British Prime Minister Sonak, Friday (July 14), announced that it will increase the additional expenditure of the British public sector employee.rise.Among them, the British (overseas) passport (BNO) visa fees related to Hong Kong people are expected to increase at least 20%, and immigration health surcharges are expected to surge by 66%.

According to the Sing Tao Daily, on the basis of the overall rise in the UK immigrant visa fees and health care fees, the annual expenses of BNO adults will rise from £ 624 (the same, about 1078 yuan) to 1035 pounds, childrenThe annual cost is increased from £ 470 to £ 776.

Reported that the current visa fee paid by British immigrants depends on the type of visa applied, including time length, the main purpose of visiting, the number of countries they want to enter, and the work industry.According to the latest announcement of the British government, the British work visa fee will increase by 15%. Other visa fees include student visas, application for permanent residence, and citizenship, which will increase at least 20%.

In terms of immigration health surcharges, when the first launch of the first launch in March 2015, immigration applicants must pay 200 pounds each year.In December 2018, the cost doubled to 400 pounds, and in December 2020, it rose to 624 pounds for each adult applicant, while children and students were 470 pounds.

After the price increase, the annual immigration health surcharges per year increased to 1035 pounds, and the annual costs per person or child per person increased to 776 pounds, an increase of nearly 66%.

Taking a "two major and one small" family as an example, the immigration health surcharge for the five -year BNO visa, the total cost will increase from 8,590 pounds to 14,230 pounds.

However, it is not clear when the new costs are officially implemented.