Immigration Health Surcharge meaning

In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Work sponsorship: sponsors Students EU law rights and EU settlement Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Preventing illegal working Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q&As Key developments Future developments—Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works IHS rises to come into force from 6 February 2024 The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2024, SI 2024/55, was made on 16 January 2024. Under article 1(2) of the Order, it comes into effect 21 days later, on 6 February 2024. The measure increases the Immigration Health Surcharge from £470 to £776 per annum for students, their dependants, Youth Mobility Scheme applicants and children under 18. For all other applications that must pay the Health Charge, the annual IHS rises from £624 to...

Common fees For most UK work visa applications, statutory charges account for most of the overall outlay, typically far surpassing the professional fees paid to immigration specialists for guiding applicants through the process. Government fees may include: the visa application fee the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) fee the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) optional services to streamline and expedite the visa process By law, the ISC is the only government charge that employers cannot pass on to the visa applicant. Other disbursements can include translation costs, tuberculosis screening, English language testing, or obtaining criminal record certificates. Many of these relate to mandatory stages of the visa process and can mount up quickly, so employers should take a holistic view before deciding who will be responsible for these extra costs. The level of cost assistance provided Some employers may already have well-established policies to guide them. These could range from the...

In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Business, investment, and non-sponsored work EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments—Immigration calendar Note that our Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Home Office publishes new version of staff guidance on Immigration Health Surcharge The Home Office has issued an updated edition of its Immigration Health Surcharge: caseworker guidance, explaining the IHS to caseworkers and how to take it into account as part of an application for immigration permission. The guidance has also been revised to include information on the IHS rates now in force from 6 February 2024 and to reflect the amendments set out in the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2024, together with further...

Practice Note This Practice Note examines how to file extension bids under the Tier 1 (Investor) pathway. It additionally outlines the length and terms of leave, and the curtailment rules that will bite where the required investments were not put in place within the stipulated period after the initial grant of leave and then kept up. The Tier 1 (Investor) strand was shut to fresh applications, without prior notice, from 16.00 on 17 February 2022 via Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules CP 632. Individuals already holding leave in this route can still prolong their stay, including seeking entry clearance from overseas if they have held leave as a Tier 1 (Investor) migrant during the 12 months before the date of application, and can also apply for settlement. Extension requests lodged in the UK or abroad had to be filed by 17 February 2026. Settlement applications must be lodged before 17 February 2028. For precise cut-off dates for particular cohorts, consult the Practice Note: Tier 1 (Investor): applying for...

This Practice Note provides a spreadsheet to work out Home Office charges, including the immigration health surcharge, for applications covering entry clearance, permission to stay and settlement across a range of common business and personal immigration routes. It also details the fees for sponsoring migrant workers when the adviser is acting for the sponsor in specified routes. These comprise: the sponsor licence fee the immigration skills charge the cost of assigning a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) The calculator is designed to save time at onboarding and during new client enquiries, with total amounts and itemised breakdowns ready to paste into an email. Do note that the tool does not encompass every immigration route or scenario; it focuses on the frequent routes relevant to business immigration advisers in everyday practice. It is not exhaustive and is aimed at adviser use. The immigration health surcharge shown may in some routes be higher than the figure displayed, where the period of permission granted can vary...