FULL LIST: NEW UK VISA AND CITIZENSHIP FEES FOR NIGERIANS EFFECTIVE APRIL

By: Balogun Ibrahim

The United Kingdom government will raise fees for a wide range of visas, residency applications, and citizenship processes starting April 8, 2026, affecting Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking to visit, study, work, or settle in the country.

The updated fee schedule, released by the UK Home Office and reviewed by PUNCH Online on Thursday, shows increases across nearly all visa categories, both for applications made inside and outside the UK. Affected categories include visit visas, student visas, work visas, settlement applications, and naturalisation fees.

The fee adjustments, set to take effect in less than two weeks, come as Nigeria remains one of the largest sources of UK visa applicants, with hundreds of thousands applying annually for visit, student, and work visas.

Under the new schedule, the short-term visit visa rises from £127 to £135, while the student visa increases from £524 to £558. Nigerians seeking permanent residency will pay £3,226, up from £3,029, and applicants for British citizenship through naturalisation will pay £1,709, up from £1,605.

In a notable exception to the general fee hikes, the cost of registering a child as a British citizen will be reduced from £1,214 to £1,000, a decrease of £214. All other fees are either increasing or remaining the same, with certain categories—such as the Tier 1 (Investor) visa and the High Potential Individual visa—unchanged at £2,000 and £880, respectively.

Below is the full list of UK visa and immigration fees applicable to Nigerians:

VISIT VISAS

Short-term visit visa (up to 6 months): previously £127, now £135

Long-term visit visa (up to 2 years): previously £475, now £506

Long-term visit visa (up to 5 years): previously £848, now £903

Long-term visit visa (up to 10 years): previously £1,059, now £1,128

Visiting academic visa (6–12 months): previously £220, now £234

Private medical treatment visa (6–11 months): previously £220, now £234

Direct airside transit visa: previously £39, now £41.50

Landside transit visa: previously £70, now £74.50

STUDENT VISAS

• Student visa (main applicant and dependants): previously £524, now £558
• Child student visa: previously £524, now £558
• Short-term student visa (English language, 6–11 months): previously £214, now £228

WORK VISAS

• Skilled Worker visa (up to 3 years): previously £769, now £819

Skilled Worker visa (over 3 years): previously £1,519, now £1,618

Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – up to 3 years: previously £590, now £628

Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – over 3 years: previously £1,160, now £1,235

Skilled Worker – Health and Care visa (up to 3 years): previously £304, now £324

Skilled Worker – Health and Care visa (over 3 years): previously £590, now £628

Innovator Founder visa: previously £1,274, now £1,357

Start-up visa: previously £465, now £495

Scale-up visa: previously £880, now £937

High Potential Individual visa: £880 (unchanged)

Graduate Route visa: previously £880, now £937

T2 Minister of Religion visa: previously £769, now £819

International Sportsperson visa (up to 12 months): previously £319, now £340

International Sportsperson visa (over 12 months): previously £769, now £819

Temporary Work visas (Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange, Youth Mobility Scheme, India Young Professionals Scheme): previously £319, now £340

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Representative of an overseas business visa: previously £769, now £819

Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (up to 3 years): previously £769, now £819

Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (over 3 years): previously £1,519, now £1,618

Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee: previously £319, now £340

Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier: previously £319, now £340

Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker: previously £319, now £340

Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker: previously £319, now £340

SETTLEMENT AND INDEFINITE LEAVE

Route to Settlement: previously £1,938, now £2,064

Route to Settlement – other dependant relative: previously £3,413, now £3,635

Route to Settlement – refugee dependant relative: previously £424, now £452

Indefinite Leave to Remain: previously £3,029, now £3,226

Visitor Extension (in-country): previously £1,100, now £1,172

Leave to Remain – Other: previously £1,321, now £1,407

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

Certificate of Travel (adult): previously £300, now £320

Certificate of Travel (child): previously £151, now £161

Convention Travel Document (adult): previously £94.50, now £102

Convention Travel Document (child): previously £61.50, now £66.50

NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP

Naturalisation (British citizenship): previously £1,605, now £1,709

Registration as British Citizen – Adult: previously £1,446, now £1,540

Registration as British Citizen – Child: previously £1,214, now £1,000 (reduced)

Renunciation of Nationality: previously £482, now £513

Nationality Review: previously £482, now £513

Status Letter (Nationality): previously £459, now £489

Non-Acquisition Letter (Nationality): previously £459, now £489