Many friends who are studying in the UK or planning to stay in the UK
should be familiar with "IHS"
Usually we all understand that
is a medical expense
It is like buying travel insurance when going abroad
But some friends will have many questions:
What exactly is IHS
(after all, it is money spent, and it must be spent clearly)
Immigration Health Surcharge is an immigration medical surcharge.
After paying the IHS, you can enjoy the medical services in the NHS (National Health Service) British National Health Service system, but in some cases you still need to pay for it at your own expense: such as purchasing prescription drugs, dental treatment, optometry and glasses, assisted reproduction, etc.
Who needs to pay IHS?
1 If you apply for a visa outside the UK with a stay period of more than six months;
2 or apply for a visa or immigration application within the UK, you need to pay this fee regardless of the length of stay.
In addition, personal medical insurance does not conflict with IHS. Even if you already have personal medical insurance, you still need to pay IHS fees .
BUT
However, there are exceptions▼
Some special groups are exempt from IHS fees. They only need an IHS reference number to use NHS services.
For example: minors under the age of 18 who are under the care of local agencies in the UK and NATO or relevant non-official employees and their relatives of the Australian Department of Defense in the UK.
Some smart friends may ask after seeing this. Since there are special groups that can be exempted from IHS fees, are there also special groups that can directly use NHS services without IHS reference numbers?
There is indeed , for example: applicants for UK permanent residence; applicants for the Health and Care Worker visa (Health and Care Worker visa) and their families; applicants for the EU Settlement Scheme; diplomatic or non-border restrictions Visiting members of the Armed Forces; dependents of the British Armed Forces etc.
To date, a total of 13 groups of people have direct access to the NHS.
Consultant
When applying for British visa , if you plan to stay in the UK for more than 6 months, you basically need to pay IHS.
html School will start in September. Friends who have obtained CAS, hurry up and apply for a visa!Don’t know how to apply? Come to a consultant to get your wishful approval signed! How to pay for
?
If you are a partner of online application, IHS payment will be one of the steps of online application. Just follow the prompts to fill in the information and pay. After
payment is completed, you will get an IHS reference number. You need to fill this reference number into the online application form before you can continue to the next step.
Consultant reminds you of two details :
- After jumping from the online application page to the IHS payment page, needs to complete the payment within 30 minutes, otherwise the payment will fail by default.
- Each IHS reference number can only be used once.
- That is, each IHS reference number corresponds to an application form number (GWF number). If you need to refill the application form for , it means you need to pay the IHS fee again. How to refund
?
In the following three situations, IHS can fully refund:
Ø Pay the IHS fee twice
Ø The visa application is rejected
Ø The visa application is revoked
In the following two situations, IHS can partially refund:
Ø The approved visa stay length is shorter than the paid IHS coverage period
Ø The dependent’s immigrant visa has been rejected and IHS fees have been paid for them
In the above situation of full or partial refund no action is required , more Payments will be automatically returned to the account used for payment.
However, there are situations where cannot apply for IHS refund for .
For example:
Ø If you have been approved for a visa, but choose not to travel to the UK, even if you do not enjoy NHS services, the IHS fee is not refundable.
Ø If the original visa period has not expired, but you have reapplied for another visa, even if the IHS of the original visa has not expired, the corresponding fee will not be refunded.
Ø IHS fees will not be refunded if you are deported from the UK before your visa expires.
Generally, refunds from IHS are completed within six weeks of getting the visa result.
If you do not receive a refund from IHS within the specified time, you can contact the relevant department of the British Immigration Service through the URL below.
https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk
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