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The UK Home Office has announced increases in fees for a wide range of visas, residency applications and citizenship processes, with the changes set to take effect on April 8, 2026.
The revised fee schedule, published by the Home Office, affects foreign nationals applying to visit, study, work or settle in the United Kingdom, including applicants from Nigeria, one of the largest sources of visa applications to the UK.
Under the new fees, the short-term visit visa (up to six months) will increase from £127 to £135, while the student visa will rise from £524 to £558.
Applicants seeking indefinite leave to remain will pay £3,226, up from £3,029, while the fee to naturalise as a British citizen will increase from £1,605 to £1,709.
Most visa categories recorded increases, including work visas such as the Skilled Worker visa, which will rise from £769 to £819 for applications covering up to three years.
Fees for longer-term skilled worker visas will increase from £1,519 to £1,618.
The Home Office also raised fees for several other work routes, including the Innovator Founder, Start-up, Scale-up, and Graduate Route visas.
However, the government reduced the cost of registering a child as a British citizen, cutting the fee from £1,214 to £1,000, marking the only notable reduction in the new schedule.
Some visa categories remain unchanged, including the High Potential Individual visa, which will stay at £880.
The updated fee structure covers nearly all immigration processes, including visit visas, transit visas, student visas, work visas, settlement applications, travel documents and nationality services.
The changes come as the UK continues to review immigration-related costs, with the revised fees expected to affect thousands of applicants globally each year.
Nigeria remains among the countries with a high number of applications for UK visit, study, and work visas.
The complete list of immigration and UK visa costs that apply to Nigerians is as follows:
VISIT VISAS
Short-term (up to 6 months): Old: £127, New: £135
Long-term (up to 2 years): Old: £475, New: £506
Long-term (up to 5 years): Old: £848, New: £903
Long-term (up to 10 years): Old: £1,059, New: £1,128
Visiting academic (more than 6 months, up to 12 months): Old: £220, New: £234
Private medical treatment (more than 6 months, up to 11 months): Old: £220, New: £234
Direct airside transit visa: Old: £39, New: £41.50
Landside transit visit visa: Old: £70, New: £74.50
STUDENT VISAS
Student (main applicant and dependants): Old: £524, New: £558
Child Student: Old: £524, New: £558
Short-term student (English language, over 6 months up to 11 months): Old: £214, New: £228
WORK VISAS
Skilled Worker – up to 3 years: Old: £769, New: £819
Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – up to 3 years: Old: £590, New: £628
Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – over 3 years: Old: £1,160, New: £1,235
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – up to 3 years: Old: £304, New: £324
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – over 3 years: Old: £590, New: £628
Innovator Founder: Old: £1,274, New: £1,357
Start-up: Old: £465, New: £495
Scale-up: Old: £880, New: £937
High Potential Individual: Old: £880, New: £880 (unchanged)
Graduate Route: Old: £880, New: £937
T2 Minister of Religion: Old: £769, New: £819
International Sportsperson – up to 12 months: Old: £319, New: £340
International Sportsperson – over 12 months: Old: £769, New: £819
Temporary Work (Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange, Youth Mobility Scheme, India Young Professionals Scheme): Old: £319, New: £340
Representative of an overseas business: Old: £769, New: £819
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (up to 3 years): Old: £769, New: £819
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (over 3 years): Old: £1,519, New: £1,618
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee: Old: £319, New: £340
Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier: Old: £319, New: £340
Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker: Old: £319, New: £340
Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker: Old: £319, New: £340
SETTLEMENT AND INDEFINITE LEAVE
Route to Settlement: Old: £1,938, New: £2,064
Route to Settlement – other dependant relative: Old: £3,413, New: £3,635
Route to Settlement – refugee dependant relative: Old: £424, New: £452
Indefinite leave to remain: Old: £3,029, New: £3,226
Visitor Extension (in-country): Old: £1,100, New: £1,172
Leave to remain – Other: Old: £1,321, New: £1,407
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
Certificate of travel (adult): Old: £300, New: £320
Certificate of travel (child): Old: £151, New: £161
Convention travel document (adult): Old: £94.50, New: £102
Convention travel document (child): Old: £61.50, New: £66.50
NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP
Naturalisation (British citizenship): Old: £1,605, New: £1,709
Registration as British citizen – adult: Old: £1,446, New: £1,540
Registration as British citizen – child: Old: £1,214, New: £1,000 (reduced)
Renunciation of nationality: Old: £482, New: £513
Nationality review: Old: £482, New: £513
Status Letter (Nationality): Old: £459, New: £489
Non-acquisition Letter (Nationality): Old: £459, New: £489
