Visa fees
These fees are effective for all visa applications made from March 2009. Visa fees are fixed in pound sterling and are subject to periodic review. Our current rate of exchange is £1 = CFA 760. Some fees are rounded down for ease.
- The fee is non-refundable and must be paid in local currency at the time of application
- Children travelling on your passport must make a separate application and pay a separate fee
Fees for Applications made outside the UK
CURRENT PRODUCTS | Fee * for 2009/10 CFA | |
Non-PBS Visas | ||
Visitor visa short term | 51,000 | |
Visitor visa long term (up to 2 yr) | 163,000 | |
Visitor visa long term (2 to 5 yr) | 304,000 | |
Visitor visa long term (5 to 10 yr) | 380,000 | |
Settlement visa | 445,000 | |
Other visa | 163,000 | |
Direct Airside Transit Visa | 35,000 | |
Certificate of Entitlement | 163,000 | |
Vignette Transfer Fee | 57,000 | |
PBS Visas | ||
Tier 1 (General) | 513,000 | |
Tier 1 (General/Entrepreneur) (CESC)** | 467,000 | |
Tier 1 (Investor) | 513,000 | |
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) | 513,000 | |
Tier 1 (Post Study) | 201,000 | |
Tier 1 (transition) | 190,000 | |
Tier 1 (transition) (CESC)** | 175,000 | |
Tier 2 | 201,000 | |
Tier 2 (CESC)** | 186,000 | |
Tier 4 | 110,000 | |
Tier 5 | 95,000 | |
Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) (CESC)** | 84,000 | |
*
Dependants apply separately for a visa and pay the same fee as the main applicant.**
For certain types of application, we offer a reduced fee to nationals of countries that have ratified the Council of Europe Social Charter (1961) (the CESC), in line with the UK’s obligations under this Charter. These countries are Croatia, FYR Macedonia and T
