The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2016

Regulation 12

SCHEDULE 10 MISCELLANEOUS FEES

1.  In this Schedule “Life in the UK Test” means the test referred to as the Life in the UK Test in Appendix KoLL to the immigration rules and regulation 5A of the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003(1);

Fee for the administration of the Life in the UK Test

2.  A fee of £50 is payable for the administration of the Life in the UK Test.

Fee for the process of administrative review, together with provision for exemption from, and waiver or reduction of, that fee

3.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (5), a fee of £80 is payable by an applicant requesting administrative review of—

(a) a single decision; or

(b) two (or more) decisions relating to linked applications or claims made by a main applicant and a dependant (or dependants) of that person.

(2) No fee is payable for the administrative review of a decision if the applicant was exempt from payment of the fee for the application or claim to which that decision related (the “connected application”), or if the fee for the connected application was waived.

(3) If the outcome of the administrative review is that the decision in relation to the connected application is maintained, but for different or additional reasons to those specified in the decision under review, no fee is payable in respect of any request for administrative review of the revised decision, or of any subsequent decision made in relation to the connected application.

(4) The Secretary of State must refund the fee specified in sub-paragraph (1) if the outcome of the administrative review is that the decision in relation to the connected application is withdrawn.

(5) The Secretary of State may waive or reduce the fee specified in sub-paragraph (1).

(1)

S.I. 2003/548; regulation 5A was inserted by S.I. 2004/1726 and substituted by S.I. 2005/2785 and S.I. 2013/2541.