I don't think that's correct as though in general the fees for visas may exceed their admin cost, the fees received only cover 30% of the funding required for the UK Border Agency, the rest of the funding is from UK tax payers.Originally Posted by Arthur Little
The Government has readily admitted that the present level of fees payable, far and away exceeds overall administration costs ... claiming that the excess amounts derived from the issuance of visas :bluegrab: is being utilised for funding various other projects currently in the pipeline (like ploughing more money into a struggling National Health Service ... in a bid to attract more, much-needed doctors and nursing staff, for instance? What a!). Seemingly, a petition calling for a Govt. review of the extortionate fees was flatly rejected!
Roll on May 6, right enough ...
Do you think any party will reduce the fees? Because reduction of visa fees is not a vote winner as most people who are affected by them are not allowed to vote. British spouses of non-eu partners are obviously an exception, but they are a small minority and not worth bothering about for the few years that they are affected.
