visa_cost_estimate
UK visa government fee estimate
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Estimate the Home Office fees for a UK visa or citizenship application: application fee per applicant, Immigration Health Surcharge for the length of leave (adult and child rates, Home Office part-year rounding), priority or super-priority service, and route extras such as the citizenship ceremony. Routes: visitor, student, graduate, skilled3, skilled5, skilled3_in, skilled5_in, health, health5, fiance, spouse_ec, spouse_flr, ilr, nat, registration. Fee schedule 8 April 2026. Government fees only — no legal fees. Information, not advice.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| route | string | yes | Visa route id. One of: visitor (Standard Visitor visa (6 months)); student (Student visa); graduate (Graduate visa); skilled3 (Skilled Worker visa — applying from outside the UK (up to 3 years)); skilled5 (Skilled Worker visa — applying from outside the UK (over 3 years)); skilled3_in (Skilled Worker — extension or switch inside the UK (up to 3 years)); skilled5_in (Skilled Worker — extension or switch inside the UK (over 3 years)); health (Health & Care Worker visa (up to 3 years)); health5 (Health & Care Worker visa (over 3 years)); fiance (Fiancé(e) visa (6 months)); spouse_ec (Spouse / Partner visa (entry clearance)); spouse_flr (Spouse / Partner extension — FLR(M)); ilr (Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)); nat (Naturalisation (British citizenship)); registration (Registration as British (child)). |
| lengthMonths | integer | no | Length of leave in months where the route offers a choice (e.g. Skilled Worker 12/24/36); the route's first published length when omitted or not offered. |
| adultDependants | integer | no | Adult dependants (partner / 18+) applying with the main applicant. Ignored on routes where it does not apply (partner, citizenship). |
| childDependants | integer | no | Child dependants under 18. For child registration this is simply the number of children. |
| priority | string | no | Processing: none (standard), priority (~5 working days, £500 each), super (next working day, £1,000 each). Not available on citizenship routes; entry clearance offers priority only. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"route": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"visitor",
"student",
"graduate",
"skilled3",
"skilled5",
"skilled3_in",
"skilled5_in",
"health",
"health5",
"fiance",
"spouse_ec",
"spouse_flr",
"ilr",
"nat",
"registration"
],
"description": "Visa route id. One of: visitor (Standard Visitor visa (6 months)); student (Student visa); graduate (Graduate visa); skilled3 (Skilled Worker visa — applying from outside the UK (up to 3 years)); skilled5 (Skilled Worker visa — applying from outside the UK (over 3 years)); skilled3_in (Skilled Worker — extension or switch inside the UK (up to 3 years)); skilled5_in (Skilled Worker — extension or switch inside the UK (over 3 years)); health (Health & Care Worker visa (up to 3 years)); health5 (Health & Care Worker visa (over 3 years)); fiance (Fiancé(e) visa (6 months)); spouse_ec (Spouse / Partner visa (entry clearance)); spouse_flr (Spouse / Partner extension — FLR(M)); ilr (Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)); nat (Naturalisation (British citizenship)); registration (Registration as British (child))."
},
"lengthMonths": {
"description": "Length of leave in months where the route offers a choice (e.g. Skilled Worker 12/24/36); the route's first published length when omitted or not offered.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 120
},
"adultDependants": {
"description": "Adult dependants (partner / 18+) applying with the main applicant. Ignored on routes where it does not apply (partner, citizenship).",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 10
},
"childDependants": {
"description": "Child dependants under 18. For child registration this is simply the number of children.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 10
},
"priority": {
"description": "Processing: none (standard), priority (~5 working days, £500 each), super (next working day, £1,000 each). Not available on citizenship routes; entry clearance offers priority only.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"none",
"priority",
"super"
]
}
},
"required": [
"route"
]
}