Home Office Fees 2022: UK Naturalisation, ILR, BRP Renewal

Home Office Nationality and Immigration Fees 2022

The Home Office fees depends on the type of application. For instance, ILR, BRP Renewal, British Citizenship, and Naturalisation fees are £2,404, £56, £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 2022

From April 6, 2022, cost of Home Office indefinite leave to remain (ILR) application have increased by £15. Accordingly, main applicants and dependants, instead of £2,389 need to pay £2,404 fees if they are applying for an indefinite leave to remain (ILR).

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

The ILR processing time is usually 6-months. Therefore, if migrants intend to accelerate their ILR applications, then need to pay additional fees for Home Office 5-day priority or super-priority (aka premium, express, same day, next working day, 24-hours) service.

Same Day Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) Premium Application Fee

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

A migrant 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 UKVAC 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 migrants is 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

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) Priority Application Fee

The Home Office Fees for the 5-day processing of Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) have also increased to £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 migrant 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.

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Biometric Residence Permit BRP Renewal Fee 2022

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

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

Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) Replacement (Renewal) Fee 2022

From April 6, 2022, there are no changes in the fees for Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) Replacement. Therefore, Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) Replacement or Renewal Fee 2022 will remain at £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 April 6, 2022, there are no changes in the fees for Biometric Residence Card (BRC) Replacement. Therefore, the cost of Replacement BRC issued under the EU Settlement Scheme will remain at £56.

Home Office Nationality and British Citizenship Fees 2022

From April 6, 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 2022

From April 6, 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 2022 for British Citizenship

From April 6, 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 2022 for British Citizenship

Child Registration Fees 2022 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 2022 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 April 6, 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 Fees 2022 for Student Visa UK

From April 6, 2022, the Home Office Fees for student (main applicant and dependants) and child student visa from inside the UK has increased by £15.  Accordingly, the UK student visa extension or switching application fees are £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 2022 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 2022 for Work Visa 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 etc.

In terms of Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1118 dated 15 March 2022, Home Office has introduced three New Points-Based routes viz. the Global Business Mobility, High Potential Individual, and the Scale-up Visa UK.

From April 6, 2022, Home Office Fees for work visa applications from inside the UK have increased by £15. 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 UK Skilled Worker visa. The Skilled Worker visa has replaced the Tier 2 General (aka work permit) in 2020. However, unlike Tier 2 General, this new route for skilled workers can lead to permanent settlement (ILR) in the UK.

The Home Office fees 2022 for UK Skilled Worker visa fees 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 UK Skilled Worker Visa Fees 2022 are £719. However, if the COS has been issued for three years or more then the UK Skilled Worker Visa Fees 2022 are £1,423.

Skilled Worker (Shortage Occupation)

The Home Office fees 2022 for UK Skilled Worker (Shortage Occupation) fees depends on the duration of the Certificate of Sponsorship (COS). If the COS has been issued for three years or less, then the Skilled Worker (Shortage Occupation) fee is £479. However, if the COS has been issued for three years or more then the application cost is £943.

Health and Care Visa

If a migrant in the UK is sponsored to 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 2022 for Health and Care visa depends on the duration of the Certificate of Sponsorship (COS). If the COS has been issued for three years or less, then the UK Health and Care Visa fees are £247. However, if the COS has been issued for three years or more then the application fee is £479.

Global Business Mobility

The Global Business Mobility Visa route consists of several new 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 to Global Business Mobility Visa UK 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, Global Mobility Business Senior or Specialist Worker Visa UK has replaced the Intra-company Transfer route. 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.

The Home Office fees 2022 for Senior or Specialist Worker Visa up to 3 years are £719 (more than 3 years £1,423) for main applicant and dependants

2. Graduate Trainee

From April 11, 2022, the Global Business Mobility Graduate Trainee Visa UK has replaced the Intra-Company Graduate Trainee route. This route is workers on a graduate training course which leads to a senior management or specialist position and who are required to undertake a work placement in the UK.

The Home Office fees 2022 for Global Business Mobility Graduate Trainee Visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

3. UK Expansion Worker

From April 11, 2022, the Global Business Mobility UK Expansion Worker Visa has replaced the Sole Representative of an Overseas Business route. 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 UK Expansion Worker Visa is for specialist or senior employees who are assigned to the UK to assist with the overseas business’s expansion to the UK.

