Question follow-through · 17534

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether that spousal visa fee reflects the administrative cost of processing such applications in full; and what proportion of the fee represents (a) visa processing costs, (b) the Immigration Health

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Home Office
Tabled
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
15 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether that spousal visa fee reflects the administrative cost of processing such applications in full; and what proportion of the fee represents (a) visa processing costs, (b) the Immigration Health

  2. 15 Jul 2026

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  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Published unit costs for processing visa applications can be viewed on Gov.UK through the following link: Visa fees transparency data - GOV.UK. The estimated unit cost of a spousal visa is currently £426, the fee for a spouse visa application is £1407.Fee...

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