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VFS appointment cost calculator 2026
A VFS appointment for an Indian service in the UK comes with a fee you pay on the day, and that fee follows the service you are applying for. This free calculator shows the government and VFS amount for your service and your household, with our service fee beside it if you want us to prepare the file. Pick a service, set the number of applicants, and the total updates straight away, with no signup and nothing to download.
It also answers the two questions people ask most. Delivery is already in the fee, so there is no separate courier charge to budget for. Tatkal is the priority route with a published price, and it applies to Indian passports. Figures come from our 2026 VFS fee table, and the fee on the day of submission applies. VFS Global and the Indian authorities set these fees, not us, so confirm your total before you pay.
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Your route
Fresh OCI
Government and VFS fee
£247.78
£215 new OCI card fee + £3 ICWF + £29.78 VFS service fee. Paid to VFS at your appointment.
Delivery envelope included, so there is no courier charge.
With Matrix
+ £125 per applicant
Based on our 2026 VFS fee table. The fee on the day of submission applies, and optional VFS extras can add to it. Full VFS fee table
What a VFS appointment costs in 2026
The fee follows the service you are applying for. The table shows the amount per applicant, paid to VFS Global at your appointment and separate from any fee you pay us.
| Service | Standard | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh OCI | £247.78 | Per current VFS/HCI rate |
| Indian passport, adult, 36 pages | £124.78 | £216.78 Tatkal |
| Indian passport, adult, 60 pages | £161.78 | £253.78 Tatkal |
| Surrender of Indian passport | £61.78 | Per current VFS/HCI rate |
| Police Clearance Certificate | £61.78 | Per current VFS/HCI rate |
| Birth registration + fresh passport | £140.56 | Per current VFS/HCI rate |
| Surrender + OCI | £309.56 | Per current VFS/HCI rate |
| OCI update past 90 days, passport or address only | Waived until 31 Dec 2026 | No visa centre visit |
How each fee is made up
Each total has three parts. The first is the Indian government fee for the service, such as the £215 new OCI card fee, the £30 embassy fee for a surrender or PCC, or the passport booklet fee. The second is the Indian Community Welfare Fund contribution, which is £3 on OCI cases and £2 on passport, surrender, PCC and birth registration cases. The third is the VFS service fee of £29.78, the centre’s own charge for handling your submission.
The VFS service fee is the same across these services, so the government fee is what moves the total. Birth registration and Surrender + OCI are two applications, so those totals carry two sets of lines.
Standard or priority
Tatkal is the priority route with a published price, and it applies to Indian passports. The ICWF and the VFS service fee stay the same, and the government booklet fee goes up. For an adult with 36 pages, the total moves from £124.78 to £216.78. Our fee moves too, from £125 to £175, because Tatkal priority covers filing under the Tatkal route and priority appointment booking, subject to availability.
Our fee table has no priced priority line for OCI, surrender, PCC or birth registration. Any priority option VFS offers on the day is charged at the current VFS/HCI rate, so the calculator shows that wording and no number. Express file is different. It is our optional £50 add-on for our own preparation, and authority processing times stay the same.
Is courier or delivery extra?
No. The delivery envelope is already in the VFS fee, so your document comes back to your address at no extra charge, and there is no separate courier line to add. When an Indian passport, PCC or birth registration is issued, VFS Global sends it to the address on your application. For a Fresh OCI, VFS retains one or two documents at submission and returns them to you, generally within about 5 to 7 days.
Optional extras on the day
Your final amount may be higher if VFS charges for optional extras, such as photocopying, document printing, a photo or SMS updates. These are charged at the current VFS rate, and we do not publish a figure for them. Arriving with your copies made and a compliant photo makes them less likely to come up. The exact total is confirmed by VFS Global at submission.
OCI updates past 90 days
Where only the passport or address is changing, an OCI update past 90 days is completed online, with no visa centre visit. The Government of India has announced a one-time waiver of the late-update penalty for updates received by 31 December 2026, so nothing is payable at VFS, and you can read how the waiver works. After 31 December the standard penalty applies again.
A name or other particulars change past 90 days is different, and we confirm the route and any fees before you pay. The OCI fee calculator covers these cases.
Services with no visa centre fee
Some cases do not go through a visa application centre at all, so they are not in this calculator.
- An OCI Link within 90 days of a new passport, completed online.
- OCI through a spouse, submitted at the High Commission by invitation. The £218 government fee is paid to the High Commission.
- The Indian e-Visa, applied for online.
- The NRI PAN card, handled through the Indian income-tax portal.
- UK passport renewal, a His Majesty’s Passport Office service.
What the calculator leaves out
- Minors and lost or damaged passports, which the Indian passport fee calculator covers.
- Any priority or optional extra VFS charges on the day.
- Appointment availability. This page adds up the fees, and it does not book a slot.
What Matrix Solutions adds
Our fee covers document review, the online application, photo and signature formatting, booking your VFS appointment and WhatsApp support through to delivery, so you attend with a prepared file. Per applicant it is £125 for a Fresh OCI, £125 for an adult Indian passport, £100 for a surrender, £100 for a PCC, £200 for birth registration with a fresh passport, and £199 for Surrender + OCI. See the full VFS fee table for each itemised breakdown. Appointments are subject to availability, and the decision on your application sits with the Indian authorities.