India in United Kingdom — Travel Sources
Passport requirements, consular services, travel advisories, and emergency contacts for India nationals traveling to United Kingdom — sourced from official government domains.
Key facts at a glance
- •The Asylum Support annual cost is £4 billion GBP (Home Office)
- •Council Tax processing takes 3 months (GOV.UK)
- •The apprentice weekly income limit for Council Tax is 195 GBP (GOV.UK)
- •Council Tax processing takes 12 months (GOV.UK)
- •Council Tax processing takes 1 year (GOV.UK)
- •The Driving Test application fee is £62 to £75 GBP (DVLA)
Extracted from 78 official pages across 5 government sources. Auto-updated daily.
Official Sources
- DVLA25 pages
- GOV.UK19 pages
- HCI London3 pages
- HCI London2 pages
- Home Office29 pages
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Key Policy Facts
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Afghan Resettlement
- Number Of Afghans Resettled Since 2021
- 37,000
Britain has offered sanctuary to over 37,000 Afghans via its 2 resettlement schemes since 2021.
Asylum Claims
- Reduction In Student Asylum Claims 2025
- 20%
- Percentage Of Claims From Legal Routes
- 39%
- Percentage Of Afghan Asylum Claims To Study Visas
- 95%
- Increase In Asylum Claims Since 2021
- over 470%
- Total Asylum Claims Last 5 Years
- 133,760
the government has successfully reduced student asylum claims by 20% over the course of 2025.
making up 39% of the 100,000 people who applied last year.
Between 2021 and the year ending September 2025, the proportion of Afghan asylum claims to study visas issued was 95%.
Asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan rocketed by over 470% between 2021 and 2025.
In total, 133,760 people have claimed asylum after arriving legally in the past 5 years.
Asylum Support
- Annual Cost
- £4 billion GBP
Asylum support is currently costing more than £4 billion a year.
Cars Category B (passed Test Before 1 January 1997)
- Maximum Authorised Mass
- 8250 kg
You’re usually allowed to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8,250kg maximum authorised mass ( MAM ).
Cars Category B (passed Test On Or After 1 January 1997)
- Maximum Authorised Mass Petrol Diesel
- 3500 kg
- Maximum Authorised Mass Electric Hydrogen
- 4250 kg
- Maximum Combined Mass
- 7000 kg
- Additional Mass Disabled Equipment
- 750 kg
You can drive vehicles with up to 8 passenger seats with a maximum authorised mass ( MAM ) of: 3,500kg for petrol and diesel vehicles - this includes hybrid vehicles
4,250kg for electric or hydrogen vehicles - zero emission vehicles only
The combined MAM of the vehicle and trailer must not exceed 7,000kg.
If your electric or hydrogen vehicle has extra equipment for disabled passengers, it can have an additional MAM of 750kg.
Council Housing Application
- Age Limit
- 18 years
You can apply if you’re 18 or over (some councils let you apply if you’re 16 or over).
Source: GOV.UK — Council housing
Council Tax
- Full Time Student A Level Study Hours
- 12 hours/week
- Full Time Student A Level Duration
- 3 months
- Full Time Student Study Hours
- 21 hours/week
- Apprentice Weekly Income Limit
- 195 GBP
- Discount For Disabled Band Reduction Scheme
- 17 %
- Empty Home Premium Duration
- 12 months
- Empty Home Premium
- 4 times
- Full Time Student Course Duration
- 1 year
- Discount For Full Time Students
- 100 %
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months involve at least 12 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months involve at least 12 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
To count as a full-time student, your course must: last at least 1 year involve at least 21 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
you will not be paid more than £195 a week the training leads to a qualification accredited by a body recognised by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) or the Scottish Vocational Education Council (SVEC)
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If your home is already in the lowest band (Band A), you’ll get a 17% discount on your Council Tax bill instead.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
You may not have to pay the premium for up to 12 months if: you recently received a grant of probate (or letters of administration) for the empty home.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
You can be charged up to 4 times your normal Council Tax bill if your home has been empty for at least 10 years.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
To count as a full-time student, your course must: last at least 1 year involve at least 21 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
Households where everyone’s a full-time student do not have to pay Council Tax.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
Deposit Rules
- Maximum Deposit
- 6 weeks' rent
- Deposit Protection Timeframe
- 30 days
Annual rent GBP 50,000+: Maximum deposit is 6 weeks' rent
Source: GOV.UK — Renting in UK
Must be protected in government-approved scheme within 30 days
Source: GOV.UK — Renting in UK
Driving Test
Electronic Travel Authorisation (eta)
- Application Fee
- £16 GBP
- Processing Time
- 3 working days
- Validity Period
- 2 years
An ETA costs £16 to apply online or through the UK ETA app.
Source: Home Office — Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
Allow up to 3 working days (Monday to Friday) to get a decision, but it may arrive much sooner.
Source: Home Office — Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
An ETA lasts for 2 years or until your passport expires, whichever is sooner.
Source: Home Office — Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
Eu Settlement Scheme
- Application Deadline
- 30 June 2021
EU citizens who were living in the UK on or before 31 December 2020 must apply to the EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June 2021 to maintain their healthcare entitlements in the UK.
Source: Home Office — Healthcare - NHS Entitlements for Migrants
Evisa
- Application Fee
- 0 GBP
- Application Fee
- 0 GBP
- Processing Time
- 6 months
- Processing Time
- 6 months
To get an eVisa, you need to make a free ‘no time limit’ (NTL) application.
