| Category
/ Type / Description |
Fee
(RMB) |
| VISIT |
| General visitor |
| Approved Destination Status (ADS)
Agreement with China, up to 30 days only |
750 |
| Short term visit [up to six months,
single or multiple entry] |
750 |
| Longer term visit - up to 2 years |
2530 |
| Longer term visit - up to 5 years |
4620 |
| Longer term visit - up to 10 years |
6710 |
| Business visitor |
| Short term visit [up to six months, single or multiple
entry] |
750 |
| Longer term visit - up to 2 years |
2530 |
| Longer term visit - up to 5 years |
4620 |
| Longer term visit - up to 10 years |
6710 |
| Business visitor - academic visitor (up to 12 months) |
750 |
| Business visitor - clinical attachments, dental
observation and PLAB test |
2530 |
| Diplomatic Couriers |
750 |
| Entertainer |
| Entertainer visitor [up to six months, single or
multiple entry] |
750 |
| Longer term visit - up to 2 years |
2530 |
| Longer term visit - up to 5 years |
4620 |
| Longer term visit - up to 10 years |
6710 |
| Family visitor |
| Short term visit [up to six months, single or multiple
entry] |
750 |
| Longer term visit - up to 2 years |
2530 |
| Longer term visit - up to 5 years |
4620 |
| Longer term visit - up to 10 years |
6710 |
| Special visitor |
| Special visitor - marriage/civil partnership |
750 |
| Special visitor - medical treatment |
750 |
| Special visitor - student visitor, up to 6 months |
750 |
| Special visitor - prospective student |
750 |
| Special visitor - parent of a child at school (up
to 12 months) |
2530 |
| Special visitor - child visitor |
750 |
Special visitor - child visitor - up to 2 years
[visa duration would be subject to travel restrictions] |
2530 |
Special visitor - child visitor - up to 5 years
[visa duration would be subject to travel restrictions] |
4620 |
Special visitor - child visitor - up to 10 years
[visa duration would be subject to travel restrictions] |
6710 |
| Sports |
| Sports visitor |
750 |
| Longer term visit - up to 2 years |
2530 |
| Longer term visit - up to 5 years |
4620 |
| Longer term visit - up to 10 years |
6710 |
| Other visa |
| Course F |
750 |
| TRANSIT |
| Transit |
| Direct Airside Transit (DAT) |
520 |
| Joining ship/aircraft |
520 |
| Special visitor - visitor in transit |
520 |
| STUDY |
| Points-based system Tier 4 - Student applicant
- main applicant and dependants (visa duration
for main applicants and their dependants is subject
to length of study. Study below degree level is limited
to 3 years maximum duration) |
2190 |
| Chevening Scholarship or Fellowship |
Free of charge |
| British Marshall Scholarship |
Free of charge |
| Fulbright Scholarship |
Free of charge |
| Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan |
Free of charge |
| WORK |
| Points-based system
Tier 1 |
| Tier 1 general applicant - main applicant and dependants |
7590 |
| Tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia,
Turkey or FYR Macedonia - main applicant and dependants |
6920 |
| Tier 1 investor or entrepreneur - main applicant
and dependants |
7590 |
| Tier 1 post study applicant - main applicant and dependants |
3465 |
| Points-based system Tier 2 |
| Tier 2 applicant - main applicant and dependants |
2970 |
| Tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or
FYR Macedonia - main applicant and dependants |
2750 |
| Points-based system
Tier 5 |
| Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - main applicant
and dependants |
1410 |
| Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of
Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia - main applicant
and dependants |
1235 |
| Tier 5 applicant (youth mobility scheme) - main
applicant only |
1410 |
| Employment (non points-based system)
|
| Overseas domestic worker - private household |
2530 |
| Dependants of current Highly Skilled Migrant Programme
(HSMP) / Work Permit visa holders |
2970 |
| Dependants of current Highly Skilled Migrant Programme
(HSMP) / Work Permit visa holders - national of Croatia,
Turkey or FYR Macedonia - main applicant and dependants |
2750 |
| UK Ancestry |
2530 |
Fisherman operating inside UK waters
[dependent on contract of employment] |
2530 |
| Off Shore Workers |
2530 |
| Sole representative |
2530 |
| Vander Elst |
Free of charge |
| Swiss Posted Worker |
Free of charge |
| SETTLEMENT |
| Spouse/civil partner of a settled person |
7085 |
| Fianc(e)/proposed civil partner of a settled person |
7085 |
| Unmarried/same sex partner of a settled person |
7085 |
| Former members of HM Armed Forces |
7085 |
| Adopted child dependant of a settled person; view
to settlement |
7085 |
| Child coming to UK for adoption; view to settlement |
7085 |
Child dependant of a settled person; view to settlement
[fianc(e)/proposed CP may receive only 6 months validity] |
7085 |
| Spouse/ CP of exempt member of armed forces |
7085 |
| Child of exempt member of armed forces |
7085 |
| Parent, grandparent and other dependant relative of a settled person |
18480 |
| Other visa |
| Returning resident |
2530 |
| Family reunion |
| Family reunion - under Part 11 |
Free of charge |
| EXEMPT |
| European Economic Area
(EEA) |
| Family member of an EEA national |
Free of charge |
| Family member of a Swiss national |
Free of charge |
| Employment |
| Turkish nationals to establish in business |
Free of charge |
| Exempt Status and courtesy endorsements |
| Heads of state and their households |
Free of charge |
| Diplomat on posting |
Free of charge |
| Unmarried diplomat dependant |
Free of charge |
| Visiting diplomat |
Free of charge |
| Non-diplomatic staff at mission |
Free of charge |
| Embassy locally engaged staff |
Free of charge |
| Visiting government ministers |
Free of charge |
| Employees of international organisations |
Free of charge |
| Interns/ official visitors of international organisations |
Free of charge |
| Commonwealth Armed Forces |
Free of charge |
| Foreign Nationals in HM Forces |
Free of charge |
| Overseas military personnel visiting |
Free of charge |
| Overseas military training with HM forces |
Free of charge |
| Arms control personnel - Vienna doc '92 |
Free of charge |
| Chernobyl |
Free of charge |
| FCO Strategic performance fund and bilateral projects |
Free of charge |
| OTHERS |
| Other Visa |
| Exercise the right of access to a child |
2530 |
| Parent/primary carer of an EEA national child |
2530 |
| Commonwealth /
Overseas |
| Forwarding documents to Commonwealth Countries/Overseas
Territories (additional fee) |
715 |
| Handling applications on behalf of Commonwealth
Countries/Overseas Territories |
530 |
| Other |
| Right of Abode Certificate of Entitlement |
2420 |
Vignette transfer
(transfer of a valid visa vignette to a new passport) |
825 |
Vignette replacement
(replacement of lost or stolen visa) |
Full cost of equivalent application |
| Mobile biometrics / call out charge |
RMB1430 an hour up to a maximum of RMB10330 for each 24 hour period |
