C1SCHEDULE 1APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER, AND LEAVE TO ENTER, THE UNITED KINGDOM
C1Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter and leave to enter the United Kingdom2
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Table 1 specifies the amount of—
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the fees for the specified applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom; and
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Table 2 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant.
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Table 4 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay fees specified in Tables 1, 2 and 3, and Table 5 provides for the waiver or reduction of fees specified in Tables 1, 2 and 3 in specified circumstances F45(and see paragraph 3A).
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Paragraph 3 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom by a dependant of a main applicant in cases where the fees specified in F401.3C.1, 1.3C.2, 1.4.1 or 1.4.5 of Table 1 or in Table 2 or Table 3 do not apply.
F85A
Paragraph 3A provides for the reduction in specified circumstances of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F13under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules.
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Each of the fees specified in 1.1.2 to 1.1.4 and 1.1.8 in Table 1 is calculated by reference to an annual rate.
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The annual rate referred to in sub-paragraph (7) for each of the fees in question is determined by dividing the amount of the fee by the number of years to which the application relates.
Number of fee | Type of application | Amount of fee |
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1.1 | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor | |
1.1.1 | Application for a visit visa for a period of six months or less F14, except where the fee at 1.1.7 applies. | F73£115 |
1.1.2 | Application for a visit visa for a period of two years where the fee at 1.1.8 does not apply. | F109£432 |
1.1.3 | Application for a visit visa for a period of five years. | F74£771 |
1.1.4 | Application for a visit visa for a period of ten years. | F75£963 |
1.1.5 | Application for a visit visa as an academic for a period of more than six months but not more than twelve months. | F48£200 |
1.1.6 | Application for a visit visa for private medical treatment for a period of more than six months but not more than eleven months. | F48£200 |
1.1.7 | F15Application for entry clearance as a transit visitor under Appendix V: Visitor to the immigration rules. | £64 |
1.1.8 | Application for a visit visa for a period of two years where the applicant is a Chinese national applying under the Chinese visa scheme M1. | F76£115 |
1.2 | F16Fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a short-term student | |
F17. . . | F17. . . | F17. . . |
1.2.2 | F18Application for entry clearance under Appendix Short-term Student to the immigration rules. | F49£200 |
F19. . . | F19. . . | F19. . . |
1.3 | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F20under Tier 1 or as a worker, temporary worker or student | |
F4. . . | F4. . . | F4. . . |
F4. . . | F4. . . | F4. . . |
F4. . . | F4. . . | F4. . . |
1.3.4 | Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant. | F77£1,191 |
F7. . . | F7. . . | F7. . . |
1.3.6 | Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant. | F78£1,884 |
F211.3.6A | Application for entry clearance— (a) under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, F57(b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker, or (c) under Appendix T2 Minister of Religion to those rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the T2 Minister of Religion route under that Appendix, F47... (d) F47... where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less and fee 1.3.6C does not apply. | F79£719 |
1.3.6B | Application for entry clearance— (a) under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, or F58(b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker, or where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years and fee 1.3.6D does not apply. | F80£1,420 |
1.3.6C | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, where a F108immigration salary list certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less. | F81£551 |
1.3.6D | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, where a F108immigration salary list certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years. | F82£1,084 |
F59. . . | F59. . . | F59. . . |
F431.3.6F | Application for entry clearance under— (a) Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker to the immigration rules, (b) Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme to those rules, (c) Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Religious Worker, (d) Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Charity Worker, (e) Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Creative Worker, (f) Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the International Agreement route under that Appendix, or (g) Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Government Authorised Exchange route under that Appendix. | F83£298 |
F441.3.6G | Application for entry clearance under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of an International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of 12 months or less. | F84£298 |
1.3.6H | Application for entry clearance under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of an International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than 12 months. | F85£719 |
F611.3.6I | Application for entry clearance— (a) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Graduate Trainee, (b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a UK Expansion Worker, (c) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Service Supplier, or (d) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Secondment Worker. | F86£298 |
1.3.6J | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Scale-up to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Scale-up route under that Appendix. | F87£822 |
1.3.6K | Application for entry clearance under Appendix High Potential Individual to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a High Potential Individual. | F88£822 |
