The surcharge is £150 per year for students and £200 per year for other applicants, payable in full at the time of application. This will mean, for example, that a Tier 2 (General) migrant sponsored for five years, accompanied by a spouse and two children, must pay £4,000, in addition to application filing fees.
Applications submitted before 6 April 2015 will not be subject to the charge and accordingly those intending to apply in the near future may wish to consider lodging their applications prior to this date.
