Home Office fees for 2020
Home Office fees has published new proposed fees for 2020. A new, updated table is available below
Enabling Provision (Fees Order) | Method of Calculation | In-Country / Overseas | Fee Category | Current Fee | 2020/21 Proposed Fee | % Increase |
Entry clearance as a Visitor for a period of six months or less. | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Visit visa – short up to 6 months | £95 | £95 | 0.0% |
Entry clearance as a visitor for a period more than six months up to and including twelve months. | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Academic Visitor – more than 6 months but less than 12 | £190 | £190 | 0% |
Visitor (private medical treatment) | £190 | £190 | 0% | |||
Entry clearance as a visitor for a period of more than twelve months. | Annual rate | Overseas | Visit visa – long up to 2 years | £361 | £361 | 0.0% |
Overseas | Visit visa – long up to 5 years | £655 | £655 | 0.0% | ||
Overseas | Visit visa – long up to 10 years | £822 | £822 | 0.0% | ||
Leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a visitor | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Visitor Extension | £993 | £993 | 0% |
Entry clearance or limited leave as a sponsored worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Tier 2 General, Tier 2 ICT Long-Term Staff, up to 3 years – Tier 2 Sport and Tier 2 MOR – main applicant and all dependants | £704 | £704 | 0% |
Overseas | Tier 2 General, Tier 2 ICT Long-Term Staff, up to 3 years – Tier 2 Sport and Tier 2 MOR – main applicant and all dependants | £610 | £610 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 2 General,Tier 2 ICT Long-Term Staff, over 3 years main applicant and all dependants | £1,408 | £1,408 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 2 General,Tier 2 ICT Long-Term Staff, over 3 years main applicant and all dependants | £1,220 | £1,220 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 2 – Shortage Occupations: Up to 3 years leave to remain – main applicant & all dependants | £464 | £464 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 2 – Shortage Occupations: Up to 3 years EC – main applicant² and all dependants | £464 | £464 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 2 – Shortage Occupations: Over 3 years leave to remain – main applicant & all dependants | £928 | £928 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 2 – Shortage Occupations: over 3 years EC – main applicant² and all dependants | £928 | £928 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 2 ICT Graduate Trainee and dependants | £482 | £482 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 2 ICT Graduate Trainee and dependants | £482 | £482 | 0% | ||
Entry clearance or limited leave as an unsponsored worker | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Tier 1 – (Entrepreneur) standard – main applicant & all dependants | £1,277 | £1,277 | 0% |
Overseas | Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – main applicant and all dependants | £1,021 | £1,021 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 1 Exceptional Talent – dependants only | £608 | £608 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 1 Exceptional Talent – dependants only | £608 | £608 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 1 Investor Standard – main applicant & all dependants | £1,623 | £1,623 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 1 Investor Standard – main applicant & all dependants | £1,623 | £1,623 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 1 – Graduate Entrepreneur standard – main applicant and all dependants | £493 | £493 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur – main applicant² and all dependants | £363 | £363 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 1 Post Study Work (dependants only) | £604 | £604 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 1 – (General) (dependants only) | £1,878 | £1,878 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 1 – (General) (dependants only) | £1,021 | £1,021 | 0% | ||
Entry clearance or limited leave as a student | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Short Term Student – up to 6 months | £97 | £97 | 0% |
Overseas | Short-term student (between 6 & 11 months) | £186 | £186 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 4 – main applicant and all dependants | £475 | £475 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 4 – main applicant and all dependants | £348 | £348 | 0% | ||
Entry clearance or limited leave to remain for any purpose (excluding visits) not referred to in the preceding provisions of this table | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Route to Settlement | £1,523 | £1,523 | 0% |
Entry clearance or limited leave for any purpose (excluding visits) not referred to in the preceeding provisions of this table | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Refugee dependant relative | £388 | £388 | 0% |
