Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups

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. Location: National Funding organisation: Department for Business and Trade Who can apply: Private Sector How much you can get: From £500 to £25,000 Total size of grant scheme: £1.25 million Opening date: 9 June 2026, 9:00am Closing date: 1 March 2027, 11:59pm (Midnight)