Immigration Health Surcharge

As an international student, you and your dependants (if any) will be required to pay a healthcare fee, which allows you to access the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. The Immigration Health Surcharge or IHS fee is in addition to your visa application fee, and it is payable at the time of your online visa application submission.

The IHS fee for students (and their dependants) is £776 per-person for every twelve months of visa. The fee is calculated on the overall length of time of your visa. Whilst issuing Student visas the Home Office usually add an extra period at the end of your visa. This additional period varies between 7 days to 4 months depending on the overall duration of the course (see table below). The IHS fee for this additional period (7 days to 4 months) is £388. For example, if you are applying to study a 12-month master’s course, you will get visa for 16 months and you will be required pay a total of £1,164 (£776 for 12 months + £388 for the additional 4 months).

For details see the GOV.UK website. You can also use the IHS calculator at the following link to find out how much you will need to pay:
Calculate your immigration health surcharge

Length of visas

The table below explains the length of visas for Student visa holders:

Type of course	Length of course	Length of visa
Main course of Study (including Sabbatical Officers)	12 months or more	The full length of the course Plus 4 months after the end of the course
	6 months or more, but less than 12 months	The full length of the course Plus 2 months after the end of the course
	Less than 6 months	The full length of the course Plus 7 days after the end of the course
Pre-Sessional courses	12 months or more	The full length of the course Plus 4 months after the end of the course
	6 months or more, but less than 12 months	The full length of the course Plus 2 months after the end of the course
	Less than 6 months	The full length of the course Plus 1 month after the end of the course
Postgraduate doctors and dentists on a recognised Foundation programme		The full length of the course (up to a maximum of 3 years) Plus 1 month after the end of the course

IHS refund

The IHS fee is refunded in full if your visa application is refused or if you withdraw your application before a decision has been made. The refund is automatically paid to the account or card you paid with. Find out more on IHS refund online at the GOV.UK website.

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Length of visas

IHS refund