UK Visa Fees and the Immigration Health Surcharge
Every current Home Office fee in one table: UK visa application fees by route, the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS), sponsor licence and Certificate of Sponsorship costs, and priority services.
- £1,035
- IHS per year, per person
- £3,029
- Indefinite Leave to Remain
- £1,630
- Naturalisation
- Per person
- Dependants pay separately
What makes up the cost of a UK visa
Almost every UK visa cost is made of the same three parts: the Home Office application fee for the route you are applying on, the Immigration Health Surcharge for the whole length of the permission granted, and any optional priority service. Employers add the sponsor licence fee, £239 per Certificate of Sponsorship and the Immigration Skills Charge for each sponsored worker.
The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is £1,035 per person per year at the standard rate and £776 per person per year for students, their dependants, Youth Mobility Scheme applicants and under-18s. It is charged in six-month blocks across the visa length, paid at the point of application, and refunded if the application is refused or withdrawn.
Dependants normally pay their own application fee and their own IHS, so a family application multiplies quickly. Use the calculator below to total the fee, the surcharge and every applicant for one specific case.
Work routes
10 feesPaid per applicant. Dependants pay the same fee unless stated.
- Skilled Worker — up to 3 years, outside UK
- £769
- Skilled Worker — over 3 years, outside UK
- £1,519
- Skilled Worker — up to 3 years, inside UK
- £885
- Skilled Worker — over 3 years, inside UK
- £1,751
- Health & Care Worker — up to 3 years
- £304
- Health & Care Worker — over 3 years
- £590
- Global Talent
- £766
- Graduate route
- £880
- High Potential Individual
- £880
- Scale-up Worker
- £769
Family routes
5 fees- Spouse / partner — outside UK
- £1,938
- Spouse / partner — inside UK
- £1,321
- Fiancé(e) visa
- £1,938
- Parent of a British child
- £1,321
- UK Ancestry
- £637
Study & visitor
6 fees- Student visa — outside UK
- £524
- Student visa — inside UK
- £524
- Short-term study (6–11 months)
- £207
- Standard Visitor — 6 months
- £127
- Standard Visitor — 2 years
- £475
- Marriage Visitor
- £127
Settlement & citizenship
4 fees- Indefinite Leave to Remain
- £3,029
- Naturalisation as a British citizen
- £1,630
- Registration as a British citizen (adult)
- £1,351
- First British passport (adult)
- £94.50
Employer & add-on charges
8 fees- Sponsor licence — small or charitable
- £611
- Sponsor licence — medium or large
- £1,682
- Certificate of Sponsorship
- £239
- Immigration Skills Charge — small, per year
- £364
- Immigration Skills Charge — large, per year
- £1,000
- Immigration Health Surcharge — per year
- £1,035
- Priority service (5 working days)
- £500
- Super priority service (next working day)
- £1,000
Total it for your case
Add the route, visa length and number of applicants for a full breakdown.
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