New and high Home Office immigration fees from mid-March 2016 (not from 6 April as was anticipated). Many categories’ fee goes up by almost £500, if eligible - apply now to save money!

By 1st 4Immigration - #1 UK Immigration Experts -
As it happens every year, the Home Office is about to increase the immigration fees. Yet this year there is an unexpected twist - the new and higher fees will start from mid-March, not from 6 April, as it happened in the years before, as the new tax year starts. This was announced on 26th February 2016 and the new fees will come in force on 18th March 2016, thus giving the migrants just 3 weeks to react!

If you are eligible for a visa or British Citizenship - apply before April to save the money!

The current ILR fee is £1,500 postal or £1,900 same-day service. From 18th March it will be £1,875 and £2,375 respectively (and the difference is being increased to £500) and that is per person, ie per each dependant!

Spouse/Partner visa now costs £956 entry clearance (outside the UK) or £649/£1,049 in-country postal/same-day. From 18th March it will be £1,195 entry clearance and £811 for in-country switching/extension postal but same-day service in this category will be the whopping £1,311, almost as high as the current postal ILR fee! And let’s not forget the NHS surcharge...
 
Naturalisation fee goes up by £231 to £1,236. 
 
When to apply?

If you are applying inside the UK and planning to use same-day service, your appointment has to be booked before 18th March, this is where you’d need to pay a Home Office fee and if applicable, a health surcharge.    

If you are applying inside the UK and planning to use postal service for a visa application (but not Citizenship) the date of application will be the date of posting, if your application is sent by Royal Mail. Therefore, you will pay a fee applicable on the day of posting, even if the UK Visas and Immigration receives your case on or after 18th March. In case of applying for British Citizenship the date of application will be the date of delivery.   

1st 4Immigration service fees are NOT going up in either March or April.

For an advice or to make your application through us as soon as possible, please contact info@1st4immigration.com or visit www.1st4immigration.com

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