UK Sets 10-Year Visitor Visa at £963
The UK Home Office has published the official cost of its 10-year Standard Visitor Visa for repeated visits over a decade.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Africa
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The UK Home Office has published the official cost of its 10-year Standard Visitor Visa, priced at £963, roughly equivalent to GH¢17,334. The visa covers repeated visits over a decade, with each visit capped at six months.
Why it matters
The published fee gives frequent international travelers a fixed cost to weigh against shorter-term visa options. The UK government also outlined three eligibility conditions for a 10-year British passport, which is related policy the public is watching.
The 10-year Standard Visitor Visa costs £963, compared with £432 for a two-year and £670 for a five-year multiple-entry visa, according to the UK Home Office fee schedule. The three eligibility conditions for a 10-year British passport were not specified in the available extraction.
The players
UK Home Office
The UK Home Office is the ministerial department responsible for immigration, visas, and border control in the United Kingdom.
The details
Applicants submit the visa application online through the official UK government portal, and biometric information is typically required as part of the process. Each visit under the 10-year visa is capped at six months, and the visa covers repeated visits across the decade.
Timeline
The article on the 10-year visa cost was published November 5, 2026.
Travel Outlook
The 10-year option extends the UK's existing tiered Standard Visitor Visa structure, which already offers six-month, two-year, and five-year multiple-entry durations. For travelers planning recurring trips, the longer tier shifts the cost calculation toward a single decade-long fee rather than repeated shorter applications.
Frequent visitors can compare the £963 ten-year fee against buying shorter visas if their trips are less frequent than the decade-long option supports. Applicants should expect an online submission and biometric information requirements before travel.
The takeaway
Travelers who visit the UK often should calculate the total cost of a 10-year visa against the cumulative price of shorter visas before applying. The six-month cap on each visit still applies even under the longer visa.
Further reading
For more on travel across the continent, see Africa travel coverage.
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