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INCREASED FEES
« on: March 16, 2005, 02:58:30 PM »
As of today on the Home Office website:

Further information on increased fees for Leave to Remain, Limited leave to Remain, Immmigration Employment Document holders and Highly Skilled Migrant Programme applications

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/news/press_releases/increase_of_application.html

The new charges as of 1st April 2005 will be:
Postal Applications (except student) - £335
Student postal applications - £250
Transfer of leave (including NTL) - £160

and the Premium (i.e. in person) service is going up to £500.

The sordid details are in this leaflet:

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/applying/application_form/leaflets.Maincontent.0002.file.tmp/General%20Caseworking%20LTR%20Leaflet%2005%20v1.0.pdf



« Last Edit: March 16, 2005, 03:00:59 PM by peedal »
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2005, 03:05:47 PM »
astonishing. When just 18 months ago you could get an ILR for free.
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« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2005, 03:09:17 PM »
Holy Cow!!!!!!! :-[
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2005, 03:10:26 PM »
 :o  :o  :o
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2005, 03:14:51 PM »
I knew this was going to happen but the "official word" was only released today and I didn't want to get anybody upset if it didn't go through.

But that's why my appointment for my Indefinite Leave application is Friday.  £250 is bad enough.  >:(
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« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2005, 04:31:03 PM »
Crikey Peedal, I thought you had been on ILR for ages.
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2005, 05:01:16 PM »
Quote from: Cait on March 16, 2005, 04:31:03 PM
Crikey Peedal, I thought you had been on ILR for ages.

Aw gee - thanks!

Nope - we got married March 2003 - and on 1st April 2003 they changed the FLR time frame from 1 year to 2 years.  Yep - we applied for FLR on 17th April.  Had we known... ::)  One of those "stealth" changes.  >:(
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2005, 05:09:36 PM »
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  yikes, i'm going to be paying that much to stay here for 6 months or so?!  holy moly...by the time i apply for that it will probabally go up again. 
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« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2005, 05:58:13 AM »
I hope and pray that the Home Office uses the extra money from HSMP applicants to actually process HSMP applications.  They currently have a nine month backlog.
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2005, 09:26:58 AM »
Wow-thanks for posting this.

After calling for several days, I finally got through to the Birmingham PIO on Tuesday afternoon to make an appointment for my marriage visa.  I wasn't able to get the appointment on any of the dates I wanted, so I took the earliest slot available - Thursday 31 March 9am. 

Whew....It's nice to catch a break for a change......
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2005, 09:37:56 AM »
Wow...that's crazy.  Not looking forward to that expense down the line.
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2005, 10:21:48 AM »
I can't believe what a huge increase it is -- I thought they'd add £50 here and there, but an extra £180 for an ILR application by post?!  That's an increase of 216%!   :P  I started saving for the original £155 a few months ago so it wouldn't feel like a big chunk of change when I apply (September)...guess I'll have to start saving 216% more now!   ::)
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2005, 04:33:23 AM »
Just to clarify, does this apply to both spouse and fiance visas, or just spouse visas?
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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2005, 06:47:57 AM »
This is not a Visa fee.  This is a Leave to Remain fee.  It applies to Limited Leave to Remain and Indefinite Leave to Remain.

Fiance(e) & Spouse Visas are obtained at a Consulate in your home country prior to entering the UK.  As far as I know, the fees for those stays the same.



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Re: INCREASED FEES
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2005, 05:10:11 PM »
Thank you.  I should have clarified by saying that I would obtain a fiance/e visa in the US, then apply for leave to remain in Britain once I was married. 
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