Regulation 6
1. In this Schedule—
“application for registration or naturalisation” means—
an application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act(1);
an application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1)(2) or (2)(3) of the 1981 Act;
an application for registration as a British citizen under section 1(3)(4), (3A)(5) or (4), 3(1), (2)(6) or (5)(7), 4(2) or (5), 4A(8), 4B(9), 4D(10), 10(1)(11) or (2)(12), or 13(1) or (3) of, or paragraph 3(13), 4(14) or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;
an application for registration as a British citizen under section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997(15);
an application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen under section 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act (as applied by section 24(16) of that Act), or sections 15(3)(17) or (4)(18), 17(1)(19), (2)(20) or (5)(21), or 22(1)(22) or (2)(23) of, or paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, that Act;
an application for registration as a British overseas citizen under section 27(1) of, or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;
an application for registration as a British protected person under article 7 of the 1982 Order(24); or
an application for registration as a British subject under section 32 of, or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;
“certificate of registration or naturalisation” means a certificate of registration or naturalisation issued under the 1981 Act.
2.—(1) Table 10 specifies the amount of fees for the specified applications, processes and services in connection with nationality.
(2) The fees specified in Table 10 are subject to paragraph 3 (Multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship).
| Number of fee | Type of application, process or service | Amount of fee |
|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | Fees for applications in connection with nationality | |
| 10.1.1 | Application for the amendment of a certificate of registration or naturalisation other than where the amendment is required to rectify an error made by the Secretary of State. | £85 |
| 10.1.2 | Application for a certificate of entitlement within the meaning of section 33(1) of the 1971 Act(25) where the application is made in respect of a person who is in the United Kingdom at the time that the application is made. | £144 |
| 10.1.3 | Application for a certificate of entitlement within the meaning of section 33(1) of the 1971 Act where the application is made in respect of a person who is outside the United Kingdom at the time that the application is made. | £289 |
| 10.1.4 | Application for a letter or other document confirming a person’s nationality status or that a person is not a British citizen. | £85 |
| 10.2 | Fees for processes in connection with nationality | |
| 10.2.1 | Application for the reconsideration of an application for a certificate of registration or naturalisation which has been refused by the Secretary of State. | £80 |
| 10.3 | Fees for services in connection with nationality | |
| 10.3.1 | Registration of a declaration of a renunciation of British citizenship under section 12 of the 1981 Act(26). | £144 |
| 10.3.2 | Registration of a declaration of a renunciation of British overseas territories citizenship under sections 12 and 24 of the 1981 Act. | £144 |
| 10.3.3 | Registration of a declaration of a renunciation of British overseas citizenship under sections 29 and 12 of the 1981 Act. | £144 |
| 10.3.4 | Registration of a declaration of a renunciation of the status of British subject under sections 34 and 12 of the 1981 Act. | £144 |
| 10.3.5 | Registration of a declaration of a renunciation of the status of British protected person under article 11 of the 1982 Order(27). | £144 |
| 10.3.6 | The supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order, declaration or entry given, granted or made under the 1981 Act, any of the former nationality Acts (within the meaning of section 50(1) of the 1981 Act), or the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997(28). | £85 |
| 10.4 | Fees for services in connection with citizenship ceremonies and citizenship oaths | |
| 10.4.1 | The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony). | £80 |
| 10.4.2 | The administration of a citizenship oath, or oath and pledge where the oath, or oath and pledge, are not administered at a citizenship ceremony or by a justice of the peace. | £5 |
3. Where a person—
(a)makes a declaration of a renunciation for which the fee is specified in Table 10; and
(b)at the same time makes another such declaration;
the total fee payable in respect of those declarations is the same as that for registration of a single declaration.
4.—(1) The fee specified in fee 10.4.1 in Table 10 for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is payable by the person who is required by section 42 of the 1981 Act(29) to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony.
(2) Where the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is not paid in accordance with sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State will not consider any related application for registration or naturalisation made by the person responsible for paying that fee.
5. Where the fee specified in fee 10.4.1 in Table 10 for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is paid in accordance with paragraph 4 it must be refunded where—
(a)the Secretary of State refuses to arrange the citizenship ceremony; or
(b)the Secretary of State decides that the registration should be effected or the certificate of naturalisation should be granted, but disapplies the requirement to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony because of the special circumstances of the case.
Section 6(2) was amended by section 40(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11) and by section 261(1) of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).
Section 18(1) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8).
Section 18(2) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and by section 261(1) of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
Section 1(3) was amended by section 42(1) and (3) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
Section 1(3A) was inserted by section 42(1) and (4) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
Section 3(2) was amended by section 5 of, and paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to, the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and section 43(1) and (2) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
Section 3(5) was amended by section 5 of, and paragraph 3(1) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
Section 4A was inserted by section 4 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
Section 4B was inserted by section 12 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) and was amended by section 44(1), (2), (3), and (4) of, and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
Section 4D was inserted by section 46 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
Section 10(1) was amended by Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
Section 10(2) was amended by Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and by paragraph 73 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by section 1(1)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
1997 c. 20; section 1 was amended by section 2(3) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and section 47(3) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
Section 24 was amended by section 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
Section 15(3) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
Section 15(4) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
Section 17(1) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
Section 17(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
Section 17(5) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.
Section 22(1) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
Section 22(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, and paragraph 77 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
S.I. 1982/1070; article 7 was amended by section 1(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8) and paragraph 10(4)(a) and (b) of Schedule 1 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1892).
The definition of “certificate of entitlement” was substituted by section 10(5)(b) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41).
Section 12 was amended by section 261(1) of, and paragraph 74 of Schedule 27 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).
Article 11 of the British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons Order (S.I. 1982/1070) was amended by section 2(3) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8) and by the British Nationality (Brunei) Order 1983.
Section 42 was substituted by section 3 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41).