Home Office Fees 2023: UK Naturalisation, ILR, BRP Renewal

Home Office Nationality and Immigration Fees 2023

The Home Office fees depends on the type of application. For instance, ILR, BRP Renewal, British Citizenship, and Naturalisation fees are £2,404, £19, £1,126, and £1,250, respectively.

Applicants can pay the Nationality and Immigration charges in British pound sterling (GBP) by a debit or credit card.

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) Application Fee 2023

From November 9, 2022, there will be no change in the Home Office Fee 2023 for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) application by main applicants and dependants. Therefore, applicants will continue to pay the Home Office £2,404 application fees if they are applying for an indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK.

For Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications, migrants do not need to pay the Biometric enrolment fee of £19.20.

Super Priority Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) Premium Application Fee

The ILR processing time is usually 6-months. Therefore, if migrants intend to accelerate their ILR applications, then need to pay additional fees to the Home Office for 5-day priority or next working day super-priority service.

The Home Office Fees in 2023 for the next working day super priority (aka 24 hours premium or express) processing of Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) or no time limit (NTL) are £3,204 i.e. application fees £2,404 plus the cost of super-priority visa service £800.

Migrants cannot use the ILR Premium (Super Priority) Service if they use the UK Immigration: ID Check App to confirm their identity. Therefore, migrants can only pay the ILR Super Priority Fee if they are making an application through UKCAS for the following types of indefinite leave to remain applications:

1. UK Ancestry on SET(O)
2. As a former member of HM Forces on SET(AF)
3. Child under 18 on SET(F)
4. Long Residence – if the migrant is in the UK legally for 10 continuous years
5. SET(O) – if a migrant work, establish a business, or invest in the UK
6. Dependent child or partner of migrant who work, establish a business, or invest in the UK
7. SET(M) – if the migrant is the partner of a person, or parent of a child, who is present and settled in the UK
8. Innovator
9. Dependent child or partner of an Innovator

Priority Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) Application Fee

The Home Office Fees in 2023 for the 5-day processing of Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) is £2,904 i.e. application fees £2,404 plus the cost of priority visa service £500.

ILR Priority Service is available through UKCAS for following types of indefinite leave to remain applications:

1. SET(O) – if a migrant work, establish a business, or invest in the UK
2. Dependent child or partner of migrants who work, establish a business, or invest in the UK
3. Innovator
4. Dependent child or partner of an Innovator

ILR Priority Service is only available for applications to settle as an Innovator if the applicant is using ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ app instead of UKCAS.

Leave to Remain

From November 9, 2022, Home Office fees for leave to remain (other applications) will remain at £1,048. Accordingly, the leave to remain fees in 2023 with priority (5-day) and same day super-priority service are £1,548 and £1,848, respectively.

Biometric Enrolment Fee 2023

The Home Office fees in 2023 for Biometric Enrolment and (or) re-use of recorded biometric information are £19.20. For indefinite leave, limited leave to remain, and nationality the £19.20 Biometric Enrolment fee is not payable.

Biometric Residence Permit BRP Renewal Fee 2023

A migrant does not need to apply separately for a BRP, as they usually get a BRP if they are:

• applying to come to the UK for longer than 6 months
• extending their visa longer than 6 months
• applying to settle in the UK
• transferring their visa to a new passport
• applying for certain travel documents of the Home Office

If an applicant has used the UK Immigration: ID Check’ app to prove their identity, then they don’t get a BRP.

Replacement Biometric Residence Permit (BRP Renewal) Fee 2023

From November 9, 2022, the Home Office Fees for Replacement Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) has decreased by £37. Therefore, Replacement Biometric Residence Permit cost (aka BRP Renewal Fee) in 2023 is £19 instead of £56.

BRC (EU Residence Card)

If a migrant is in the UK as a family member of EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein national then instead of BRP gets a BRC (Biometric Residence Card). The BRC are also known as Residence Card or EU Residence Card.

