SCHEDULE 2Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 coming into force in October 2021
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Schedule 2 (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom) is amended as follows.
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In paragraph 1—
a
in sub-paragraph (2A)—
i
in paragraph (a) after “the dependant partner or dependant child” insert “, or the dependent partner or dependent child,”;
ii
in paragraph (b) after “a dependant partner or dependant child” insert “or a dependent partner or dependent child”;
b
after sub-paragraph (2A) insert—
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For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2A) there is to be regarded as being no difference between—
a
the expressions “dependant partner” and “dependent partner”, where the reference in this Schedule uses one of those expressions and the Appendix in question uses the other, or
b
the expressions “dependant child” and “dependent child”, where the reference in this Schedule uses one of those expressions and the Appendix in question uses the other.
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In Table 6 (fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and connected applications)—
a
in 6.2.6A in the second column—
i
after paragraph (b) insert “or”;
ii
omit paragraph (d) and the “or” preceding it;
b
for 6.2.6F substitute—
6.2.6F
Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under—
(a) Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Religious Worker,
(b) Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Charity Worker,
(c) Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Creative Worker,
(d) Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the International Agreement route under that Appendix, or
(e) Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Government Authorised Exchange route under that Appendix.
£244
c
after 6.2.6G insert—
6.2.6H
Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of an International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of 12 months or less.
£244
6.2.6I
Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of an International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than 12 months.
£704
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In Table 9 (exceptions and waivers in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom)—
a
in 9.6 in the row below the heading, in the third column after “6.2.6F,” insert “6.2.6H, 6.2.6I,”;
b
in 9.14.1 in the second column, at the end insert “before 6th October 2021”;
c
in 9.14.2 for the words in the second column substitute—
No fee is payable in respect of an application under Part 7 of the immigration rules for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as—
(a) a relevant Afghan citizen,
(b) the partner of a relevant Afghan citizen, or
(c) the minor dependent child of a relevant Afghan citizen or of their partner
(with the expressions used in (a), (b) and (c) having the same meaning as in that Part).
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In paragraph 4(2A)—
a
omit paragraph (d);
b
for paragraphs (e) to (i) substitute—
e
Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker;
f
Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker;
g
Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker;
h
Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement;
i
Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange;
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after paragraph (ia) insert—
ib
Appendix International Sportsperson;