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UK visas for applicants from India
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Sixteen UK routes matter to Indian applicants: visit, study, family, the India Young Professionals ballot, Graduate, three founder and talent routes, settlement, citizenship and transit. Each page below gives the Home Office fee in rupees from the 8 April 2026 table, the documents named the Indian way, the refusal paragraphs and the questions the desk hears on WhatsApp.
Warning: We do not handle UK work visas of any kind: no Skilled Worker, no sponsorship, no care-worker files. This site covers visit, study, family, the Young Professionals ballot, Graduate, founder and talent information, settlement and refusals only.
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Visit
Standard Visitor for tourism, family, business, medical and academic visits, and the Marriage Visitor visa
Fee ₹17,865Standard Visitor visaThe Standard Visitor visa costs £135 for up to 6 months (fee effective 8 April 2026, about ₹17,865 at the Home Office rate).Fee ₹17,865Marriage Visitor visaThe Marriage Visitor visa costs £135 (fee effective 8 April 2026, about ₹17,865 at the Home Office rate) and lets you marry, form a civil partnership or give notice of marriage in the UK within a 6-month visit.Fee ₹5,492InformationTransit visaIndian passport holders changing flights in the UK usually need a transit visa: a Direct Airside Transit visa at £41.50 if you stay airside, or a Visitor in Transit visa at £74.50 if you pass through UK border control and leave within 48 hours (fees effective 8 April 2026).
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Study
Student and Child Student visas, maintenance funds, CAS readiness and the parent of a child student
Fee ₹73,840Student visaThe Student visa costs £558 from 8 April 2026 plus a health surcharge of £776 a year.Fee ₹73,840Child Student visaThe Child Student visa is for children aged 4 to 17 who have a place at an independent fee-paying school in the UK.Fee ₹30,171Short-term Study visa (English language course, 6 to 11 months)The Short-term Study visa costs £228 (fee effective 8 April 2026) plus £776 health surcharge, and allows an English language course of 6 to 11 months at an accredited UK provider.
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Family
Partner, spouse, fiancé, child and adult dependent relative visas with the income and English rules
Fee ₹2,73,129Partner visa (spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner)The Partner visa under Appendix FM costs £2,064 from India (fee effective 8 April 2026) plus £3,105 Immigration Health Surcharge for the 33-month grant.Fee ₹2,73,129Fiancé or proposed civil partner visaThe Fiancé visa under Appendix FM costs £2,064 from India (fee effective 8 April 2026) and gives 6 months to enter the UK and marry your British or settled partner.Fee ₹2,73,129Child visa (child of a settled person or partner)A child under 18 joining a parent in the UK applies under Appendix FM for £2,064 from India (fee effective 8 April 2026) plus the child-rate health surcharge of £776 a year, £2,328 for a 33-month grant alongside a parent on the Partner visa..Fee ₹4,81,020Adult Dependent Relative visaThe Adult Dependent Relative visa costs £3,635 from India (fee effective 8 April 2026) and, if granted to the parent of a British or settled child, gives indefinite leave on arrival.Fee ₹96,072Parent of a Child Student visaThe Parent of a Child Student visa costs £726 from India (fee effective 8 April 2026) plus the health surcharge at £1,035 a year.Fee ₹1,08,378Dependant partner of a visa holderA partner joining a Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker pays £819 for a visa of up to 3 years, or £1,618 for longer (fee effective 8 April 2026).Fee ₹1,08,378Dependant child of a visa holderA child under 18 joining a parent on a Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa pays £819 for up to 3 years or £1,618 for longer (fee effective 8 April 2026).Fee ₹2,73,129Parent of a British or settled child visaThe Parent visa under Appendix FM costs £2,064 from India (fee effective 8 April 2026) plus £1,035 a year health surcharge for a 33-month grant.
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Young Professionals ballot
The India Young Professionals Scheme: dates, eligibility, savings and what happens after selection
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Graduate
The Graduate route after a UK degree, the 18-month term from 1 January 2027 and the planner
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Founder and Talent
Innovator Founder, Global Talent and High Potential Individual: information and a regulated-adviser referral
Fee ₹1,79,572InformationInnovator Founder visaThe Innovator Founder visa is for people who will set up an innovative, viable and scalable business in the UK with an endorsement from an approved body.Fee ₹1,01,365InformationGlobal Talent visaThe Global Talent visa is for leaders and potential leaders in academia and research, arts and culture, and digital technology.Fee ₹1,16,450InformationHigh Potential Individual visaThe High Potential Individual visa gives graduates of top-ranked overseas universities 2 years in the UK, or 3 years for PhD holders, without a job offer.
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Settle and Citizenship
Indefinite leave to remain and British citizenship explained for Indian families: information only
Fee ₹4,26,897InformationSettlement (Indefinite Leave to Remain)Indefinite Leave to Remain costs £3,226 and gives you the right to live in the UK without time limit.Fee ₹2,26,152InformationBritish citizenshipBritish citizenship by naturalisation is the final step after settlement.Fee ₹96,072Returning Resident visaThe Returning Resident visa costs £726 (gov.uk, verified 8 October 2026) and is for a former UK settled resident who has been outside the UK for more than 2 years and lost indefinite leave to remain.
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Refusals and Home Office file
Refusal paragraphs decoded, the Subject Access Request file and the rebuild
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