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UK Home Office publishes new immigration schedule of fees

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On 07 March 2007, the United Kingdoms Home Office published an announcement with proposed new rates for various immigration and immigration-related services. Two different files were posted with slightly different information, although some of the information is duplicated.

PLEASE NOTE: These changes affect in-country fees. Separate changes have been posted for out-of-country applications and services.

In the announcement, the Home Office indicates that the new fee schedule is [based upon] "the findings of the consultation paper, 'A consultation on a New Charging Regime for Immigration & Nationality Fees', which ran from 30 October to 22 December last year. [The Government hereby sets out] the policy on a new charging regime for immigration and nationality fees and the new and proposed in-country fee levels."

While these fees are listed as "proposed," it appears at this time that they will become effective in identical or very nearly similar form as set out below from 01 April 2007. Both fee schedules provided are recreated here in HTML format:

Proposed New Fee Levels From 1st April 2007

Managed Migration Postal Fee Streams

Application Type

Current Fee (£)

New Fee (£)

Certificate of Approval 135 295
Leave to Remain (non-student) 335 395
Indefinite Leave to Remain 335 750
Workers Registration Scheme 70 90
Student Leave to Remain 250 295
Transfer of Conditions 160 160
Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) 315 400
HSMP Leave to Remain 335 350
Work Permits 153 190
Work Permit Leave to Remain 335 350
Business Case Unit 335 750
Adult Travel Documents (CID) 195 210
Child Travel Documents (CID) 115 130
Adult Travel Documents (CTD) 42 66
Child Travel Documents (CTD) 25 45
Nationality – Right Of Abode 20 135
Nationality – Naturalisation 200 575
Nationality –Registration 120 400
Nationality – renunciation 120 385
Seasonal Agricultural Working Scheme 12 12


UK Visas Fee Streams

Application Type

Current Fee (£)

New Fee (£)

Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV) 30 44
Visitor 50 63
Settlement visa 260 500
Student visa 85 99
Work visa 85 200
Long term visa 85 200



Proposed New Fee Levels

Application Type

Current Fee (£)

CP fee(£)

Total price (£)

New Fee (£)

Settlement visa 260 3.57 - 44.75 260 - 304.74 500
Work permit visa 85 3.57 - 44.77 86 - 129.74 200
Long term visa 85 3.57 - 44.78 87 - 129.74 200
Student visa 85 3.57 - 44.76 85 - 129.74 99
Visitor 50 3.57 - 44.74 50 - 94.74 63
DATV 30 3.57 - 44.74 30 - 74.74 44


Application Type

Current Fee (£)

New Fee (£)

Settlement/Nationality

Indefinite Leave to Remain 335 750
Indefinite Leave to Remain Premium 500 950
Nationality – Right Of Abode 20 135
Nationality – Naturalisation 200 575
Nationality – Adult Registration 120 400
Nationality – Minor single and multiple 200 400
Nationality – renunciation 120 385

Work

Highly Skilled Migrant Programme 315 400
HSMP Leave to Remain 335 350
Work Permits 153 190
Work Permit Leave to Remain 335 350
Work Permit Leave to Remain Premium 500 550
Business Case Unit 335 750
WRS 70 90
SAWS 12 12

LTR Other

Leave to Remain (non-student) 335 395
Leave to Remain (non-student) Premium 500 595
Certificate of Approval 135 295
Transfer of Conditions 160 160
Transfer of Conditions Premium 500 500
Adult Travel Documents (CID) 195 210
Child Travel Documents (CID) 115 130
Adult Travel Documents (CTD) 42 66
Child Travel Documents (CTD) 25 45

Student

Student Leave to Remain 250 295
Student Leave to Remain Premium 500 500

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