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The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017

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Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER AND LEAVE TO ENTER THE UNITED KINGDOM

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“liable to immigration detention” means being liable to detention under—

(a)

paragraph 16(1), (1A)(1) or (2)(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act;

(b)

section 62(3) of the 2002 Act;

(c)

paragraph 2(1)(4), (2)(5) or (3)(6) of Schedule 3 to the 1971 Act; or

(d)

section 36(1) of the 2007 Act;

“member of HM Forces” has the same meaning as in the immigration rules(7);

“present and settled” has the same meaning as in the immigration rules(8);

“short-term student” has the same meaning as in the immigration rules(9);

“short-term student (child)” means a short-term student who is aged under 18;

“visit visa” has the same meaning as in the immigration rules(10).

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter and leave to enter the United Kingdom

2.—(1) Table 1 specifies the amount of—

(a)the fees for the specified applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom; and

(b)the fee for an application for an approval letter from a designated competent body.

(2) Table 2 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant.

(3) Table 3 specifies the amount of the fee for an application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a member of HM Forces.

(4) Table 4 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Tables 1, 2 and 3, and Table 5 provides for the waiver or reduction of fees specified in Tables 1, 2 and 3 in specified circumstances.

(5) Paragraph 3 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom by a dependant of a main applicant in cases where the fees specified in 1.4.1 or 1.4.5 of Table 1, Table 2 or Table 3 do not apply.

(6) The fees specified in Table 1 are subject to paragraph 4 (applications by CESC nationals).

(7) Each of the fees specified in 1.1.2 to 1.1.4 and 1.1.8 in Table 1 is calculated by reference to an annual rate.

(8) The annual rate referred to in sub-paragraph (7) for each of the fees in question is determined by dividing the amount of the fee by the number of years to which the application relates.

Table 1 (Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom

Number of feeType of applicationAmount of fee
1.1Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor
1.1.1Application for a visit visa for a period of six months or less.£89
1.1.2Application for a visit visa for a period of two years where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.£337
1.1.3Application for a visit visa for a period of five years.£612
1.1.4Application for a visit visa for a period of ten years.£767
1.1.5Application for a visit visa as an academic under the immigration rules for a period of more than six months but not more than twelve months.£179
1.1.6Application for a visit visa for private medical treatment for a period of more than six months but not more than eleven months.£179
1.1.7Application for a transit visit visa(11).£62
1.1.8Application for a visit visa for a period of two years where the applicant is a Chinese national applying under the Chinese visa scheme(12).£89
1.2Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a short-term student
1.2.1Application for entry clearance as a short-term student for a period of six months or less.£93
1.2.2Application for entry clearance as a short-term student studying an English language course for a period of more than six months but not more than eleven months.£179
1.2.3Application for entry clearance as a short-term student (child) for a period of six months or less.£93
1.3Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom, and connected applications, under the Points-Based System
1.3.1

Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from a designated

competent body in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.

£292
1.3.2

Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)

Migrant where fee 1.3.1 applies.

£293
1.3.3Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 1.3.1 does not apply.£585
1.3.4Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.£982
1.3.5Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.£349
1.3.6Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.£1,561
1.3.7

Application for entry clearance as—

(a)

a Tier 2 (General) Migrant;

(b)

a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant;

(c)

a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant; or

(d)

a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant,

where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less, and fee 1.3.9 does not apply.

£587
1.3.8

Application for entry clearance as—

(a)

a Tier 2 (General) Migrant; or

(b)

Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant,

where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years and fee 1.3.10 does not apply.

£1,174
1.3.9Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less.£446
1.3.10Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years.£892
1.3.11Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Short Term Staff Migrant or a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate Trainee Migrant.£463
1.3.12Application for entry clearance as a Tier 4 Migrant.£335
1.3.13Application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant or a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility) Temporary Migrant.£235
1.4Fees for other applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom
1.4.1Application under (a) paragraphs 319V to 319VB of the immigration rules, for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent or other dependant relative of a person with limited leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection; (b) paragraph EC-DR of Appendix FM to the immigration rules, for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent or other dependant relative of a person with limited leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection; or (c) paragraphs 319X to 319XB for entry clearance as the child of a relative, who is not a parent, and who has limited leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection.£423
1.4.2Application for entry clearance for the purposes of obtaining a replacement biometric immigration document.£169
1.4.3Application for entry clearance for the purposes of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft.£62
1.4.4Application for entry clearance on a route to settlement in the United Kingdom (that being an application made with a view to becoming ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom without being subject to any restriction on the period for which an individual may remain there) where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.£1,464
1.4.5Application for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent or other dependant relative of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom under Appendix FM to the immigration rules.£3,250
1.4.6Application for entry clearance as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the immigration rules.£587
1.4.7Application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom made by a person physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention.£993
1.5General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom
1.5.1Application for entry clearance where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.£496

Table 2 (Specified fees for dependants)

Number of feeType of application for entry clearanceAmount of fee
2.1Specified fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant
2.1.1Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.£585
2.1.2Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant.£581
2.1.3Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.£982
2.1.4Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a student granted leave under paragraphs 76 to 81 of the immigration rules.£335
2.1.5Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Skills Transfer Migrant.£463

Table 3 (Fee for applications for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom – dependants of members of HM Forces)

Number of feeType of applicationAmount of fee
3.1Fee for application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom
3.1.1Application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a member of HM Forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules.£2,297

Table 4 (Exceptions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)

Number and description of the exceptionFees to which exception applies
4.1Officials of Her Majesty’s Government
4.1.1No fee is payable in respect of an application made in connection with the official duty of any official of Her Majesty’s Government.All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
4.2Dependants of refugees or persons granted humanitarian protection
4.2.1No fee is payable in respect of an application made under paragraphs 352A to 352FI of the immigration rules.All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
4.3Applications under the EC Association Agreement with Turkey
4.3.1No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey.All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
4.4Applications for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom (by applicants physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention) to allow recourse to public funds in certain circumstances
4.4.1

No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom, made by an applicant physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention, in order to be permitted access to public funds by a person who has been granted such leave—

(a)

under—

(i)

paragraph 276BE(1) or (2) (as amended by paragraph 276A01(1) and (2)) of the immigration rules;

(ii)

paragraph D-LTRP.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or

(iii)

paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(b)

outside the immigration rules in accordance with paragraph 276A01(1) and (2), and 276A02 of part 7 of the immigration rules, or paragraph GEN.1.10. and GEN.1.11. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules.

Fee 1.4.7
4.5Applications for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom (by applicants physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention) where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant’s Convention rights
4.5.1No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom, made by an applicant physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention, where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant’s Convention rights.Fee 1.4.7

Table 5 (Waivers or reductions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)

Number and description of the waiver or reductionFees to which waiver or reduction applies
5.1General waiver
5.1.1No fee is payable in respect of an application where the Secretary of State determines that the fee should be waived.All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
5.2Scholarships funded by Her Majesty’s Government
5.2.1The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the application is made by a candidate for, or holder of, a scholarship funded by Her Majesty’s Government and is in connection with such a scholarship.All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
5.3International courtesy
5.3.1The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee as a matter of international courtesy.All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
5.4Visitors under a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Bilateral Programme
5.4.1The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the applicant intends to visit the United Kingdom, in connection with programmes operated by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to give funds directly to Embassies and Missions outside the United Kingdom, to support activities directly connected to the United Kingdom’s international priorities.All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
5.5Visitors under a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Strategic Programme
5.5.1The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the applicant intends to visit the United Kingdom, in connection with programmes of funding operated by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to promote action on global issues in areas of strategic importance to the United Kingdom.All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
5.6Certain visitors to the United Kingdom for the International Associations of Athletics Federations World Athletics Championships or the International Paralympic Committee World Para Athletics Championships
5.6.1

The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce or waive the amount of the fee where the applicant intends to visit the United Kingdom, in connection with the International Associations of Athletics Federations World Athletics Championships or the International Paralympic Committee World Para Athletics Championships in circumstances where the applicant is—

(a)

a participant in either event;

(b)

a member of a participant’s professional support team;

(c)

a provider of services wholly related to either event;

(d)

a person involved in officiating in either event;

(e)

a person accredited by either the International Association of Athletics Federations or the International Paralympic Committee as an official guest of the IAAF World Championships or World Para Athletics Championships;

(f)

a senior member of staff representing either of the events’ sponsors.

