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  • Visa Fees

    These fees are effective for all visa applications made from 27 November 2008.

    Local Exchange rate 1 Pound = Ksh. 125.00

    Category GBP (£) Kenya Shilling
    Category: Visit
    Joining ship / aircraft 45 5600
    Direct airside transit (DAT) 45 5600
    Academic visitor, up to 12 months 45 5600
    Single or double visit up to 1 month (India only) 45 5600
    Special Visitor - Visitor in Transit 65 8100
    Single, double and multiple visit, up to 6 months 65 8100
    Approved Destination Status (ADS) Agreement with China, up to 30 days only 65 8100
    Business visitor - general 65 8100
    Business Visitor - Academic visitor (up to 12 months) 65 8100
    Business visitor - visiting professor 65 8100
    Business visitor - religious worker 65 8100
    Business visitor - film crew 65 8100
    Family visitor 65 8100
    Special Visitor - Marriage / Civil partnership  65 8100
    Special Visitor - Medical treatment 65 8100
    Special Visitor - Student visitor, up to 6 months 65 8100
    Special Visitor - Child Visitor 65 8100
    Sports Visitor 65 8100
    Entertainer Visitor 65 8100
    Special Visitor - Prospective Student 99 12400
    Long term multiple entry (1 year) 205 25600
    Long term multiple entry (2 years) 205 25600
    Long term multiple entry (5 years) 205 25600
    Long term multiple entry (10 years) 205 25600
    Business visitor - clinical attachments/ dental observations (up to 6 weeks) 205 25600
    Business visitor - PLAB test 205 25600
    Special Visitor - Parent of a child at school (up to 12 months) 205 25600
    Category: Study
    British Marshall scholarship Discretionary Gratis Discretionary Gratis
    Chevening scholarship or fellowship Discretionary Gratis Discretionary Gratis
    Fulbright scholarship Discretionary Gratis Discretionary Gratis
    Rhodes scholarship Discretionary Gratis Discretionary Gratis
    Student 99  12400
    Student nurse 99  12400
    Exchange Student 99 12400 
    Writing up a thesis 99  12400
    Resitting Exams 99  12400
    Sabbatical Officer 99 12400
    Student Dependant (spouse/ civil partner or child) 205 25600
    Postgraduate dentist 205 25600
    Postgraduate doctor 205 25600
    Work permit holder 205 25600
    Work permit / HSMP dependant 205 25600
    EC Business Association Agreement 205 25600
    Off shore Worker 205 25600
    Overseas domestic worker - private household 205 25600
    Seasonal agricultural worker 205 25600
    Sole representative 205 25600
    Dependent of any of the above 205 25600
    Category: Settlement
    Adopted child of settled person 515 64400
    Armed Forces 515 64400
    Child or dependent relative of a settled person 515 64400
    Spouse/ Civil Partner of a settled person 515 64400
    Fiance(e)/ Proposed Civil Partner of a settled person 515 64400
    Unmarried / same sex partner of a settled person 515  64400
    Family reunion 515 64400
    Category - Points Based System (PBS)
    Tier 1 investor or entrepreneur 600 75000
    Dependent of tier 1 investor or entrepreneur 600 75000
    Tier 1 general applicant 600 75000
    Dependent of tier 1 general applicant 600 75000
    Tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 540
    Dependent of tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 540
    Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) 200 25000
    Dependent of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) 200 25000
    Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 180
    Dependent of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement)  - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 180
    Tier 1 post study applicant 205 25600
    Dependent of tier 1 post study applicant 205 25600
    Tier 2 applicant 205 25600
    Dependent of tier 2 applicant 205 25600
    Tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 185
    Dependent of tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 185
    Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) 99 12400
    Dependent of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) 99 12400
    Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 90
    Dependent of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia 90
    Tier 5 applicant (youth mobility scheme) 99 12400
    Skilled Worker 205 25600
    Youth Mobility Scheme And Temporary Worker 99 12400
    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
    Family member of an EEA national Gratis Gratis
    Family member of a Swiss national Gratis Gratis
    Handling applications on behalf of Commonwealth countries 44 5500
    Handling applications on behalf of Overseas Territories 44 5500
    Forwarding documents to Commonwealth countries 59  
    Forwarding documents to Overseas Territories 59
    Course F (up to 6 months) 65 8100
    Course F (over to 6 months) 99 12400
    Exercise the right of access to a child 205 25600
    Certificate of entitlement to right of abode 205 25600
    Returning resident 205 25600
    Parent/ primary carer of EEA National child 205 25600

    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.

    Fees are payable in cash in local currency and are subject to periodic review.

    Visa fees are non-refundable.

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