(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2012 (which specify various fees relating to immigration and nationality) as follows.
Regulation 2(2) inserts additional fee exemptions for applications for leave to remain by victims of domestic violence.
Regulations 2(3) amends the wording of fee 3.3.4, so that the fee applies to those applying to enter under the English language concession (which operates outside the immigration rules).
Regulation 2(4) reduces certain fees for travel documents.
Regulation 2(5) inserts fees exemptions for applications for Biometric Immigration Documents in connection with the United Kingdom Border Agency’s Destitution Domestic Violence concession.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.