The UK has announced an increase in visit visa, work permit and student visa fees. All types of visa fees are being increased by 20%.
Prime Minister Rishi Sonik says that health surcharge is also being increased for immigrants.
Health surcharge for immigrants is being increased from 624 pounds to 1 thousand 35 pounds per year, discounted health surcharge for students and children will be 776 pounds per year.
The Prime Minister announced this at a function organized on the strikes, he said that the visa fee will be used to increase the salaries.
He said that the immigrants will have to pay extra for the use of health facilities.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak says that the increase in visa fees will generate billions of pounds.
It should be noted that in 2015, the health surcharge was 200 pounds per year, in December 2018, the surcharge was increased to 400 pounds per year, while in December 2020, after another increase, the surcharge was increased to 624 pounds per year.
This is the fourth time the recent increase in the health surcharge for immigrants has been made.
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