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The Immigration, Nationality and Passports (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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These Regulations amend the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/330) (“the 2018 Regulations”) which set fees for the exercise of various functions in connection with immigration and nationality; and the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/660) which set fees for the exercise of various functions in connection with passports.
Regulations 2 to 10 and Schedules 1 to 7 amend regulation 2 of, and Schedules 1 to 4 and 8 to 10 to, the 2018 Regulations, replacing existing fee amounts with increased fee amounts (in addition to which there are two fee decreases in Schedule 8). The following amendments are also made to the 2018 Regulations—
regulations 4, 5 and 6 amend the exemptions to fees relating to entry clearance under Appendix Innovator Founder in Schedules 1, 2 and 3;
regulation 9 substitutes fees for entry clearance to the Isle of Man as a Tier 4 Migrant with a new description of fees for Appendix Student and Appendix Child Student;
regulations 9 and 10 introduce fees for an electronic travel authorisation to enter the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey respectively.
Regulations 11 to 13 and Schedule 8 set out amendments which increase various fees in the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022 and amend references to multiple passport applications to refer to a single passport application.
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