UK to Implement Widespread Visa Fee Hikes Starting April 8, 2026

The British government is set to raise costs for numerous immigration and residency services beginning April 8, 2026.

This adjustment, confirmed in a recent Home Office schedule, will impact international travelers, students, and workers, including the substantial number of applicants from Nigeria.

The price increases apply to a broad spectrum of categories, ranging from short-term visits to permanent settlement and citizenship applications, as the UK continues its transition toward a self-funded immigration model.

Under the new tariff, the cost of a standard six-month visit visa will rise from £127 to £135, while student visa fees are slated to increase from £524 to £558.

Those pursuing long-term residency face steeper adjustments: indefinite leave to remain (ILR) will now cost £3,226, up from £3,029, and the fee for British naturalization will climb to £1,709.

While most categories saw a 6% to 7% increase, a few remained unchanged, such as the Investor and High Potential Individual visas. Notably, the government introduced a rare price cut for child citizenship registration, reducing the fee from £1,214 to £1,000.

Here is the full list of UK visa and immigration fees relevant to Nigerians:

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 – over 3 years: Old: £1,519, New: £1,618

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