The IHS gives you access to the NHS while on a visa - understand how much it costs, who must pay, and how to calculate your total.
The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is a fee most visa applicants pay so they can use the NHS during their stay in the UK. It is paid upfront as part of your visa application and usually covers the whole length of your visa.
Who pays it
Most people applying for a visa for more than six months pay the IHS - including students, Skilled Workers, Graduate Route holders and dependants. Some categories are exempt. Check your category on gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application.
How much is it?
The IHS is charged as a yearly rate, with a lower discounted rate for students, Youth Mobility and most applicants under 18. As a guide, recent rates have been around £1,035 per year (standard) and £776 per year (student/under-18), but these amounts are reviewed and can change - always confirm the current rate before applying.
How it is calculated
- Multiply the yearly rate by the length of your visa.
- Part-years are usually rounded: six months or less is charged as half a year; more than six months is charged as a full year.
- Each dependant pays their own IHS at the applicable rate.
Example (illustrative only): a student on a roughly 2-year visa pays the student yearly rate × 2. Use the official IHS calculator for your exact figure.
Good to know
- Once you have paid the IHS, NHS care is largely free at the point of use, the same as for residents (some charges, e.g. most prescriptions in England, still apply).
- If your visa is refused or you pay too much, a refund of the IHS is normally issued.
Calculate your exact amount and confirm current rates at gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application.
Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) भनेको अधिकांश भिसा आवेदकले बेलायतमा बसाइँभर NHS प्रयोग गर्न सकून् भनेर तिर्ने शुल्क हो। यो तपाईंको भिसा आवेदनको भागका रूपमा अग्रिम तिरिन्छ र सामान्यतया तपाईंको भिसाको पूरै अवधि समेट्छ।
कसले तिर्छ
छ महिनाभन्दा बढीको भिसाका लागि आवेदन दिने अधिकांश मानिसले IHS तिर्छन् — विद्यार्थी, Skilled Worker, Graduate Route धारक र आश्रित (dependant) सहित। केही कोटिहरूलाई छुट छ। आफ्नो कोटि gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application मा जाँच्नुहोस्।
यो कति हुन्छ?
IHS वार्षिक दर मा लगाइन्छ, जसमा विद्यार्थी, Youth Mobility र १८ वर्षमुनिका अधिकांश आवेदकका लागि कम छुटसहितको दर हुन्छ। मार्गदर्शनका रूपमा, हालसालका दर मानकमा प्रतिवर्ष करिब £1,035 र विद्यार्थी/१८-वर्षमुनिका लागि प्रतिवर्ष करिब £776 रहेका छन्, तर यी रकम पुनरावलोकन हुन्छन् र परिवर्तन हुन सक्छन् — आवेदन दिनुअघि सधैं वर्तमान दर पुष्टि गर्नुहोस्।
यो कसरी हिसाब गरिन्छ
- वार्षिक दरलाई तपाईंको भिसाको अवधिले गुणन गर्नुहोस्।
- आंशिक वर्ष सामान्यतया गोलो बनाइन्छ: छ महिना वा कम भएमा आधा वर्ष, र छ महिनाभन्दा बढी भएमा पूरै वर्षको शुल्क लाग्छ।
- प्रत्येक आश्रितले लागू हुने दरमा आफ्नै IHS तिर्छ।
उदाहरण (दृष्टान्तका लागि मात्र): करिब २-वर्षे भिसामा रहेको विद्यार्थीले विद्यार्थी वार्षिक दर × २ तिर्छ। आफ्नो ठ्याक्कै रकमका लागि आधिकारिक IHS क्याल्कुलेटर प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
जान्न राम्रो
- एकपटक IHS तिरेपछि, NHS उपचार बासिन्दाहरूकै जस्तो प्रयोग गर्दा प्रायः निःशुल्क हुन्छ (केही शुल्क, जस्तै England मा अधिकांश prescription, अझै लाग्छ)।
- तपाईंको भिसा अस्वीकृत भएमा वा तपाईंले बढी तिरेमा, सामान्यतया IHS को फिर्ता दिइन्छ।
आफ्नो ठ्याक्कै रकम हिसाब गर्नुहोस् र वर्तमान दर पुष्टि गर्नुहोस्: gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application।
