The United Kingdom government will increase fees for a broad range of visa, residency and citizenship applications from April 8, 2026, in a move that will affect Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking to visit, study, work or settle in the country.
The revised fee schedule, published by the UK Home Office and sighted by The Nation on Thursday, 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.
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, while 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
Some categories, however, remain unchanged, including the Tier 1 (Investor) visa at £2,000 and the High Potential Individual visa at £880.
Here are key revised UK visa and immigration fees
Visit visas
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
Direct airside transit visa: £39 → £41.50
Landside transit visit visa: £70 → £74.50
Student visas
Student (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
Start-up: £465 → £495
Scale-up: £880 → £937
High Potential Individual: £880 → £880 (unchanged)
Graduate Route: £880 → £937
T2 Minister of Religion: £769 → £819
International Sportsperson – up to 12 months: £319 → £340
International Sportsperson – over 12 months: £769 → £819
Temporary Work routes: £319 → £340
Representative of an overseas business: £769 → £819
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (up to 3 years): £769 → £819
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (over 3 years): £1,519 → £1,618
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee: £319 → £340
Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier: £319 → £340
Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker: £319 → £340
Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker: £319 → £340
Settlement and indefinite leave
Route to Settlement: £1,938 → £2,064
Route to Settlement – other dependant relative: £3,413 → £3,635
Route to Settlement – refugee dependent relative: £424 → £452
Indefinite leave to remain: £3,029 → £3,226
Visitor Extension (in-country): £1,100 → £1,172
Leave to remain – Other: £1,321 → £1,407
Travel documents
Certificate of travel (adult): £300 → £320
Certificate of travel (child): £151 → £161
Convention travel document (adult): £94.50 → £102
Convention travel document (child): £61.50 → £66.50
Nationality and citizenship
Naturalisation (British citizenship): £1,605 → £1,709
Registration as British citizen – adult: £1,446 → £1,540
Registration as British citizen – child: £1,214 → £1,000 (reduced)
Renunciation of nationality: £482 → £513
Nationality review: £482 → £513
Status Letter (Nationality): £459 → £489
Non-acquisition Letter (Nationality): £4