Overseas | Other visa | £516 | £516 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Representative of overseas business | £610 | £610 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Single entry visa to replace Biometric Residence Permit overseas | £154 | £154 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 5 Temporary Worker & Youth Mobility Scheme — main applicant and all dependants | £244 | £244 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Tier 5 Temporary Work & Youth Mobility – main applicant² and all dependants | £244 | £244 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Innovator | £1,277 | £1,277 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Start-UP | £493 | £493 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is not required | £608 | £608 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is required | £152 | £152 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Global Talent – dependants only | £608 | £608 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Innovator | £1,021 | £1,021 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Start-UP | £363 | £363 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is not required | £608 | £608 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is required | £152 | £152 | 0% | ||
Overseas | Global Talent – dependants only | £608 | £608 | 0% | ||
In-Country | LTR Other Standard – main applicant & all dependants | £1,033 | £1,033 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Retired persons of independent means (LTR) – main applicant and all dependants | £1,949 | £1,949 | 0% | ||
Indefinite leave | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Settlement – other dependant relative | £3,250 | £3,250 | 0% |
In-Country | ILR Standard – main applicant & all dependants | £2,389 | £2,389 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Application for leave to remain where the application is made under Appendix EU – Adult | £0 | £0 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Application for leave to remain where the application is made under Appendix EU – Child | £0 | £0 | 0% | ||
Copy, or replacement, or amended version of any of the documents specified above. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Biometric Residence Card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) | £56 | £56 | 0% |
Copy, or replacement, or amended version of any of the documents specified above. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Biometric Residence Permit | £56 | £56 | 0% |
Transfer of conditions | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Transfer of conditions application made overseas | £154 | £154 | 0% |
In-Country | Transfer of conditions – indefinite leave to remain | £229 | £229 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Transfer of Conditions (limited leave to remain) | £161 | £161 | 0% | ||
Approval Letter | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Global Talent – approval letter (leave to remain) | £456 | £456 | 0% |
Overseas | Global Talent – approval letter (entry clearance) | £456 | £456 | 0% | ||
Electronic Visa Waiver | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Electronic Visa Waiver | £30 | £30 | 0% |
Transit visa | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Transit visa (Direct Airside) | £35 | £35 | 0% |
Overseas | Visitor in transit visa (Landside) or to join a ship or aircraft. | £64 | £64 | 0% | ||
Travel document | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Travel Documents Adult (CoT) | £280 | £280 | 0% |
In-Country | Travel Documents Adult (CTD) | £75 | £75 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Travel Documents Child (CoT) | £141 | £141 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Travel Documents Child (CTD) | £49 | £49 | 0% | ||
European Residence Documentation | Fixed Amount | In-Country | European Economic Area – QP, FM & EFM | £65 | £65 | 0% |
In-Country | European Economic Area – QP, FM & EFM | £65 | £65 | 0% | ||
In-Country | European Economic Area – QP, FM & EFM | £65 | £65 | 0% | ||
In-Country | European Economic Area – QP, FM & EFM | £65 | £65 | 0% | ||
In-Country | European Residence Document – (DRC) | £65 | £65 | 0% | ||
Any other letter or document (not including a passport) confirming a person’s identity and immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Status Letter (Nationality) | £250 | £250 | 0% |
In-Country | Non-Acquisition Letter (Nationality) | £250 | £250 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Transfer of conditions – indefinite leave to remain | £229 | £229 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Transfer of Conditions (limited leave to remain) | £161 | £161 | 0% | ||
Administration of any test a person is required to take for the purposes of an application or claim in connection with immigration or nationality | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Life in the UK test | £50 | £50 | 0% |
Taking a record of a person’s biometric information | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Biometric enrolment – in-country | £19.20 | £19.20 | 0% |