From November 9, 2022, the Home Office Fees for Replacement Biometric Residence Card (BRC) (issued under the EU Settlement Scheme) has decreased by £37. Therefore, Replacement Biometric Residence Card cost (aka BRC Renewal Fee) issued under the EU Settlement Scheme in 2023 is £19 instead of £56.

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Home Office Nationality and British Citizenship Fees 2023

From November 9, 2022, there will be no increase in the Home Office Fees for Nationality related applications such as UK Naturalisation, Nationality Registration for British Citizenship, Child Registration, etc.

Please note, for British Citizenship applications, migrants do not need to pay the Biometric enrolment fee of £19.20. Moreover, the processing time for UK Naturalisation and Nationality Registration applications is usually 6-months. Priority or super-priority (premium) service is not available to accelerate the processing of British Citizenship applications.

UK Naturalisation Application Fee 2023

From November 9, 2022, UK Naturalisation fees for British Citizenship will remain at £1,250. An applicant also needs to pay £80 for citizenship ceremony. Therefore, the UK Naturalisation application fees, inclusive of British citizenship ceremony, are £1,330. Naturalisation fees for British overseas territory citizens are £1,000.

A migrant can apply for UK Naturalisation based on residence or marriage. However, certificate of naturalisation is not necessary if a person is already British Citizen or has an entitlement to citizenship under another provision of the British Nationality Act 1981.

Nationality Registration Fees 2023 for British Citizenship

From November 9, 2022, Nationality Registration fees for British Citizenship will remain at £1,126. An applicant also needs to pay £80 for citizenship ceremony. Therefore, the Nationality Registration Fees for adults, inclusive of British citizenship ceremony charges, are £1,206.

A person can Register for British Nationality based on Entitlement to Register on Other Grounds, Discretionary Registration on Other Grounds, Entitlement to Register under Section 5, Entitlement to Register as an Adult, or Discretionary Registration as an Adult.

Child Registration Fees 2023 for British Citizenship

Child Registration Fees 2023 for British Citizenship are £1,012. If a minor turn eighteen during the application process, then needs to pay £80 fees for British citizenship ceremony at the point of decision.

A minor can Register for British Nationality based on Entitlement to registration as a child or Discretionary registration as a child.

Nationality Registration Fees 2023 British Overseas Citizenship

The nationality registration fees for British overseas territory citizen, British overseas citizens, British Subjects, British protected persons are £901 and £810 for adults and children, respectively.

Nationality – Other Applications and Services

From November 9, 2022, Home Office fees for other nationality related applications and services are as under:

• The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony) £80
• The administration of a citizenship oath, or oath and pledge where the oath, or oath and pledge, are not administered at a citizenship ceremony or by a justice of the peace £5
• Renunciation of nationality £372
• Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (In the UK) £372
• Nationality Review £372
• Status Letter (Nationality) £250
• Non-acquisition Letter (Nationality) £250
• Nationality correction to certificate £250
• Nationality – supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order, or declaration £250

Home Office Student Visa Fees 2023 from Inside the UK

From November 9, 2022, there will be no changes in the Home Office Fees for student (main applicant and dependants) and child student visa from inside the UK.  Accordingly, in 2023 the UK student visa extension or switching application fees will remain at £490 per applicant.

The UK extension visa processing time is usually 8-weeks. If students intend to accelerate their applications from inside the UK, then need to pay additional fees for Home Office 5-day priority or super-priority service. Home Office Fees in 2023 for 5-day priority student visa are £990. The super-priority (aka premium, express, same day, next working day) student visa fees are £1,290 from inside the UK.

Home Office Fees 2023 for Work Visa from Inside the UK

Migrants on an eligible route in the UK can make leave to remain (extension and switching) applications for doing work. However, a person on a temporary permission such as standard visitor visa or short term (English) Language cannot switch to work route in the UK.