Fee 1.1.1

Applications by dependants

3.  Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in 1.4.1 or 1.4.5 of Table 1 or Table 2 or Table 3, and subject to the exceptions and waivers set out in Tables 4 and 5, the fee for an application for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom made by the dependant of a main applicant (whether or not that application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) is the fee specified in Table 1 in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Applications by CESC Nationals

4.—(1) Where an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom of a kind set out in sub-paragraph (2) is made by a CESC national, and the applicant is the main applicant, the fee set out in Table 1 is to be reduced by £55.

(2) An application is of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if it is an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as—

(a)a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(b)a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;

(c)a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(d)a Tier 2 Migrant; or

(e)a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 2APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“Article 3 or Refugee Convention application” means an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made on the basis that the applicant is—

(a)

a person making a claim for asylum which has either not been determined or has been granted;

(b)

a person who has been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules;

(c)

a person claiming that, due to an ongoing medical condition, removal from the United Kingdom would be incompatible with Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights;

(d)

a person who is a dependant of a refugee or person granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules and is applying for leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraphs 352A to 352FI of the immigration rules; or

(e)

a child who was born in the United Kingdom to a person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b);

“claim for asylum” has the meaning given by section 94(1) of the 1999 Act(13);

“a competent authority” means a designated competent authority of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Trafficking Convention(14);

“positive conclusive grounds decision” means a decision made by a competent authority that the applicant is either—

(a)

a victim of human trafficking; or

(b)

a victim of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour;

“specified human rights application” means an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under—

(a)

paragraph 276ADE(1) of the immigration rules;

(b)

section R-LTRP.1.1. (a), (b) and (d) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(c)

section R-LTRPT.1.1. (a), (b) and (d) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or

(d)

any other application other than an Article 3 or Refugee Convention application in which the applicant relies solely or primarily on a claim that to remove the applicant from the United Kingdom or to require the applicant to leave the United Kingdom would be unlawful under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998(15) (public authority not to act contrary to Convention rights);

“the Trafficking Convention” means the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings(16);

“Trafficking Convention reason” means a reason, in accordance with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Trafficking Convention, that the applicant’s stay in the United Kingdom is necessary(17)—

(a)

because of the applicant’s personal situation;

(b)

because the applicant is co-operating with a police investigation or criminal proceedings; or

(c)

in order to pursue a claim for compensation against the applicant’s trafficker or modern slavery facilitator.

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule a claim for asylum is determined on—

(a)the day on which the Secretary of State notifies the claimant of the decision on the claim;

(b)if the claimant has appealed against the Secretary of State’s decision, the day on which the appeal is disposed of; or

(c)if the claimant has brought an appeal from within the United Kingdom under section 82 of the 2002 Act(18) or section 2 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997(19) the day on which the appeal is disposed of.

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom

2.—(1) Table 6 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and the amount of the fee for an approval letter from a designated competent body.

(2) Table 7 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant.

(3) Table 8 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

(4) Table 9 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Tables 6, 7 and 8.

(5) Paragraph 3 makes provision for the amount of the fees to be paid in respect of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom by a dependant of a main applicant, in cases where Table 7 does not apply.

(6) The fees specified in Table 6 are subject to paragraph 4 (Applications by CESC nationals), and the fees specified in Tables 6, 7 and 8 are subject to paragraph 5 (Variation of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom).

Table 6 (Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and connected applications)

Number of feeType of applicationAmount of fee
6.1General fee for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom
6.1.1Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.£993
6.2Fees for and in connection with applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Points-Based System
6.2.1Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from a designated competent body in respect of a proposed application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.£292
6.2.2Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 6.2.1 applies.£293
6.2.3Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 6.2.1 does not apply.£585
6.2.4Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.£1,228
6.2.5Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.£474
6.2.6Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.£1,561
6.2.7

Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as—

(a)

a Tier 2 (General) Migrant;

(b)

a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant;

(c)

a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant; or

(d)

a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant,

where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less, and where fee 6.2.9 does not apply.

£677
6.2.8

Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as—

(a)

a Tier 2 (General) Migrant; or

(b)

Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant,

where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years, and where fee 6.2.10 does not apply.

£1,354
6.2.9Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less.£446
6.2.10Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years.£892
6.2.11Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Short Term Staff Migrant or a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate Trainee Migrant.£463
6.2.12Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 4 Migrant.£457
6.2.13Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.£235
6.3Fees for other applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom
6.3.1Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the immigration rules.£677
6.3.2Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a retired person of independent means under Part 7 of the immigration rules.£1,874

Table 7 (Fees for specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a dependant)

Number of feeType of application for leave to remainAmount of fee
7.1Specified fees for applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant
7.1.1Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.£585
7.1.2Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.£1,806
7.1.3Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Skills Transfer Migrant.£463

Table 8 (Fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom)

Number of feeType of applicationAmount of fee
8.1General fee for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom
8.1.1Application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom.£2,297

Table 9 (Exceptions in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom)

Number and description of exceptionFees to which exception applies
9.1Article 3 or Refugee Convention applications
No fee is payable in respect of an Article 3 or Refugee Convention application.Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1
9.2Applications for leave to remain under the Destitution Domestic Violence concession
No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the Destitution Domestic Violence concession(20) operated outside the immigration rules by the Secretary of State.Fee 6.1.1
9.3Applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a victim of domestic violence or abuse under paragraph 289A, Appendix FM or Appendix Armed Forces
No fee is payable in respect of an application as a victim of domestic violence or abuse under paragraph 289A of, or Appendix FM or Appendix Armed Forces to, the immigration rules where, at the time of making the application, the applicant appears to the Secretary of State to be destitute(21).Fee 8.1.1
9.4Specified human rights applications where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant’s Convention rights
No fee is payable in respect of a specified human rights application where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant’s Convention rights.Fee 6.1.1
9.5Short term variation of leave to remain in the United Kingdom
No fee is payable in respect of an application made to an immigration officer on arrival at a port of entry in the United Kingdom in respect of a person seeking variation of leave to remain in the United Kingdom for a period of up to 6 months.Fees 6.2.12, 6.2.13, 6.3.1, 6.3.2
9.6Children being looked after by a local authority
No fee is payable in respect of an application made in respect of a person who, at the time of making the application, is a child and is being looked after by a local authority.Fees 6.1.1, 6.2.12, 6.2.13, 8.1.1
9.7Applications under the EC Association Agreement with Turkey
No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey.All fees in Tables 6, 7 and 8
9.8Applications from stateless persons
No fee is payable in respect of an application for the initial period of limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a stateless person, or as the family member of a stateless person, under Part 14 of the immigration rules.Fee 6.1.1
9.9Applications for variation of limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom to allow recourse to public funds in certain circumstances

No fee is payable in respect of an application for variation of the conditions attached to a grant of limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom, in order to be permitted access to public funds, by a person who has been granted such leave—

(a)

under—

(i)

paragraph 276BE(1) or (2) (as amended by paragraph 276A0(1) and (2)) of the immigration rules;

(ii)

paragraph 276DG of the immigration rules;

(iii)

paragraph D-LTRP.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(iv)

paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(v)

paragraph D-ILRP.1.2. and D-ILRP.1.3. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or

(vi)

paragraph D-ILRPT.1.1. and D-ILRPT.1.2. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(b)

outside the immigration rules in accordance with paragraphs 276A01(1) and (2), and 276A02 of part 7 of the immigration rules, or paragraph GEN.1.10. and GEN.1.11. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules.

