Number and description of exception or waiver | Fees to which exception or waiver applies |
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9.1 | Article 3 or Refugee Convention applications |
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| No fee is payable in respect of an Article 3 or Refugee Convention application. | Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1 |
9.2 | Applications for leave to remain under the Destitution Domestic Violence concession |
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| No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the Destitution Domestic Violence Concession operated outside the immigration rules by the Secretary of State. | Fee 6.1.1 |
9.3 | Applications 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 |
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| 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 . | Fee 8.1.1 |
9.4 | Specified human rights applications where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant's Convention rights |
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| 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 |
9.5 | Short term variation of leave to remain in the United Kingdom |
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| 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 six months. | Fees [6.2.11A], [6.2.6F], 6.3.1,
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9.6 | Children being looked after by a local authority |
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| 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, [6.2.11A], [6.2.6F], [6.2.6H, 6.2.6I,] 8.1.1 . . . |
9.7 | Applications under [Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules] |
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| No fee is payable in respect of an application made under [Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules]. | Fee 6.1.1 |
9.8 | Applications from stateless persons |
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| No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain or indefinite 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. | Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1 |
9.9 | Applications for variation of limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom to allow recourse to public funds |
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| No fee is payable in respect of an application for variation of the conditions attached to a grant of limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, in order to be permitted access to public funds, by a person who has been granted such leave (subject to a condition of no recourse [or access] to public funds)—
(a)under—
(i)paragraph 276BE(1) (including when it is read with paragraph 276A01(1)) of Part 7 of the immigration rules;
(ii)paragraph 276DG of that Part of the immigration rules;
(iii)paragraph D-LTRP.1.2. (including when it is read with paragraph GEN.2.3.(1).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;
(iv)paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2. (including when it is read with paragraph GEN.2.3.(1).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;
(v)paragraph D-ILRP.1.2. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; ...
(vi)paragraph D-ILRPT.1.2. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; [or
(vii)Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules;]
(b)outside the immigration rules—
(i)as mentioned in paragraph 276BE(2) (including when it is read with paragraph 276A01(1)) of Part 7 of the immigration rules; or
(ii)before 10th August 2017, as mentioned in paragraph GEN.1.10. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules as the rules had effect immediately before that date .
| [Fees 6.1.1, 6.2C.1, 6.2C.2] |
9.10 | Applications for discretionary leave by an individual with a positive conclusive grounds decision |
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9.10.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application or request for the 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 |
9.10.2 | No 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 |
9.10.3 | No 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 the individual has 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.
| Fee 6.1.1 |
9.10.4 | No fee is payable by a dependant of a person granted an exception under 9.10.1 to 9.10.3. | Fee 6.1.1 |
9.11 | Applications for leave as a domestic worker who is the victim of slavery or human trafficking |
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9.11.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for leave to remain made under [Appendix Domestic Worker who is a Victim of Modern Slavery to the immigration rules]. | Fee 6.1.1 |
9.12 | Applications by qualifying residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk |
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9.12.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for leave to remain made under the Grenfell Tower Immigration Cases Policy for qualifying residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk . | [Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1] |
9.12.2 | The official determining an application for leave to remain may decide to waive the payment of the fee where the application is made (on or after the day on which these Regulations come into force)—
(a)by a person who, on 31st January 2018, was eligible to be considered under the policy referred to in 9.12.1; or
(b)in respect of a child born on or after 14th June 2017 in the United Kingdom to a person who was so eligible on 31st January 2018 (whether or not the person had come forward for consideration under the policy by that date).
| [Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1] |
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[9.14 | Applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom by relevant Afghan citizens and their dependants | |
9.14.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under paragraph 305 of the immigration rules in respect of a child of a person given limited leave to enter the United Kingdom as a relevant Afghan citizen under paragraph 276BA1 of the immigration rules [before 6th October 2021]. | Fee 6.1.1 |
9.14.2 | [No fee is payable in respect of an application under Part 7 of the immigration rules for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as— (a) a relevant Afghan citizen,
(b) the partner of a relevant Afghan citizen, or
(c) the minor dependent child of a relevant Afghan citizen or of their partner
(with the expressions used in (a), (b) and (c) having the same meaning as in that Part).]
| Fee 8.1.1 |
9.15 | Applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom by persons relocated to the United Kingdom under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (unaccompanied refugee children: relocation and support) | |
| No fee is payable in respect of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under paragraph 352ZN of the immigration rules. | Fee 8.1.1] |
[9.16 | Applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules] |
| [No fee is payable in respect of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules. | Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1] |
[9.17 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to the immigration rules |
| No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to the immigration rules. | Fees 6.1.1, 6.3.3] |
[9.18 | Applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom by certain foreign or Commonwealth citizens discharged from HM Forces |
| No fee is payable in respect of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under paragraph 16 of Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules if—
(a) in a case where the application is made on the basis of the completion of a period of reckonable service in HM Forces, the applicant’s period of reckonable service is at least 6 years, or
(b) in a case where the application is made on the basis of meeting the medical discharge criteria, the cause was attributable to service in HM Forces
(with expressions used in (a) and (b) being construed in accordance with that Appendix).
| Fee 8.1.1 |
9.19 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Innovator to the immigration rules resulting from variation by the Secretary of State of an application for indefinite leave to remain |
| No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Innovator to the immigration rules arising by virtue of the variation by the Secretary of State, under paragraph INN 22.1A or INN 42.1A of that Appendix, of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. | Fee 6.2A.1 |
9.20 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules resulting from variation by the Secretary of State of an application for indefinite leave to remain |
| No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules arising by virtue of the variation by the Secretary of State, under paragraph HK 64.1A of that Appendix, of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. | Fees 6.2C.1, 6.2C.2 |
9.21 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Private Life to the immigration rules resulting from variation by the Secretary of State of an application for indefinite leave to remain |
| No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Private Life to the immigration rules arising by virtue of the variation by the Secretary of State, under paragraph PL 18.2 or PL 33.2 of that Appendix, of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. | Fee 6.1.1 |
9.22 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix FM to the immigration rules resulting from variation by the Secretary of State of an application for indefinite leave to remain under Appendix Settlement Family Life to those rules |
| No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix FM to the immigration rules arising by virtue of the variation by the Secretary of State, under paragraph SETF 9.2 or SETF 17.2 of Appendix Settlement Family Life to those rules, of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Settlement Family Life to those rules. | Fee 6.1.1 |
9.23 | Applications for indefinite or limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom: waiver of fee as a remedy for maladministration |
| The Secretary of State may waive the payment of any fee specified in Table 6, 7 or 8 in respect of an application for limited or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom where the Secretary of State considers that—
(a) the person in respect of whom the application is made has suffered any detriment in connection with immigration or nationality as a result of maladministration by the Home Office, and
(b) the appropriate remedy (or part of the appropriate remedy) for that maladministration is to waive the payment of the fee in respect of the application.
| All Fees in Tables 6, 7 and 8]] |