If you are wondering about the fees you need to pay when you mull the prospect of how to apply for UK permanent residence. We bring you a breakdown of British citizenship application costs in this blog.

Different Types of British Citizenship Application Costs 

If you are paying for your application, the online version would require you to pay by credit or debit card. For the paper form, applications must use the payment slip-citizenship or right of abode applications to send your payment by credit, debit card, or cheque. Cash, transcash or postal orders are not allowed for paper applications. 

Fees are prescribed by law and can be refundable only in part if applications are withdrawn or unsuccessful. A different set of rules apply to declarations of renunciation. You must read the guides that come with these application forms and meet the statutory requirements before applying. In case you are paying using a credit account or a bank account that belongs to someone else, you must give these details on the payment slip when the refund becomes due. 

British citizenship application costs comprises 3 elements:

• Handling fees: If your application is processed there are fees you have to pay. You will not get a refund in case the application is withdrawn or refused. In case your application is rejected, the overall fee will be refunded less and an administration fee of 25 pounds is to be paid per applicant. 
• Biometric Enrolment: This requires you to submit your biometric information with fingerprints and photos and there is no fee for this. 
• Citizenship ceremony fee: You must pay this fee if you are needed to attend a citizenship ceremony with a refund issued if the application is refused and withdrawn. 

For adults applying for naturalization AN application, the total payable amount is 1630 pounds. For registration for the B(OS), B(OTA), RS1, S1, S2, S3T, and EM applications, the total fee payable is 1481 pounds. For Section 4C,4G,4H,4I registration and applications the fee charged is 130 pounds. 

 For other types of British nationalities, adults applying to naturalize as British overseas territory citizens, the total fee payable is 1000 pounds. Adults who are applying to register as British Overseas Territories citizens, British protected persons, and British subjects, it is possible to be registered or naturalized as British Overseas Territories citizens in the UK in exceptional circumstances. The total fee for this application is 901 pounds. 

For children who are below the age of 18 and are applying to register as British citizens the total fee applicable for the application is 1214 pounds. An additional 130 pounds are paid to cover the ceremony fee when the child turns 18 during the entire application process. This is needed at the time of decision.

If you are looking at renouncing British citizenship and not thinking about how to apply for UK permanent residence you must follow a different process. If you want to give up British Overseas Territories citizenship, British Overseas citizenship, and Territories citizenship, the total fee payable is 450 pounds. Right of Abode application for a certificate of entitlement in the UK requires you to pay 550 pounds.