Fee 6.1.1
9.10Applications for discretionary leave by an individual with a positive conclusive grounds decision
9.10.1No fee is payable in respect of an application or request for their first grant of limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason, where the individual has received a positive conclusive grounds decision.Fee 6.1.1
9.10.2No fee is payable in respect of an application or request for a further grant of limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason, where the individual has received a positive conclusive grounds decision and has not yet accrued thirty months limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason.Fee 6.1.1
9.10.3No fee is payable in respect of an application or request for a further grant of limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason, where an individual has received a positive conclusive grounds decision, where (a) 9.10.2 does not apply because they have accrued thirty months or more limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason; and (b) at the time of making the application or request the applicant appears to the Secretary of State to be destitute (22).Fee 6.1.1
9.10.4No fee is payable by a dependant of a person granted an exception under 9.10.1 to 9.10.3.Fee 6.1.1
9.11Applications for leave as a domestic worker who is the victim of slavery or human trafficking
9.11.1No fee is payable in respect of an application for leave to remain made under paragraph 159I of the immigration rules as a domestic worker who is the victim of slavery or human trafficking.Fee 6.1.1

Applications by dependants

3.  Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in Table 7, and subject to the exceptions set out in Table 9, the fee for an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made by the dependant of a main applicant is the fee specified in Table 6 or 8 (as the case may be) in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Applications made by CESC Nationals

4.—(1) Where an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom of a kind set out in sub-paragraph (2) is made by a CESC national, and the applicant is the main applicant, the fee set out in Table 6 is to be reduced by £55.

(2) An application is of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if it is an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as—

(a)a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(b)a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;

(c)a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(d)a Tier 2 Migrant; or

(e)a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.

Variation of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom

5.—(1) This sub-paragraph applies where—

(a)an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom is made in respect of a person on or after the day that these Regulations come into force; but

(b)before that application is determined a further application is submitted which has the effect of varying it.

(2) Where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the Secretary of State may refund any fee (or fees) other than the higher (or highest, as the case may be) paid in respect of the applications described in that sub-paragraph.

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 3DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“the 2016 Regulations” means the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016(23);

“Assisted Voluntary Return programme” means any arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 58 of the 2002 Act;

“certificate of travel” means a travel document issued at the discretion of the Secretary of State to a person who has been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom and is unable to obtain a passport issued by their national authority;

“convention travel document” means a travel document issued in accordance with Article 28 of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951(24);

“Direct Airside Transit Visa” means a transit visa within the meaning of section 41(2) of the 1999 Act, authorising the holder to remain within an airport, without passing through immigration control, pending departure on another flight from the same airport;

“document of identity” means a travel document issued in the United Kingdom to a person who is not a British citizen which enables the holder to make one journey out of the United Kingdom;

“Electronic Visa Waiver” means a document authorising a person to travel to the United Kingdom for the purpose of entry to the United Kingdom where that person, in the absence of such a document, would require entry clearance in order to do so;

“immigration decision letter” means a letter or other document which records a decision in connection with immigration or nationality, but does not provide evidence of leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom;

“stateless person’s travel document” means a travel document issued in accordance with Article 28 of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons done at New York on 28th September 1954(25);

“transfer of conditions” means the fixing of a stamp, sticker or other attachment on a passport or other document issued to an applicant which indicates that a person has been granted leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

Fees for documents

2.—(1) Table 10 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications and requests for and in connection with documents relating to immigration or nationality.

(2) Table 11 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Table 10 for applications for travel documents.

(3) Table 12 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for biometric immigration documents and the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information.

(4) Table 13 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Table 12.

(5) Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the specified fee.

Table 10 (Fees for transfer of conditions, immigration employment document, travel documents, Direct Airside Transit Visas, registration certificates, residence cards and copy documents)

Number of feeType of applicationAmount of fee
10.1Fees for applications made in the United Kingdom for a transfer of conditions
10.1.1Application for a transfer of conditions onto a biometric immigration document where the application is made within the United Kingdom by post or courier or online and the applicant has limited leave.£168
10.1.2Application for a transfer of conditions onto a biometric immigration document where the application is made within the United Kingdom by post or courier or online and the applicant has indefinite leave.£237
10.2Fee for applications made overseas for a transfer of conditions
10.2.1Application for a transfer of conditions where the application is made outside the United Kingdom.£169
10.3Fees for applications for travel documents
10.3.1Application for a certificate of travel where the person in respect of whom the application is made is aged 16 or over when the application is received by the Secretary of State.£267
10.3.2Application for a certificate of travel where the person in respect of whom the application is made is under the age of 16 when the application is received by the Secretary of State.£134
10.3.3Application for a convention travel document, stateless person’s travel document, or document of identity where the person in respect of whom the application is made is aged 16 or over when the application is received by the Secretary of State.£72
10.3.4Application for a convention travel document, stateless person’s travel document, or document of identity where the person in respect of whom the application is made is under the age of 16 when the application is received by the Secretary of State.£46
10.4Fee for applications for a Direct Airside Transit Visa
10.4.1Application for a Direct Airside Transit Visa.£34
10.5Fee for applications for documents referred to in the 2016 Regulations
10.5.1

Application for the following issued pursuant to Part 3 of the 2016 Regulations—

(a)

a registration certificate;

(b)

a residence card;

(c)

a document certifying permanent residence;

(d)

a permanent residence card;

(e)

a derivative residence card; or

(f)

an Accession Residence Card(26).

£65
10.6Fees for applications for a letter or document confirming a person’s identity and immigration or nationality status
10.6.1Application for a letter or document (other than a passport), not provided for elsewhere in Table 10, confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has limited leave.£168
10.6.2Application for a letter or document (other than a passport), not provided for elsewhere in Table 10, confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has indefinite leave.£237
10.6.3Application for a replacement, copy or amended version of a letter or document (other than a passport), not provided for elsewhere in Table 10, confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has limited leave.£168
10.6.4Application for a replacement, copy or amended version of a letter or document (other than a passport), not provided for elsewhere in Table 10, confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has indefinite leave.£237
10.6.5Application for a replacement, copy or amended version of a letter or document (other than a passport) confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, where the application is made within the United Kingdom by post or courier or online and the applicant (a) has been granted asylum; (b) has been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules; or (c) is a dependant of an individual in (a) or (b).£56
10.7Fee for copy documents relating to immigration or nationality status
10.7.1Request for the provision of a copy of an immigration decision letter, correspondence or application relating to an individual’s immigration or nationality status, other than a document described in 10.6.3, 10.6.4 or 10.6.5.£0.16 per page
10.8Electronic Visa Waiver
10.8.1Request for an Electronic Visa Waiver.£15
10.9Fee for processing an application or claim which is later rejected as invalid
10.9.1Processing an application or claim which is rejected as invalid prior to a decision being issued.£25

Table 11 (Exceptions to requirement to pay fees for applications for travel documents)

Number and description of the exceptionFees to which exception applies
11.1Travel documents for bodies being taken outside the United Kingdom for burial or cremation
No fee is payable in respect of an application for a travel document for a body that is being taken outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of burial or cremation.Fees 10.3.1 to 10.3.4
11.2Travel documents for reconstruction or resettlement
No fee is payable in respect of an application for a travel document where the application is stated as being made in order to enable the applicant to participate in a project operated or approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of enabling a person in the United Kingdom to make a single trip to a country outside the United Kingdom in order to assist the reconstruction of that country or to decide whether to resettle there.Fees 10.3.1 to 10.3.4
11.3Travel documents for the purposes of the Assisted Voluntary Returns programme
No fee is payable in respect of an application for a document of identity for the purposes of the Assisted Voluntary Returns programme.Fees 10.3.1 to 10.3.4
11.4Travel documents for persons born on or before 2nd September 1929
No fee is payable in respect of an application for a convention travel document or stateless person’s travel document where the applicant was born on or before 2nd September 1929.Fees 10.3.1 to 10.3.4

Table 12 (Fees for applications for biometric immigration documents and the process used to take a record of biometric information)

Number of feeType of application or processAmount of fee
12.1Fees for a mandatory application for a replacement biometric immigration document
12.1.1

Application, by an applicant who has limited or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom, for a biometric immigration document in accordance with regulation 19(1)(a) of the 2008 Regulations(27) to replace a biometric immigration document which has been cancelled under the following provisions of those Regulations—

(a)

regulation 17(b) where the applicant is within the United Kingdom;

(b)

regulation 17(c) to (e);

(c)

regulation 17(f) (other than where the document needs to be reissued because some substantive alteration is required to the information recorded in the cancelled document); or

(d)

regulation 17(g).

