The Immigration, Nationality and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendments relating to contact point meetings

8.  In Schedule 3 (documents and administration)—

(a) in paragraph 1 (interpretation)—

(i) after the definition of “certificate of travel”, insert—

““contact point meeting” means, in relation to an applicant under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules, a meeting between the applicant and an endorsing body to assess progress against the applicant’s business plan;”;

(ii) after the definition of “document of identity”, insert—

““endorsing body” means an organisation which is approved by the Secretary of State to endorse an individual or business in connection with an application under the immigration rules;”;

(b) in paragraph 2 (fees for documents)—

(i) in the heading, at the end, insert “and services”;

(ii) in paragraph (1)—

(aa) for “applications and requests” substitute “applications, requests and other requirements”;

(bb) after “documents” insert “and services”;

(c) in Table 10 (fees for miscellaneous documents and services), at the end, insert—

“10.9	Fee for contact point meeting
10.9.1	Carrying out a contact point meeting required by Appendix Innovator Founder of the immigration rules.	£500”;

(d) in Table 11 (exceptions to the requirement to pay fees for travel documents etc.)—

(i) in the heading, for “and for processing an application or claim later rejected as invalid” substitute “, for processing an application or claim later rejected as invalid, and for contact point meetings”;

(ii) at the end, insert—

“11.6	Contact point meetings for certain applicants
11.6.1	No fee is payable in respect of a contact point meeting where— (a) the applicant has limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom which was granted under Appendix Innovator, Appendix Innovator Founder or Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules (“the applicant’s current leave”), (b) the contact point meeting is with the endorsing body or legacy endorsing body which endorsed the applicant (pursuant to the immigration rules) in connection with the application which gave rise to the grant of the applicant’s current leave, and (c) where the applicant has been granted leave, or further leave under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules (“the relevant AIF leave”), the applicant has had previous leave granted, before the grant of the relevant AIF leave, under Appendix Innovator, Appendix Innovator Founder or Appendix Start-up.	10.9.1
11.6.2	No fee is payable in respect of a contact point meeting where— (a) the applicant has limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom which was granted under Appendix Innovator, Appendix Innovator Founder or Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules (“the applicant’s current leave”), (b) the contact point meeting is not with the endorsing body which endorsed the applicant (pursuant to the immigration rules) in connection with the application which gave rise to the grant of the applicant’s current leave, (c) the letter which endorsed the applicant in connection with the applicant’s current leave (“the original letter”) was issued (pursuant to the immigration rules) by a legacy endorsing body which was at the time when the original letter was issued, approved by the Home Office to endorse individuals in connection with applications under Appendix Innovator to those rules, and (d) where the applicant has been granted leave, or further leave under Appendix Innovator Founder to the immigration rules (“the relevant AIF leave”), the applicant has had previous leave granted, before the grant of the relevant AIF leave, under Appendix Innovator, Appendix Innovator Founder or Appendix Start-up.	10.9.1
11.6.3	No fee is payable in respect of a contact point meeting where the endorsing body is the Global Entrepreneur Programme operated by the Department for Business and Trade(1).	10.9.1”.

(1)

Information about the Global Entrepreneur Programme is published at https://www.great.gov.uk/international/content/investment/how-we-can-help/global-entrepreneur-program/ and is also available from the Home Office, Fees and Income Planning Team, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.