Home Office makes thousands in profit on some visa applications

Size of margins raises concerns department has incentive to reject applicants on technicalities, forcing them to reapplyThe Home Office is making profits of up to 800% on immigration applications from families, many of whom are eligible to live in the UK but are turned down on technicalities and forced to reapply – and pay again.Guardian analysis of Home Office figures on the fees for applications shows a vast discrepancy between how much it costs the government to process each immigration