How much you pay for a Tier 2 (General) visa depends on your situation, where you are and how you apply.
Tier 2 General (up to 3 years)
You
£587 - Apply (outside the UK)
£677 - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,267 - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
If you’re a citizen of Turkey or Macedonia
£532 - Apply (outside the UK)
£622 - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,212 - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
All dependants
£587 each person - Apply (outside the UK)
£677 each person - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,267 each person - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. Check how much you’ll have to pay before you apply.
Tier 2 General (up to 3 years) - shortage occupation
A shortage occupation is a skilled job where there is a shortage of workers in the UK.
You
£446 - Apply (outside the UK)
£446 - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,036 - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
If you’re a citizen of Turkey or Macedonia
£391 - Apply (outside the UK)
£391 - Extend or switch in the UK
£981 - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
All dependants
£446 each person - Apply (outside the UK)
£446 each person - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,036 each person - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. Check how much you’ll have to pay before you apply.
Tier 2 General (more than 3 years)
You
£1,174 - Apply (outside the UK)
£1,354 - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,944 - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
If you’re a citizen of Turkey or Macedonia
£1,119 - Apply (outside the UK)
£1,299 - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,889 - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
All dependants
£1,174 each person - Apply (outside the UK)
£1,354 each person - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,944 each person - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. Check how much you’ll have to pay before you apply.
Tier 2 General (more than 3 years) - shortage occupation
A shortage occupation is a skilled job where there is a shortage of workers in the UK.
You
£892 - Apply (outside the UK)
£892 - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,482 - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
If you’re a citizen of Turkey or Macedonia
£837 - Apply (outside the UK)
£837 - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,427 - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
All dependants
£892 each person - Apply (outside the UK)
£892 each person - Extend or switch in the UK
£1,482 each person - Extend or switch in person in the UK (premium service)
There is also a £1,000 per year immigration skills fee for the COS (£364 per year for small businesses and charities) in most cases paid by the employer and only exemptions from the fee are:
- workers who were sponsored within the Tier 2 immigration category before 6 April 2017 who apply within the UK to extend their Tier 2 stay with either the same or a different sponsor;
- a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Graduate Trainee;
- a worker to do a specified PhD level occupation;
- a Tier 4 student visa holder in the UK switching to a Tier 2 (General) visa
For more information regarding sponsorship (IT Professionals) do contact us at consult@mavisas.co.uk or 07376290621.
Thanks for reading
Mason Alexander