UK Visa Costs

UK visa fee changes: 2025 to October 2026

Fee tables in order

  • 9 April 2025: fee table with increases across visit, work, study, family, settlement and nationality fees.
  • 8 April 2026: a second round of increases to the same fees.
  • 8 October 2026: new table published with the same amounts. Every row shows a change of £0.

The current amounts are in the all fees table on the cost calculator.

Main fees at each table

FeeBefore 9 Apr 20259 Apr 20258 Apr 20268 Oct 2026
Standard Visitor, up to 6 months£115£127£135£135
Visitor extension (inside the UK)£1,000£1,100£1,172£1,172
Student£490£524£558£558
Graduate route£822£880£937£937
Skilled Worker, over 3 years (outside the UK)£1,420£1,519£1,618£1,618
Skilled Worker, 3 years or less (inside the UK)£827£885£943£943
Partner route (outside the UK)£1,846£1,938£2,064£2,064
Leave to remain, other (inside the UK)£1,258£1,321£1,407£1,407
Indefinite leave to remain£2,885£3,029£3,226£3,226
Naturalisation as a British citizen£1,500£1,605£1,709£1,709

Global Talent (£766) and the citizenship ceremony fee (£130) stayed the same across these tables. The fees above are Home Office application fees; the Immigration Health Surcharge is set separately, at £1,035 a year (£776 for students and under-18s) in the current GOV.UK guidance.

Which fee applies to you

The fee that applies is generally the one in force on the day you apply. Check the table dated for the day you submit the application.

Updated: 4 Nov 2026

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