UK visa from Nigeria: the cost

The Home Office fee for a Standard Visitor visa of up to 6 months is £135. That figure is from the fee table that took effect on 8 October 2026. It is charged in pounds, once per person, and it is not a flight.

6-month visit fee: £135
Charged in: Pounds, per person
Table in force: 8 October 2026
Usual decision time: 3 weeks

Nigeria is on the Home Office list of nationalities that need a visa to visit the UK. The list was read on 31 October 2026. If you also hold another passport, check that passport on GOV.UK before you pay. The fee below is the application fee for visits. It is not a Skilled Worker fee and it is not an NHS charge.

The fees

Home Office fees for visit applications made outside the UK, from the 8 October 2026 fee table. The naira column is an illustration, not the amount UKVI charges.
Application	Fee	Naira illustration	How long you can stay
Standard Visitor, up to 6 months	£135	₦243,397	Up to 6 months
Long-term Standard Visitor, 2 years	£506	₦912,289	Up to 6 months on each visit
Long-term Standard Visitor, 5 years	£903	₦1,628,058	Up to 6 months on each visit
Long-term Standard Visitor, 10 years	£1,128	₦2,033,720	Up to 6 months on each visit
Visitor for private medical treatment, over 6 months	£234	₦421,889	Up to 11 months
Visiting academic, over 6 months	£234	₦421,889	Up to 12 months
Direct airside transit visa	£41.5	₦74,822	Airside transit
Landside transit visit visa	£74.5	₦134,319	Landside transit

Illustrative naira figure using 1 GBP = 1,802.94 NGN from the fawazahmed0 currency-api dataset dated 30 October 2026. It is not a Central Bank of Nigeria rate and not the rate your card issuer or UKVI will use. Pay the Home Office fee in pounds. On that rate, £135 is about ₦243,397.

The same table shows the 6-month fee moving from £127 to £135 on 8 April 2026, and then staying at £135 on 8 October 2026. Use the October table, not a screenshot from earlier in the year.

What that £135 does not include

A visa application centre service charge. You only see that after you apply and choose a centre. Do not pay a stranger who says they can sell you an appointment.
A faster decision. GOV.UK says you may be able to pay for one. The price is shown in the application. It is not in the table above, so it is not repeated here.
The flight. When you have a decision, compare a Lagos to London flight price on a live search. Heathrow and Gatwick are different airports.
Anyone travelling with you. GOV.UK says each person, including a child, needs their own application and their own fee.

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If the visa is shorter than you asked for, or refused

GOV.UK says you will not get the fee back if you are given a shorter visa than you asked for, or if the application is refused. You also will not get it back if you have the right of abode and should have applied for a certificate of entitlement instead. An application can be made up to 3 months before you travel. The published processing time for a Standard Visitor visa made outside the UK is 3 weeks, and it starts only after you have verified your identity and submitted documents, or after your biometrics appointment. It can take longer. Do not book the non-refundable ticket first.

A successful visitor application is issued as an eVisa, a digital record, not as a sticker you should expect to see in the passport. GOV.UK explains how to link it to a UKVI account.

The steps, the High Commission address, and the centres announced for Nigeria are on the UK visa from Nigeria page. This page is only the cost.

Questions people ask

How much is a UK visa from Nigeria?

The Home Office fee for a Standard Visitor visa of up to 6 months is £135 on the table in force from 8 October 2026. A 2-year long-term visit visa is £506, 5 years is £903 and 10 years is £1,128. Each person pays their own fee. The visa application centre can add its own service charge on top.

Is the UK visa fee the same in naira every week?

No. UKVI charges pounds. Any naira figure on this page uses the exchange rate dated 30 October 2026 from the fawazahmed0 currency-api dataset and is only an illustration. Your bank's rate will differ.

Does a 2-year visa let me stay for 2 years?

No. GOV.UK says a long-term Standard Visitor visa lets you stay for up to 6 months on each visit. If you are under 18 when you apply, the long-term visa is only valid for up to 6 months after you turn 18, and the fee is not refunded for that.

Should I buy the Lagos to London flight before the visa?

GOV.UK says you should not book travel until you have a decision, and you must not travel before the application is approved. Read the Lagos to London flight price guide when you are ready to search, not before the decision.

Sources checked

Pages read on 31 October 2026 unless a source shows its own date. If a fee or rule has changed, the official page wins.

Last updated 31 October 2026.