The Home Office fees 2022 for Global Business Mobility UK Expansion Worker visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

4. Service Supplier

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

The Home Office fees 2022 for UK Global Business Mobility Service Supplier visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

5. Secondment Worker

The Secondment Worker 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 2022 for Secondment Worker visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

Scale-up

Migrants in the UK will be able to apply for Scale-up Visa from Aug 22, 2022. The Home Office fees 2022 for Scale-up Visa are £715 for main applicant and dependants.

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 UK Global Talent visa if they are a leader or potential leader in academia or research, arts and culture, and digital technology. The Global Talent visa has replaced the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa. Switching to a Global Talent visa costs £623. If a migrant is applying for Global Talent visa based on an endorsement, then need to pay the £623 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 visa has replaced the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur route in March 2019. From inside the UK, Home Office fees 2022 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 in UK intends to do innovative, viable, and scalable business in the UK then can apply for the Innovator visa. The Innovator visa has replaced the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route in March 2019. From April 6, 2022, the Home Office fees for UK 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, the migrants in the UK can apply for Tier 1 entrepreneur visa extension till 5 April 2023. The Home Office fees for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) 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 April 6, 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 visa has replaced the Tier 2 Sportsperson route.

If the COS has been issued for up to 12 months, then the Home Office fees 2022 for T2 Sportsperson visa are £259. However, if the COS has been issued for more than 12 months then the T2 Sportsperson applicant 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 route.

Home Office fees 2022 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 route. From April 6, 2022, the Home Office fees 2022 for T5 (Temporary Worker) visa are £259 for main applicant and dependants.

Other Work Visa

• Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) – dependants only £623
• Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) – dependants only £508
• Representative of an overseas business – main applicant and dependants £719
• Intra-Company Transfer – Graduate Trainee – main applicant and dependants (until 10 April 2022) £497

Home Office Fees 2022 for Other Applications Made in the UK

The details of Home Office fees 2022 for other applications such as ILR, leave to remain, BRP renewal, Biometric enrolment etc. are as under:

Leave to Remain – Other

From April 6, 2022, Home Office fees for leave to remain (other applications) have increased by £15. Accordingly, instead of £1,033 applicants need to pay £1,048 fees for leave to remain applications. Moreover, the leave to remain fees with priority (5-day) and same day super-priority service are £1,548 and £1,848, respectively.

Indefinite Leave to Remain Fees – Main Applicants and Dependants

The Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) Fees 2022 for main applicants and dependants are £2,404 per applicant. The priority and super-priority ILR application fees are £2,904 and £3,204, respectively.

Biometric Enrolment

The Home Office fees 2022 for Biometric Enrolment and (or) re-use of recorded biometric information are £19.20. For indefinite leave, limited to remain, and nationality the £19.20 Biometric Enrolment fee is not payable.

Replacement Biometric Residence Card

Home Office fees 2022 for Replacement Biometric Residence Card (BRC) (aka Residence Card), issued under the EU Settlement Scheme are £56.

Replacement Biometric Residence Permit – BRP Renewal Fee

Replacement Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) or BRP Renewal Fee are £56.

Home Office Fees for Other Applications Made in the UK

• 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 2022 for Sponsorship

From April 6, 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 2022 for large and small Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors are £25,000 and £8,000, respectively. Moreover, the Premium Sponsor Service (12 months) Fees 2022 for Student sponsors are £8,000.

Expedited Processing of Sponsorship and Sponsor Licence

Home Office fees 2022 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 2022 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, the Home Office fees 2022 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 Home Office fees 2022 for Student Sponsor Basic Compliance Assessment and Sponsor Action Plan are £536 and £1,476, respectively.

Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)

The Home Office fees for Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) depends on type of the immigration route for foreign workers. Accordingly, the Home Office fees 2022 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 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 2022?

Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) application fee 2022 for main applicants and dependants is £2,404 per applicant.

How much is the Same Day ILR Application Fee 2022?

The Home Office same day Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) application fees are £3,204 per applicant.

How much is the BRP Renewal Fee 2022?

The Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) Renewal Fee 2022 is £56. The cost of Replacement BRP issued under the EU Settlement Scheme is £56.

How much are British Citizenship Fees in 2022?

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

Nationality Registration fee for British Citizenship 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.