Cost of applying
This page provides details of the fee that you need to pay when applying to extend your temporary permission to stay in the United Kingdom (we call this 'leave to remain') or for permanent residence (we call this 'indefinite leave to remain').
Some applications do not require a fee. These include applications using forms HPDL, ELR, ECAA (ILR) and Turkish ECAA (Main and Dep).
If a fee is required, you must pay the full fee when you make your application - if you do not, the application will be invalid. The fee you need to pay depends on the type of application you are making and the number of dependants applying at the same time as you. You can find more information about paying the fee on the application form, including details of what to write on cheques or postal orders.
In some cases you can include children under 18 or other dependants on your application form, or they can apply at the same time on a separate form. You may need to pay an additional fee for each dependant. To find out more about this, you should read the information on the application form.
If you are posting your application(s), you can send more than one application form in the same envelope, but you must make a separate payment for each form where applicable.
How to pay
You may only pay by:
- cheque;
- postal order;
- credit card - Visa (including Electron) or MasterCard;
- debit card - Delta or Maestro (including Solo);
- banker's draft; or
- cash, but only if you are applying at a public enquiry office - please do not send cash by post.
Personal cheques must have a valid cheque guarantee card which covers the full amount you are paying.
We accept any Maestro card if you are applying in person at a public enquiry office, but if you are applying by post we only accept Maestro cards issued in the United Kingdom.
If you are paying using a bank account or credit card that belongs to someone else, you should give that person's details on the payment slip. If you are applying in person at a public enquiry office, the person named on a credit or debit card must be present to authorise the transaction.
Application to extend your visa
Husband, wife, civil partner, or unmarried or same sex partner - form FLR(M):
Postal application: £465
Application in person at public enquiry office: £665
Other categories (see Extend your visa for details) - form FLR(O) or FLR(BID):
Postal application: £465
Application in person at public enquiry office: £665
Business person, sole representative, retired person of independent means - form FLR(BUS):
Postal application: £800
Application in person at public enquiry office: Not available
Application for permanent residence
Husband, wife, civil partner, or unmarried or same sex partner - form SET(M):
Postal application: £820
Application in person at public enquiry office: £1,020
Other categories (see Settling in the United Kingdom for details) - form SET(O):
Postal application: £820
Application in person at public enquiry office: £1,020
Victim of domestic violence
Postal application: £820
Application in person at public enquiry office: not available
Family member of person settled in the United Kingdom - form SET(F)
Postal application: £820
Application in person at public enquiry office: £1,020
Business person, sole representative, retired person of independent means, investor or innovator - form SET(BUS):
Postal application: £820
Application in person at public enquiry office: not available
Transfer of visa to a new passport - form NTL or TOC:
Postal application: £165
Application in person at public enquiry office: £515