sportsperson (12 months or less) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £298
- New fee: £319
- Increase: £21
International Sportsperson (over 12 months) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £719
- New fee: £769
- Increase: £50
Temporary Work (Seasonal, Religious, Charity, Creative, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange, Youth Mobility Scheme) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £298
- New fee: £319
- Increase: £21
Representative of an Overseas Business – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £719
- New fee: £769
- Increase: £50
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (up to 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £719
- New fee: £769
- Increase: £50
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (more than 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,420
- New fee: £1,519
- Increase: £99
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee; Service Supplier; UK Expansion Worker; Secondment Worker – Main Applicant and Dependants
- The current fee for each: is £298
- The new fee for each: is £319
- Increase: £21
Scale-up – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £822
- New fee: £880
- Increase: £58
High Potential Individual – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £822
- New fee: £880
- Increase: £58

3. Study – Applications Made Outside the UK

Student – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £490
- New fee: £524
- Increase: £34
Child Student
- Current fee: £490
- New fee: £524
- Increase: £34
Short Term Student (studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months)
- Current fee: £200
- New fee: £214
- Increase: £14

4. Optional Premium Services Outside the UK

Priority Visa Service – Settlement & Non-Settlement
- The fee remains at £500 for each service.
Super Priority Visa Service
- Fee remains at £1,000
User Pays Visa Application Service
- Fee remains at £76.50
Immigration Officer (premium service relating to entry/transit – per hour per officer)
- Fee remains at £150
International Contact Centre – Email Service (per query)
- Fee remains at £2.74
International Contact Centre – Telephone Helpline (per minute)
- Fee remains at £0.69

5. Optional Premium Services in the UK

Super Priority Service
- Fee remains at £1,000
Expedited Processing – Priority Service
- Fee remains at £500
On-Demand Service (Mobile Biometric Enrolment – per hour per representative)
- Fee remains at £650
Provision of an Immigration Officer (to a Government Department, relating to entry/transit)
- Fee remains at £72.27
Provision of an Immigration Officer (for entry/transit – per hour per officer)
- Fee remains at £150
Premium Status Checks and Advice
- Administrative Officer: £0.80 per minute
- Executive Officer (inside office hours): £0.88 per minute
- Executive Officer (outside office hours): £1.10 per minute
- Higher Executive Officer (inside office hours): £0.97 per minute
- Higher Executive Officer (outside office hours): £1.23 per minute
  (All premium service charges remain unchanged.)

Border Services, In-UK Applications, Nationality & Sponsorship

6. Premium Services at the Border

Registered Traveller (Adult) – Yearly Subscription
- Fee remains at £50
Registered Traveller (Child) – Yearly Subscription
- Fee remains at £24
Registered Traveller – Registration of New Documents
- Fee remains at £20
Fast Track (Heathrow and Other Ports of Entry)
- The fee remains at £10 for each service.

7. Work – Applications Made in the UK

Innovator Founder – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,486
- New fee: £1,590
- Increase: £104
Endorsement Fee under Innovator Founder (excluding VAT)
- Fee remains at £1,000
Contact Point Meeting under Innovator Founder (excluding VAT)
- Fee remains at £500
Start-up – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £584
- New fee: £625
- Increase: £41
Approval Letter for Global Talent (initial application)
- Current fee: £524
- New fee: £561
- Increase: £37
Global Talent (Main Applicant – Approval Letter required)
- Current fee: £192
- New fee: £205
- Increase: £13
Global Talent (Main Applicant – Approval Letter not required)
- Current fee: £716
- New fee: £766
- Increase: £50
Global Talent – Dependants Only
- Current fee: £716
- New fee: £766
- Increase: £50
Graduate Route – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £822
- New fee: £880
- Increase: £58
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – Dependants Only
- Fee change: £716 to £766 (+£50)
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,486
- New fee: £1,590
- Increase: £104
Tier 1 (Investor) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,884
- New fee: £2,000
- Increase: £116
Skilled Worker (Certificate for 3 years or less) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £827
- New fee: £885
- Increase: £58
Skilled Worker (Certificate for over 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,636
- New fee: £1,751
- Increase: £115
Skilled Worker – Job on the Immigration Salary List (3 years or less) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £551
- New fee: £590
- Increase: £39
Skilled Worker – Job on the Immigration Salary List (over 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,084
- New fee: £1,160
- Increase: £76
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa (3 years or less) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £284
- New fee: £304
- Increase: £20
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa (over 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £551
- New fee: £590
- Increase: £39
T2 Minister of Religion – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £827
- New fee: £885
- Increase: £58
International Sportsperson (12 months or less) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £298
- New fee: £319
- Increase: £21
International Sportsperson (over 12 months) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £827
- New fee: £885
- Increase: £58
Temporary Worker (Seasonal, Religious, Charity, Creative, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange, Youth Mobility Scheme) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £298
- New fee: £319
- Increase: £21
Representative of an Overseas Business – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £827
- New fee: £885
- Increase: £58
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (up to 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £827
- New fee: £885
- Increase: £58
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (more than 3 years) – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,636
- New fee: £1,751
- Increase: £115
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee; Service Supplier; UK Expansion Worker; Secondment Worker – Main Applicant and Dependants
- The current fee for each: is £298
- The new fee for each: is £319
- Increase: £21
Scale-up – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £822
- New fee: £880
- Increase: £58
High Potential Individual – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £822
- New fee: £880
- Increase: £58

