UK homes office has announced new fees schedule valid from 31 January 2021 for a visit, work, settlement, and nationality streams (courtesy UKBA and gov.uk). The visa fees normally change for some categories by UKBA almost three to four times a year. For most of the visa categories, the fees have been set as before. The new immigration rules changes are in effect from 9 am 1 December 2020. The statement of changes in immigration rules HC813 was announced by the UKBA on 22 October 2020.
Student Visa TIER-4 (when applied from outside the UK)
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Student – main applicant and dependants | £348 | £348 | £0 |
| Child Student | £348 | £348 | £0 |
Work visa fees (when applied from outside the UK)
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Innovator- main applicant and dependants | £1021 | £1021 | £0 |
| Start-up – main applicant and dependants | £363 | £363 | £0 |
| Approval letter in respect of an initial application for Global Talent | £456 | £456 | £0 |
| Global Talent – initial application | £152 | £152 | £0 |
| Global Talent – subsequent application | £608 | £608 | £0 |
| Global Talent – dependant | £608 | £608 | £0 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only | £608 | £608 | £0 |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – main applicants and dependants | £1,021 | £1,021 | £0 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) – dependants only | £363 | £363 | £0 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) – main applicant and dependants | £1,623 | £1,623 | £0 |
| Skilled worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £610 | £610 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants | £1,220 | £1,220 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker, shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £464 | £464 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker, shortage occupation, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants | £928 | £928 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £232 | £232 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years- main applicant and dependants | £464 | £464 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker – Shortage Occupation – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less- main applicant and dependants | £232 | £232 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker – Shortage Occupation – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants | £464 | £464 | £0 |
| Intra-Company Transfer, T2 Sportsperson & T2 Minister of Religion, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £610 | £610 | £0 |
| Intra-Company Transfer, T2 Sportsperson & T2 Minister of Religion where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants | £1,220 | £1,220 | £0 |
| Intra-Company Transfer – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants | £482 | £482 | £0 |
| T5 (Temporary Worker) Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative and Sporting Worker, International Agreement Worker, Government Authorised Exchange Worker and Youth Mobility Scheme – main applicant and dependants | £244 | £244 | £0 |
Visit visa and other short term visas fees (when applied from outside the UK)
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Visit visa < 6 months | £95 | £95 | £0 |
| Visit visa < 2 years | £361 | £361 | £0 |
| Visit visa < 5 years | £655 | £655 | £0 |
| Visit visa <10 years | £822 | £822 | £0 |
| Visiting academic – more than 6 months but no more than 12 months | £190 | £190 | £0 |
| Private medical treatment visa – more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £190 | £190 | £0 |
| Transit visa – (direct airside transit) | £35 | £35 | £0 |
| Transit visit visa (landside transit) | £64 | £64 | £0 |
| Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft | £64 | £64 | £0 |
| Electronic Visa Waiver | £30 | £30 | £0 |
| Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) | £154 | £154 | £0 |
| Certificate of entitlement – (right of abode) | £388 | £388 | £0 |
| Transfer of Conditions (Vignette transfer) | £154 | £154 | £0 |
| Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months | £186 | £186 | £0 |
| Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants | £610 | £610 | £0 |
| Other visa | £516 | £516 | £0 |
| Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 30 months | n/a | £180 | n/a |
| Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 5 years | n/a | £250 | n/a |
| Route to Settlement | £1,523 | £1,523 | £0 |
| Route to Settlement – other dependant relative | £3,250 | £3,250 | £0 |
| Route to Settlement – refugee dependant relative | £388 | £388 | £0 |
| Indefinite leave to enter the UK as the dependant of a member of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules. | £2,389 | £2,389 | £0 |
| Call out/ out of hours fee (per hour/part hour) – service of consular officers | £142 | £142 | £0 |
| Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents – consular functions | £141 | £141 | £0 |
| Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid | £25 | £25 | £0 |
Optional premium services outside the UK
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Priority visa service – settlement | £573 | £573 | £0 |
| Priority visa service – non-settlement | £220 | £220 | £0 |
| Super priority visa service | £956 | £956 | £0 |
| User-pay visa application centre | £55 | £55 | £0 |
| International Contact Centre – Email Service (per query) | £2.74 | £2.74 | £0 |
| International Contact Centre – Telephone Helpline (per minute) | £0.69 | £0.69 | £0 |
