This increase will affect people who are seeking to live in the UK for 6 months or more for example people who are wanting to apply for work, study or settlement visas.

Projections suggest that these increased charges may provide around GBP£220m extra every year, with this money going towards the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK.

If you are wanting to apply for say a UK Ancestry visa for example, instead of paying GBP£200 per year per applicant for the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS), the applicant will now be paying GBP£400 per year. As the UK Ancestry visa is valid for 5 years, each applicant would now need to pay GBP£2000 in total (400x5).

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