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Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups

The Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups is a grant of £5,000 to £25,000 that helps fast-growing UK scale-ups in clean energy, life sciences, and digital and technologies recover the cost of visa fees for specialist hires. Open, closes 1 March 2027.

Run by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · funded by UK Government

Checked against the official page (find-government-grants.service.gov.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.

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 de...

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 1 March 2027 at midnight

As stated: Opening date: 9 June 2026, 9:00am - Closing date: 1 March 2027, 11:59pm (Midnight)

Confirmed on the official page

How much

£5,000 to £25,000

Whole fund: £1,250,000, shared between applicants

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

UK-based scale-ups operating in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, or Digital and Technologies sectors that meet specific criteria including achieving 20% average annualised growth over three years with at least 10 employees at the start, holding a valid UK visa sponsor licence, having established UK presence, recruiting eligible hires under Skilled Worker, Global Talent, or Scale Up visa routes, and passing due diligence checks.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Large businesses

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Register and submit your application through the Grants Hub portal.

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Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

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Source and last checked

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