Source: Home Office — Visa - eVisa
To get an eVisa, you need to make a free ‘no time limit’ (NTL) application.
It can take up to 6 months to process an NTL application.
It can take up to 6 months to process an NTL application.
Source: Home Office — Visa - eVisa
Expired Brp Card
- Validity Period
- 18 months
- Validity Period
- 18 months
you can use it for 18 months after the expiry date printed on the card.
you can use it for 18 months after the expiry date printed on the card.
Source: Home Office — Visa - eVisa
Flexible Tenancy
- Validity Period
- 5 years
This is usually for at least 5 years, though in some cases it may be between 2 and 5 years.
Source: GOV.UK — Council housing
Frontier Worker Permit
- Validity Period
- 6 months
- Validity Period
- 6 months
You can work for 6 months from the date your employer checked your documents with the Home Office.
Source: Home Office — Right to Work
You can work for 6 months from the date your employer checked your documents with the Home Office.
Source: GOV.UK — Prove right to work
Gas Safety Check
- Check Period
- 28 days
give you a copy of the gas safety check record before you move in, or within 28 days of the check
Source: GOV.UK — Private renting rights
Gp Registration
- Notification Duration Limit
- 14 days
- Treatment Duration Limit
- 14 days
If a practice refuses to register a patient, they must notify the applicant of the refusal and the reason for it, in writing within 14 days of the decision.
Source: Home Office — Healthcare - NHS Entitlements for Migrants
Where a patient applies to register with a GP practice and is turned down, the GP must still provide any immediately necessary treatment that is requested by the applicant, free of charge, for up to 14 days.
Source: Home Office — Healthcare - NHS Entitlements for Migrants
Humanitarian Visas
- Visas Granted In 2025
- 190,000
while 190,000 visas were granted on humanitarian routes in 2025.
Immigration Health Surcharge
- Validity Period
- 1 year
- Application Fee
- £624 GBP
The same amount must be paid for any dependants.
Source: Home Office — Healthcare - NHS Entitlements for Migrants
The surcharge is £470 per year for students and those on Youth Mobility Scheme visas and £624 per year for all other visa and immigration applications.
Source: Home Office — Healthcare - NHS Entitlements for Migrants
Indian Passport Services
- Required Documents
- Supporting documents for specific services
Required Documents - Supporting documents for specific services
Individual Savings Accounts (isas)
- Age Limit
- 18
- Tax Year Duration
- 6 April to 5 April
- Maximum Savings Allowance
- £20,000 GBP
You must be 18 or over to open an ISA.
The tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April.
In the 2025 to 2026 tax year, the maximum you can save in ISAs is £20,000.
Introductory Tenancy
- Validity Period
- 12 months
These usually last 12 months and are like a ‘trial’ period.
Source: GOV.UK — Council housing
Introductory Tenancy Extension
- Validity Period
- 6 months
unless your council has either: started action to evict you extended your introductory tenancy for a further 6 months.
Source: GOV.UK — Council housing
Data last updated: 17 Mar 2026
Topics Covered
DVLA
Driving - Untaxed Vehicles Campaign · Driving - Updated Registration Policies · Learn to Drive in UK · Driving - Driving Licences · Driving - Disability and Health Conditions · Driving - Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) · Driving - Vehicle Tax · Driving - Application Status · Driving - Driving Licences · Work - Employment in the UK · Driving - Driving in the UK · Education - Education System · Driving - Vehicle Tax for Electric and Low Emissions Vehicles · Driving - DVLA Services Update · Residency - Move to the UK for Ukrainians · Visa - Visa Information · Citizenship - Applying for Citizenship · Driving - Driver's License Application · Driving - Buying and Selling Vehicles · Driving - Vehicle Tax · Driving - Diabetes Rules for Drivers · Driving Licence Categories · Driving - Change of Address Notification · Housing - Finding Housing · Driving - Vehicle Log Book
GOV.UK
Council Tax · Childcare and parenting · Visa - eVisa Information · Tax - Personal Tax Account · Visa - Visas and Immigration · Housing - Housing and Local Services · Education - Student Finance · Citizenship - Applying for Citizenship · Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) · Prove right to work · Register to vote · Private renting rights · Council housing · Passport - Apply or Renew Passport · Tax - Self Assessment Tax Returns · Work - Working in the UK · Exchange Driving Licence · Renting in UK · Driving - Driving in the UK
HCI London
OCI Card Services UK · Indian Passport in UK · Tax - India-UK Tax Initiatives
HCI London
Education - General Information · Tax - India-UK Tax Initiatives
Home Office
Passport - HM Passport Office · Healthcare - NHS Entitlements for Migrants · Visa - Immigration Bill · Work Permit - Skilled Worker Visa · Work Permit - Working in the UK · Citizenship - Applying for Citizenship · Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) · Visa - Visas and Immigration · Citizenship - Personal Information Use · Visa - UK Visas and Immigration · Residency - EU Settlement Scheme Update · Migration - Channel Crossings · Immigration Rules - Skilled Worker · Citizenship - Windrush Scheme Application Form · Housing - Finding a Place to Live · Visa - Immigration Rules Changes · Visa - Support for Family Members · Driving - Driving in the UK · Work Permit - Eligible Occupations · Citizenship - Windrush Scheme Guidance · Visa - Organised Immigration Crime and Border Security · Residency - EU Settlement Scheme · Visa - eVisa · Right to Work · Policy - Migration Policy Impact Assessments · Visa - Visa Restrictions · Passport - Applying for a Passport · Asylum - Communication Hub · Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation
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