Not all of it - the UKBA receives some funding from the visa fees. The jusification for the increased cost in visas in recent years has been to pay for the increased cost of securing the UK borders.Originally Posted by Dedworth
As far as I'm aware the UKBA hasn't been privatised and is part of the Home Office so it is all paid for by the taxpayer
Admittedly some of the visas are paid for by the British spouse (a UK taxpayer..) so technically in some cases it is really a tax on marrying a non-EU citizen.
