Nigerians, other countries to pay more for UK visas, citizenship from April
Beginning from April 8, Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking to visit, study, work or settle in the United Kingdom will pay more for visa. The government of the United
- By Samuel Oamen
Beginning from April 8, Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking to visit, study, work or settle in the United Kingdom will pay more for visa.
The government of the United Kingdom has increased fees for a broad range of visa, residency and citizenship applications .
The revised fee schedule, published by the UK Home Office and sighted by The Nation yesterday, shows increases across nearly all categories of visa applications made both within and outside the UK.
The affected categories include visit visas, student visas, work visas, settlement applications and naturalisation fees.
The changes will take effect in less than two weeks, at a time when Nigeria remains one of the UK’s biggest sources of visa applicants, with hundreds of thousands of Nigerians applying each year for visit, student, and work visas.
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Under the new charges, the short-term visit visa will rise from £127 to £135, while the student visa will increase from £524 to £558.
Applicants seeking permanent residency through indefinite leave to remain will now pay £3,226, up from £3,029. Those applying for British citizenship through naturalisation will pay £1,709, up from £1,605.
In a rare exception to the general increase, the fee for registering a child as a British citizen will be reduced from £1,214 to £1,000 — a drop of £214.
Some categories, however, remain unchanged, including the Tier 1 (Investor) visa at £2,000 and the High Potential Individual visa at £880.
Here are other key revised UK visa and immigration fees:
Short-term (up to 6 months): £127 → £135; Long-term (up to 2 years): £475 → £506; Long-term (up to 5 years): £848 → £903; Long-term (up to 10 years): £1,059 → £1,128; Visiting academic (more than 6 months, up to 12 months): £220 → £234; Private medical treatment (more than 6 months, up to 11 months): £220 → £234 and Direct airside transit visa: £39 → £41.50.
Others include: Landside transit visit visa: £70 → £74.50; Student visas (main applicant and dependants): £524 → £558; Child Student: £524 → £558; Short-term student (English language, over 6 months up to 11 months): £214 → £228;
Work visas: Skilled Worker – up to 3 years: £769 → £819; Skilled Worker – over 3 years: £1,519 → £1,618; Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – up to 3 years: £590 → £628; Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – over 3 years: £1,160 → £1,235; Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – up to 3 years: £304 → £324; Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – over 3 years: £590 → £628; Innovator Founder: £1,274 → £1,357 and others.
