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How much you have to pay

The exact amount you pay depends on the length of your visa.

A visa may last longer than your course of study or period of employment.

Cost for a year

You바카라 사이트檒l have to pay:

  • 拢776 per year for students, their dependants, and those on a Youth Mobility Scheme visa, for example 拢1,552 for a 2-year visa
  • 拢776 per year for visa and immigration applicants who are under the age of 18 at time of application
  • 拢1,035 per year for all other visa and immigration applications, for example 拢3,105 for a 3-year visa

Cost for part of a year

The amount you have to pay depends on the length of the visa you바카라 사이트檙e given and where you apply from.

6 months or less

You do not need to pay the surcharge if you바카라 사이트檙e applying from outside the UK for 6 months or less.

If you바카라 사이트檙e applying from inside the UK, you바카라 사이트檒l have to pay half the yearly cost. For example:

  • 拢388 for students, their dependants or under-18 applications
  • 拢517.50 for any other application

More than 6 months but less than one year

Wherever you apply from, you바카라 사이트檒l have to pay the cost of a full year.

Cost for more than one year

If your visa is for more than a year, you바카라 사이트檒l have to pay:

  • the yearly cost plus half the yearly cost, if it바카라 사이트檚 for 18 months or less
  • the cost of 2 full years, if it바카라 사이트檚 for more than 18 months but less than 2 years

Paying for dependants

Dependants aged 18 or over usually need to pay the same amount as you.

If you do not pay

You바카라 사이트檒l get an email from UK Visas and Immigration if you do not pay the surcharge (or do not pay enough).

The email will explain how to pay. It will go to the email address given in your visa application.

Check your junk folder if you cannot see the email in your inbox.

Once you get the email, you must pay the surcharge within:

  • 10 working days if you바카라 사이트檙e inside the UK
  • 7 working days if you바카라 사이트檙e outside the UK

Your visa or immigration application will be turned down if you do not pay the full amount in this time.

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