£56
12.1.2Application, by an applicant who has limited or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom, for a biometric immigration document in accordance with regulation 19(1)(b) of the 2008 Regulations to replace a biometric immigration document which has ceased to have effect under regulation 13(4)(b) to (d), 13A(6)(b) to (d) or 13B(4)(b) of those Regulations(28).£56
12.2Fee for taking a record of biometric information in specified circumstances
12.2.1The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document referred to in fees 12.1.1 and 12.1.2.£19.20
12.2.2The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document in accordance with regulations 3(1)(a), (2)(a) and (b) and 3A of the 2008 Regulations(29).£19.20
12.2.3The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a residence card, a permanent residence card or a derivative residence card issued pursuant to Part 3 of the 2016 Regulations(30).£19.20
12.2.4The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.£19.20

Table 13 (Exceptions to the requirement to pay fees for applications for biometric immigration documents and the process used to take a record of biometric information)

Number and description of the exceptionFees to which exception applies
13.1Persons granted asylum or humanitarian protection, their dependants and stateless persons

No fee is payable for an application for a biometric immigration document if the applicant—

(a) has been granted asylum;

(b) has been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules;

(c) has been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraphs 352A to 352FI of the immigration rules; or

(d) is a dependant of an individual described in any of (a) to (c).

Fee 12.1.1 and 12.1.2
13.2Children born in the United Kingdom to persons granted asylum or humanitarian protection
No fee is payable for an application for a biometric immigration document if the applicant is a child who was born in the United Kingdom to a person who had been granted asylum, or had been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules.Fee 12.1.1 and 12.1.2
13.3Process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information where exceptions 13.1 and 13.2 apply
No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document to which exceptions 13.1 or 13.2 apply.Fee 12.2.1
13.4Children being looked after by a local authority
No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information if that person is a child and is being looked after by a local authority.Fees 12.2.1 and 12.2.2
13.5Applicants with leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the EC Association Agreement with Turkey
No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information if that person has leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey.Fees 12.2.1 and 12.2.2
13.6Process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information where the person is exempt from paying the application fee for the connected application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom, or that application fee has been waived
No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information where that record is taken for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document, made in accordance with regulation 3(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the 2008 Regulations, in connection with an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom in relation to which the applicant is exempt from paying the application fee or the application fee has been waived.Fee 12.2.2
13.7Process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information where the person has applied for variation of limited leave to allow recourse to public funds in certain circumstances

No fee is payable in respect of the taking of a record of a person’s biometric information upon variation of limited leave to enter or limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom, in order to be permitted access to public funds by a person who has been granted such leave—

(a)

under—

(i)

paragraph 276BE(1) or (2) (as amended by paragraph 276A0(1) and (2)) of the immigration rules;

(ii)

paragraph 276DG of the immigration rules;

(iii)

paragraph D-LTRP.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(iv)

paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(v)

paragraph D-ILRP.1.2. and D-ILRP.1.3. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or

(vi)

paragraph D-ILRPT.1.1. and D-ILRPT.1.2. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(b)

outside the immigration rules in accordance with paragraph 276A01(1) and (2) and 276A02 of part 7 of the immigration rules, or paragraphs GEN.1.10. and GEN.1.11. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules.

Fees 12.2.2 and 12.2.4
13.8Fee for a biometric immigration document where the person has paid for an application fee in 10.7 of this Schedule
No fee is payable for a biometric immigration document if that person has made an application for which the fee is contained in 10.7.All fees in 12.1

Waiver or reduction in respect of the fee listed at 12.2.4

3.  The Secretary of State may waive or reduce the specified fee in 12.2.4.

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 4SPONSORSHIP

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“confirmation of acceptance for studies” means an authorisation issued by the Secretary of State to a sponsor and issued to a person by that sponsor, in respect of an application, or potential application, for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a student;

“premium services for sponsors” means the optional premium customer services offered by the Home Office to certain sponsors;

“small or charitable sponsor” means a sponsor that is—

(a)

a company that is subject to the small companies regime under section 381 of the Companies Act 2006(31);

(b)

in the case of a person who is not a company for the purposes of that section, a person who employs no more than 50 employees; or

(c)

a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2011(32), or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(33), or a body entered in the Scottish Charity Register(34);

“sponsorship management request” means an electronic request made by a sponsor in connection with their sponsor licence, through their sponsorship management system account;

“Tier” means the route, provided for in part 6A of the immigration rules, by which a person seeking entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 Migrant, a Tier 4 Migrant or a Tier 5 Migrant applies for such entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain;

“Tier 4 Sponsor basic compliance assessment” means the check which a sponsor with Probationary Sponsor status must apply for in order to become registered as having full Tier 4 Sponsor status, or for which sponsors already registered with full Tier 4 Sponsor status must apply in order to maintain that registration(35).

Fees for applications for sponsor licences, certificates of sponsorship, confirmations of acceptance for studies and for premium services for sponsors

2.—(1) Table 14 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for sponsor licences, for the issuing of certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies, and for premium services for sponsors.

(2) Table 15 specifies the amount of fees for other specified applications and processes in connection with sponsorship.

Table 14 (Fees in relation to sponsor licences, premium services for sponsors, certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies)

Number of feeType of application, service, or processAmount of fee
14.1Fees for applications for sponsor licences where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor
14.1.1Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,476
14.1.2Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 4 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.1.3Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.1.4Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 4 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,476
14.1.5Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,476
14.1.6Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,476
14.2Fees for applications for sponsor licences where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor
14.2.1Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.2.2Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 4 Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.2.3Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.3Fees for premium services for sponsors
14.3.1The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 5 to a sponsor that is not a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 3 months.£6,250
14.3.2The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 5 to a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 3 months.£2,000
14.3.3The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 5 to a sponsor that is not a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months.£25,000
14.3.4The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 5 to a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months.£8,000
14.3.5The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of Tier 4 to a sponsor for a period of 12 months.£8,000
14.3.6The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by a Tier 2 or Tier 5 sponsor, where the sponsor does not hold a valid premium service package for which one of fees 14.3.1 to 14.3.4 has been paid.£200
14.4Fees for the process of issuing certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies
14.4.1The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 Migrant where the application is not made in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).£199
14.4.2The issuing of a confirmation of acceptance for studies in respect of an application or potential application for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 4 Migrant.£21
14.4.3The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant where the application is not made in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).£21

Fees for other applications in connection with sponsorship

3.—(1) Where a person holding an existing valid sponsor licence applies to add an additional Tier or additional Tiers to that licence, the fee payable is the sum equivalent to the difference (if any) between the fee already paid for the licence, and the highest fee chargeable in respect of a licence for any of the additional Tiers applied for.

(2) If the fee already paid is equal to or greater than that chargeable in respect of a licence for each additional Tier applied for, no further fee is payable.

(3) Where a person holding an existing valid sponsor licence applies for a separate licence, the fee payable is the full fee chargeable in respect of a licence for the relevant Tier.

Table 15 (Fees for other applications and processes in connection with sponsorship)

Number of feeType of application or processAmount of fee
15.1Fee for applications for a Tier 4 Sponsor basic compliance assessment
15.1.1Application for a Tier 4 Sponsor basic compliance assessment.£536
15.2Fee for processes relating to sponsor licences
15.2.1The issuing to a sponsor, on request, of an action plan with which a sponsor must comply in order to achieve or retain a particular status, or to remain on the register of licensed sponsors maintained by the Secretary of State.£1,476

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 5CONSULAR FUNCTIONS

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“the 1968 Act” means the Consular Relations Act 1968(36);

“consular employee” has the same meaning as provided in Article 1(1)(e) of the Vienna Convention;

“consular function” means any of the functions described in Article 5 of the Vienna Convention set out in Schedule 1 to the 1968 Act or functions in the United Kingdom which correspond with those functions;

“consular officer” has the same meaning as provided in Article 1(1)(d) of the Vienna Convention;

“consular post” has the same meaning as provided in Article 1(1)(a) of the Vienna Convention;

“consular premises” has the same meaning as provided in Article 1(1)(j) of the Vienna Convention;

“supporting documents” means any letter, certificate, declaration or other document which may be required by an authority in any country or territory in connection with an application;

“Vienna Convention” means the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations set out in Schedule 1 to the 1968 Act;

“visa” includes an entry certificate, entry permit or other document which is to be taken as evidence of a person’s eligibility for entry into a country or territory (other than a work permit).

