The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 7 PREMIUM SERVICES (OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM)

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“priority settlement service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom, by which applications for entry clearance other than for the purposes of work or study, or for a visit visa, are processed on an expedited basis;

“priority visa service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom, by which applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom for the purposes of work or study, or for a visit visa, are processed on an expedited basis;

“super priority visa service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom, by which it is aimed to process relevant applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom within 24 hours of receipt of the application.

Fees for the submission and processing of immigration and nationality applications outside the United Kingdom, together with fees for connected services

2.—(1) Table 18 specifies the amount of fees for the provision of the specified premium services outside the United Kingdom.

(2) Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fees specified in Table 18.

Table 18 (Premium Services outside the United Kingdom)

Number of fee	Description of service provided	Amount of fee
18.1	Fees for submitting an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information in connection with such an application, at a facility outside the United Kingdom
18.1.1	The acceptance or processing by a contractor of an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information (including biometric information) in relation to such an application, at a User-Pays Application Centre or at another facility managed by a contractor at a location, outside the United Kingdom, either in person or by post or courier.	£55
18.1.2	The acceptance or processing of an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information (including biometric information) in relation to such an application, at a User-Pays Application Centre or at another facility, outside the United Kingdom, either in person or by post or courier, if not specified in 18.1.1.	£55
18.2	Fees for expediting immigration or nationality applications
18.2.1	The expedited processing, under the priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£184
18.2.2	The expedited processing, under the super priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£919
18.2.3	The expedited processing, under the priority settlement service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£551
18.3	Fee for the provision of services outside office hours by a contractor outside the United Kingdom
18.3.1	The acceptance or processing by a contractor, outside office hours, of an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information (including biometric information) in relation to such an application at a User-Pays Application Centre, or at another facility managed by a contractor at a location outside the United Kingdom.	£75
18.4	Fee for the provision of a ‘passport pass-back’ facility by a contractor outside the United Kingdom.
18.4.1	The expedited return to the applicant of any documents where these have been provided by the applicant in the course of making an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£51
18.5	Fees in connection with the international contact centre service
18.5.1	The provision by a contractor, by telephone, of information or assistance in relation to an immigration or nationality application to applicants outside the United Kingdom.	£1.37 per minute
18.5.2	The provision by a contractor, by way of an email or series of emails, of information or assistance in response to a query relating to an application in respect of immigration or nationality where provided to an applicant outside the United Kingdom.	£5.48 per query

Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees listed in Table 18

3.  The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of a service specified in Table 18.