{
  "name": "UK Global Talent Visa fees (2026)",
  "description": "The UK Global Talent Visa costs a £766 headline government fee — £561 for Stage 1 endorsement plus £205 for the Stage 2 visa — before the Immigration Health Surcharge of £1,035 per adult per year. This dataset lists every official fee, the stage it is paid at, and how it is charged.",
  "url": "https://ukglobaltalentvisa.org/data/visa-fees",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "spatialCoverage": "United Kingdom",
  "temporalCoverage": "2026",
  "dateModified": "2026-06-04",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "item",
      "label": "Item"
    },
    {
      "key": "stage",
      "label": "Stage"
    },
    {
      "key": "amount_gbp",
      "label": "Amount",
      "unit": "GBP"
    },
    {
      "key": "charged",
      "label": "Charged"
    },
    {
      "key": "notes",
      "label": "Notes"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "item": "Endorsement fee (Stage 1)",
      "stage": "Stage 1 — endorsement",
      "amount_gbp": 561,
      "charged": "Per application",
      "notes": "Paid to the Home Office when you apply for endorsement."
    },
    {
      "item": "Visa application fee (Stage 2)",
      "stage": "Stage 2 — visa",
      "amount_gbp": 205,
      "charged": "Per person",
      "notes": "Paid per applicant, including each dependant, after endorsement."
    },
    {
      "item": "Headline government fee",
      "stage": "Stage 1 + Stage 2",
      "amount_gbp": 766,
      "charged": "Per main applicant",
      "notes": "Combined endorsement + visa fee quoted by gov.uk."
    },
    {
      "item": "Immigration Health Surcharge — adult",
      "stage": "Paid with the visa",
      "amount_gbp": 1035,
      "charged": "Per adult, per year",
      "notes": "Paid upfront for the full visa length (e.g. ×5 for a 5-year grant)."
    },
    {
      "item": "Immigration Health Surcharge — child",
      "stage": "Paid with the visa",
      "amount_gbp": 776,
      "charged": "Per child, per year",
      "notes": "Paid upfront for the full visa length."
    },
    {
      "item": "Priority / fast-track processing (optional)",
      "stage": "Stage 1 or Stage 2",
      "amount_gbp": 500,
      "charged": "Per application",
      "notes": "Optional. Available on the Tech Nation route and some academic routes."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "gov.uk — Global Talent",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/global-talent",
      "dateChecked": "2026-06-04"
    },
    {
      "label": "gov.uk — Immigration Health Surcharge",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/how-much-pay",
      "dateChecked": "2026-06-04"
    }
  ]
}