Eff1n2ret Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/sept/29-mid-year-fee-increases "09 September 2010 The UK Border Agency has today announced proposals to increase immigration and nationality application fees for all those applying to visit, study, work or stay in the UK from autumn 2010." Edited September 10, 2010 by Eff1n2ret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandbluegrass Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Ask the 38 million that immigrated to the USA in 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjie Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Ask the 38 million that immigrated to the USA in 2007. http://en.wikipedia....e_United_States I think your figures are quite off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Do you know why Mexico's Olympic squad is unsuccessful? Because everybody who can run, jump or swim are already in the U.S. Thankyouladeezandgentlemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msg362 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Ask the 38 million that immigrated to the USA in 2007. http://en.wikipedia....e_United_States so if the population was? 250 million in 2006 it rose to 288 million from immigration in 2007! Not really! Maybe they were visitors/ toursits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeO Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Ask the 38 million that immigrated to the USA in 2007. http://en.wikipedia....e_United_States so if the population was? 250 million in 2006 it rose to 288 million from immigration in 2007! Not really! Maybe they were visitors/ toursits? The figure of 38 million refers to the rise in the number of first-generation immigrants living in the US between 1965 and 2007, a 42-year period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSmurf Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Should be more expensive! 4 out of 5 who go to the UK on Student visa's are still there 5 years later...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Should be more expensive! 4 out of 5 who go to the UK on Student visa's are still there 5 years later...... Slow learners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisasPlus Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The proposed increases are as below. The new fee is in bold type, so the cost of a visit visa, 6 month validity, is increased from 68 GBP to 70 GBP. Settlement visa fee is increased by more than 100 GBP. In addition to which a prospective spouse for settlement must pay for the soon- to-be- introduced English test ( probably around 100 GBP ). It looks like the cost of taking your spouse to the UK to live will increase by around 200 GBP by the end of the year. The Unit Cost is what the UKBA estimates the cost of processing a visa application to be. : - Visit visa - short Unit cost £140 Current cost £68 Proposed cost £70 Visit visa - long 2 year Unit cost £140 Current cost £230 Proposed cost £245 Visit visa - long 5 year Unit cost £141 Current cost £420 Proposed cost £450 Visit visa - long 10 year Unit cost £155 Current cost £610 Proposed cost £650 Settlement Unit cost £249 Current cost £644 Proposed cost £750 Settlement - Dependant Relative Unit cost £272 Current cost £1,680 Proposed cost £1,680 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Who wants to visit the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyse Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Ask the 38 million that immigrated to the USA in 2007. http://en.wikipedia....e_United_States Yes, most from Mexico thats why USA now has 2 languages nationwide. I hate to pop your bubble, but there are over 50 languages in the US today (actually more, but did not want to go into obscure languages). We have materials printed in Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Hmong, Thai and many others as well as English, which is the majority language. One thing that most nations do not know is that the US does not have a national language that has been legislated. Language is handled here without any laws, rules or regulation. It has been this way since the beginning colonists came here from all over Europe. If I am correct, English is, by law, the official language of the Commonwealth, making the use of English mandatory. I can go to many places here in Sacramento and meet people who speak no English but can do rather well in their own language with their co-workers. I shop in a Thai grocery store here, run by Thais and they do not understand English at all! We like things to be loose here in the US. Makes things a bit more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Should be more expensive! 4 out of 5 who go to the UK on Student visa's are still there 5 years later...... Slow learners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I hate to pop your bubble, but there are over 50 languages in the US today (actually more, but did not want to go into obscure languages). Well I'm not going to pop your's but in Reading, a medium size town on the river Thames they recently published the results of a survey throughout the schools in the town. There were over 150 different first languages amongst the kids, many of them probably different obscure dialects but still highlights the problem with education in a multi racial society as many can hardly speak English. Back to the topic of the thread. The UK has a perceived problem with immigration and the politicians have to be seen doing something about it. Unfortunately when politicians act on high profile issues like immigration it is little more than a knee jerk reaction and a sop to the screaming gutter press. But don't fret too much, the UK is losing it's powers to make laws and soon all legislation will be produced and implemented by the tsars of the EUSSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysardman Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. The cost of visas for Thailand seems to haven risen steadily every year too - greedy governments!