The most popular visa for working in the UK is the Skilled Worker (previously Tier 2 General). However, applicants can apply for other types of work visas from inside the UK such as Innovator, Startup, Global Talent, Health and Care Worker, Global Business Mobility, High Potential Individual, or Scale-up etc.

Please note, not all work visa route leads to Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK.

Skilled Worker

If a migrant in the UK is sponsored to do a specific skilled job for a Home Office licensed sponsor, then can apply for Skilled Worker visa. The Skilled Worker route has replaced the Tier 2 General (aka work permit) in 2020. However, unlike Tier 2 General, this new route can lead to permanent settlement (aka indefinite leave to remain – ILR) in the UK.

The Home Office fees for Skilled Worker visa depends on the duration of the Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) for main applicant and dependants. If the COS has been issued for three years or less, then the Skilled Worker visa application charges are £719. However, if the COS is issued for three years or more then the Home Office application cost is £1,423.

Skilled Worker (Shortage Occupation)

The application charges for Skilled Worker (Shortage Occupation) depends on the duration of the Certificate of Sponsorship (COS). If the COS is for three years or less, then the Home Office fees for Skilled Worker (Shortage Occupation) are £479. However, if the COS is for three years or more then the application cost is £943.

Health and Care Visa

If a migrant in the UK is sponsored to do work as a qualified doctor, nurse, or allied health professional for a Home Office licensed sponsor, then can apply for Health and Care Visa. This Health and Care visa route for skilled workers can lead to permanent settlement (ILR) in the UK.

The Home Office fees for Health and Care visa depends on the duration of the Certificate of Sponsorship (COS). If the COS is for three years or less, then the application cost is £247. However, if the COS is issued for three years or more then the charges are £479.

Global Business Mobility

The Global Business Mobility route consists of several sponsored categories for businesses that are intending to establish presence in the UK, transfer overseas staff, or come to the United Kingdom for a specific business purpose. The five sub-categories of Global Business Mobility route are:

1. Senior or Specialist Worker
2. Graduate Trainee
3. UK Expansion Worker
4. Service Supplier
5. Secondment Worker

1. Senior or Specialist Worker

From April 11, 2022, Senior or Specialist Worker route has replaced the Intra-company Transfer visa. This route is for senior managers or specialist employees who are assigned to a UK business which is linked by common ownership to the overseas employing company.

Home Office fee for Senior or Specialist Worker visa depends on the duration of the application. If the Senior or Specialist Worker visa application is up to 3 years, then Home Office fees are £719. However, if the application is for more than 3 years then the charges are £1,423 for main applicant and dependants.

2. Graduate Trainee

From April 11, 2022, Graduate Trainee route has replaced the Intra-Company Graduate Trainee visa This route is for workers on a graduate training course, which leads to a senior management or specialist position with work placement in the UK.

In 2023, the Home Office fees for Graduate Trainee route are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

3. UK Expansion Worker

From April 11, 2022, the UK Expansion Worker route has replaced the Sole Representative of an Overseas Business visa. However, the Sole Representative visa will remain open for Media Representatives and those already on Sole Representative visa extending or applying for ILR in the UK.

The Expansion Worker visa is for specialist or senior employees who are assigned to assist with the overseas business’s expansion.

The Home Office fees for UK Expansion Worker visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

4. Service Supplier

From April 11, 2022, the Service Supplier route has replaced contractual service providers and independent professional persons in the T5 Temporary Worker – International Agreement route. The Service Supplier visa is for overseas workers to provide a service that is in line with a UK trade commitment.

The Home Office fees for Service Supplier visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

5. Secondment Worker

The Secondment Worker route is for those workers who are seconded to the UK as part of a high value contract or investment by their employer overseas. Home Office fees for Secondment Worker visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

Scale-up

The Scale-up route is for those migrants who have a sponsored job offer from an authorised UK scale-up company to qualify for a ‘fast-track visa. The Home Office fees for Scale-up main applicant and dependants are £715.

