Pay for UK healthcare as part of your immigration application
How much you have to pay
The exact amount you pay depends on the length of your visa.
A visa may last longer than your course of study or period of employment.
Cost for a year
You鈥檒l have to pay:
- 拢776 per year for students, their dependants, and those on a Youth Mobility Scheme visa, for example 拢1,552 for a 2-year visa
- 拢776 per year for visa and immigration applicants who are under the age of 18 at time of application
- 拢1,035 per year for all other visa and immigration applications, for example 拢3,105 for a 3-year visa
Cost for part of a year
The amount you have to pay depends on the length of the visa you鈥檙e given and where you apply from.
6 months or less
You do not need to pay the surcharge if you鈥檙e applying from outside the UK for 6 months or less.
If you鈥檙e applying from inside the UK, you鈥檒l have to pay half the yearly cost. For example:
- 拢388 for students, their dependants or under-18 applications
- 拢517.50 for any other application
More than 6 months but less than one year
Wherever you apply from, you鈥檒l have to pay the cost of a full year.
Cost for more than one year
If your visa is for more than a year, you鈥檒l have to pay:
- the yearly cost plus half the yearly cost, if it鈥檚 for 18 months or less
- the cost of 2 full years, if it鈥檚 for more than 18 months but less than 2 years
Paying for dependants
Dependants aged 18 or over usually need to pay the same amount as you.
If you do not pay
You鈥檒l get an email from UK Visas and Immigration if you do not pay the surcharge (or do not pay enough).
The email will explain how to pay. It will go to the email address given in your visa application.
Check your junk folder if you cannot see the email in your inbox.
Once you get the email, you must pay the surcharge within:
- 10 working days if you鈥檙e inside the UK
- 7 working days if you鈥檙e outside the UK
Your visa or immigration application will be turned down if you do not pay the full amount in this time.