Visa fees

All the fees below are quoted in pounds sterling, but are usually payable in local
currency. Please contact your nearest visa application centre 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.

These fees are effective for all visa applications made from 1 April 2008.

Category - Visit (£)

Single, double and multiple, valid up to 6 months 65
Longer term multiple entry (1, 2, 5 and 10 years) 205
Academic visitor, up to 12 months 65
Family 65
Business 65
Marriage/civil partnership 65
Medical treatment 65
Student visitor, up to 6 months 65
Child visitor 65
Agreed Destination Scheme (ADS), up to 30 days only 65
Joining ship/aircraft 45
Transit 45
Direct Airside Transit (DAT) 45
Visit Overseas Territory 44
Category: Study ( £)
Student 99
Student nurse 99
Prospective student 99
Writing up a thesis 99
Chevening Scholarship Free
British Marshall Scholarship Free
Rhodes Scholarship Free
Fulbright Scholarship Free
Chevening Fellowship Free
Exchange student 99
Resitting exams 99
Sabbatical Officer 99
Student dependant 99
Parent of a child at school 205
Category: Employment (£)
Clinical attachment and dental observation 205
PLAB Test 205
Postgraduate doctor 205
Postgraduate dentist 205
Work Permit Holder 205
Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) 205
Training and work experience (TWES) 205
Overseas qualified nurse/midwife 205
Work permit dependant 205
Category: Permit Free Employment (£)
Entertainer 99
BUNAC 205
Off Shore Workers 205
Rudolf Steiner Establishment 205
Jewish Agency 205
Japan Youth Exchange 205
IAESTE 205
Representatives of overseas insurance agencies 205
Research Assistant to Member of Parliament (MP) 205
Overseas newspapers, news Agencies and broadcasting organisations
205
news or broadcasting agency
Missionary 205
Member of a religious order 205
Sports person 99
Permit free festivals 99
Fresh Talent Working in Scotland 205
Gap year 205
New China Work Experience 205
Airport-based ground staff of overseas airlines 205
Au pair 205
Overseas domestic worker 205
EC Business Association Agreement 205
Innovator 205
International Graduates Scheme 205
Investor 205
Journalist 205
Self employed lawyer 205
Minister of Religion 205
Overseas government employees 205
Seasonal agricultural worker 205
Setting up a business 205
Sole representative 205
Teachers and language assistants 205
UK Ancestry 205
Voluntary worker 99
Working holiday maker 205
Writer, composer or artist 205
Dependant of any of the above 205
Category: Settlement (£)
Husband/Wife/Civil Partner 515
Unmarried/Same Sex Partner 515
Marriage/Civil Partnership 515
Child or dependant relative of a settled person 515
Adopted child of settled person 515
Family reunion Free
Armed Forces 515
Category: Points Based System (PBS) (£)
Tier 1 general applicant 600
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant 600
Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional
200
arrangement)
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter
200
(transitional arrangment)
Category: Exempt/Others (£)
Diplomats: official visit/posting Free
Members of international organisations on official visits/postings Free
Course F (up to 6 months) 65
Course F (over 6 months) 99
Exercise the right of access to a child 205
Family member of an EEA national Free
Family member of a Swiss national Free
Handling applications on behalf of Commonwealth countries 44
Member of UK or Visiting Forces Free
Retired person of independent means 205
Returning resident 205
Right of Abode Certificate of Entitlement 205