It has now been confirmed that the new rates will become effective as of 6 February 2024, which is 21 days after the order passed into law.<\/p>\n
In general, any overseas migrants applying to stay for more than 6 in the UK or any applicants submitting a visa application inside the UK must pay for the IHS.<\/p>\n
In this article, however, we will discuss who will be exempt from the payment.<\/p>\n
Who does not need to pay but needs an IHS reference number for NHS services?<\/strong><\/p>\n A child under 18 who has been taken into care by a local authority or a relevant civilian employee at NATO or the Australian Department of Defence in the UK (or their dependent), when submitting the application, won\u2019t be required to pay as the amount after calculation will be \u201czero\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who does not need to pay or get an IHS reference number to use NHS services?<\/strong><\/p>\n Some applicants do not need to pay IHS but will be able to access the NHS service for free:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who does not need to pay but NHS services cost extra<\/strong><\/p>\n Applicants who intend to apply for a visitor visa or a visa granted for 6 months or less from outside the UK, do not need to pay for IHS fees and will not get an IHS reference number. However, they will need to pay for the charges if they use any NHS care services.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contact Our Immigration Team<\/strong><\/p>\n For expert advice regarding any aspect of the UK visa application, please contact our immigration team on 0203 384 3075<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has now been confirmed that the new rates will become effective as of 6 February 2024, which is 21 days after the order passed into law. In general, any overseas migrants applying to stay for more than 6 in the UK or any applicants…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n