Posted on April 02 2025

UK Announces Visa Fee Hikes starting April 9, 2025

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated April 02 2025

Highlights: UK visa fee to increase from April 09, 2025

The Government of UK has announced a visa fee hike from April 09, 2025.
Visa fees will be increased for categories like study, visit, transit and sponsorship.
Students and dependents applying for a UK visa will also have a 10% hike in visa fees.
The fee hike extends to skilled workers visas, naturalisation applications and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs).

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UK Visa Fee Hike 2025

The UK Government has recently announced a fee hike for certain UK visas including student visa, transit visa, and dependent visa and visit visas. Sponsorship visas and naturalisation application will also charge a higher fee from April 09, 2025.

The visa fee increase in the UK also extends to skilled worker visas and electronic travel authorizations (ETA). However, the visa has been kept the same for premium sponsorships and fast-track visas.

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Updated visa fees for UK Visas

The table below provides a detailed overview of the UK visa fee for applications made outside the UK:

Fees category	Current fee	Fee from 9 April 2025
Visit visa – short up to 6 months	£115	£127
Visit visa – long up to 2 years	£432	£475
Visit visa – long up to 5 years	£771	£848
Visit visa – long up to 10 years	£963	£1059
Visiting academic – more than 6 months but no more than 12 months	£200	£220
Private medical treatment visa – more than 6 months but not more than 11 months	£200	£220
Transit visa (direct airside transit)	£35	£39
Transit visit visa (landside transit)	£64	£70
Visa for the purpose of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft	£64	£70
Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)	£154	Same as before
Route to Settlement	£1,846	£1,938
Route to Settlement – other dependant relative	£3,250	£3,413
Route to Settlement – refugee dependant relative	£2,885	£424
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)	£10	£3,029
Electronic travel authorisation (ETA)	£2,885	£16
Innovator Founder – main applicant and dependants	£1,191	£1,274
Endorsement fee under Innovator Founder route	£1,000	£1,000
Start-up – main applicant and dependants	£435	£465
Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Global Talent	£524	£561
Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is required	£192	£205
Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is not required	£716	£766
Global Talent – dependants only	£716	£766
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only	£716	£766
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – dependants only	£1,191	£1,274
Tier 1 (Investor) – main applicant and dependants	£1,884	£2,000
Skilled worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 3 years or less – main applicant and dependants	£719	£769
Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£1,420	£1,519
Skilled Worker - a job on the Immigration Salary List where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 3 years or less - main applicant and dependants	£551	£590
Skilled Worker - a job on the Immigration Salary List where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 3 years - main applicant and dependants	£1,084	£1,160
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued	£284	£304
Skilled Worker - a job on the Immigration Salary List	£284	£304
T2 Minister of Religion – main applicant and dependants	£719	£769
International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 12 months or less - main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 12 months - main applicant and dependants	£719	£769
Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange and Youth Mobility Scheme – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants	£719	£769
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – up to 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£719	£769
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – more than 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£1,420	£1,519
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Scale-up – main applicant and dependants	£822	£880
High Potential Individual – main applicant and dependants	£822	£880
Student – main applicant and dependants	£490	£524
Child Student	£490	£524
Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months	£200	£214

The table below provides a detailed overview of the UK visa fee for applications made inside the UK:

Fees category	Current fee	Fee from 9 April 2025
Innovator Founder – main applicant and dependants	£1,486	£1,590
Endorsement fee under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT	£1,000	£1,000
Contact point meeting with endorsing body under Innovator Founder route (payable to endorsing body) excluding VAT	£500	£500
Start-up – main applicant and dependants	£584	£625
Approval letter from a competent body in respect of an initial application for Global Talent	£524	£561
Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is required	£192	£205
Global Talent – main applicant – where Approval Letter is not required	£716	£766
Global Talent – dependants only	£716	£766
Graduate Route – main applicant and dependants	£822	£880
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only	£716	£766
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – main applicant and dependants	£1,486	£1,590
Tier 1 (Investor) – main applicant and dependants	£1,884	£2,000
Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 3 years or less - main applicant and dependants	£827	£885
Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 3 years - main applicant and dependants	£1,636	£1,751
Skilled Worker - a job on the Immigration Salary List where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 3 years or less - main applicant and dependants	£551	£590
Skilled Worker - a job on the Immigration Salary List where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 3 years - main applicant and dependants	£1,084	£1,160
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 3 years or less– main applicant and dependants	£284	£304
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£551	£590
Skilled Worker - a job on the Immigration Salary List- Health and Care Visa - where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 3 years or less - main applicant and dependants	£284	£304
Skilled Worker - a job on the Immigration Salary List - Health and Care Visa - where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 3 years - main applicant and dependants	£551	£590
T2 Minister of Religion – main applicant and dependants	£827	£885
International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor under Sponsor a Worker has been given for 12 months or less - main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued or approval to sponsor founder Sponsor a Worker has been given for over 12 months - main applicant and dependants	£827	£885
Temporary Worker – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement Worker, Government Authorised Exchange Worker and Youth Mobility Scheme – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants	£827	£885
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – up to 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£827	£885
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – more than 3 years – main applicant and dependants	£1,636	£1,751
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker – main applicant and dependants	£298	£319
Scale-up – main applicant and dependants	£822	£880
High Potential Individual – main applicant and dependants	£822	£880
Student – main applicant and dependants	£490	£524
Child student	£490	£524
Visitor Extension – main applicant and dependants	£1,000	£1,100
Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention	£1,258	£1,321
Leave to remain– Other	£1,258	£1,321
Hong Kong British National (In-country) for 30 months – main applicant and dependants	£180	£193
Hong Kong British National (In-country) for 5 years – main applicant and dependants	£250	£268
Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid	£25	£28
Indefinite leave to remain – main applicants and dependants	£2,885	£3,029
Replacement Biometric Residence Card (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) which has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed	£19	£19
Replacement Biometric Residence Permit which has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed	£19	£19
Travel Document – Certificate of travel – adult (effective from 10 April 2025)	£280	£300
Travel Document – Certificate of travel – child (effective from 10 April 2025)	£141	£151
Travel Document – Convention travel document – adult (effective from 10 April 2025)	£82	£94.50
Travel Document – Convention travel document – child (effective from 10 April 2025)	£53	£61.50
Administrative Review	£80	£80
Life in the UK test	£50	£50