Personally, although I wish for everybody to receive visas free of charge, I cannot see it happen in a month of Sundays...
Nowadays almost every department in Government is operated like a profit generating enterprise...
Up to not so many years ago, charges were just there to cover costs. Prescriptions, Eye tests, Visas, Official Copies from the Courts, etc.
Now, nearly, everything has a price tag.
So, it is advisable to play the system...![]()