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Update, 8 October 2026

Graduate route becomes 18 months for applications from 1 January 2027

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Graduate route permission granted on applications made from 1 January 2027 lasts 18 months instead of 24; applications submitted before that date keep two years. Indian students finishing in late 2026 should apply as soon as the university reports the award.
Effective 1 January 2027, in 85 daysGraduate visaPhoto: Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0

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The Graduate route lets a student who completed a UK degree stay to work or look for work without a sponsor. The immigration white paper shortened it, and the rules fix the change to applications made on or after 1 January 2027. PhD graduates keep three years.

The application can be made only after the university reports successful completion to UKVI, and only while the Student visa is valid. For a September 2025 master's that ends in September 2026 with results in November, the window before 1 January 2027 is real but short; the planner works it out from the course end date.

The fee and the health surcharge for the route are in the rupee table under this post. We do not file Graduate applications, which are made inside the UK; we refer to a regulated adviser and the planner is free.

1 January 2027: Home Office quarterly exchange rate reset (fees charged in rupees change).

Graduate visa: the rupee table today

Cost of the Graduate visa from India in pounds and rupees
ChargeGBPINR
Graduate visa, main applicant (applied in the UK) application fee£937₹1,23,993
Immigration Health Surcharge, 2 years at £1,035 a yearCharged for the full grant length up front; refunded only if the visa is refused.£2,070₹2,73,923
Each dependant: Graduate dependant, each£937₹1,23,993
Priority service (optional)£500₹66,165
Super priority service (optional)£1,000₹1,32,330
Required Home Office charges£3,007₹3,97,916

Fees from the Home Office table effective 8 April 2026, verified 8 October 2026; converted at 132.33 INR per GBP (8 October 2026). Pass-through charges paid on gov.uk; card and bank margins extra. Optional lines are not in the total.

Graduate visa guideFees in rupeesRefusal reasons

Sources: www.gov.uk. Published 8 October 2026, updated 8 October 2026.

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