The United Kingdom has announced a visa fee increment set to take effect on April 9. The increments cut across multiple visa categories, including study, visit, sponsorship, and transit.
Before the Home Office’s latest announcement, a six-month tourist visa cost £115. The revised fee was set at £127, an almost seven per cent hike.
A visitor visa for up to two years was increased from £432 to £475; a five-year visitor visa was raised from £771 to £848, while a 10-year visitor visa was increased from £963 to £1059.
For individuals looking to study in the UK, a 10 per cent increase was applied to the previous £490, setting the revised fee at £524.This applies to all categories of students and their dependants.
Travellers transiting through the UK by air will be required to pay £39 instead of £35, while those moving by land will pay £70 instead of £64.
The increments also affected immigrants seeking naturalisation, other travel documentations such as visa extensions, skilled worker visas across different categories, and electronic travel authorisations (ETAs).
Payments for premium services such as fast tracks and premium sponsorships were left untouched.
The visa fee revision comes amid UK’s introduction of different measures to reduce immigration numbers.
