The Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018

5.—(1) Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2(3) after “an application for” insert “entry clearance and”.

(3) In Table 1 (fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)—

(a) in 1.3.6A in the second column for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules(1), other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker, or”;

(b) in 1.3.6B in the second column for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker, or”;

(c) omit 1.3.6E;

(d) after 1.3.6H insert—

“1.3.6I	Application for entry clearance— (a) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Graduate Trainee, (b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a UK Expansion Worker, (c) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Service Supplier, or (d) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Secondment Worker(2).	£259
1.3.6J	Application for entry clearance under Appendix Scale-up to the immigration rules(3), other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Scale-up route under that Appendix.	£715
1.3.6K	Application for entry clearance under Appendix High Potential Individual to the immigration rules(4), other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a High Potential Individual.	£715”

(e) after 1.3C.2 insert—

“1.3D	Fee for applications for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as a foreign or Commonwealth citizen discharged from HM Forces
1.3D.1	Application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter under paragraph 13 of Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules.	£2,404”

(4) In Table 3 (fee for applications for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom – dependants of members of HM Forces)—

(a) in the heading of the table, after “applications for” insert “entry clearance and”;

(b) in 3.1 in the second column, after “applications for” insert “entry clearance and”;

(c) in 3.1.1 in the second column, after “Application for” insert “entry clearance and”.

(5) In Table 4 (exceptions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)—

(a) omit 4.9 and 4.9.1;

(b) at the end insert—

“4.11	Applications for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter by certain foreign or Commonwealth citizens discharged from HM Forces
4.11.1	No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom made under paragraph 13 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).	1.3D.1”

(1)

Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 15th March 2022 (HC 1118).

(2)

Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee, Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker, Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier and Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker were added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 15th March 2022 (HC 1118).

(3)

Appendix Scale-up was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 15th March 2022 (HC 1118).

(4)

Appendix High Potential Individual was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 15th March 2022 (HC 1118).