The review of a decision in connection with immigration or nationality | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Nationality review | £372 | £372 | 0% |
In-Country | Administrative Review Fee | £80 | £80 | 0% | ||
Processing an application or claim which is subsequently rejected as invalid | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Processing of an application or claim which is subsequently rejected as invalid. | £25 | £25 | 0% |
In-Country | Application for leave to remain where the application is made under Appendix EU – Adult | £0 | £0 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Application for leave to remain where the application is made under Appendix EU – Child | £0.00 | £0 | 0% | ||
A sponsor license, or renewal or maintenance of such licence | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Tier 2 Large Sponsor Licence | £1,476 | £1,476 | 0% |
In-Country | Tier 2 and Tier 4 Sponsor licence | £1,476 | £1,476 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 2 and Tier 5 Sponsor licence | £1,476 | £1,476 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 Sponsor licence | £1,476 | £1,476 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 2 Small Sponsor Licence | £536 | £536 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 4 Sponsor Licence | £536 | £536 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 5 Sponsor Licence | £536 | £536 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Tier 2, Tier 4 and/or Tier 5 licence (where sponsor currently holds Tier 4 or Tier 5 Licence) | £940 | £940 | 0% | ||
Allocation of a certificate of sponsorship | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Tier 2 Certificate Of Sponsorship (COS) | £199 | £199 | 0% |
In-Country | Tier 5 Certificate Of Sponsorship (COS) | £21 | £21 | 0% | ||
Allocation of a confirmation of acceptance for studies | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Tier 4 Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) | £21 | £21 | 0% |
The process of determining, or a plan to determine, a sponsor’s status or their suitability to be included on or remain on the register of licensed sponsors maintained by the Secretary of State | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Basic Compliance Assessment | £536 | £536 | 0% |
In-Country | Sponsor Action Plan | £1,476 | £1,476 | 0% | ||
Optional premium customer services for sponsors | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Premium Sponsor Scheme Tier 2 & 5 – large sponsors | £25,000 | £25,000 | 0% |
In-Country | Premium Sponsor Scheme Tier 2 & 5 – small sponsors | £8,000 | £8,000 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Premium Scheme Tier 4 sponsors | £8,000 | £8,000 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Premium Sponsor Scheme Tier 2 and 5 – large sponsor (3 month trial) (no longer available) | £6,250 | £6,250 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Premium Sponsor Scheme Tier 2 and 5 – small sponsors (3 month trial) (no longer available) | £2,000 | £2,000 | 0% | ||
In-Country | The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by a Tier 2 or Tier 5 sponsor | £200 | £200 | 0% | ||
The exercise of a consular function in connection with immigration and nationality | Hourly Rate | Overseas | Call out/out of hours fee (per hour or per part hour) | £142 | £142 | 0% |
Receiving, preparing or forwarding documents where such an activity is conducted at consular premises | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Receiving, preparing and forwarding documents on behalf of Commonwealth Countries/ Overseas Territories | £141 | £141 | 0% |
Arrangements for expediting the processing (or any element of the processing) of an application or claim in connection with immigration or nationality | Fixed Amount | Overseas | Priority Visa service – Settlement | £573 | £573 | 0% |
Overseas | Priority Visa Service – Non-Settlement | £220 | £220 | 0.0% | ||
Overseas | Super Priority Visa service | £956 | £956 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Super Priority service | £800 | £800 | 0.0% | ||
In-Country | Priority service | £500 | £500 | 0.0% | ||
The acceptance or processing of a claim or application, or the provision of a service or process in connection with immigration or nationality at a place other than an office of the Home Office, where this is done in the United Kingdom. | Hourly Rate | In-Country | On-Demand service (Mobile Biometric Enrollment) (per hour per representative of the contractor providing the service) | £650 | £650 | 0% |
The acceptance or processing of a claim or application, or the provision of a service or process in connection with immigration or nationality at a place other than consular premises, where this is done outside the United Kingdom. | Fixed Amount | Overseas | User Pays Visa Application Centre service | £55 | £55 | 0% |
Arrangements for expediting the entry of a passenger into, or transiting through, the United Kingdom under the registered traveller service. | Annual Rate | In-Country | Registered Traveller (Adult) – Yearly Subscription (per year) | £50 | £50 | 0% |
