NTL Application Form (Version 09/2018) - Page 2 of 21
PAYMENT GUIDANCE
THE FEE
For applications on this form, there is a fee of £229
for applications made by post.
Applications can be made in person at a Premium
Service Centre for a same day consideration of
your application. There is an additional fee for this
service and all fees will be taken when you book
an appointment. For more details and to book an
appointment please visit www.gov.uk/ukvi-premi-
um-service-centres
If one or more dependants are applying with you,
the fee increases by £229 for applications made by
post.
There is only one fee payable per application form.
We cannot begin the consideration process until
the payment has cleared. We allow 5 working days
for payments made by cheque to clear, credit/debit
cards and postal orders will clear immediately.
The fee charged is for the processing and consid-
eration of the application. This fee will be payable
once the application form is received by the Home
Office or its payment processing agent, regardless
of the outcome of the application. If your applica-
tion contains errors or is missing information it may
be rejected as invalid. Your application will not be
considered and your fee will be refunded less an
administration fee of £25 for each person included
in the application.
Please note that your application will be
rejected as invalid if you do not pay the
specified fee.
Biometric enrolment fee
As part of your application you are required to enrol
your biometric information. You will be charged an
additional handling fee for this service, payable to
Post Office Ltd. You must pay the fee by cash or
debit card when you attend Post Office Ltd to enrol
your biometrics. each dependant included on your
application must also pay this fee when they enrol
their biometric information. Do not send the biomet-
ric enrolment fee with your application fee.
Applicants on some immigration routes are exempt
from paying an enrolment fee at the Post Office
Ltd. If you are in one of these categories you will
be informed of this when we send you a biometric
notification letter.
Your application may be rejected as invalid if you
do not enrol your biometrics when requested. For
more information about enrolling biometrics and the
current fee, please visit the following section of our
website:
www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits
WHO MAY APPLY WITH YOU?
You may include your spouse, civil partner,
unmarried or same-sex partner and/or children
under the age of 18 if they are applying as your
dependants. But if they apply separately, they
must pay the full specified fee. Children aged 18
or over cannot be included. They must apply indi-
vidually and pay the specified fee in each case.
HOW CAN YOU PAY?
You must pay by one of the methods specified
below.
• Cheque
• Postal Order
• Credit card
1
- Visa (including Electron),
MasterCard or American Express (Amex)
• Debit card - Delta, Maestro* (including Solo)
• Banker’s draft
If you are paying by credit or debit card at a
Premium Service Centre, we cannot accept pay-
ment by that method unless the cardholder is pre-
sent.
* Maestro - we will accept any Maestro card if
you are applying in person at a Premium Service
Centre but only Maestro cards issued in the UK
if you are applying by post.
1 Please note that when making large or multiple payments
using your credit card, the anti-fraud measures that banks operate
sometimes stop the full payment being taken. This is can happen for
a number of reasons. To prevent this you may inform your bank of
your intention to make large or multiple payments in advance so that
your bank allows the full payment to be taken when you submit your
application.
Please be aware that not all banks oer this service.
Number of applicants Postal
Yourself and 1 dependant £458
Yourself and 2 dependants £687
Yourself and 3 dependants £916
Fee for each additional
dependant
£229