Fees for the exercise of consular functions in connection with immigration and nationality

2.—(1) Table 16 specifies the amount of the fees for the exercise of the specified consular functions.

(2) The fee specified at 16.1.1 in Table 16 is to be read with paragraph 3 (charges for travel time when services are provided away from consular premises).

(3) Each of the fees specified in Table 16 is subject to paragraph 4 (discretion to waive fees for the services of consular officers or employees).

Table 16 (Fees for the exercise of consular functions in connection with immigration and nationality)

Number of feeService providedAmount of fee
16.1General fee for the services of consular officers
16.1.1The provision of the services of a consular officer or consular employee in relation to any service which the consular post or diplomatic mission has agreed to undertake in connection with immigration or nationality.£137 per hour or part hour
16.2Fees for receiving, preparing and forwarding documents
16.2.1Receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination) supporting documents for an application for a visa where the consular officer does not have authority to issue that visa.£136
16.2.2Receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination) supporting documents for an application for a residence permit or identity card issued by a country or territory other than the United Kingdom.£136
16.2.3Receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination) any certificate or document except a travel document or an application for registration or naturalisation.£136
16.3Fee for receiving applications for visas on behalf of Commonwealth countries or British Overseas Territories
16.3.1Receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination) supporting documents for an application for a visa for a country listed in Schedule 3 to the 1981 Act(37) or a British Overseas Territory within the meaning of section 50(1) of the 1981 Act(38).£136

Charges for travel time when services are provided away from consular premises.

3.  For the purposes of calculation of the fee specified in fee 16.1.1 in Table 16, the hours or part hours during which the services of consular officers or consular employees are provided includes travel time where those services are provided away from the consular premises.

Discretion to waive fees for the services of consular officers or employees

4.  The official responsible for determining whether the services of consular officers or employees should be provided may waive the payment of the fee specified for such services in Table 16 where the official considers it is appropriate to do so in the particular circumstances of the case.

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 6PREMIUM SERVICES (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“AO” means a civil servant of Administrative Officer grade;

“EO” means a civil servant of Executive Officer grade;

“HEO” means a civil servant of Higher Executive Officer grade;

“mobile premium service centre arrangements” means those arrangements that the Home Office enters into to attend at a mutually convenient location for processing applications for leave to remain;

“premium immigration status checking service” means the real time checking service which allows organisations to confirm an individual’s immigration status with a view to determining whether the individual is entitled to certain goods, services, benefits or support, or entitled to goods or services free of charge;

“Registered Traveller service” means the discretionary service offered by the Home Office enabling the expedited entry of persons registered on the scheme into the United Kingdom or the transit of such persons through the United Kingdom;

“super premium service” means the super premium service for processing applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom offered by the Home Office.

Fees for the provision of certain premium services in the United Kingdom, including the expedition of immigration or nationality applications

2.—(1) Table 17 specifies the amount of the fees for the provision of the specified premium services in the United Kingdom.

(2) Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fees specified in Table 17.

Table 17 (Premium Services in the United Kingdom)

Number of feeDescription of application, request or service providedAmount of fee
17.1Fee for expediting immigration and nationality applications
17.1.1The expedited processing of an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such an application) where the application (or any part of the application) is made in the United Kingdom under a premium postal route.£459
17.1.2The expedited processing of an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such an application) where the application (or any part of the application) is made in the United Kingdom, and is not made under the super premium service or mobile premium service centre arrangements, where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.£490
17.2Fee for the arrangement of an appointment
17.2.1The arrangement of an appointment for the purposes of making or expediting an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such application) in person, where the application is made in the United Kingdom and is not made under the super premium service or mobile premium service centre arrangements.£100
17.2.2The provision of a service outside office hours where the application is made in the United Kingdom and is not made under the super premium service or mobile premium service centre arrangements, and the fee at 17.2.1 is also payable.£75
17.3Fees for submitting an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information in connection with such an application, within the United Kingdom
17.3.1The 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 any other location in the United Kingdom.£55
17.3.2The 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 in the United Kingdom, if not specified in 17.3.1.£55
17.4Fees in relation to applications made under the super premium service
17.4.1The attendance by a representative of the Secretary of State at a location in the United Kingdom of the applicant’s choosing, for the purposes of processing an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such an application) made under the super premium service.£10,500
17.4.2The expedited processing in the United Kingdom of an immigration or nationality application made under the super premium service.£590
17.5Fees in relation to applications made under the mobile premium service centre arrangements
17.5.1The attendance by a representative of the Secretary of State at a mutually convenient location in the United Kingdom, for the purposes of processing an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such an application) made under the mobile premium service centre arrangements.£5,513
17.5.2The expedited processing in the United Kingdom of an immigration or nationality application made under the mobile premium service centre arrangements.£590
17.6Fees for the expedited entry of a passenger into, or transiting through the United Kingdom
17.6.1The expedited entry of a passenger into, or transiting of a passenger through, the United Kingdom using the Border Force fast track service at Heathrow airport Terminal 2, 3 or 4.£3.90
17.6.2The expedited entry of a passenger into, or transiting of a passenger through, the United Kingdom using the Border Force fast track service, where 17.6.1 does not apply.£3
17.6.3The registration of a document confirming identity in respect of persons registering on the Registered Traveller service.£20
17.6.4The registration of additional documents confirming identity in respect of persons registered on the Registered Traveller service.£20
17.6.5Annual subscription charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service payable in respect of a person who is not a child at the time the application for membership is made.£50
17.6.6Charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service payable in respect of a person who is a child at the time the application for such membership is made (“the child applicant”), where it is intended that the child applicant will seek to use the service when accompanying a parent who is a current member of the Registered Traveller service by virtue of having paid the subscription charge described in 17.6.5 (“the current parent member”).£2 for each remaining calendar month, or part of such a month, of the current parent member’s subscription.
17.6.7Annual charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service payable in respect of a child applicant, where the applicant will be a child for the whole 12-month period beginning with the day on which the subscription begins.£24
17.6.8Charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service payable in respect of a child applicant, where the applicant will attain the age of 18 during the 12-month period beginning with the day on which the subscription begins.£2 for each calendar month, or part of such a month, for which the child applicant remains a child
17.7Fees for the provision of advice or assistance in connection with immigration and nationality
17.7.1The carrying out, by an AO of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or the provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service.£0.80 per minute per AO
17.7.2The carrying out, by an EO, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or the provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service and on the eligibility of individuals to access services and benefits, or the responding to case enquiries or providing training, inside office hours.£0.88 per minute per EO
17.7.3The carrying out, by an EO, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service and on the eligibility of individuals to access services and benefits, or the responding to case enquiries or providing training, outside office hours.£1.10 per minute per EO
17.7.4The carrying out, by an HEO, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or the provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service and on the eligibility of individuals to access services and benefits, or the responding to case enquiries or providing training, inside office hours.£0.97 per minute per HEO
17.7.5The carrying out, by an HEO, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or the provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, and on the eligibility of individuals to access services and benefits, or the responding to case enquiries or providing training, outside office hours.£1.23 per minute per HEO
17.8Fee for the provision of any premium service by an immigration officer
17.8.1The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any premium service, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom(39).£53.08 per hour per officer

Waiver or reduction in respect of fees specified in Table 17

3.  The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of an application, request or service specified in Table 17.

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 7PREMIUM 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 feeDescription of service providedAmount of fee
18.1Fees for submitting an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information in connection with such an application, at a facility outside the United Kingdom
18.1.1The 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
18.1.2The 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
18.2Fees for expediting immigration or nationality applications
18.2.1The expedited processing, under the priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.£184
18.2.2The expedited processing, under the super priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.£919
18.2.3The expedited processing, under the priority settlement service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.£551
18.3Fee for the provision of services outside office hours by a contractor outside the United Kingdom
18.3.1The 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
18.4Fee for the provision of a ‘passport pass-back’ facility by a contractor outside the United Kingdom.
18.4.1The 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
18.5Fees in connection with the international contact centre service
18.5.1The 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
18.5.2The 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.

