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United Kingdom

A globally renowned destination for education, healthcare careers, and a multicultural environment.

Visa Routes Breakdown

49 Total

Work (22)

PR (2)

Study (3)

Visit (5)

Capital: London
Currency: British Pound (GBP)
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Languages: English
Time vs Colombo: -4h 30m to -5h 30m
Population: About 0 million
Calling code: +44
Drives on: Left
Climate: Temperate maritime

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Visa Routes Breakdown

49 Total

Work (22)

PR (2)

Study (3)

Visit (5)

United Kingdom

Estimate your upfront costs for United Kingdom

Build a one-time estimate for visa or permit fees, checks, travel and settling in. Prices stay in the currency they are charged, with an LKR total at today's rate.

Sources checked 25 Aug 2026

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What a month costs once you are there

Start with the visa, permit or pathway you are considering. Then adjust the people and optional costs that apply to you.

Step 1

What are you applying for?

Select a visa, permit or pathway to see the costs that apply.

49 options

This baseline breakdown combines the verified fee schedule with existing travel and settling-in estimates. The fee varies, so the converted figure is shown as a subtotal. Full requirements for this visa

Step 2

How many people are moving?

Only costs marked per person are multiplied. Shared costs stay unchanged.

Step 3

Review what applies

Official fees and flexible estimates are separated. Switch off optional costs that do not apply to you.

Official government fee schedule

OfficialNot in subtotal

Use the official GOV.UK visa fees page or route page for the current fee; fees changed on 8 April 2026 and may vary by route, duration and application location.

Your payable amount depends on the applicant, stream or application channel, so we do not invent one number for the total.

Documents & checks

Medical, police, biometrics, tests and document preparation.

Tuberculosis test at an approved clinic
Rs. 18,000 - 26,000
EstimatedPer person
Required for Sri Lankan applicants staying more than six months, and only clinics on the UK approved list count. A test anywhere else is money thrown away.
IELTS for UKVI
Rs. 68,000 - 82,000
EstimatedOptionalPer person
The UKVI version, not the ordinary academic test. They are booked separately and cost differently.
Translations, attestation, bank statements and courier
Rs. 8,000 - 22,000
Estimated
Biometrics appointment at the visa application centre
Rs. 6,000 - 14,000
EstimatedPer person
The appointment itself is included in the fee; the range covers the optional courier, printing and out-of-hours slots the centre sells at the counter.

Travel

One-way fares and departure-related travel costs.

One-way flight, Colombo to London
Rs. 145,000 - 290,000
EstimatedPer person

Settling in

Initial accommodation, deposits and essential setup costs.

Sri Lankan passport, all-island one-day service
Rs. 20,000
Not countedOfficial / fixedOptional
Only if your current passport does not have enough validity left.
Initial settling-in costs, country baseline
USD 8,131
Estimated
Existing market midpoint for initial accommodation and setup. This is not a government charge.

Professional help

OptionalEstimated

Form completion, document checking and booking the visa centre appointment. Student agents are often paid a commission by the university as well, which is why their advice narrows to a handful of institutions.

Rs. 200,000 - 750,000

Add to estimate

Doing it yourself: The application is filed on gov.uk by the applicant. Sponsored workers get their certificate of sponsorship from the employer, and students their CAS from the university, both without an agent. Unaided, this costs the fees and around 15 to 30 hours.

Before paying, check agent reviews from other Sri Lankans.

Not included in this estimate5 items

Variable government fee shown above
Sri Lankan passport, all-island one-day service
Agent or consultant fee
Recurring monthly living costs after arrival
Personal spending and unexpected costs

How to read these figures

A cost page is only worth anything if you know which parts of it are firm.

Fees are firm, everything else is a range
A government fee has one published price, and it is linked to the schedule it came from. Flights, agents and settling in are quoted as ranges because that is honestly all anyone can quote.
The rupee figure is today's rate
Converted at the live mid-market rate, which is not the rate your bank will give you. Budget a few percent above what you see here, and re-check the day you pay.
This is the move, not the year
Tuition, rent after the first month and everyday living are not in these totals. They live on the Study and Life tabs, where they are broken down properly.

Sources

Every official schedule behind the fees above. Prices change without notice, so check the figure that matters most to you before you pay it.

United Kingdom

Visa Routes Breakdown

Quick facts

Visa Routes Breakdown

Estimate your upfront costs for United Kingdom

Build your moving-cost estimate

What are you applying for?

How many people are moving?

Review what applies

Documents & checks

Travel

Settling in

Professional help

How to read these figures

Fees are firm, everything else is a range

The rupee figure is today's rate

This is the move, not the year

Sources