Nationality (through Naturalization and other categories)
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Naturalisation | £1,330 | £1,330 | £0 |
| Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens | £1,000 | £1,000 | £0 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen – adult | £1,206 | £1,206 | £0 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen – child | £1,012 | £1,012 | £0 |
| The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony). | £80 | £80 | £0 |
| The administration of a citizenship oath, or oath and pledge where the oath, or oath and pledge, are not administered at a citizenship ceremony or by a justice of the peace. | £5 | £5 | £0 |
| Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – adult | £901 | £901 | £0 |
| Nationality registration – British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons – child | £810 | £810 | £0 |
| Renunciation of nationality | £372 | £372 | £0 |
| Certificate of entitlement – (right of abode) | £372 | £372 | £0 |
| Nationality review | £372 | £372 | £0 |
| Status letter | £250 | £250 | £0 |
| Non-acquisition letter | £250 | £250 | £0 |
| Nationality correction to certificate | £250 | £250 | £0 |
| Nationality – supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order or declaration | £250 | £250 | £0 |
Sponsorship fees for different categories
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Worker sponsor and Temporary worker sponsor – large sponsors | £25,000 | £25,000 | £0 |
| Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Worker sponsor and Temporary worker sponsor – small sponsors | £8,000 | £8,000 | £0 |
| Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Student sponsors | £8,000 | £8,000 | £0 |
| The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by a Worker sponsor or Temporary worker sponsor | £200 | £200 | £0 |
| Priority service for expedited processing of sponsor licence applications | £500 | £500 | N/A |
| Worker sponsor licence and Temporary Worker sponsor licence – large sponsor | £1,476 | £1,476 | £0 |
| Worker sponsor licence (small sponsor) | £536 | £536 | £0 |
| Student sponsor licence | £536 | £536 | £0 |
| Temporary Worker sponsor licence | £536 | £536 | £0 |
| Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor), (where sponsor currently holds a Temporary Worker and/or Student Sponsor Licence) | £940 | £940 | £0 |
| Student sponsor basic compliance assessment | £536 | £536 | £0 |
| Sponsor action plan | £1,476 | £1,476 | £0 |
| Certificate Of Sponsorship (COS) for Skilled Worker, T2 Minister of Religion, T2 Sportsperson, Intra-company Transfer, Intra-company Transfer Graduate Trainee | £199 | £199 | £0 |
| Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for T5 (Temporary worker) | £21 | £21 | £0 |
| Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) for student, child student | £21 | £21 | £0 |
Student Visa TIER-4 (when applied from inside the UK)
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Student – main applicant and dependants | £475 | £475 | £0 |
| Child student | £475 | £475 | £0 |
Work visa fees (when applied from inside the UK)
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Innovator – main applicant and dependants | £1,277 | £1,277 | £0 |
| Start-Up – main applicant and dependants | £493 | £493 | £0 |
| Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Global Talent | £456 | £456 | £0 |
| Global Talent – initial application | £152 | £152 | £0 |
| Global Talent – extension | £608 | £608 | £0 |
| Global Talent – dependant | £608 | £608 | £0 |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only | £608 | £608 | £0 |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – main applicant and dependants | £1,277 | £1,277 | £0 |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) – dependants only | £493 | £493 | £0 |
| Tier 1 (Investor) – main applicant and dependants | £1,623 | £1,623 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £704 | £704 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants | £1,408 | £1,408 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker, shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £464 | £464 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker, shortage occupation where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants | £928 | £928 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £232 | £232 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years -main applicant and dependants | £464 | £464 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker – Shortage Occupation – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £232 | £232 | £0 |
| Skilled Worker – Shortage Occupation – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants | £464 | £464 | £0 |
| Intra-Company Transfer, T2 Sportsperson & T2 Minister of Religion, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less – main applicant and dependants | £704 | £704 | £0 |
| Intra-Company Transfer, T2 Sportsperson, T2 Minister of Religion where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years – main applicant and dependants | £1,408 | £1,408 | £0 |
| Intra-Company Transfer – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants | £482 | £482 | £0 |
| T5 (Temporary Worker) Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative and Sporting Worker, International Agreement Worker, Government Authorised Exchange Worker – main applicant and dependants | £244 | £244 | £0 |
Other visas such as Visitor visa extension and leave to remain fees etc.
