Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups
Funding
£500 – £25,000
Location
England
Applications
Open until 2 March 2027
The UK Government will reimburse visa fees for scale-up companies hiring international talent. You can get back between £500 and £25,000 for visa costs. This covers specialist hires and their family members. Your business must be a scale-up in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, or Digital and Technologies. The scheme helps you recruit skilled workers from overseas. Applications close on 2 March 2027. The funding is only available for companies in England.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be a scale-up company
- Must operate in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, or Digital and Technologies
- Must be hiring international specialist workers
This scheme is for scale-up companies in England operating in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, or Digital and Technologies sectors. You need to be hiring specialist international workers and their families. It is not for general businesses or those outside these three sectors.
Sectors
Regions
Awards published
236
Typical award
£132,252
Most awards
£39,971 to £298,250
Most funded region
London
Recent awards include West Sussex County Council (£194,000, 2024), Citizens Advice (£50,000, 2024) and Cheshire East Council (£261,000, 2024).
This funder has made 236 awards with a typical award of £132,252. Would you qualify?
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Full details from Department for Business and Trade
The UK Government has launched the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups (VFRS4SU), a targeted grant scheme to help UK scale ups in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, and Digital and Technologies hire internationally by reimbursing eligible visa application fees for specialist hires and their dependants.
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