Amendments to Schedule 2 to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018
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2.—(1) Schedule 2 to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018() (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1(1) (interpretation), omit the definitions of “positive conclusive grounds decision”, “the Trafficking Convention” and “Trafficking Convention reason”.
(3) In paragraph 2, in Table 9 (exceptions and waivers in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom), in 9.10—
(a)for the heading substitute “Grant of leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery to the immigration rules”();
(b)in 9.10.1, for the words from “No fee” to “decision” substitute—
“No fee is payable in respect of the first grant of leave under Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery to the immigration rules) (“the Appendix”) (whether or not an application is made for such leave to be granted).”;
(c)in 9.10.2, for the words from “No fee” to “reason” (in the second place where it occurs) substitute—
“No fee is payable in respect of a further grant of leave under the Appendix where the individual—
(a)has not yet accrued in total thirty months limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom, granted as discretionary leave or under the Appendix; or
(b)was not originally granted thirty months limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom (granted as discretionary leave or under the Appendix) and the application is to allow the individual to have in total thirty months limited leave.”;
(d)in 9.10.3, for the words from “No fee” to “destitute” substitute—
“No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the Appendix where—
(a)9.10.2 does not apply because the individual has accrued—
(i)thirty months or more limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom granted as discretionary leave;
(ii)thirty months or more limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom granted under the Appendix; or
(iii)a total of thirty months or more limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom granted as discretionary leave or under the Appendix; and
(b)at the time of making the application the individual appears to the Secretary of State to be destitute.”.