Next-day service fee increase from 29 March 2019

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IMPORTANT if you are planning to use next-day service for a UK visa in March 2019
You can submit and pay for your application before that – and save £190 per person!

Dear customers,

The Government has published UK visa fees that will come in force on 29 March 2019.

The main difference is increase by £190 per person for next-day service for applications inside the UK. It goes up from £610 per person to £800 per person. This is in addition to a standard consideration fee and applies if you choose to use next-day service to speed up the decision (doesn’t apply if you choose to use standard ‘slow’ service). This surcharge is levied per applicant, £800 for the main migrant and £800 for each dependant.
If you are eligible to submit your application and pay by 28 March 2019, you can avoid this increase.

Examples of eligible visa categories:
- Indefinite Leave to Remain if you hold a Spouse/Partner, Tier 2, Ancestral visas.
- Switching to a Spouse/Partner visa from Tier 4 or another category.
- Extending your Spouse/Partner visa.
- Switching or extending a Tier 2 work visa.
- Extending a Tier 4 student visa.
- Renewing your Indefinite Leave or BRP.

There is no change if you are using standard service for the above categories, whether you are applying inside or outside the UK.

There is no change if you are using standard service for visas where next-day service is not available, such as British Citizenship or Tier 1, whether you are applying inside or outside the UK. No changes to fees for Sponsorship under Tiers 2, 4 or 5.

There are small changes to fees for visitor visas and some optional priority services.

Health surcharge isn’t changing, having already been increased in January 2019.

1st 4Immigration team

Contact us: 
Phone 0871 472 1468 or 07795471483 or text.
Email info@1st4immigration.com, we reply on the same business day!

1st 4Immigration and Multi Travel Visas

Authorised by The OISC at the highest Level 3, ref F200800152
Office address: 68 King William Street, City of London, London, EC4M 7DZ.

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