High Potential Individual

The High Potential Individual route is for graduates from the top-50 Universities across the world, who wish to come to the UK to undertake full-time employment or self-employment work or seek employment opportunities. Home Office fees in 2023 for High Potential Individual visa are £715.

Post Study Work Visa (Graduate Route)

A student after completing bachelor’s degree or above in the UK, can apply for Graduate route (2-Year post study work visa). If a student has completed a PhD in the UK, then can get 3-Year post study work visa. The Home Office fees for Graduate route (2 or 3 year post study work visa) are £715 for main applicant and dependants.

Global Talent Visa

A migrant can switch to Global Talent route if they are a leader or potential leader in academia or research, arts and culture, and digital technology.

The Global Talent route has replaced the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent.

If a migrant is applying for Global Talent route based on an endorsement, then need to pay the £623 fees to the Home Office in two parts i.e. £456 for endorsement and £167 for visa application. If a migrant is applying for Global Talent visa based on an eligible award, then need to pay the full £623 at the time of visa application.

Start-up Visa

If a migrant intends to set up an innovative business for the first time in the UK, then can switch to the Start-up visa. The Start-up route has replaced the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur in March 2019. In 2023, Home Office fees for Start-up visa are £508 for main applicant and dependants.

Start-up is not a route to settlement. After 2 years, a migrant may be eligible to progress from start-up to the innovator visa, which is a route to settlement.

Innovator Visa

If a migrant intends to do innovative, viable, and scalable business in the UK then can apply for the Innovator visa. The Innovator route has replaced Tier 1 Entrepreneur in March 2019. The Home Office fees for Innovator visa are £1,292 for main applicant and dependants.

Tier 1 Entrepreneur

Since March 29, 2019, the Innovator visa has replaced Tier 1 entrepreneur visa route. However, in terms of paragraph 245DB(a) of the Immigration Rules, migrants can apply for Tier 1 entrepreneur extension (renewal) application till 5 April 2023. The Home Office fees for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) extension or renewal applications are £1,292 for main applicant and dependants.

Migrants in the UK can make an application from Tier 1 Entrepreneur route to ILR until 5 April 2025. Moreover, switching applicants can make Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa to ILR application until 5 July 2027. The indefinite leave to remain (ILR) application fee under the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route are £2,404.

Investor or Tier 1 (Investor)

The Investor visa is for high value persons, who intend to make an investment in the UK. Investor visa has replaced the Tier 1 Investor. From November 9, 2022, Home Office fees for Investor visa are £1,638 for main applicant and dependants.

T2 Sportsperson

The T2 Sportsperson route is for an elite sportsperson or coach whose employment will make a significant contribution to the development of sport at the highest level in the UK. The T2 Sportsperson route has replaced the Tier 2 Sportsperson.

Home Office fees for T2 Sportsperson visa depends on the duration of Certificate of Sponsorship (COS). If the COS is up to 12 months, then the application charges are £259. However, if the COS is for more than 12 months then the application cost is £719.

T2 Minister of Religion

The T2 Minister of Religion route is for those individuals who intend to undertake preaching and pastoral work, Missionary, or Member of a Religious Order in the UK. The T2 Minister of Religion visa has replaced the Tier 2 Minister of Religion.

Home Office fees for T2 Minister of Religion visa application are £719 for main applicant and dependants

T5 (Temporary Worker)

T5 (Temporary Worker) Visa is for Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative and Sporting Worker, Government Authorised Exchange Worker, and Youth Mobility Scheme.

The T5 (Temporary Worker) visa has replaced the Tier 5 Temporary Worker.