8. Study – Applications Made in the UK

Student – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £490
- New fee: £524
- Increase: £34
Child Student
- Current fee: £490
- New fee: £524
- Increase: £34

9. Other Applications Made in the UK

Visitor Extension – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £1,000
- New fee: £1,100
- Increase: £100
Leave to Enter for Persons Liable to Immigration Detention
- Current fee: £1,258
- New fee: £1,321
- Increase: £63
Leave to Remain – Other
- Current fee: £1,258
- New fee: £1,321
- Increase: £63
Hong Kong British National (In-country) for 30 months – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £180
- New fee: £193
- Increase: £13
Hong Kong British National (In-country) for 5 years – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £250
- New fee: £268
- Increase: £18
Processing an Application Subsequently Rejected as an Invalid
- Current fee: £25
- New fee: £28
- Increase: £3
Indefinite Leave to Remain – Main Applicant and Dependants
- Current fee: £2,885
- New fee: £3,029
- Increase: £144
Replacement Biometric Residence Card (EU Settlement Scheme)
- The fee remains unchanged at £19
Replacement Biometric Residence Permit
- The fee remains unchanged at £19
Travel Documents
- Certificate of Travel – Adult (effective from 10 April 2025)
  - Current fee: £280
  - New fee: £300
  - Increase: £20
- Certificate of Travel – Child (effective from 10 April 2025)
  - Current fee: £141
  - New fee: £151
  - Increase: £10
- Convention Travel Document – Adult (effective from 10 April 2025)
  - Current fee: £82
  - New fee: £94.50
  - Increase: £12.50
- Convention Travel Document – Child (effective from 10 April 2025)
  - Current fee: £53
  - New fee: £61.50
  - Increase: £8.50
Administrative Review
- The fee remains unchanged at £80
Life in the UK Test
- The fee remains unchanged at £50

10. Nationality

Naturalisation (British Citizenship) [footnote 5]
- Current fee: £1,500
- New fee: £1,605
- Increase: £105
Naturalisation – British Overseas Territory Citizens
- Current fee: £1,000
- New fee: £1,070
- Increase: £70
Nationality Registration as a British Citizen – Adult [Footnote 5]
- Current fee: £1,351
- New fee: £1,446
- Increase: £95
Nationality Registration as a British Citizen – Child [Footnote 6]
- The fee remains unchanged at £1,214
Citizenship Ceremony (arrangement)
- The fee remains unchanged at £130
  (Note: This ceremony fee will be added to the application fee and an additional £130 will be required if a minor turns 18 during the process.)
Administration of Citizenship Oath (or oath and pledge outside ceremony)
- The fee remains unchanged at £5
Nationality Registration – For British Overseas Territory Citizens, British Overseas Citizens, British Subjects, British Protected Persons – Adult
- Current fee: £901
- New fee: £964
- Increase: £63
Nationality Registration – (same categories) – Child
- The fee remains unchanged at £810
Renunciation of Nationality
- Current fee: £450
- New fee: £482
- Increase: £32
Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (In the UK)
- Current fee: £550
- New fee: £589
- Increase: £39
Nationality Review
- Current fee: £450
- New fee: £482
- Increase: £32
Status Letter (Nationality)
- Current fee: £429
- New fee: £459
- Increase: £30
Non-acquisition Letter (Nationality)
- Current fee: £429
- New fee: £459
- Increase: £30
Nationality Correction to Certificate
- Current fee: £400
- New fee: £428
- Increase: £28
Supply of a Certified Copy (of notice, certificate, order or declaration)
- Current fee: £400
- New fee: £428
- Increase: £28
Reissued Nationality Certificate
- Current fee: £400
- New fee: £428
- Increase: £28

