The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 2681

Diplomatic Service

The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2010

Made

10th November 2010

Coming into force

22nd November 2010

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of November 2010

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on 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 ordered as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2010 and comes into force on 22nd November 2010.

2.  Schedule 1 Part V, fee 28 to the Consular Fees Order 2010(2) shall be replaced with the following—

“Fee					£
28.	Receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for—
	(a)	entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies—
		(i)	as a visitor, for single, double and multiple entries valid—
			(aa)	for up to six months from the date of issue	70.00
			(bb)	for between six months and up to two years from the date of issue	245.00
			(cc)	for between two years and up to five years from the date of issue	450.00
			(dd)	for between five years and up to ten years from the date of issue	650.00
		(ii)	for settlement		750.00
		(iii)	as a student		220.00
		(iv)	as a work permit holder, unless (v) below applies		350.00
		(v)	as a work permit holder where the application is in respect of a person who is a national of a State which has ratified the Council of Europe Social Charter		300.00
		(vi)	as a temporary or voluntary worker, unless (vii) below applies		130.00
		(vii)	as a temporary or voluntary worker where the application is in respect of a person who is a national of a State which has ratified the Council of Europe Social Charter		120.00
		(vii)	for any purpose other than those listed in sub-paragraphs (i) to (vii) above		245.00
	(b)	a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode in the Crown Dependencies			245.00”

Judith Simpson

Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Consular Fees Order 2010.

The order increases the fees in Part V of Schedule I for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, applications for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies and applications for certificates of entitlement to the right of abode in the Crown Dependencies as follows:

i. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a visitor, for single, double and multiple entries valid for up to six months from the date of issue will increase from £68 to £70;

ii. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a visitor, for single, double and multiple entries valid for between six months and up to two years from the date of issue will increase from £230 to £245;

iii. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a visitor, for single, double and multiple entries valid for between two years and up to five years from the date of issue will increase from £420 to £450;

iv. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a visitor, for single, double and multiple entries valid for between five years and up to ten years from the date of issue will increase from £610 to £650;

v. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies for settlement will increase from £644 to £750;

vi. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a student will increase from £199 to £220;

vii. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a work permit holder, unless fee 28(a)(ii)(v) applies, will increase from £270 to £350;

viii. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a work permit holder where the application is in respect of a person who is a national of a State which has ratified the Council of Europe Social Charter will increase from £250 to £300;

ix. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a temporary or voluntary worker, unless fee 28(a)(ii)(vii) applies, will increase from £128 to £130;

x. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies as a temporary or voluntary worker where the application is in respect of a person who is a national of a State which has ratified the Council of Europe Social Charter will increase from £112 to £120;

xi. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for entry clearance to the Crown Dependencies for any purpose other than those listed in fee 28(a)(i) to (vii) will increase from £230 to £245; and

xii. the fee for receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode in the Crown Dependencies will increase from £220 to £245.

The amendments made under this Order have been made so as to be consistent in respect of the Crown Dependencies with the changes made to the fees for entry clearance to the United Kingdom under the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (No.2) Regulations 2010 and the Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (No.2) Regulations 2010.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. Nevertheless, the UK Border Agency impact assessment in respect of the fee changes contained in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (No.2) Regulations 2010 and the Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (No.2) Regulations 2010 and which correspond to these amendments can be found at http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/fees-wms-ia/.

(1)

1980 c.23.

(2)

S.I. 2010/238.