Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018
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5.—(1) Schedule 9 (applications in relation to entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man and premium services) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2—
(a)in sub-paragraph (3) at the end insert “(and see paragraphs 3A and 4)”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) Paragraph 3A provides for the reduction in specified circumstances of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a Worker Migrant or as the dependant of a Worker Migrant.”
(3) In paragraph 3 after “and subject to the exception, waivers and reductions set out in Tables 23 and 24” insert “and to paragraph 3A”.
(4) After paragraph 3 insert—
“Reduction of fees for Health and Care Visa applications and related applications by dependants
3A.—(1) In this paragraph—
a “Health and Care Visa application” means an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a Worker Migrant where the Confirmation of Employment issued in respect of the application confirms the applicant’s eligibility for a Health and Care Visa provided for by Section 4 of the Confirmation of Employment Guidance;
a “relevant dependant’s application” means an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as the dependant of a Worker Migrant (whether or not the application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) where—
(a)
the Confirmation of Employment issued in respect of the application by the main applicant confirms the main applicant’s eligibility for a Health and Care Visa provided for by Section 4 of the Confirmation of Employment Guidance, or
(b)
the applicant has an Isle of Man employer’s letter or email referred to in Section 4 of the Confirmation of Employment Guidance under the heading “Entry Clearance – Health and Care Visa application process” in respect of the application.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)“Confirmation of Employment” has the meaning given by Appendix W to the Isle of Man immigration rules();
(b)the references to “the Confirmation of Employment Guidance” are to the document entitled “Confirmation of Employment Guidance” published by the Isle of Man Cabinet Office().
(3) The fee payable, in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a Worker Migrant or as the dependant of a Worker Migrant, under 21.3.5 of Table 21 (as applied, in the case of an application by a dependant, by paragraph 3) is to be reduced by £378 in the case of a Health and Care Visa application or a relevant dependant’s application.”
(5) In paragraph 4 at the end insert—
“(3) Where the application is a Health and Care Visa application within the meaning of paragraph 3A, the reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the fee set out in Table 21 is to be read as a reference to that fee as reduced under paragraph 3A.”