11. Sponsorship

Premium Sponsor Service (12 months)
- Worker Sponsor and Temporary Worker Sponsor – Large Sponsors: Fee remains at £25,000
- Worker Sponsor and Temporary Worker Sponsor – Small Sponsors: Fee remains at £8,000
- Student Sponsors: Fee remains at £8,000
Expedited Processing of a Sponsorship Management Request (Worker/Temporary Worker Sponsor)
- Fee remains at £200
Priority Service for Expedited Processing of Sponsor Licence Applications
- Fee remains at £500
Worker Sponsor Licence
- Large Sponsor:
  - Current fee: £1,476
  - New fee: £1,579
  - Increase: £103
- Small Sponsor:
  - Current fee: £536
  - New fee: £574
  - Increase: £38
Student Sponsor Licence
- Current fee: £536
- New fee: £574
- Increase: £38
Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence
- Current fee: £536
- New fee: £574
- Increase: £38
Combined Licences (Worker and Temporary Worker; Worker and Student; Worker, Temporary Worker and Student for Large Sponsors)
- Current fee: £1,476
- New fee: £1,579
- Increase: £103
Worker Sponsor Licence (Large Sponsor) where current Temporary Worker and/or Student Sponsor Licence exists
- Current fee: £940
- New fee: £1,005
- Increase: £65
Endorsement Fee for a Scale-up Sponsor Licence under the Endorsing Body Pathway
- Fee remains at £1,500
Student Sponsor Basic Compliance Assessment
- Current fee: £536
- New fee: £574
- Increase: £38
Sponsor Action Plan
- Current fee: £1,476
- New fee: £1,579
- Increase: £103
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or Approval under Sponsor a Worker (Skilled Worker, T2 Minister of Religion, Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker)
- Current fee: £239
- New fee: £525
- Increase: £286
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or Approval under Sponsor a Worker for Temporary Worker routes (including Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier, Secondment Worker and Scale-up)
- Current fee: £25
- New fee: £55
- Increase: £30
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or Approval under Sponsor a Worker for International Sportsperson route
- Over 12 months:
  - Current fee: £239
  - New fee: £525
  - Increase: £286
- Up to 12 months or less:
  - Current fee: £25
  - New fee: £55
  - Increase: £30
Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) for Student/Child Student
- Current fee: £25
- New fee: £55
- Increase: £30

12. Assessment of an Overseas Qualification

(Fees are payable directly to the supplier; applicable for applications made both outside and in the UK)

For a Recognised Appropriate Level of English Language
- Fee remains at £140
For a Recognised Appropriate Level of English Language with a Downloadable Digital Statement
- Fee remains at £147.50
For a Recognised Standard of Overseas Qualification (with optional English language assessment)
- Fee remains at £210
For a Recognised Standard of Overseas Qualification with a Downloadable Digital Statement
- Fee remains at £217.50

13. Optional Premium Services for Assessment of an Overseas Qualification

(Fees payable directly to the supplier; applicable for applications made both outside and in the UK)

Priority Service for a Recognised Appropriate Level of English Language
- Fee remains at £124
Super Priority Service for a Recognised Appropriate Level of English Language
- Fee remains at £174

Additional clarifications and footnotes explain specific conditions (such as the fee reductions for Health and Care visas, details on sponsor routes, and extra charges related to the citizenship ceremony).

Final Overview

This extensive update from the Home Office affects a broad spectrum of visa types—from short and long-term visit visas to work, study, and family settlement routes—as well as premium and sponsorship services. The changes, while varying in size, underscore the government’s move to adjust fees across the board, with increases ranging from a modest few pounds to more substantial hikes in certain categories.

Applicants, sponsors, and immigration professionals are advised to carefully review the new fee schedule to ensure compliance with the updated costs starting 9 April 2025.

Footnotes from the Official UK Government site:

Application fee of £127 where the applicant is a Chinese national applying in mainland China under the Chinese visa scheme. ↩
“Sponsor a Worker” means the scheme operated by the Secretary of State to approve an employer to recruit an individual to a specific work role where that individual is required to make an application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom to perform that role. During the period of rolling out the new IT system on which Sponsor a Worker operates both the systems of issuance of Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) and Sponsor a Worker are to run in parallel with the Sponsor a Worker system being used by select sponsors only. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴
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
Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer are Civil Service staff grades. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵
The citizenship ceremony fee of £130 will be added to the application fee. ↩ ↩²
An additional £130 per applicant is required to cover the ceremony fee should the minor turn 18 during the application process. This will be requested at the point of decision. ↩