In-Country | Registered Traveller (Child) – Yearly Subscription (per year) | £24 | £24 | 0% | ||
Registration of an identity document, including a passport or other such identity document, in relation to an arrangement for expediting the entry of a passenger into, or the transiting of a passenger through, the United Kingdom. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Registered Traveller – Registration of New Documents | £20 | £20 | 0% |
Arrangements for expediting the entry of a passenger into, or the | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Fast track – Heathrow Terminals 2,3 and 4 | £5.20 | £5.20 | 33% |
In-Country | Fast track – Other ports of entry | £3.00 | £3.00 | 0% | ||
Arrangements for the provision of immigration officers or facilities at a control port in addition to those (if any) required to provide a basic service | Hourly rate per officer or per facility | In-Country | 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% | |||
The provision of advice, assistance or training in relation to functions in connection with immigration or nationality. | Rate per minute | Overseas | International contact centre service – Helpline (per minute) | £1.37 | £1.37 | 0% |
Overseas | International contact centre service – e-mail service (per query) | £5.48 | £5.48 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Premium status checks, advice and training – Administrative Officer. Inside Office Hours (per minute, per officer) | £0.80 | £0.80 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Premium status checks, advice and training – Executive Officer. Inside office Hours (per minute, per officer) | £0.88 | £0.88 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Premium status checks, advice and training – Executive Officer. Outside office Hours (per minute, per officer) | £1.10 | £1.10 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Premium status checks, advice and training – Higher Executive Officer. Inside office hours (per minute, per officer) | £0.97 | £0.97 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Premium status checks, advice and training – Higher Executive Officer. Outside office hours (per minute, per officer) | £1.23 | £1.23 | 0% | ||
Naturalisation as a British citizen or a British overseas territories citizen. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Naturalisation (British Citizenship) | £1,250 | £1,250 | 0% |
In-Country | Naturalisation as a British Overseas Territories Citizen single application | £1,000 | £1,000 | 0% | ||
Registration as a British citizen, a British subject, a British protected person, a British overseas citizen or a British overseas territories citizen. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Nationality (British Citizenship) Registration adult | £1,126 | £1,126 | 0% |
In-Country | Nationality (British Citizenship) Registration child | £1,012 | £1,012 | 0.0% | ||
In-Country | Nationality (British Overseas Territories Citizen / British Overseas Citizen / British Subject / British Protected Person) Registration adult | £901 | £901 | 0% | ||
In-Country | Nationality (British Overseas Territories Citizen / British Overseas Citizen / British Subject / British Protected Person) Registration child | £810 | £810 | 0% | ||
Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British citizenship, British overseas citizenship, British overseas territories citizenship or of the status of British subject, British National (Overseas) or British protected person. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Renunciation of Nationality | £372 | £372 | 0% |
Amendment of a certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Nationality Correction to Certificate | £250 | £250 | 0% |
Arrangement of a citizenship ceremony. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Arrangement of a citizenship ceremony | £80 | £80 | 0% |
Administration of a citizenship oath, or oath and pledge, where not administered at a citizenship ceremony. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Administration of a citizenship oath, or oath and pledge, where not administered at a citizenship ceremony. | £5 | £5 | 0% |
Issuing of a document confirming that a person has the right of abode in the United Kingdom. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (In the UK) | £372 | £372 | 0% |
Overseas | Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (outside the UK) | £388 | £388 | 0% | ||
Supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order, declaration or entry given, granted or made under the 1981 Act, any of the former nationality Acts, or the 1997 Act. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Provision for certified copies of nationality documents | £250 | £250 | 0% |
Supply of a copy, or replacement, or amended version of any of the documents specified above. | Fixed Amount | In-Country | Nationality reissued Certificate | £250 | £250 | 0% |