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  • 15:25 07 Nov 2009
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Visa fees

Effective from 09/07/2009,  Visa fees are set in £ sterling by the British Government in London and are the same world-wide. But within Syria they are payable only in Syrian Lira. The visa fee reflects the administrative costs of processing an application and is not refundable.
THE CONSULAR RATE £1 = 80 SYP.

Category - Visit

(£)

SYP

Approved Destination Status (ADS) Agreement with China, up to 30 days only

67

5400

Single, double and multiple visit, valid up to 6 months

67

5400

Single or double visit up to 1 month (India only)

46

3700

Longer term multiple visits ( 1 to 2 years)

215

17200

Longer term multiple visits up to 5 years

400

32000

Longer term multiple visits up to 10 years

500

40000

Entertainer visitor

67

5400

Family visitor

67

5400

Business visitor - general

67

5400

Business visitor - Academic visitor (up to 12 months)

67

5400

Business visitor - visiting professor

67

5400

Business visitor - religious worker

67

5400

Business visitor - film crew

67

5400

Business visitor - clinical attachments/dental observations (up to 6 weeks)

215

17200

Business visitor - PLAB test

215

17200

Special visitor - marriage/civil partnership

67

5400

Special visitor - medical treatment

67

5400

Special visitor - visitor in transit

46

3700

Special visitor - student visitor, up to 6 months

67

5400

Special visitor - child visitor

67

5400

Special visitor - prospective student

67

5400

Special visitor - parent of a child at school (up to 12 months)

215

17200

Sports visitor

67

5400

Category: Study

(£)

 

Dependant of prospective student applicant

67

5400

Dependant of student applicant

145

11600

Category: Employment ( non PBS)

 

 

Work permit holder

215

17200

Work permit/HSMP dependant

215

17200

Employment outside PBS tier 2

215

17200

Off Shore Workers

215

17200

Overseas domestic worker - private household

215

17200

EC Business Association Agreement

215

17200

Sole representative

215

17200

UK Ancestry

215

17200

Seasonal agricultural worker

215

17200

Dependents of any of the above

215

17200

Vander Elst

Free of charge

 

Swiss Posted Worker

Free of charge

 

Category: Settlement

(£)

 

Spouse/civil partner of a settled person

585

46800

Unmarried/same sex partner of a settled person

585

46800

fiancé(e)/proposed civil partner of a settled person

585

46800

Child or dependent relative of a settled person

585

46800

Adopted child of settled person

585

46800

Family reunion

Free of charge

 

Former UK armed Forces

585

46800

Category: Points Based System (PBS)

(£)

 

Tier 1 general applicant

675

54000

Dependent of tier 1 general applicant

675

54000

Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement)

250

20000

Dependent of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement)

250

20000

Tier 1 investor or entrepreneur

675

54000

Dependent of tier 1 investor or entrepreneur

675

54000

Tier 1 post study applicant

265

21200

Dependent of tier 1 post study applicant

265

21200

Tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia

615

49200

Dependent of tier 1 general applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia

615

49200

Tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia

230

18400

Dependent of tier 1 general applicant with HSMP approval letter (transitional arrangement) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia

230

18400

Tier 2 applicant

265

21200

Dependent of tier 2 applicant

265

21200

Tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia

245

19600

Dependent of tier 2 applicant - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia

245

19600

Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker)

125

10000

Dependent of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker)

125

10000

Tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia

110

8800

Dependent of tier 5 applicant (temporary worker) - national of Croatia, Turkey or FYR Macedonia

110

8800

Tier 5 applicant (youth mobility scheme)

125

10000

Tier 4 application and dependants

145

11600

Dependant of tier 4 (general) student applicant

145

11600

Tier 4 (child) student applicant

145

11600

Chevening Scholarship or Fellowship Free

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

(£)

 

Transferring vignettes between passports

75

6000

Course F (up to 6 months)

67

5400

Exercise the right of access to a child

215

17200

Parent/primary carer of an EEA national child

215

17200

Family member of an EEA national

Free of charge

 

Family member of a Swiss national

Free of charge

 

Handling applications on behalf of Commonwealth Countries/Overseas Territories

47

3800

Forwarding documents to Commonwealth Countries/Overseas Territories

63

5050

Returning resident

215

17200

Right of Abode Certificate of Entitlement

215

17200

Joining ship/aircraft

46

3700

Direct Airside Transit (DAT)

46

3700

Mobile biometrics/call out charge

£128 an hour up to a maximum of £922 for each 24 hour period

 

10250 an hour up to a maximum of 73800 for each 24 hour period




Fees have been rounded up or down for administrative purposes. Due to fluctuations in the rate of exchange, fees are liable to change. Please ensure that the correct fee is submitted.

S.J.WILLIAMS
HM Consul
11/02/2009




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