UK Immigration Work Permit and Visa Services
Entry Clearance and Government Application Fees for UK Immigration
> Our Fees > Government Application Fees and Entry Clearance FeesHome Office Government Fees are charged by the Home Office for the assessment of any application. When paid to SkillClear as part of an application engagement, these fees are passed directly to the Home Office by us on submission of your case. Please also note that as of April 1 2005 some Home Office Fees will increase, as shown in brackets.
| 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.
