nothing to do with credit crunch, for some type of visas, fees nearly doubled in april 2007

The fee changes, which will started in April 2007, include the following:

* settlement visas: increase from £260 to £500
* work permit visas: increase from £85 to £200
* visitor visas: increase from £50 to £63
* student visas: increase from £85 to £99
* indefinite leave to remain: increases from £335 to £750
* naturalisation fees: increase from £200 to £575
* highly skilled migrant approval: increase from £315 to £400

why the did the hsmp visa not increase much, they are the people who are coming to the uk to work in high paid jobs

and why are the student and visitor visa so low, no wonder they get abused

poor brit get again, settlement, ilr and naturalisation , total increase of more than £1,000