UK Entry Clearance and Government Fees

Home Office Government Fees are charged by the Home Office for the assessment of any application. When paid to us as part of an application engagement, these fees are passed directly to the Home Office by us on submission of your case.

Govt. Work Permit Application Fees [ UK£ ]	Single
Work Permit [ WP1 ] [ see exemptions ]	153
Work Permit Extension [ WP1X ]	153
Change of Employment	153
Work Permit Appeals	153
Sectors Based Scheme	153
HSMP [ Not extentions ] [ see exemptions ]	315
Leave to Remain in Working Category (Postal)	335
Leave to Remain in Working Category (In Person)	500

Entry Clearance Fees are charged by your nearest UK Embassy or Mission.

Govt. Entry Clearance Fees [ UK£ ]	Single
Visitor [ standard ]	36
Visitor [ multiple entry 1 year ]	60
Visitor [ multiple entry 2 years ]	70
Visitor [ multiple entry 5 years ]	88
Medical Treatment	36
Student	36
Visitor in Transit	36
Direct Airside Transit	27
EC Association Agreement	75
Highly Skilled Migrant Programme [ HSMP ]	75
Joining Ship or Aircraft	36
Work Permit [ up to 6m ]	36
Work Permit [ over 6m ]	75
Employment [ up to 6m ]	36
Employment [ over 6m ]	75
Self Employed [ up to 6m ]	36
Self Employed [ over 6m ]	75
Establish Business	75
Retired person of independant means	75
Investor	75
Voluntary Worker [ up to 6m ]	36
Voluntary Worker [ over 6m ]	75
UK Grandparent	75
Working Holidaymaker	36
Husband / Wife	260
Child for settlement [ incl. adoption ]	260
Family Reunion [ Sponsors with ELR only ]	75
Marriage [ i.e. fiance[e]s]	260
Certificate of Entitlement	110
Sole representitive	75
Returning Resident	36
For a Commonwealth Country	22
For an Overseas Territory	22
European Economic Area [EEA] and Swiss Family Permit	FREE
Entry Clearance Prices are payable directly to a British Embassy issuing the visa either in the UK or abroad and are non - refundable.

Exemptions

Work Permits and Leave to Remain State Schools in England - Deferred Payments

Whilst applications for teachers for State maintained schools in England are not exempt from the charge, it has been agreed that rather than charge them directly, Work Permits (UK) will recover the cost of the charges periodically from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). This arrangement will be reviewed on a regular basis.

Under European Law, we are obliged to exempt prospective employers of overseas nationals from countries who have signed and ratified the Council of Europe Charter or the European Social Charter (revised).

Therefore, employers making work permit applications to employ nationals of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, Latvia and Moldova will be exempt from the charge.

Any application, which falls outside the Deferred or Exempt category, must be accompanied by a valid payment.

Failure to do so will result in a delay in the consideration of the work permit application.

Exemptions - HSMP and Leave to Remain

Under European Law, the Home Office are obliged to exempt nationals of countries which have signed and ratified the Council of Europe Charter or the European Social Charter (revised). These are Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, Latvia and Moldova. Nationals from these countries are exempt from the charge.