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  • Visa Application Fees

    Residents of Zimbabwe

    The visa fee is payable in cash (US dollars only) at the designated Standard Chartered branch listed below:

    Standard Chartered Bank
    Development Organisations Centre,
    Old Mutual Centre,
    Corner 3rd Street and Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare

    Use your Passport number as payment reference number. Once Visa fees are paid, it is valid for 15 working days.

    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 26 February 2010.

    The consular rate of exchange is 1 GBP= 1.65 US Dollars. Please note the visa fees are subject to change.

     Category Fee (USD)
    Category: Visit
    Single or double visit up to 1 month (India only) 76
    Approved Destination Status (ADS) Agreement with China, up to 30 days only 111
    Single, double and multiple visit, valid up to 6 months 111
    Long term multiple entry (1 - 2 years) 355
    Long term multiple entry (5 years) 660
    Long term multiple entry (10 years) 825
    Entertainer visitor 111
    Family visitor 111
    Business visitor - general 111
    Business visitor - academic visitor (up to 12 months) 111
    Business visitor - visiting professor 111
    Business visitor - religious worker 111
    Business visitor - film crew 111
    Special visitor - marriage/civil partnership 111
    Special visitor - medical treatment 111
    Special visitor - visitor in transit 76
    Special visitor - student visitor, up to 6 months 111
    Special visitor - child visitor 111
    Special visitor - prospective student 111
    Special visitor - parent of a child at school (up to 12 months) 355
    Sports visitor 111
    Business visitor - clinical attachments/dental observations (up to 6 weeks) 355
    Business visitor - PLAB test 355
    Category: Study (non PBS)
    Dependant of student applicant 239
    Category: Employment (non PBS)
    Work permit holder 355
    Work permit/HSMP dependant 355
    Off Shore Workers 355
    Overseas domestic worker - private household 355
    EC Business Association Agreement 355
    Sole representative 355
    UK Ancestry 355
    Seasonal agricultural worker 355
    Dependants of any of the above 355
    Vander Elst Free of charge
    Swiss Posted Worker Free of charge
    Category: Settlement
    Spouse/civil partner of a settled person 965
    Unmarried/same sex partner of a settled person 965
    Fianc(e)/proposed civil partner of a settled person 965
    Child or dependant relative of a settled person 965
    Adopted child of settled person 965
    Armed Forces 965
    Family reunion Free of charge
    Category: Points Based System (PBS)
    Tier 1 general applicant 1114
    Dependant of tier 1 general applicant 1114
    Tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 1015
    Dependant of tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 1015
    Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) 413
    Dependant of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) 413
    Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 380
    Dependant of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 380
    Tier 1 investor or entrepreneur 1114
    Dependant of tier 1 investor or entrepreneur 1114
    Tier 1 post study applicant 437
    Dependant of tier 1 post study applicant 437
    Tier 2 applicant 437
    Dependant of tier 2 applicant 437
    Tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 404
    Dependant of tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 404
    Tier 4 (general) student applicant 239
    Dependant of tier 4 (general) student applicant 239
    Tier 4 (child) student applicant 239
    Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) 206
    Dependant of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) 206
    Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 182
    Dependant of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 182
    Tier 5 applicant (youth mobility scheme) 206
    Chevening Scholarship or Fellowship Free of charge
    British Marshall Scholarship Free of charge
    Fulbright Scholarship 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 355
    Parent/primary carer of an EEA national child 355
    Returning resident 355
    Right of Abode Certificate of Entitlement 355
    Course F 111
    Vignette transfer 124
    Handling applications on behalf of Commonwealth Countries/Overseas Territories 78
    Forwarding documents to Commonwealth Countries/Overseas Territories (additional fee) 104
    Joining ship/aircraft 76
    Direct Airside Transit (DAT) 76
    Mobile biometrics / call out charge £128 / hour up to maximum £922 / 24 hour period
    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.
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