Immigration Skills Charge ISC Increase From 16th December 2025

Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) is the mandatory fee sponsor employers are required to pay when hiring an employee from outside the UK on certain work visa categories. The Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) requirement came into force on 6 April 2017.

The new Regulations and Immigration Skills Charge increase due to come into force on 16^th December 2025 are made under section 70A of the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22) and amend the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/499) ("the 2017 Regulations").

Regulation 2(3) of the new Regulations increases the amounts of charges payable by sponsors by 32%. So, small sponsor or charitable organization £480 per year of Certificate of Sponsorship COS and other sponsors £1,320 per year of Certificate of Sponsorship COS.