Home Office Visa Application and Immigration Fees
With all the bad news in the press about Covid-19, job losses and the looming recession, it is great for London Immigration Solicitors to be able to report positive news. The Home Office has today announced its visa application and Immigration fees for the remainder of 2020. Whilst the prices of most things in the UK are going up OTS Solicitors are pleased to report that the Home Office visa application and Immigration fees are staying the same in 2020 and health care visa fees have actually gone down in price. In this blog we look at the Home Office imposed government fees for visa applications.
UK Immigration solicitors
The specialist immigration solicitors at London based OTS Solicitors offer fast, expert, easy to follow immigration advice looking at your best visa options. For expert immigration law advice that you can trust, call OTS Solicitors on 0203 959 9123 or contact us here. Appointments are available through video conference, Skype or by telephone appointment.
Home Office Immigration fees
Many visa applicants, especially those wanting to enter the UK on work visas or business visas question the level of fees paid to the Home Office to process their visa applications especially as the government has said that it wants to attract the brightest and the best to the UK. To some visa applicants the Home Office fees seem excessive when taking into account that often the visa applicant is applying for a job where there is a UK skills shortage and the visa holder will be contributing to the UK economy by paying income tax and national insurance payments.
Whilst OTS Solicitors can't justify the level of fees charged by the Home Office to process visa applications we are pleased to report that Home Office fees are mainly staying the same in the Home Office released announcement on Immigration fees.
What are the current Home Office Immigration fee charges?
As of the 4 August 2020 the Home Office Immigration charges for the most popular types of visa applications are as follows:
Visas and applications made outside the UK
| Visa category | Home Office fee from the 4 August 2020 |
| Visit visa under six months | £95 |
| Visit visa under two years | £361 |
| Private medical treatment visa - more than six months but not more than eleven months | £190 |
| Short term student visa (up to six months) | £97 |
| Short term student studying the English language for more than six months but not more than eleven months | £186 |
| Settlement | £1,523 |
| Settlement - other dependant relative | £3,250 |
| Certificate of entitlement or right of abode | £388 |
| Other visa | £516 |
| Representative of an overseas business visa | £610 |
| Innovator visa | £1,021 |
| Start-up visa | £363 |
| Global talent visa initial application | £152 |
| Approval letter for an initial application for a global talent visa | £456 |
| Global talent visa - subsequent application | £608 |
| Global talent visa – dependant application | £608 |
Points based visa applications made outside the UK
| Visa category | Home Office fee from the 4 August 2020 |
| Tier 1 (investor) visa | £1,623 |
| Tier 1 (General) – dependant visa | £1,021 |
| Tier 2 (General) visa or work visa and (Intra-Company Transfer) for long term staff, (Sportsperson) & (Minister of Religion) where the Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less | £610 |
| Tier 2 - Health and Care Visa - Under three years | £610 ( fees reduced ) |
| Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Graduate Trainee visa | £482 |
| Tier 2 (General) visa and (Intra-Company Transfer) visa for long term staff where the Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years | £1,220 |
| Tier 2 - Health and Care visa for over three years | £464 (fees reduced) |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where the Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less | £464 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where the Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years | £928 |
| Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation - health and care visa of under three years | £464 (fees reduced) |
| Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation – health and care visa for over three years | £928 (fees reduced) |
| Tier 4 visa | £348 |
| Tier 5 visa | £244 |
Premium Home Office service fees for applications outside the UK
| Home Office premium service | Home Office fee from the 4 August 2020 |
| Priority visa service - settlement | £573 |
| Priority visa service - non-settlement | £220 |
| Super priority visa service | £956 |
| User-pay visa application centre | £55 |
Optional Home Office premium services in the UK
| Home Office premium service | Home Office fee from the 4 August 2020 |
| Super Priority service | £800 |
| Expedited processing - Priority service | £500 |
Home Office applications made in the UK
| Visa category | Home Office fee from the 4 August 2020 |
| Indefinite leave to remain | £2,389 |
| leave to remain - Other | £1,033 |
| Visitor Extension application for the main applicant and dependants | £993 |
| Biometric residence card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) | £56 |
| Biometric residence permit (BRP) or replacement BRP | £56 |
| Biometric enrolment | £19.20 |
| Innovator visa | £1,277 |
| Start-up visa | £493 |
| Global talent visa - initial application fee | £152 |
| Approval letter in respect of an initial application for a global talent visa | £456 |
| Global talent visa - subsequent application | £608 |
| Global talent visa – dependant application | £608 |
| Naturalisation application | £1,330 |
| naturalisation British overseas territory citizens | £1,000 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen as an adult | £1,206 |
| Nationality registration as a British citizen as a child | £1,012 |
| The arrangement of a British citizenship ceremony (including citizenship oath) | £80 |
| Life in the UK test | £50 |
| Administrative review | £80 |
Points based system Home Office applications made in the UK
| Tier 1 (General) visa - dependant | £1,878 |
| Tier 1 (investor) visa | £1,623 |
| Tier 2 (General) visa (Intra-Company Transfer) visa for long term staff, (Sportsperson) and (Minister of Religion), where the Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less | £704 |
| Tier 2 – health and care visa issued for under three years | £704 |
| Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) - Graduate Trainee visa | £482 |
| Tier 2 (General) visa (Intra-Company Transfer) for long term staff where a Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years | £1,408 |
| Tier 2 – health and care visa over three years | £704 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where the Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less | £464 |
| Tier 2 (General) shortage occupation where the Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years | £928 |
| Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation – health and care visa of under three years | £464 |
| Tier 2 - Shortage Occupation – health and care visa of over three years | £928 |
| Tier 4 visa | £475 |
| Tier 5 visa | £244 |
UK Immigration solicitors
OTS Solicitors specialise in business immigration and personal immigration law and are recommended in the two leading law directories, The Legal 500 and Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession.
The specialist immigration solicitors at London based OTS Solicitors offer fast, expert, easy to follow immigration advice looking at your best visa options. For expert immigration law advice that you can trust, call OTS Solicitors on 0203 959 9123 or contact us here. Appointments are available through video conferencing, Skype or by telephone appointment.