The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

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.