As a matter of fact, the application charges are payable under sections 68 and 69 of the Immigration Act 2014. And are revised only once every year- usually in Feb-March. Indeed, after the yearly revision, the charges in GBP normally does not change. However, since application fees are mostly payable in US$ or in local currencies such as PKR, INR etc, therefore, the actual payable charges may vary due to exchange rate fluctuations.

Moreover, applicants need to pay the fee online at the time of finalizing the applications. However, can solicit a refund up to 8 weeks from the date of the application and only before the biometrics. Therefore, an applicant can not claim refund after biometrics and the fee is also not refundable after a refusal.

UK Standard Visitor Visa Fees 2020

From April 6, 2020, there will be no change in the standard visitor visa application charges. The UK Visa Fees 2020 for 6-months visit, tourist, family or business application will remain at £95. And the UK Visa Cost 2020 for 2, 5 and 10-year visit applications will also remain at £361, £655 and £822, respectively. Moreover, the application charges for infants under 5 and children under 18 are same as that for adults. Please note, the most common and popular application is the 6 months UK standard visitor visa aka England/London tourist visa. Therefore, a fresh applicant usually applies for the 6 months multiple-entry visitor visa for tourism, family or business visits. Whereas, a repeat visitor can also apply for a long-term visitor visa for tourism, meeting family or business.

UK Priority Visitor Visa Fees 2020

In fact, for fast tracking visit visa applications within 5 working days, the cost of priority service is £220. Therefore, the UK visit visa fast tracking fees in 2020 for 6 months, 2, 5 and 10 years applications are £315, £581, £875 and £1,042, respectively. Apparently, at a few UKVACs, applicants can also purchase the same-day (24-hour) super-priority service for £956. Accordingly, the UK visa fees with same-day premium service for 6 months, 2, 5 and 10 years are £1,051, £1,317, £1,611 and £1,778, respectively.

Spouse

Quite clearly, the UK spouse visa fee 2020 is £1,523 for an entry clearance application. However, to fast track processing time within 30 working days (instead of 12-24 weeks) the UK spouse visa fees 2020 with priority service (£573) is £2,096. Please note, civil, unmarried, same-sex partner, fiancé(e) and proposed civil partner also needs to pay the same application charges. Moreover, the fees for spouse visa extension or leave to remain applications are £1,033, £1,533 and £1,833 for standard (normal 8 weeks), 5-day priority or 24-hours super-priority service, respectively. Furthermore, the spouse ILR application charges are £2,389 and £3,189 for normal (6 months) and ILR same day premium service, respectively.

Student

Indeed, there will be no increase in the UK visa fees for Tier 4 students. Accordingly, the UK student visa cost in 2020 will remain at £348. In fact, for fast tracking UK student visa applications, applicants need to pay an additional cost of £220 for priority service. Accordingly, the UK student visa application fees 2020 with priority service are £568. Moreover, the UK student visa cost for dependants is also the same. Moreover, UK student visa cost for short-term study (up to 6 months) and studying English language are £97 and £186, respectively.