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE 8NATIONALITY

Interpretation

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“application for naturalisation as a British citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act(40);

“application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act(41);

“application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act” means an application for registration as a British citizen under sections 1(3), (3A) or (4), 3(1), (2) or (5), 4(2) or (5), 4A, 4B, 4D, 4F, 10(1) or (2), or 13(1) or (3) of, or paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act(42);

“application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act” means an application for registration as a British citizen under section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997(43);

“application for registration as a British overseas citizen” means an application for registration as a British overseas citizen under section 27(1) of, or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act(44);

“application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen under sections 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act (as applied by section 24 of that Act), 15(3) or (4), 17(1), (2) or (5), or 22(1) or (2) of, or paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act(45);

“application for registration as a British protected person” means an application for registration as a British protected person under article 7 of the 1982 Order(46);

“application for registration as a British subject” means an application for registration as a British subject under section 32 of, or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;

“certificate of entitlement” has the same meaning as provided for in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act(47);

“certificate of registration or naturalisation” means a certificate of registration or naturalisation issued under the 1981 Act.

(2) In this Schedule, subject to regulation 16 of these Regulations, an application is made on the date on which it is received by the Secretary of State or by any person authorised by the Secretary of State to receive nationality applications.

Fees for applications relating to nationality

2.—(1) Tables 19 and 20 specify the amount of the fees for the specified applications, processes and services relating to nationality.

(2) The fees specified in Table 20 are subject to paragraph 3 (Multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship).

Table 19 (Fees for applications relating to nationality)

Number of feeType of applicationAmount of fee
19.1Fees for applications for naturalisation
19.1.1Application for naturalisation as a British citizen.£1,202
19.1.2Application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen.£962
19.2Fees for applications for registration where the applicant is an adult
19.2.1Application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.£1,083
19.2.2Application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.£1,083
19.2.3Application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.£866
19.2.4Application for registration as a British overseas citizen, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.£866
19.2.5Application for registration as a British subject, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.£866
19.2.6Application for registration as a British protected person where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.£866
19.3Fees for applications for registration where the applicant is a child
19.3.1Application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.£973
19.3.2Application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.£973
19.3.3Application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.£779
19.3.4Application for registration as a British overseas citizen, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.£779
19.3.5Application for registration as a British subject, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.£779
19.3.6Application for registration as a British protected person, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.£779

Table 20 (Fees for applications, processes and services in connection with nationality)

Number of feeType of application, process or serviceAmount of fee
20.1Fees for applications in connection with nationality
20.1.1Application for the amendment of a certificate of registration or naturalisation other than where the amendment is required to rectify an error made by the Secretary of State.£234
20.1.2Application for a certificate of entitlement where the application is made in respect of a person who is in the United Kingdom at the time that the application is made.£321
20.1.3Application for a certificate of entitlement where the application is made in respect of a person who is outside the United Kingdom at the time that the application is made.£423
20.1.4Application for a letter or other document confirming a person’s nationality status or that a person is not a British citizen, where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.£234
20.2Fees for processes in connection with nationality
20.2.1Application for the review of an application for a certificate of registration or naturalisation, or for a certificate of entitlement, which has been refused by the Secretary of State.£321
20.2.2The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for registration or naturalisation(48).£19.20
20.3Fees for services in connection with nationality
20.3.1Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British citizenship under section 12 of the 1981 Act(49).£321
20.3.2Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British overseas territories citizenship under sections 12 and 24 of the 1981 Act.£321
20.3.3Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British National (Overseas) status under section 12 of the 1981 Act and article 7 of the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986(50).£321
20.3.4Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British overseas citizenship under sections 29 and 12 of the 1981 Act.£321
20.3.5Registration of a declaration of renunciation of the status of British subject under sections 34 and 12 of the 1981 Act.£321
20.3.6Registration of a declaration of renunciation of the status of British protected person under article 11 of the 1982 Order(51).£321
20.3.7The supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order, declaration or entry given, granted or made under the 1981 Act, any of the former nationality Acts (within the meaning of section 50(1) of the 1981 Act), or the 2007 Act.£234
20.4Fees for services in connection with citizenship ceremonies and citizenship oaths
20.4.1The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony).£80
20.4.2The administration of a citizenship oath (or citizenship oath and pledge), where the citizenship oath (or citizenship oath and pledge) are not administered at a citizenship ceremony or by a Justice of the Peace.£5

Multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship

3.  Where a person makes more than one declaration of renunciation at the same time, for which the fee is specified in Table 20, only one such fee is payable.

Responsibility for paying the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony

4.—(1) The specified fee at 20.4.1 in Table 20 is payable by the person who is required by section 42 of the 1981 Act(52) to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony.

(2) Where the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is not paid in accordance with sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may not consider the related application for registration or naturalisation made by the person responsible for paying that fee.

Refunds of fees for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony where an application is refused or the requirement to attend the ceremony is disapplied

5.  Where the fee specified is fee 20.4.1 in Table 20 for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony and is paid in accordance with paragraph 4(1) it must be refunded where—

(a)the Secretary of State refuses to arrange the citizenship ceremony; or

(b)the Secretary of State decides that the registration is to be effected or the certificate of naturalisation is to be granted, but disapplies the requirement to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony because of the special circumstances of the case.

Regulation 11

SCHEDULE 9APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE ISLE OF MAN

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule —

“present and settled” has the same meaning as in the Isle of Man immigration rules(53);

“visit visa” has the same meaning as in the Isle of Man immigration rules(54).

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man

2.—(1) Table 21 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man, as well as the fee for an approval letter.

(2) Table 22 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as the dependant of a main applicant.

(3) Table 23 provides an exception from the fees specified in Tables 21 and 22 in a specified circumstance and Table 24 provides for the waiver or reduction of fees specified in Tables 21 and 22 in specified circumstances.

(4) Paragraph 3 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man by the dependant of a main applicant in circumstances where the fees specified in 21.3.3 of Table 21, or Table 22, do not apply.

(5) The fees specified in Table 21 are subject to paragraph 4.

(6) Each of the fees specified in 21.1.2 to 21.1.4 in Table 21 is calculated by reference to an annual rate.

(7) The annual rate referred to in sub-paragraph (6) for each of the fees in question is determined by dividing the amount of the fee by the number of years to which the application relates.

Table 21 (Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man)

Number of feeType of applicationAmount of fee
21.1General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a visitor
21.1.1Application for a visit visa for a period of six months or less.£89
21.1.2Application for a visit visa for a period of two years.£337
21.1.3Application for a visit visa for a period of five years.£612
21.1.4Application for a visit visa for a period of ten years.£767
21.1.5Application for a visit visa as an academic under the Isle of Man immigration rules for a period of more than six months but not more than twelve months.£179
21.1.6Application for a visit visa for private medical treatment for a period of more than six months but not more than eleven months.£179
21.2Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man, and connected applications, under the Points-Based System
21.2.1

Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)

Migrant where fee 21.2.13 applies.

£293
21.2.2Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 21.2.13 does not apply.£585
21.2.3Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.£982
21.2.4Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.£349
21.2.5Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.£1,561
21.2.6

Application for entry clearance as—

(a)

a Tier 2 (General) Migrant;

(b)

a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant;

(c)

a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant; or

(d)

a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant,

where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less, and fee 21.2.8 does not apply.

