Is Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups open for applications?

Yes. It is open for applications until 1 March 2027.

How much is Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups worth?

Up to £25,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.

Who runs Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups, and where is it available?

Department for Business and Trade runs it. It is available across the UK.

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Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups

Department for Business and Trade

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Worth

Up to £25,000

Deadline

Closes 1 March 2027

Type of funding

Grant

Where

UK-wide

What it is

A grant that pays back visa fees, up to £5,000 per international hire and £25,000 a year, for fast-growing UK scale-ups in clean energy, life sciences or digital and tech that sponsor Skilled Worker, Global Talent or Scale-up visas. Open until 1 March 2027.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 on business.gov.uk and Find a Grant: registration is open until 1 March 2027. You must be a scale-up (over 20% a year growth in staff or turnover for three years, from at least 10 staff) with a visa sponsor licence, and costs paid before you apply are not refunded.

Official source

Who can apply

A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Department for Business and Trade decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.

You work in clean energy, life sciences or digital and technology
Incorporated in the UK and registered with Companies House
At least 10 employees
Trading for at least three years (the scale-up growth period)
You're hiring from overseas on a sponsored visa
Staff or turnover grown by more than 20% a year over the last 3 years
You hold, or are applying for, a UK visa sponsor licence

Read the full rules at the official source

Common questions

Is Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups open for applications?: Yes. It is open for applications until 1 March 2027.
How much is Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups worth?: Up to £25,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
Who runs Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups, and where is it available?: Department for Business and Trade runs it. It is available across the UK.

Does your business qualify?

Eligibility rules are where schemes get fiddly. Gov Owed checks your business against Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups — and every other UK scheme we track — in about two minutes, free. The £19.95 report then explains exactly why you qualify, drafts your answers and walks you through the real application step by step.

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