Home Office fees for T5 (Temporary Worker) visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

Other Work Visa

In 2023, Home Office fees for other work visas from inside the UK are as under:

• Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only £623
• Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) – dependants only £508
• Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants £719

Home Office Fees 2023 for Other Applications Made in the UK

The Home Office fees in 2023 for other applications from inside the UK are as under:

• Visitor Extension – main applicant and dependants £1,000
• Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention £1,048
• Hong Kong British National (In-country) for 30 months – main applicant and dependants £180
• Hong Kong British National (In-country) for 5 years – main applicant and dependants £250
• Retired person of independent means £1,964
• Processing an application which is subsequently rejected as invalid £25
• TOC or Application for a document confirming identity and immigration or nationality status – limited leave to remain £161
• Travel Document
  • Certificate of travel – adult £280
  • Certificate of travel – child £141
  • Convention travel document – adult £75
  • Convention travel document – child £49
• Administrative Review £80
• Life in the UK test £50

Home Office Fees 2023 for Sponsorship

From November 9, 2022, there will be no increase in the Home Office Fees for Premium Sponsor Service (12 months), Sponsor Licence, Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), and Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS).

Premium Sponsor Service (12 months)

The Home Office Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Fees for large and small Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors are £25,000 and £8,000, respectively. Moreover, the Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Fees for Student sponsors are £8,000.

Expedited Processing of Sponsorship and Sponsor Licence

Home Office fees for expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by a Worker sponsor or Temporary worker sponsor are £200. Moreover, Home Office priority service fees for expedited processing of sponsor licence applications are £500.

Sponsor License

The Home Office fees for sponsor license depends on the type of application and size of the sponsor. Accordingly, Home Office fees for sponsor licence are as under:

• Worker (large sponsor) £1,476
• Worker (small sponsor) £536
• Student £536
• Temporary Worker £536
• Worker and Temporary Worker (large sponsor) £1,476
• Worker and Student (large sponsor) £1,476
• Student, Worker, Temporary Worker (large sponsor) £1,476
• Temporary Worker and Student £536
• Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor), where sponsor currently holds a Temporary Worker and/or Student Sponsor Licence £940

Moreover, the application fees for Student Sponsor Basic Compliance Assessment and Sponsor Action Plan are £536 and £1,476, respectively.

Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)

The Home Office fees in 2023 for Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) depends on type of the immigration route for foreign workers. Accordingly, the fees for Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) are as under:

• Skilled Worker – £199
• T2 Minister of Religion – £199
• Global Business Mobility (Senior or Specialist Worker) – £199
• Temporary Work route including Global Business Mobility (Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier and Secondment Worker route) – £21
• Scale-up route – £21
• International Sportsperson route – over 12 Months – £199
• International Sportsperson route – for 12 months or less – £21

Please note, Global Business Mobility route has replaced the Intra-company route. Therefore, after April 10, 2022, Home Office has discontinued issuing Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for Intra-company Transfer and Intra-company Transfer Graduate Trainee routes.

Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS)

The Home Office fees in 2023 for Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) for students and child students are £21.

FAQs

How much is the cost of Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) UK 2023?

Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) application fee in 2023 for main applicants and dependants is £2,404 per application.

How much is the Same Day ILR Application Fee 2023?

The same day indefinite leave to remain (ILR) application fees are £3,204.

How much is the BRP Renewal Fee 2023?

The Replacement Biometric Residence Permit application cost (aka BRP Renewal Fee) in 2023 is £19. The cost of Replacement Biometric Residence Card issued under the EU Settlement Scheme is £19.

How much are British Citizenship Fees in 2023?

UK Naturalisation fees for British Citizenship in 2023 are £1,330, inclusive of the citizenship ceremony charges of £80. The Naturalisation fees for British overseas territory citizens are £1,000.

British Nationality Registration fee in 2023 is £1,206, inclusive of £80 charges for Citizenship Ceremony. The Home Office Nationality Registration fees for children are £1,012. If a minor turn eighteen during the application process, then needs to pay £80 for British Citizenship Ceremony fees at the point of decision. The nationality registration charges for British overseas citizens are £901 and £810 for adults and children, respectively.

Home Office Immigration and Nationality Fees 2023 from Inside the UK