Home Office fees rising
The Home Office is increasing most application fees for immigration applications made from 8 April 2026.
Most fees are increasing between 6% – 7%.
One application fee that will be reduced is the fee for British Citizenship applications for children that has decreased from £1241 to £1000.
Priority and Super Priority fees for faster decisions are remaining the same.
Key fees that are increasing
Personal Immigration
Partner and family settlement applications
Outside UK (entry clearance): increase from £1,938 to £2,064
In-country: increase from £1,321 to £1,407
Indefinite leave to remain applications
Increase from £3,029 to £3,226 for applications made from both outside and inside the UK.
British Citizenship – Naturalisation for Adults
Increase from £1605 to £1709
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
Increase from £16 to £20
Visit visas
6-month visa: increase from £127 to £135
Student visas
Increase from £524 to £558
Business Immigration
Sponsor Licence
Small company: increase from £574 to £611
Large company: increase from £1,579 to £1,682
Skilled Worker applications
Outside UK (entry clearance): increase from £769 to £819 for up to 3 years and from £1,519 to £1,618 for over 3 years.
In-country: increase from £885 to £943 for up to 3 years and from £1,751 to £1,865 for over 3 years.
Please follow this link for a full list of all the new fees:
What if you cannot pay the fee?
Applicants applying for permission to enter or stay in the UK in certain categories can apply for a fee waiver if they can show that they are unable to pay the fees.
A fee waiver is available to applications made in particular:
- on the basis of private or family life as partner, parent or dependent child
- for Discretionary Leave or Leave outside the Immigration Rules
- as a victim of modern slavery or human trafficking.
A fee waiver can grant full or partial exemption from the Home Office fee and Immigration Health Surcharge.
Please see our blog about fee waiver for more details.
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