UK Immigration Fee Waiver Application

Eligibility & How to Apply | Cannot afford your Home Office application fee? You may be able to apply for a fee waiver, including for the Immigration Health Surcharge.

01— Overview

Overview

A fee waiver application lets you ask the Home Office not to charge the standard application fee, and in some cases the Immigration Health Surcharge too, because you cannot afford it. It's most relevant on the family and private life routes, where fees run into four figures per applicant and often recur every 2.5 years on the 10-year route.

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Who Can Apply & How the Assessment Works

Fee waiver applications are generally available to people applying on the family route (partner, parent, child), the private life route, or an Article 8 human rights claim made via FLR(FP) or FLR(HRO). Fee waiver applications are not available for every route; for example, there is no fee waiver for standard Skilled Worker applications or for Indefinite Leave to Remain.

How the Assessment Works: The Home Office looks at your income, essential expenditure, and any exceptional circumstances (such as domestic abuse, disability, or destitution) to decide whether paying the fee would leave you unable to meet your and your family's essential living needs. Evidence typically includes bank statements, payslips or proof of no income, and details of your outgoings.

03— Coverage & Support

What It Can Cover & How We Can Help

A successful fee waiver application can cover the application fee, the Immigration Health Surcharge, or both, depending on your circumstances and the route you are applying under.

• Assessing whether you are likely to meet the fee waiver test before you apply
• Preparing the income and expenditure evidence the Home Office expects to see
• Sequencing your fee waiver application and substantive application correctly, so you do not create avoidable delay
• Advising on reconsideration if a fee waiver application is refused

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