£587
21.2.7

Application for entry clearance as—

(a)

a Tier 2 (General) Migrant;

(b)

or Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant,

where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years, and fee 21.2.9 does not apply.

£1,174
21.2.8Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less.£446
21.2.9Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years.£892
21.2.10Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Short Term Staff Migrant or a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate Trainee Migrant.£463
21.2.11Application for entry clearance as a Tier 4 Migrant.£335
21.2.12Application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant or a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility) Temporary Migrant.£235
21.2.13Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from a designated competent body in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance to the Isle of Man as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.£292
21.3Fees for other applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man
21.3.1Application for entry clearance for the purposes of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft.£62
21.3.2Application for entry clearance on a route to settlement in the Isle of Man (that being an application made with a view to becoming ordinarily resident in the Isle of Man without being subject to any restriction on the period for which an individual may remain there) where the fee is not specified elsewhere in this Schedule.£1,464
21.3.3Application for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent or other dependant relative of a person present and settled in the Isle of Man under Appendix FM to the Isle of Man immigration rules.£3,250
21.3.4Application for entry clearance as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the Isle of Man immigration rules.£587
21.4General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man
21.4.1Application for entry clearance where the fee is not specified elsewhere in this Schedule.£496

Table 22 (Specified fees for dependants)

Number of feeType of applicationAmount of fee
22.1Specified fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a dependant of a main applicant
22.1.1Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.£585
22.1.2Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant.£581
22.1.3Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.£982
22.1.4Application for entry clearance as the dependent of a Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) Skills Transfer Migrant.£463

Table 23 (Exception in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man)

Number and description of the exceptionFees to which exception applies
23.1Applications under the EC Association Agreement with Turkey
23.1.1No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey.All fees in Tables 21 and 22

Table 24 (Waivers or reductions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man)

Number and description of the waiverFees to which waiver applies
24.1General waiver
24.1.1No fee is payable in respect of an application where the Secretary of State determines that the fee should be waived.All fees in Tables 21 and 22
24.2Scholarships funded by Her Majesty’s Government
24.2.1The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the application is made by a candidate for, or holder of, a scholarship funded by Her Majesty’s Government and is in connection with such a scholarship.All fees in Tables 21 and 22
24.3International courtesy
24.3.1The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee as a matter of international courtesy.All fees in Tables 21 and 22

Applications by dependants

3.  Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in 21.3.3 of Table 21, or contained in Table 22, and subject to the exceptions and waivers set out in Tables 23 and 24, the fee for an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man made by the dependant of a main applicant (whether or not that application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) is the fee specified in Table 21 in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Applications by CESC Nationals

4.—(1) Where an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man of a kind set out in sub-paragraph (2) is made by a CESC national, and the applicant is the main applicant, the fee set out in Table 21 is to be reduced by £55.

(2) An application is of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if it is an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as—

(a)a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(b)a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;

(c)a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(d)a Tier 2 Migrant; or

(e)a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.

Regulation 12

SCHEDULE 10APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY AND THE BAILIWICK OF JERSEY

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule “work permit employment” means employment as a work permit holder under—

(a)rules made by the States of Guernsey Committee for Home Affairs in respect of the Bailiwick of Guernsey under section 3(2) of the 1971 Act as extended to that bailiwick(55);

(b)rules made by the Minister for Home Affairs in respect of the Bailiwick of Jersey under section 1(4) of the 1971 Act as extended to that bailiwick(56).

2.—(1) Each of the fees specified in 25.2.2 to 25.2.4 in Table 25 is calculated by reference to an annual rate.

(2) The annual rate referred to in sub-paragraph (1) for each of the fees in question is determined by dividing the amount of the fee by the number of years to which the application relates.

Table 25 (Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey)

Number of feeType of application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of JerseyAmount of fee
25.1General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey
25.1.1Application for entry clearance where the fee is not specified elsewhere in this Schedule.£496
25.2Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey as a visitor
25.2.1Application for a visit visa for a period of six months or less.£89
25.2.2Application for a visit visa for a period of two years.£337
25.2.3Application for a visit visa for a period of five years.£612
25.2.4Application for a visit visa for a period of ten years.£767
25.3Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey as a student
25.3.1Application for entry clearance as a student.£335
25.4Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter either the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey for work permit employment or settlement
25.4.1Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey for the purpose of undertaking work permit employment.£587
25.4.2Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey for the purpose of settlement (that being an application made with a view to becoming ordinarily resident in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey without being subject to any restriction on the period for which an individual may remain there).£1,464

Waiver in respect of the fees listed in Table 25

3.  The Secretary of State may waive a fee specified in Table 25.

Applications by dependants

4.  The fee for an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey as a dependant of a main applicant (whether that application is made at the same time as that of the main application or not) is the fee specified in Table 25 in respect of the main applicant’s application, subject to the Secretary of State’s discretion to waive the fee under paragraph 2.

Regulation 13

SCHEDULE 11MISCELLANEOUS FEES

1.  In this Schedule—

“connected application” means an application for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom which has given rise to a decision which may potentially be the subject of administrative review, whether that application was made—

(a)

by an applicant in the applicant’s own right; or

(b)

as the main applicant with one or more dependants having made linked applications;

“linked application” means an application for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom made by the dependant of a main applicant made on the same day as the main applicant’s application for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom;

“unlinked application” means an application for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom by the dependant of a main applicant made on a different day to the day on which the main applicant’s application for leave to enter or leave to remain was made.

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) A fee of £80 is payable by a person requesting administrative review of—

(a)a single decision made—

(i)in respect of a connected application;

(ii)in respect of an unlinked application; or

(iii)to cancel leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom at the border;

(b)at least two decisions made—

(i)where one of those decisions is in respect of a connected application, and at least one other decision was in respect of a linked application;

(ii)where each of those decisions is in respect of two or more unlinked applications made on the same day; or

(iii)to cancel the leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom of a person and any of that person’s dependants.

(2) In circumstances where administrative review is requested of at least two decisions in respect of at least two unlinked applications made on different days, a fee of £80 is payable in respect of each of those requests for administrative review.

(3) Notwithstanding sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), no fee is payable for the administrative review of a decision—

(a)in respect of any application where the person was exempt from paying the fee for the application, or the fee in respect of the application was waived;

(b)to cancel leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom when the person was exempt from paying the fee for the application which gave rise to the leave, or the fee in respect of that application was waived.

(4) If the outcome of the administrative review is that the decision under review is maintained, but for different or additional reasons, no fee is payable in respect of any request for administrative review—

(a)in respect of the revised decision; or

(b)of any subsequent decision made in relation to the application which gave rise to the decision under review.

(5) The Secretary of State must refund the fee specified in sub-paragraphs (1) or (2) if the outcome of the administrative review is that the decision under review is withdrawn.

(6) The Secretary of State may waive or reduce the fee specified in sub-paragraphs (1) or (2).

Regulation 14

SCHEDULE 12AMENDMENT OF THE FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL (IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM CHAMBER) FEES ORDER 2011

1.—(1) The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011(57) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “the 2016 Regulations”, substitute—

“the 2017 Regulations” means the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017.

(3) For article 5(1A) and (1B) (exemption from fees) substitute—

(1A) No fee is payable for a relevant appeal brought by an appellant who has been excepted from the requirement to pay an application fee under the 2017 Regulations in accordance with the following exceptions—

(a)exception 4.5 (application by person physically present in UK but liable to immigration detention where the requirement to pay the fee would be incompatible with the person’s Convention rights) in Table 4 of paragraph (2) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations; or

(b)exception 9.4 (specified human rights applications) in Table 9 of paragraph (2) of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.

(1B) For the purposes of this article, a “relevant appeal” is an appeal against a decision to refuse the application in respect of which the appellant was excepted from the requirement to pay a fee under the 2017 Regulations..

(1)

Sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by paragraphs 43 and 60 of Schedule 14 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (“the 1999 Act”).

(2)

Sub-paragraph (2) was substituted by section 140(1) of the 1999 Act and amended by section 73(5) of the 2002 Act.

