UK’s 10-year visitor visa fees increases to £1,059 from April

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United Kingdom’s (UK) visitor visas, which are valid for up to 10 years, have increased from £963 to £1,059, reflecting an increment of £96. This becomes effective from April 9, 2025.

The Home Office of the United Kingdom (UK), recently released this information across categories such as visitor, work, study visas for those applying from outside the UK.

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For example, visitor visas which are valid for 6 months, have increased from £115 to £127, reflecting a rise of £12. Visitor visas which are valid for 2 years, have increased from £432 to £475, making an increment of £43.

Here are the new visa fees in a tabular format in more detail. For the full list, applicants should check the UK Home Office website:

Ngozi Ekugo

Ngozi Ekugo is a Senior Correspondent at BusinessDay. She holds a Masters in management from the University of Lagos, an undergraduate from University of Lagos, and is in an alumni of Queen's College. Shes currently an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). She has a brief experience at Goldman sachs, London in its Human Capital Management division. She is interested in human capital development and is leveraging her varied experience across sectors to report labour and global mobility trends for stakeholders to make informed decisions.