Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 3202

The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 1994

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1994 No. 3202

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 1994

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of December 1994

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(1) of the Consular Fees Act 1980^[1], is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 1994.

    2.    Part II of the Table of Consular Fees in the Schedule annexed to the Consular Fees Order 1994^[2] shall be amended as follows—
 (a) in Fee 14 for paragraph (i) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
"  (1)  Issuing a British Visitor's passport except where fee 14(2) is applicable .......... 12.00" ;

 (b) in Fee 20 for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
"(a) Receiving an application for—
(i) entry clearance (other than for the United Kingdom or a dependency of the United Kingdom) .......... 20.00

(ii) entry clearance for a dependency of the United Kingdom .......... 20.00" ;

 (c) in Fee 22 for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
"  (1)  Receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for—
(a) a visa for passing through the United Kingdom without entering it, where the applicant is under 25 years of age .......... 12.50

(b) a visa for passing through the United Kingdom without entering it, where the applicant is 25 years of age or over .......... 25.00

(c) entry clearance;
(i) in respect of any of the following

for employment or self employment for a period of six months or less,

as a returning resident,

as a visitor,

as a student,

as a passenger in transit except where either sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above applies,

as an "au pair",

for a working holiday,

valid in each case in accordance with the following specified conditions

for one entry where the applicant is under 25 years of age .......... 16.50

for one entry where the applicant is 25 years of age or over .......... 33.00

for multiple entries, valid for six months from the date of issue .......... 45.00

for multiple entries, valid for two years from the date of issue .......... 65.00

for multiple entries, valid for five years from the date of issue .......... 130.00

(ii) for settlement .......... 145.00

(iii) for marriage .......... 145.00

(iv) for any purpose other than those listed in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) above .......... 50.00

(d) a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode .......... 145.00

(e) a confirmation of the right of abode .......... 145.00

or such sums (being the equivalent of fees charged by the authorities of any State for receiving or granting an application for an entry clearance to a British citizen) as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, directs to be taken for receiving or granting an application for an entry clearance from a national or citizen of that State." ; and

 (d) in Fee 22 there shall be inserted, after paragraph (1), the following entry—
"  (2)  Receiving in the United Kingdom an application made in the United Kingdom for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode .......... 20.00" .

R. P. Bulling

Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council

This Order amends the Consular Fees Order 1994 so as to decrease the fee for issuing a British Visitor's passport (other than one including the particulars of a spouse) from £12.50 to £12. Single fees (Fees 20(a)(i) and (ii)) of £20 are provided for receiving and processing an application for entry clearance for a dependency of the United Kingdom or for another country. The fee for a visa for passing through the United Kingdom without entering for persons under 25 years of age is increased from £10 to £12.50 and for persons 25 years and over from £20 to £25. The fee for single entry clearance for persons under 25 years of age is increased from £10 to £16.50 and for persons 25 years and over from £20 to £33. The fees for multiple entry clearances valid for six months, two years and five years are increased from £30 to £45, £40 to £65 and £85 to £130 respectively. The fees for entry clearance for settlement, for marriage, for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode and for a confirmation of the right of abode are each increased from £80 to £145. The fee for entry clearance for any other purpose is decreased from £60 to £50. Finally, provision is made for a fee of £20 for receiving in the United Kingdom an application made in the United Kingdom for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode.

[1] 1980 c. 23. back

[2] S.I. 1994/2793 back