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Visa Fees

Applicants may pay by Demand Draft made payable to "British High Commission Islamabad" or in cash at the bank counter in the Visa Application Centres.

Dependants are charged the same fee as the main applicant. All dependants who are travelling must pay the fee whether or not they are included in the main applicant's passport.

The visa application fee reflects the administrative costs of processing an application and is not refundable if your application is refused. If a payment has been made and the application is not submitted or if the applicant refuses to provide biometric details with their application, then we will refund the fee.

These fees are effective for all visa applications made from 29 October 2009.

The consular rate of exchange is PKR 140 / £1 Please note the visa fees are subject to change.

 Category Fee (PKR)
Category: Visit  
Single or double visit up to 1 month (India only) 6,440
Approved Destination Status (ADS) Agreement with China, up to 30 days only 9,380
Single, double and multiple visit, valid up to 6 months 9,380
Longer term multiple entry (1 to 2 years) 30,100
Longer term multiple entry (5 years) 56,000
Longer term multiple entry (10 years) 70,000
Entertainer visitor 9,380
Family visitor 9,380
Business visitor - general 9,380
Business visitor - academic visitor (up to 12 months) 9,380
Business visitor - visiting professor 9,380
Business visitor - religious worker 9,380
Business visitor - film crew 9,380
Special visitor - marriage/civil partnership 9,380
Special visitor - medical treatment 9,380
Special visitor - visitor in transit 6,440
Special visitor - student visitor, up to 6 months 9,380
Special visitor - child visitor 9,380
Special visitor - prospective student 9,380
Special visitor - parent of a child at school (up to 12 months) 30,100
Sports visitor 9,380
Business visitor - clinical attachments/dental observations (up to 6 weeks) 30,100
Business visitor - PLAB test 30,100
Category: Study
Dependant of student applicant 20,300
Category: Employment
Work permit holder 30,100
Work permit/HSMP dependant 30,100
Off Shore Workers 30,100
Overseas domestic worker - private household 30,100
EC Business Association Agreement 30,100
Sole representative 30,100
UK Ancestry 30,100
Seasonal agricultural worker 30,100
Dependants of any of the above 30,100
Vander Elst Free of charge
Swiss Posted Worker Free of charge
Category: Settlement
Spouse/civil partner of a settled person 81,900
Unmarried/same sex partner of a settled person 81,900
Fiancé(e)/proposed civil partner of a settled person 81,900
Child or dependant relative of a settled person 81,900
Adopted child of settled person 81,900
Armed Forces 81,900
Family reunion Free of charge
Category: Points Based System (PBS)
Tier 1 general applicant 94,500
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant 94,500
Tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 86,100
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 86,100
Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) 35,000
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) 35,000
Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 32,200
Dependant of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 32,200
Tier 1 investor or entrepreneur 94,500
Dependant of tier 1 investor or entrepreneur 94,500
Tier 1 post study applicant 37,100
Dependant of tier 1 post study applicant 37,100
Tier 2 applicant 37,100
Dependant of tier 2 applicant 37,100
Tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 34,300
Dependant of tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 34,300
Tier 4 (general) student applicant 20,300
Dependant of tier 4 (general) student applicant 20,300
Tier 4 (child) student applicant 20,300
Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) 17,500
Dependant of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) 17,500
Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 15,400
Dependant of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 15,400
Tier 5 applicant (youth mobility scheme) 17,500
Chevening Scholarship or Fellowship Free of charge
British Marshall Scholarship Free of charge
Fulbright Scholarship Free of charge
Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan Free of charge
Category: Exempt
Diplomats: official visit/posting Free of charge
Members of international organisations on official visits Free of charge
Member of UK or visiting forces Free of charge
Category: Others
Exercise the right of access to a child 30,100
Parent/primary carer of an EEA national child 30,100
Returning resident 30,100
Right of Abode Certificate of Entitlement 30,100
Course F 9,380
Vignette transfer 10,500
Handling applications on behalf of Commonwealth Countries/Overseas Territories 6,580
Forwarding documents to Commonwealth Countries/Overseas Territories (additional fee) 8,820
Joining ship/aircraft 6,440
Direct Airside Transit (DAT) 6,440
Family member of an EEA national Free of charge
Family member of a Swiss national Free of charge
Turkish nationals to establish in business Free of charge

Visa application fees are set in £ sterling by the British Government and are the same world wide.
Visit the UK Border Agency Visa Services website to see the £ sterling visa application fees.