Long-term visas to UK set to become more expensive in Rishi Sunak's Budget

A new discounted rate of 470 pounds has been incorporated for children aged under 18

The UK Budget tabled by Indian-origin Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is set to make the cost of long-term visas to Britain higher with a major hike in the compulsory health fee charged on migrants from countries, including India.

Sunak, born in the UK to a general practitioner father and pharmacist mother, announced that the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) would be hiked from 400 pounds to 624 pounds.

"Migrants benefit from our NHS (National Health Service). And we all want them to do so – but it's right that what people get out, they also put in," the 39-year-old Chancellor of