NHS Surcharge increase from 6th February 2024 On 4th October 2023 the new immigration fees started to apply. This increase did not include the NHS Surcharge fees but in mid September 2023 Home Office indicated that the NHS Surcharge fee increase will be announced later in autumn. In mid October 2023, there was an update that the new NHS Surcharge fees were to start applying from January 2024. The UK government recently published The…
Read MoreImportant update: Increase to NHS Surcharge immigration fees from January 2024
New higher NHS Surcharge from January 2024 Recently on 4th October 2023 the new immigration fees started to apply. This increase did not include the NHS Surcharge fees but in mid September Home Office indicated that the NHS Surcharge fee changes will be announced later in autumn. In mid October 2023, there is an update that the new NHS Surcharge fees will start to apply from January 2024. Draft Immigration…
Read MoreHuge increase to UK visa fees and NHS Surcharge
Huge increase to UK visa fees and NHS Surcharge fee On Thursday 13th July 2023 the UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced increase of pay for public sector employees. At the same time, he explained that this increase in wages should not be funded from people taxes or from borrowing. Rishi Sunak announced that the money will come from the increase of UK visa application fees and NHS Surcharge fees.…
Read MoreGet NHS surcharge refund
Can I claim back NHS surcharge? In most visa applications there are charges and fees that must be paid to teh Home Office. Those charges, in general, have to be paid before submission or during the submission process. The problems appear when the submission is rejected for various reasons. It is possible that the applicant changes his mind, his circumstances change and he does not want to come to the…
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NHS surcharge For most of the UK visa types the Home Office requires the applicants to pay the mandatory immigration health NHS Surcharge (IHS) for use of the UK National Health Services (NHS). The NHS Surcharge is a significant financial burden in addition to the visa application fee, and has to be paid upfront for the entire requested duration of the visa. The IHS payment has to be made online…
Read MoreIndia young professionals scheme ballot for July 2024 announced
Home Office has announced dates for the India Young Professionals Scheme July ballot. The next ballot will open at 1:30pm India Standard Time on 16 July, and close at 1:30pm India Standard Time on 18 July 2024. To take part in the ballot you have to meet the requirements, which we list below, and to go to the dedicated Home Office page on the specified time. We always advise applicants…
Read MoreMinimum income requirement family visas – legal challenge Judicial Review- spouse partner and other family visas
Reunite Families UK (RFUK) is a not for profit organisation supporting families who are affected by the UK spouse visa rules. Reunite Families UK (RFUK) has recently issued (June 2024) a formal legal challenge in the High Court to the government’s decision to raise the minimum income requirement (MIR) for family visas to £29,000 in April 2024 and going up to £38,700 by 2025. The legal challenge will take sometime…
Read MoreIndia Young Professionals Youth Mobility Scheme ballot for 2024 announced
India Young Professionals ballot opens on 20th February 2024 Home Office has announced start of its 2024 ballot for India Young Professionals Scheme visa. The next ballot will open at 2:30pm India Standard Time on 20 February 2024. It will close at 2:30pm India Standard Time on 22 February 2024. To take part go to Home Office webpage. For more information about the scheme and how to prepare visit our…
Read MoreImportant UK IMMIGRATION update – timeline dates confirmed FOR new minimum salary spouse & skilled workers and health and care dependants restriction
Dates confirmed FOR new minimum salary spouse family & skilled workers and health and care dependants restriction Today, on 30th January 2024, the Home Secretary announced dates for the rollout of new transformative legal migration measures. The measures to curb net migration were already announced on 4 December 2023 in the plan to cut net migration, With the previously announced package to restrict student dependants, it is expected to reduce the…
Read MoreFee waiver for spouse and other visas
Visa fee waiver UK visa applications are getting more expensive everyday. Spouse visa application is becoming prohibitively expensive. NHS surcharge makes it even more of a burden.People who are unable to afford visa fees may apply for visa fees waivers. The right to a fee waiver applies only to certain categories of applicants and visas. In general, only those who would be, for example, separated from their loved ones are…
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