UK immigration and nationality fee increases to take effect from 9 April 2025
Friday 21 March 2025
From Wednesday 9 April 2025, the Home Office will introduce changes to various immigration and nationality fees.
Most categories will see an increase of 5% to 10%, while fees for individual Worker Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) will rise by 120% to £525.
The planned increase for electronic travel authorisation (ETA) applications, from £10 to £16 per traveller, will also take effect on this date.
See the table below for fee adjustments of most relevance to businesses. ‘Out of country’ refers to fees for applications submitted from overseas; ‘in country’ refers to applications submitted from within the UK.For a full list of Home Office immigration and nationality fees from Wednesday 9 April 2025, see here.
| Category | Current Fee | New Fee | Change |
| Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) assignment fee for Skilled Worker Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker and T2 Minister of Religion | £239 | £525 | +£286
(+120%) |
| Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) assignment fee for Temporary Work, including Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier, Secondment Worker and Scale-up route | £25 | £55 | +£30
(+120%) |
| Electronic travel authorisation (ETA) | £10 | £16 | +£6
(+60%) |
| Skilled Worker – out of country, sponsorship for three years or less | £719 | £769 | +£50
(+7%) |
| Skilled Worker – out of country, sponsorship for over three years | £1,420 | £1,519 | +£99
(+7%) |
| Skilled Worker – out of country, job on the Immigration Salary List, sponsorship for three years or less | £551 | £590 | +£39
(+7%) |
| Skilled Worker – out of country, job on the Immigration Salary List, sponsorship for over three years | £1,084 | £1,160 | +£76
(+7%) |
| Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – out of country, sponsorship for three years or less | £719 | £769 | +£50
(+7%) |
| Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – out of country, sponsorship for over three years | £1,420 | £1,519 | +£99
(+7%) |
| Skilled Worker – in country, sponsorship for three years or less | £827 | £885 | +£58
(+7%) |
| Skilled Worker – in country, sponsorship for over three years | £1,636 | £1,751 | +£115
(+7%) |
| Skilled Worker – in country, job on the Immigration Salary List, sponsorship for three years or less | £551 | £590 | +£39
(+7%) |
| Skilled Worker – in country, job on the Immigration Salary List, sponsorship for over three years | £1,084 | £1,160 | +£76
(+7%) |
| Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – in country, sponsorship for three years or less | £827 | £885 | £58
(+7%) |
| Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker – in country, sponsorship for over three years | £1,636 | £1,751 | +£115
(+7%) |
| Worker sponsor licence application fee (large sponsor) | £1,476 | £1,579 | £103
(+7%) |
| Worker sponsor licence application fee (small sponsor) | £536 | £574 | +£38
(+7%) |
| Temporary Worker sponsor licence application fee | £536 | £574 | +£38
(+7%) |
Assistance
If you require further advice on these fee increases and how they could impact your business, please contact your assigned LDI lawyer or our Enquiries team at enquiries@lauradevine.com and we shall be pleased to discuss how we can assist.
Wilfrid Boon
Solicitor
