How to claim already paid IHS fee while switching VISA from student dependent to Skilled Visa

Hi All,

Currently, We as a family of 3 (Wife- Student, Husband -Student dependent, Child - Student dependent) were on Student Visa and IHS fee has been paid till October 2023 for all of us. Now the husband found a job with Skilled Visa sponsorship job (1-Feb-2023 to 31-Jan-2025) and want convert to all our Visa's from student dependent to Skilled Visa & dependents respectively.

My question is, as we have paid our IHS fee from January 2022 to October 2023 and now Skilled Visa will be applied or processed in January 2023, Do I need to pay IHS fee (I know IHS Fee is different for student and Skilled Visa applicants) again for this year or How it works with IHS fee for paid year? Can anyone through some light on this query and whom to contact for refund of the IHS fee.

Thanks & Regards,
Avinash

No, there is no refund in your case.

The clue is in the name. It is a surcharge, a charge over and above the charge/fees for the consideration of the application.

And just as there is no refund of the main charge/fees if you change visas partway, there is no refund of the surcharge either.

It is not a separate insurance policy that is unrelated to the application, but an integral part of the fee structure.

New application, new charge/fees, new surcharge.

Also see this longer post.