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Visitor Extension – main applicant and dependants | £993 | £993 | £0 |
| Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention | £1,033 | £1,033 | £0 |
| Leave to remain – Other | £1,033 | £1,033 | £0 |
| Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 30 months | n/a | £180 | n/a |
| Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 5 years | n/a | £250 | n/a |
| Retired person of independent means | £1,949 | £1,949 | £0 |
| Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants | £704 | £704 | £0 |
| Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid | £25 | £25 | £0 |
| Indefinite leave to remain – main applicants and dependants | £2,389 | £2,389 | £0 |
| Biometric enrolment | £19.20 | £19.20 | £0 |
| Transfer of Conditions (TOC) or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status – limited leave to remain | £161 | £161 | £0 |
| TOC or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status – indefinite leave to remain | £229 | £229 | £0 |
| Replacement Biometric residence card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) | £56 | £56 | £0 |
| Replacement Biometric residence permit (BRP) / replacement BRP | £56 | £56 | £0 |
| Certificate of travel – adult | £280 | £280 | £0 |
| Certificate of travel – child | £141 | £141 | £0 |
| Convention travel document – adult | £75 | £75 | £0 |
| Convention travel document – child | £49 | £49 | £0 |
| European residence document (registration certificate, document certifying permanent residence, residence card, accession resident card, derivative residence card, permanent residence card) | £65 | £65 | £0 |
| Administrative review | £80 | £80 | £0 |
| Life in the UK test | £50 | £50 | £0 |
Optional premium services in the UK
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Super Priority service | £800 | £800 | £0 |
| Expedited processing – Priority service | £500 | £500 | £0 |
| On-Demand service (Mobile Biometric Enrolment) (per hour per representative of the contractor providing the service) | £650 | £650 | £0 |
| The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any premium service, to a Government Department, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom | £57.33 | £57.33 | £0 |
| The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any premium service, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom | £77.40 | £77.40 | £0 |
| Premium status checks and advice – Administrative Officer (per minute) | £0.80 | £0.80 | £0 |
| Premium status checks, advice or training – Executive Officer (inside office hours) (per minute) | £0.88 | £0.88 | £0 |
| Premium status checks, advice or training – Executive Officer (outside office hours) (per minute) | £1.10 | £1.10 | £0 |
| Premium status checks, advice or training – Higher Executive Officer (inside office hours) (per minute) | £0.97 | £0.97 | £0 |
| Premium status checks, advice or training – Higher Executive Officer (outside office hours) (per minute) | £1.23 | £1.23 | £0 |
Discretionary services at the border
| Fees category | Current Fee | New fee from 31 January 2021 | Fee Change |
| Registered Traveller (Adult) – Yearly Subscription | £50 | £50 | £0 |
| Registered Traveller (Child) – Yearly Subscription | £24 | £24 | £0 |
| Registered Traveller – Registration of New Documents | £20 | £20 | £0 |
| Fast Track – Heathrow terminals 2, 3 and 4 | £5.20 | £5.20 | -£0 |
| Fast Track – Other | £3.00 | £3.00 | £0 |