Cost Of Visa For Uk
The UK Government’s official visa service provider Visa4UK.com has announced that Indians need to pay £4,852 for a UK tourist or visitor visa. This visa is valid for six months and allows the holder to enter the UK a single time only. It provides multiple entry so holders can return to the country once their visa expires without reapplying. This is applicable for US Citizens as well for $131 (Rs 7,385). The cost of visa depends on various factors like diplomatic or political relations of both countries and the mutual agreements they have signed. Check out some other facts here…
Cost Of Visa For Uk
UK visa is a necessary requirement for most of the countries for multiple entry business visa. UK government gives various types of visas to individuals depending on various factors. The main factor that affects UK visa procedure is nationality of an applicant and country of his/her residence. The policies change time to time according to the growing global scenarios.
It is not possible to enter the UK with a visa that is out of date. This can cause problems, because it means you might be stopped at the airport and made to return home. You do not want this to happen. The cost of getting a new visa depends on the exact nature of your visit, so there are three main cases in which you could get your visa.
The nationality of the applicant is an important factor in determining the processing time for a visa application. It takes at least 5-7 months to complete the entire UK visa process if you are from United Kingdom . As part of these procedure, an applicant needs to visit the appropriate visa office.
How Much Does a UK Visa Application Cost?
The cost of a UK visa application is based on the type of UK visa you need to obtain in order to enter the UK. The visa fees vary from £93 for a visit visa up to 9 months, to £3,250 for a settlement visa as another dependant relative. There are also additional optional Premium Services outside the UK and inside the UK, which can be as cheap as £55 and as expensive as £10,500.
The following tables tell you how much it costs to apply for a UK visa from 6 April 2018. It shows fees for all types of visas, including:
- visitor
- work
- student
- settlement
- naturalisation
UK Visa Fees
Visa applications made outside the UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Visit visa < 6 months | £89 | £93 | £4 |
| Visit visa < 2 years [note 1] | £337 | £350 | £13 |
| Visit visa < 5 years | £612 | £636 | £24 |
| Visit visa <10 years | £767 | £798 | £31 |
| Visiting academic – more than 6 months, but no more than 12 months | £179 | £186 | £7 |
| Private medical treatment visa – more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £179 | £186 | £7 |
| Short term student visa (up to 6 months) | £93 | £97 | £4 |
| Short term student child (up to 6 months) | £93 | £97 | £4 |
| Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £179 | £186 | £7 |
| Settlement | £1,464 | £1,523 | £59 |
| Settlement – other dependant relative | £3,250 | £3,250 | £0 |
| Settlement – refugee dependant relative | £423 | £388 | -£35 |
| Indefinite leave to enter the UK as the dependant of a member of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules. | £2,297 | £2,389 | £92 |
| Transit visa – (direct airside transit) | £34 | £35 | £1 |
| Transit visit visa (landside transit) | £62 | £64 | £2 |
| Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft | £62 | £64 | £2 |
| Representative of an overseas business | £587 | £610 | £23 |
| Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) | £169 | £154 | -£15 |
| Other visa | £496 | £516 | £20 |
| Electronic Visa Waiver | £15 | £15 | £0 |
| Certificate of entitlement – (right of abode) | £423 | £388 | -£35 |
| Transfer of Conditions (Vignette transfer) | £169 | £154 | -£15 |
| Call out/ out of hours fee (per hour/part hour) | £137 | £142 | £5 |
| Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents | £136 | £141 | £5 |
Points Based System – applications made outside of UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) [note 2] | £982 | £1,021 | £39 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) | £1,561 | £1,623 | £62 |
| Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) | £292 | £456 | £164 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – subsequent application [note 2] | £585 | £608 | £23 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) [note 2] | £349 | £363 | £14 |
| Tier 1 (Post-study Work) – dependant | £581 | £604 | £23 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependant | £585 | £608 | £23 |
| Tier 1 (General) – dependant | £982 | £1,021 | £39 |
| Tier 2 (General), (Intra-Company Transfer) – Long Term Staff, (Sportsperson) & (Minister of Religion), where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] | £587 | £610 | £23 |
| Tier 2 (General), (Intra-Company Transfer) – Long Term Staff, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years [note 2] | £1,174 | £1,220 | £46 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less [note 2] | £446 | £464 | £18 |
Optional Premium Services outside the UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Priority visa service – settlement | £551 | £573 | £22 |
| Priority visa service – non-settlement | £184 | £212 | £28 |
| Super priority visa service | £919 | £956 | £37 |
| User-pay visa application centre | £55 | £55 | £0 |
| International Contact Centre – Email Service (per query) | £5.48 | £5.48 | n/a |
| International Contact Centre – Telephone Helpline (per minute) | £1.37 per minute | £1.37 per minute | n/a |
Optional Premium Services in the UK
| Fees category | Fee Before 6 April 2018 | Current Fee | Fee Change |
| Expedited processing of an application (premium service centre) | £490 | £510 | £20 |
| Expedited processing of an application (premium service centre) – appointment booking fee | £100 | £100 | £0 |
| Expedited processing of an application (premium service centre) – outside office hours fee | £75 | £75 | n/a |
| Provision of Immigration Officer at the border (hourly rate) | £53.08 per hour | £53.08 per hour | £0 |