UK Immigration Update: Fee Increases, ETAs And EVisa Support

The Home Office has announced increases to the maximum fees that can be charged for various listed immigration and nationality services from 9 April 2025, including Skilled Worker visa application fees, the Electronic Travel Authorisation fee and the Certificate of Sponsorship fee. We look at this and the other latest developments in UK business immigration this month.

Increase in fees

The Home Office has recently announced increases to the fees that can be charged for certain immigration services from 9 April 2025. These include increases to visa application fees (for example, Skilled Worker applications) as well as the Electronic Travel Authorisation fee rising from £10 to £16 and the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) fee in the UK increasing significantly from £239 to £525. This CoS fee cannot be refunded should the application not proceed, or if the worker leaves employment early. The Government has indicated that it wants to reduce the reliance of the