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Immigration fee increases
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A number of people seem to have come across this site while looking for information about the increased immigration fees, about which I have already written a post. I thought it would be instructive to post up the old immigration fees, the new ones and the percentage increase. As you can see below, there are some pretty hefty increases.
Application type | Old fee | New fee | % increase |
Visas |
Settlement visa | £260 | £500 | 92% |
Work permit visa | £85 | £200 | 135% |
Long term visa | £85 | £200 | 135% |
Student visa | £85 | £99 | 16% |
Visitor | £50 | £63 | 26% |
Direct Airside Transit Visa | £30 | £44 | 47% |
Settlement/Nationality
ILR | £335 | £750 | 124% |
ILR Premium | £500 | £950 | 90% |
Nationality – right of abode | £20 | £135 | 575% |
Nationality – naturalisation | £200 | £575 | 188% |
Nationality – adult registration | £120 | £400 | 233% |
Nationality – minor single and multiple | £200 | £400 | 100% |
Nationality – renunciation | £120 | £385 | 221% |
Work |
Highly Skilled Migrant Programme | £315 | £400 | 27% |
HSMP Leave to Remain | £335 | £350 | 4% |
Work permit | £153 | £190 | 24% |
Work Permit Leave to Remain | £335 | £350 | 4% |
Work Permit LTR Premium | £500 | £550 | 10% |
Business case unit | £335 | £750 | 124% |
Workers Registration Scheme | £70 | £90 | 29% |
SAWS | £12 | £12 | 0% |
Leave to Remain Other |
LTR (non student) | £335 | £395 | 18% |
LTR (non student) Premium | £500 | £595 | 19% |
Certificate of Approval (to get married) | £135 | £295 | 119% |
Transfer of conditions | £160 | £160 | 0% |
Transfer of conditions Premium | £500 | £500 | 0% |
Adult travel documents (CID) | £195 | £210 | 8% |
Child travel documents (CID) | £115 | £130 | 13% |
Adult Travel Documents (CTD) | £42 | £66 | 57% |
Child Travel Documents (CDT) | £25 | £45 | 80% |
Students |
Student LTR | £250 | £295 | 18% |
Student LTR Premium | £500 | £500 | 0% |
It is difficult to understand what the rationale for the specific fee increases actually is, assuming that there is a rationale. Some of the figures seem to be plucked from the air at random. The fee structure had been quite simple, but it has become far more complicated again. The various ‘Premium’ applications (which means a same day service in person at a Public Enquiry Office) used all to be £500 but are now £500, £550, £595 or £950 depending on what sort of application you are making.
The use of the word premium is quite entertaining. It makes it sound like business class travel or something similar. The idea of the Home Office being capable of providing any kind of service that can legitimately be descibed as premium is somewhat misguided. For them to charge £950 for it is, however, a joke in the very poorest taste.
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