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I hate to pop your bubble, but there are over 50 languages in the US today (actually more, but did not want to go into obscure languages). We have materials printed in Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Hmong, Thai and many others as well as English, which is the majority language. One thing that most nations do not know is that the US does not have a national language that has been legislated. Language is handled here without any laws, rules or regulation. It has been this way since the beginning colonists came here from all over Europe. If I am correct, English is, by law, the official language of the Commonwealth, making the use of English mandatory. I can go to many places here in Sacramento and meet people who speak no English but can do rather well in their own language with their co-workers. I shop in a Thai grocery store here, run by Thais and they do not understand English at all! We like things to be loose here in the US. Makes things a bit more interesting. Wow. Someone needs to brush up on his Constitution and current events. There are indeed offical language laws in the USA. Approx. 28 states, with several more considering the legislation have the laws. It's nothing new either. For example, Florida passed its law in 1988 and Montana in 1995. The reason there isn't an official language at the federal level in the USA is because there is a seperation of powers between the state and the federal governments. The states have the legal right to set an official language and that is precisely what has been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiawatcher Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 (edited) The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Ask the 38 million that immigrated to the USA in 2007. http://en.wikipedia....e_United_States Yes, most from Mexico thats why USA now has 2 languages nationwide. I hate to pop your bubble, but there are over 50 languages in the US today (actually more, but did not want to go into obscure languages). We have materials printed in Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Hmong, Thai and many others as well as English, which is the majority language. One thing that most nations do not know is that the US does not have a national language that has been legislated. Language is handled here without any laws, rules or regulation. It has been this way since the beginning colonists came here from all over Europe. If I am correct, English is, by law, the official language of the Commonwealth, making the use of English mandatory. I can go to many places here in Sacramento and meet people who speak no English but can do rather well in their own language with their co-workers. I shop in a Thai grocery store here, run by Thais and they do not understand English at all! We like things to be loose here in the US. Makes things a bit more interesting. That would explain why MIcrosoft has taught the world how not to spell 'English'. Loose would be an understatement... Edited September 12, 2010 by asiawatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The US just put into effect the same thing September 8. Who wants to visit the USA? Who wants to visit the UK? In 2008 there was 117.7 Million Visitors to the UK, Who spent £21.1 Million. Source: The UK Tourist So a few visit the UK eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZZELL Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 (edited) The proposed increases are as below. The new fee is in bold type, so the cost of a visit visa, 6 month validity, is increased from 68 GBP to 70 GBP. Settlement visa fee is increased by more than 100 GBP. In addition to which a prospective spouse for settlement must pay for the soon- to-be- introduced English test ( probably around 100 GBP ). It looks like the cost of taking your spouse to the UK to live will increase by around 200 GBP by the end of the year. The Unit Cost is what the UKBA estimates the cost of processing a visa application to be. : - Visit visa - short Unit cost £140 Current cost £68 Proposed cost £70 Visit visa - long 2 year Unit cost £140 Current cost £230 Proposed cost £245 Visit visa - long 5 year Unit cost £141 Current cost £420 Proposed cost £450 Visit visa - long 10 year Unit cost £155 Current cost £610 Proposed cost £650 Settlement Unit cost £249 Current cost £644 Proposed cost £750 Settlement - Dependant Relative Unit cost £272 Current cost £1,680 Proposed cost £1,680 Thanks for the financials In the late 90's and early 2000's SV were £75 and in-country applications were free! Plus from November an English test fee of £150! Legalised theft! From another website (the poster is a member here) 1. TB test - c. £60 2. English language test - c. £150 3. Settlement visa fee - £750 4. Further English language test costs (?) 5. ILR application - £1250 (although I'm sure it will have risen again by the time an application falls due) 6. Naturalisation - £780 (ditto) 7. British passport application - c. £75 (ditto) All of these costs could fall within the space of approximately 3 years and, to my maths, make a total of at least £3065. Why bother doing the "right thing"? RAZZ Edited September 12, 2010 by RAZZELL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7by7 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 This topic is wandering all over the place; so I'm closing it. A topic on the new fees can be found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
Recommended Posts