F22. . . | F22. . . | F22. . . |
F22. . . | F22. . . | F22. . . |
F22. . . | F22. . . | F22. . . |
F22. . . | F22. . . | F22. . . |
F22. . . | F22. . . | F22. . . |
F101.3.11A | Application for entry clearance under— (a) F23Appendix Student to the immigration rules, other than an application for entry clearance as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Student F24..., or (b) F25Appendix Child Student to those rules. | F50£363 |
F11. . . | F11. . . | F11. . . |
F26. . . | F26. . . | F26. . . |
F11.3A | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F27under F65Appendix Innovator Founder or Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules, and for connected applications | |
F661.3A.A1 | Application for an approval letter from an endorsing body, in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Innovator Founder route under that Appendix. | £1,000 |
F11.3A.1 | Application for entry clearance F28under Appendix F67Innovator Founder to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the F67Innovator Founder route under that Appendix. | F89£1,191 |
F11.3A.2 | Application for entry clearance F29under Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Start-up route under that Appendix. | F90£435 |
F51.3B | Fees for and in connection with applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F30under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules | |
1.3B.1 | Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from an endorsing body in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance F31under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix. | F91£524 |
1.3B.2 | Application for entry clearance F32under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix, where fee 1.3B.1 applies. | F92£192 |
1.3B.3 | Application for entry clearance F32under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix, where fee 1.3B.1 does not apply. | F93£716 |
F411.3C | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules | |
1.3C.1 | Application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom for a period of thirty months under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules. | £180 |
1.3C.2 | Application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom for a period of five years under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules. | £250 |
F621.3D | Fee for applications for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as a F110an HM Armed Forces service leaver or a member of HM Armed Forces | |
1.3D.1 | Application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter under F111Appendix HM Armed Forces to the immigration rules. | F94£2,885 |
F1061.3E | Fee for applications for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as a victim of domestic abuse under the Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse to the immigration rules | |
F1061.3E.1 | Application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter under the Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse to the immigration rules | £2,885 |
1.4 | Fees for other applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom | |
1.4.1 |
| F95£404 |
1.4.2 | Application for entry clearance for the purposes of obtaining a replacement biometric immigration document. | £154 |
1.4.3 | Application for entry clearance for the purposes of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft. | £64 |
1.4.4 | Application for entry clearance on a route to settlement in the United Kingdom (that being an application made with a view to becoming ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom without being subject to any restriction on the period for which an individual may remain there) where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations. | F96£1,846 |
F1051.4.4A | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 to the immigration rules | £1,846 |
1.4.5 | Application for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent or other dependant relative of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom under F72Appendix Adult Dependant Relative to the immigration rules. | £3,250 |
1.4.6 | F33Application for entry clearance under Appendix Representative of an Overseas Business to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Representative of an Overseas Business route under that Appendix. | F97£719 |
1.4.7 | Application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom made by a person physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention. | F98£1,258 |
1.5 | General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom | |
1.5.1 | Application for entry clearance where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations. | F99£637 |
Number of fee | Type of application for entry clearance | Amount of fee |
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2.1 | Specified fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant | |
2.1.1 | Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant. | F100£716 |
F64. . . | F64. . . | F64. . . |
F34. . . | F34. . . | F34. . . |
F34. . . | F34. . . | F34. . . |
F2. . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
F34. . . | F34. . . | F34. . . |
F352.1.6 | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix. | F101£716 |
Number of fee | Type of application | Amount of fee |
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3.1 | Fee for applications for F52entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom | |
3.1.1 | Application for F53entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of F113an HM Armed Forces service leaver or a member of HM Armed Forces. | F102£2,885 |
Number and description of the exception | Fees to which exception applies | |
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4.1 | Officials of Her Majesty's Government | |
4.1.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application made in connection with the official duty of any official of Her Majesty's Government. | All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3 |
4.2 | Dependants of refugees or persons granted humanitarian protection | |
4.2.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application made under F103Appendix Family Reunion (Protection) of the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 |
4.3 | Applications under F38Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules | |
