UK Home Office Price List for UK Visas for Nigerians 2026

Are you aware that the United Kingdom immigration authorities have officially updated the UK Visas Price for 2026?

This is the new Price Nigerians who are planning to move to the UK, are expected to Pay for UK work, student, Visit Visa, residency applications, and Citizenship.

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The United Kingdom government have made a public announcement, informing Nigerians who are interested in moving to the UK, that they have increased the fees for a wide range of visas, residency applications and citizenship processes.

According to the UK government, this change is scheduled to commence from April 8, 2026, with the hike affecting Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking to visit, study, work or settle in the United Kingdom.

This announcement was made public by the UK Home Office. The revised UK visa fee, shows increases across virtually all categories of visa applications, affecting both Visa applications carried either inside or/and outside the UK.

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The affected categories includes:

UK Visit visas,
UK Student visas,
UK Work visas,
Settlement applications,
Naturalisation fees.

The increases, which take effect in less than two weeks from this publication, comes at a time Nigerians takes position as one of the top three (3) largest group of people applying for UK Visa, with hundreds of thousands of Nigerians applying annually for visit, student and work visas.

Looking at the Updated Price hike, it shows that all Nigerians who will be applying for a short-term visit visa will start paying £135, compared to the previous price of £127.

While the UK student visa saw a sharp increase in price from £524 to £558.

However, for Nigerians who will be seeking permanent residency, this update shows that instead of the previous £3,029, they will be paying £3,226.

As for Nigerians who are applying to naturalise as British citizens, they are now required to pay £1,709, up from the previous price of £1,605.

Shockingly, the UK Home Office actually decreased the fee for registering a child as a British citizen. The previous price was £1,214, and was decreased to a sharp £1,000, a cut of £214, which is almost 20%.

All other fees either rise or remain unchanged. However, categories, such as the Tier 1 (Investor) visa and the High Potential Individual visa, are unchanged at £2,000 and £880 respectively.

Here is the full list of UK visa and immigration fees relevant to Nigerians this 2026:

VISIT VISAS.

Short-term (up to 6 months): Old: £127, New: £135
Long-term (up to 2 years): Old: £475, New: £506
Long-term (up to 5 years): Old: £848, New: £903
Long-term (up to 10 years): Old: £1,059, New: £1,128
Visiting academic (more than 6 months, up to 12 months): Old: £220, New: £234
Private medical treatment (more than 6 months, up to 11 months): Old: £220, New: £234
Direct airside transit visa: Old: £39, New: £41.50
Landside transit visit visa: Old: £70, New: £74.50

STUDENT VISAS.

Student (main applicant and dependants): Old: £524, New: £558
Child Student: Old: £524, New: £558
Short-term student (English language, over 6 months up to 11 months): Old: £214, New: £228

WORK VISAS

Skilled Worker – up to 3 years: Old: £769, New: £819
Skilled Worker – over 3 years: Old: £1,519, New: £1,618
Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – up to 3 years: Old: £590, New: £628
Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – over 3 years: Old: £1,160, New: £1,235
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – up to 3 years: Old: £304, New: £324
Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – over 3 years: Old: £590, New: £628
Innovator Founder: Old: £1,274, New: £1,357
Start-up: Old: £465, New: £495
Scale-up: Old: £880, New: £937
High Potential Individual: Old: £880, New: £880 (unchanged)
Graduate Route: Old: £880, New: £937
T2 Minister of Religion: Old: £769, New: £819
International Sportsperson – up to 12 months: Old: £319, New: £340
International Sportsperson – over 12 months: Old: £769, New: £819

It is very important to note here, that the Temporary Work Visa, which include (Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised Exchange, Youth Mobility Scheme, India Young Professionals Scheme): Prices changed from the old price of £319 and is now £340

Representative of an overseas business: Old: £769, New: £819
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (up to 3 years): Old: £769, New: £819
Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (over 3 years): Old: £1,519, New: £1,618
Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee: Old: £319, New: £340
Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier: Old: £319, New: £340
Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker: Old: £319, New: £340
Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker: Old: £319, New: £340

SETTLEMENT AND INDEFINITE LEAVE

Route to Settlement: Old: £1,938, New: £2,064
Route to Settlement – other dependant relative: Old: £3,413, New: £3,635
Route to Settlement – refugee dependant relative: Old: £424, New: £452
Indefinite leave to remain: Old: £3,029, New: £3,226
Visitor Extension (in-country): Old: £1,100, New: £1,172
Leave to remain – Other: Old: £1,321, New: £1,407

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.

Certificate of travel (adult): Old: £300, New: £320
Certificate of travel (child): Old: £151, New: £161
Convention travel document (adult): Old: £94.50, New: £102
Convention travel document (child): Old: £61.50, New: £66.50

NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP.

Naturalisation (British citizenship): Old: £1,605, New: £1,709
Registration as British citizen – adult: Old: £1,446, New: £1,540
Registration as British citizen – child: Old: £1,214, New: £1,000 (reduced)
Renunciation of nationality: Old: £482, New: £513
Nationality review: Old: £482, New: £513
Status Letter (Nationality): Old: £459, New: £489
Non-acquisition Letter (Nationality): Old: £459, New: £489

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