http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/70AImmigration Act 2014An Act to make provision about immigration law; to limit, or otherwise make provision about, access to services, facilities and employment by reference to immigration status; to make provision about marriage and civil partnership involving certain foreign nationals; to make provision about the acquisition of citizenship by persons unable to acquire it because their fathers and mothers were not married to each other and provision about the removal of citizenship from persons whose conduct is seriously prejudicial to the United Kingdom's vital interests; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-13Expert Participation2026-02-04 Immigration Act 2014specified provision(s)The Immigration Act 2014 (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014art. 2Immigration Act 2014Sch. 3 para. 8AImmigration Act 2016Sch. 12 para. 16s. 94(1)Immigration Act 2014s. 21(4A)The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 21(2)(b)reg. 1(2)Immigration Act 2014s. 27(7)The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 21(3)(b)reg. 1(2)Immigration Act 2014s. 70A(6)(b)The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 21(7)(a)reg. 1(2)Immigration Act 2014s. 70A(6)(d)The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 21(7)(b)reg. 1(2)Immigration Act 2014s. 70A(6A)The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 21(7)(c)reg. 1(2) PART 6 70A1The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a charge to be imposed on—apersons who make immigration skills arrangements, orbany description of such persons.2“Immigration skills arrangements” are arrangements made by a person (“the sponsor”) with the Secretary of State with a view to securing that an individual who is not exempt for the purposes of this section is granted entry clearance or leave to remain in the United Kingdom to enable the individual to work for the sponsor in the United Kingdom.3Regulations under this section may in particular—aimpose a separate charge on a sponsor in respect of each individual in relation to whom the sponsor makes immigration skills arrangements;bspecify the amount of any charge (and different amounts may be specified for different purposes);cmake provision about when or how a charge may or must be paid to the Secretary of State;dmake provision about the consequences of a sponsor failing to pay a charge;eprovide for exemptions from a charge;fprovide for the reduction, waiver or refund of part or all of a charge (whether by conferring a discretion or otherwise).4Sums paid by virtue of regulations under this section must—abe paid into the Consolidated Fund, orbbe applied in such other way as the regulations may specify.5Regulations under this section may be made only with the consent of the Treasury.6An individual is exempt for the purposes of this section if he or she is—aa British citizen;aaan Irish citizen;ba person who has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules.c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7In this section “entry clearance” has the meaning given by section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 and “residence scheme immigration rules” has the meaning given by section 17 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 .S. 70A inserted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), ss. 85(2), 94(4)S. 70A(6)(aa) inserted (1.12.2020) by The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2)(b), 20(7)(a)(i) (with reg. 20(8))S. 70A(6)(b) substituted (1.12.2020) by The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2)(b), 20(7)(a)(ii) (with reg. 20(8))S. 70A(6)(c)(d) omitted (1.12.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2)(b), 20(7)(a)(iii) (with reg. 20(8))Words in s. 70A(7) inserted (1.12.2020) by The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2)(b), 20(7)(b) (with reg. 20(8))S. 70A applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1209), regs. 1(1), 3(4), 4(5), 12(1)(p)