4.3.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application made under F39Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 |
4.4 | Applications for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom (by applicants physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention) where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant's Convention rights | |
4.4.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom, made by an applicant physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention, where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant's Convention rights. | Fee 1.4.7 |
F34.5 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the immigration rules | |
4.5.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the immigration rules. | Fees 1.4.4 and 1.5.1 |
4.6 | Applications for entry clearance by relevant Afghan citizens and their dependants under Part 7 of the immigration rules | |
4.6.1 | F42No fee is payable in respect of an application under Part 7 of the immigration rules for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as— (a) a relevant Afghan citizen, (b) the partner of a relevant Afghan citizen, or (c) the minor dependent child of a relevant Afghan citizen or of their partner (with the expressions used in (a), (b) and (c) having the same meaning as in that Part). | Fees 1.4.4 and 1.5.1 |
F364.7 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix Service Providers from Switzerland to the immigration rules | |
4.7.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom made under Appendix Service Providers from Switzerland to the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 |
4.8 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to the immigration rules | |
4.8.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom made under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to the immigration rules. | Fees 1.1.1, 1.1.6 and 1.5.1 |
F55. . . | F55. . . | |
F55. . . | F55. . . | F55. . . |
F104. . . | F104. . . | |
F104. . . | F104. . . | F104. . . |
F544.11 | Applications for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter by certain F114HM Armed Forces service leavers and members of HM Armed Forces | |
4.11.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom made under F115Appendix HM Armed Forces to the immigration rules if— (a) in a case where the application is made on the basis of the completion of a period of reckonable service in HM Forces, the applicant’s period of reckonable service is at least 6 years, or (b) in a case where the application is made on the basis of meeting the medical discharge criteria, the cause was attributable to service in HM Forces (with expressions used in (a) and (b) being construed in accordance with that Appendix). | 1.3D |
F604.12 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the immigration rules | |
4.12.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 |
F694.13 | Applications for an approval letter from the Global Entrepreneur Programme in respect of a proposed application under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules | |
4.13.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for an approval letter from an endorsing body, in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules where the endorsing body from which the letter is sought is the Global Entrepreneur Programme operated by the Department for Business and Trade. | 1.3A.A1 |
4.14 | Applications, in specified circumstances, for an approval letter from an endorsing body or a legacy endorsing body in respect of a proposed application under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules | |
4.14.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for an approval letter from an endorsing body or from a legacy endorsing body in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules where—
| 1.3A.A1 |
4.14.2 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for an approval letter from an endorsing body, in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules where—
| 1.3A.A1 |
Number and description of the waiver or reduction | Fees to which waiver or reduction applies | |
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5.1 | General waiver | |
5.1.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application where the Secretary of State determines that the fee should be waived. | All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3 |
5.2 | Scholarships funded by Her Majesty's Government | |
5.2.1 | The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the application is made by a candidate for, or holder of, a scholarship funded by Her Majesty's Government and is in connection with such a scholarship. | |
5.3 | International courtesy | |
5.3.1 | The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee as a matter of international courtesy. | All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3 |
5.4 | Visitors under a F9Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Bilateral Programme | |
5.4.1 | The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the applicant intends to visit the United Kingdom, in connection with programmes operated by the F9Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to give funds directly to Embassies and Missions outside the United Kingdom, to support activities directly connected to the United Kingdom's international priorities. | All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3 |
5.5 | Visitors under a F9Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Strategic Programme | |
5.5.1 | The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the applicant intends to visit the United Kingdom, in connection with programmes of funding operated by the F9Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to promote action on global issues in areas of strategic importance to the United Kingdom. | All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3 |
F1075.6 | Victims of domestic abuse | |
F1075.6.1 | The official determining an application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter under the Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse to the immigration rules may decide to waive the fee if at the time of making the application the applicant appears to the official to be destitute. | Fee 1.3E.1 |
Sch. 1 Table 1 modified (6.4.2022 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/296), reg. 1(3)(c), Sch. 2 paras. 1-3