UK visa fees for people coming to visit, live, study and work in Britain are set to increase by up to £222 from next month.
In a bid to reduce immigration, the Home Office is introducing a series of strict new measures.
These include changes to refugee status, paying failed asylum seekers up to £10,000 each to leave the country and stripping those found working illegally of their rights to taxpayer-funded accommodation.
An “emergency brake” has been placed on UK student visas for migrants from four countries - Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan - after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said asylum applications rocketed.
From April 8, new visa charges will also come into place, rising by up to 7 per cent, and increasing costs for employers, sponsors, family members and migrants coming to Britain.
Here is an outline of the new fees:
Short stay visas for people coming to visit Britain for up to six months will rise by £8 to £135 per application.
Visit visas for stays of up to two years will rise by £31 to £506 per application, a five-year visit visa is up £55 to £903 and a 10-year visit visa will increase £69 to £1,128 per application.
Fees for applications leading to British citizenship are rising. Nationalisation applications will cost £1,709 - up from £1,605.
Applications for route to settlement visas, which allow foreign nationals to live, work, or join family in Britain and can eventually lead to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), are also being upped in price.
An ordinary route to settlement visa application will break the £2,000 mark for the first time, increasing from £1,938 to £2,064 on April 8.
Visas for people being cared for by a relative in the UK will rise £222 to £3,635, while route to settlement visas for refugee dependant relatives will go up £28 to £452.
Many work visas for employees and their dependents are also increasing in price.
Skilled worker visa applications made outside the UK and for those staying up to three years will rise from £769 to £819 (up £50).
Longer stay work applications will see comparable percentage increases.
These changes affect both the main applicants and any dependants or family members they may bring with them.
Standard student visa fees are rising to £558 - up £34.
The Graduate Route visa will increase from £880 to £937 for main applicants and dependants.