(3)

Section 62 has been amended by section 16(2)(c) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (c. 2); paragraphs 3(1) and (2), and 13 of Schedule 9 to the 2014 Act, and from a date to be appointed, by paragraphs 31 and 34 of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19) (“the 2016 Act”).

(4)

Sub-paragraph (1) has been amended by Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), section 54(1) and (2) of the 1999 Act, section 34(1) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (c. 19) (“the 2004 Act”) and from a date to be appointed, by paragraphs 14 and 21 of Schedule 10 to the 2016 Act.

(5)

Sub-paragraph (2) has been amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 7 to the 2002 Act and by section 34(2) of the 2004 Act.

(6)

Sub-paragraph (3) has been amended by section 54(1) and (3) of the 1999 Act and from a date to be appointed, paragraphs 14 and 21 of Schedule 10 to the 2016 Act.

(7)

Paragraph 2(d) of Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules.

(8)

Paragraph 6 of the immigration rules.

(9)

Part 3 of the immigration rules.

(10)

Appendix V to the immigration rules.

(11)

Part V7 of Appendix V to the immigration rules.

(12)

The Chinese visa scheme is operated to enable Chinese national applicants applying for a two year visit visa from within mainland China to benefit from this product where they meet all the requirements of the scheme. Further information is available on www.gov.uk.

(13)

Section 94(1) was amended by section 60 of the 2002 Act and S.I. 2008/2833. It was also amended by section 44 of the 2002 Act but those amendments are not yet in force and have been prospectively repealed from a date to be appointed by paragraph 41 of Schedule 11 to the 2016 Act. Section 94(1) has also been prospectively amended from a date to be appointed by paragraphs 3 and 7 of Schedule 11 to the 2016 Act.

(14)

The designated competent authorities for the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Trafficking Convention are the Home Office (postal address: UKVI, Waterside Court, 471 Kirkstall Road, Leeds LS4 2QB) and the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre (postal address: UKHTC, PO Box 8000, London SE11 5EN).

(15)

1998 c. 42; section 6(4) repealed by paragraph 66 of Schedule 9 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).

(16)

Cm 8414. The Convention entered into force in respect of the United Kingdom on 1st April 2009.

(17)

Further information is available in the Competent Authority guidance on www.gov.uk.

(18)

Section 82 wassubstituted by section 15(2) of the 2014 Act.

(19)

1997 c.68; section 2 was substituted by paragraph 20 of Schedule 7 to the 2002 Act and was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the 2014 Act, and section 64(2) of the 2016 Act; the amendments made to section 2 by paragraph 26 of Schedule 9 to the 2014 Act are not yet in force.

(20)

The Destitution Domestic Violence Concession enables destitute applicants who intend to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a victim of domestic violence or abuse to be provided with access to public funds pending resolution of their application. Further information is available on www.gov.uk.

(21)

More information on the exercise of this destitution policy is available on www.gov.uk.

(22)

More information on the exercise of this destitution policy is available on www.gov.uk.

(23)

S.I. 2016/1052; amended by S.I. 2017/1.

(24)

United Nations, Treaty Series, volume 189 at page 137.

(25)

United Nations, Treaty Series, volume 360 at page 117.

(26)

In relation to nationals of Croatia, the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 have effect with the amendments specified in regulation 7 of S.I. 2013/1460 as amended by S.I. 2014/530 and S.I. 2015/694.

(27)

Regulation 19 was amended by S.I. 2009/819 and S.I. 2015/433.

(28)

Regulation 13 was amended by S.I. 2009/819 and S.I. 2012/594.

(29)

Regulation 3A was inserted by S.I. 2015/433.

(30)

A person is required to provide biometric information for the purposes of an application of this type pursuant to section 126 of the 2002 Act as amended by sections 8 and 14(3) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 19 of Schedule 9 to, the 2014 Act.

(31)

2006 c. 46; section 381 was amended by S.I. 2008/393.

(34)

The Scottish Charity Register was set up pursuant to section 3 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (2005 asp 10).

(35)

More information on the Tier 4 sponsor basic compliance assessment policy can be found on www.gov.uk.

(37)

Schedule 3 was amended by paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Brunei and Maldives Act 1985 (c.3) and S.I. 1983/882, S.I. 1983/1699, S.I. 1989/1331, S.I. 1990/1502, S.I. 1994/1634, S.I. 1998/3161, S.I. 2010/246 and S.I.2015/1771.

(38)

The definition of “British Overseas Territory” in section 50(1) was inserted by section 1(1)(a) of the Overseas Territories Act.

(39)

Fee set pursuant to entry 6.11 in Table 6 in the S.I. 2016/177, as amended by S.I. 2017/440.

(40)

Section 6(2) is prospectively amended by section 40(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11) (the “2009 Act”) from a date to be appointed, and section 261(1) of, and paragraph 72 of Schedule 27 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) (the “2004 Act”).

(41)

Section 18(1) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the Overseas Territories Act and section 18(2) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the 2002 Act and paragraph 76 of Schedule 27 to, the 2004 Act.

(42)

Section 1(3) was amended by section 42(1) and (3) of the 2009 Act; section 1(3A) was inserted by section 42(1) and (4) of the 2009 Act; section 1(4) was amended by section 42(1) and (5) of the 2009 Act; section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the Overseas Territories Act and section 43(1) and (2) of the 2009 Act; section 3(5) was amended by section 5 of, and paragraph 3(1) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the Overseas Territories Act; section 4A was inserted by section 4 of the Overseas Territories Act; section 4B was inserted by section 12 of the 2002 Act and was amended by section 44(1), (2), (3), and (4) of, and Part 2 of the Schedule to, the 2009 Act; section 4D was inserted by section 46 of the 2009 Act; section 4F was inserted by section 65 of the 2014 Act; section 10(1) was amended by sections 5(a) and 161 of, and Schedule 9 to, the 2002 Act; section 10(2) was amended by section 5(a) of, and Schedule 9 to, the 2002 Act and by section 261(1) of, and paragraph 73 of Schedule 27 to, the 2004 Act; paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by section 1(1)(b) of the 2002 Act, and sections 8 and 161 of, and Schedule 9 to, the 2002 Act; and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the Overseas Territories Act.

(43)

1997 c. 20; section 1 was amended by section 2(3) of the 2002 Act and section 47(3) of the 2009 Act.

(44)

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 1981 Act was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the Overseas Territories Act.

(45)

Sections 15(3) and (4), 17(2) and (5) were amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the Overseas Territories Act; section 22(1) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the Overseas Territories Act, and Schedule 9 to the 2002 Act; section 22(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the Overseas Territories Act, Schedule 9 to the 2002 Act, and paragraph 77 of Schedule 27 to the 2004 Act; and section 24 was amended by section 2(2) of the Overseas Territories Act.

(46)

S.I. 1982/1070; article 7 was amended by section 1(2) of the 2002 Act and S.I. 2009/1892.

(47)

The definition of “certificate of entitlement” was substituted by section 10(5)(b) of the 2002 Act.

(48)

A person is required to provide biometric information for the purposes of an application of this type pursuant to Part 2A of S.I. 2003/548 which was inserted by S.I.2015/738; there are other amendments to S.I. 2003/548 but none are relevant.

(49)

Section 12 was amended by paragraph 74 of Schedule 27 to the 2004 Act.

(50)

S.I. 1986/948 as amended by section 2(3) of the Overseas Territory Act.

(51)

S.I. 1982/1070, article 11 was amended by section 2(3) of the 2002 Act (c. 8) and S.I. 1983/1699.

(52)

1981 c. 61; section 42 was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2002 Act.

(53)

Paragraph 6 of the Isle of Man immigration rules.

(54)

Appendix V to the Isle of Man immigration rules.

(55)

Section 3 of the 1971 Act was extended with modifications to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by S.I. 1993/1796.

(56)

Section 1 of the 1971 Act was extended with modifications to the Bailiwick of Jersey by S.I. 1993/1797.

(57)

S.I. 2011/2841; amendments have been made to that Order by S.I. 2013/534, 2016/928 and 2016/1149.

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