The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2014

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom

2.—(1) Table 1 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

(2) Table 1.2.1 specifies the amount of the fee for an approval letter from a designated competent body.

(3) Table 2 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom by a dependent of a main applicant.

(4) Table 3 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

(5) Table 4 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Tables 1, 2 and 3.

(6) Paragraph 3 makes provision for the amount of the fees to be paid in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom by a dependant of a main applicant, in cases where Table 2 does not apply.

(7) The fees specified in Tables 1 and 3 are subject to paragraph 4 (Applications by CESC nationals), and the fees specified in Tables 1, 2 and 3 are subject to paragraph 5 (Multiple applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom).

Table 1 (Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and connected applications)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
1.1	General fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom
1.1.1	Application for limited leave to remain where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations or in other immigration and nationality fees regulations.	£601
1.2	Fees for and in connection with applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Points-Based System
1.2.1	Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from a designated competent body in respect of a proposed application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£437
1.2.2	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 1.2.1 applies.	£656
1.2.3	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 1.2.1 does not apply.	£1,093
1.2.4	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant	£1,093
1.2.5	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.	£1,607
1.2.6	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£422
1.2.7	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.	£1,093
1.2.8	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant, a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant, a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant or a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less, and where fee 1.2.10 does not apply.	£601
1.2.9	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant or Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years, and where fee.1.2.11 does not apply.	£1,202
1.2.10	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less.	£428
1.2.11	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years.	£856
1.2.12	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Short Term Staff Migrant, a Tier 2 (Graduate Trainee) Migrant or a Tier 2 (Skills Transfer) Migrant.	£428
1.2.13	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 4 Migrant.	£422
1.2.14	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.	£208
1.3	Fees for other applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom
1.3.1	Application for limited leave to remain as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the immigration rules.	£1,093
1.3.2	Application for limited leave to remain as a retired person of independent means under Part 7 of the immigration rules.	£1,093

Table 2 (Fees for specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a dependant)

Number of fee	Type of application for leave to remain	Amount of fee
2.1	Specified fees for applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of the main applicant
2.1.1	Application for limited leave to remain as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£1,093
2.1.2	Application for limited leave to remain as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Post-Study) Work Migrant.	£324

Table 3 (Fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom)

Number of fee	Type of application for indefinite leave to remain	Amount of fee
3.1	General fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom
3.1.1	Application for indefinite leave to remain where the fee is not specified in other immigration and nationality fees regulations.	£1,093

Table 4 (Exceptions in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom)

Number and description of the exception		Fees to which exception applies
4.1	Article 3 or Refugee Convention applications
	No fee is payable in respect of an Article 3 or Refugee Convention application.		Fees 1.1.1, 3.1.1
4.2	Applications for leave to remain under the Destitution Domestic Violence concession
	No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the Destitution Domestic Violence concession(1) operated outside the immigration rules by the Home Office.		Fee 1.1.1
4.3	Applications for leave to remain as a victim of domestic violence under paragraph 289A or Appendix FM or Appendix Armed Forces
	No fee is payable in respect of an application as a victim of domestic violence 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 3.1.1
4.4	Specified Human Rights Application where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant’s Convention rights
	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, because at the time of making the application the applicant appears to the Secretary of State to be destitute.		Fee 1.1.1
4.5	Short term variation of leave to remain
	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 6 months.		Fees 1.2.13, 1.2.14, 1.3.1, 1.3.2
4.6	Children being provided with assistance by a local authority
	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 provided with assistance by a local authority.		Fees 1.1.1, 1.2.13, 1.2.14, 3.1.1
4.7	Applications under the EC Association Agreement with Turkey
	No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey.		All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3
4.8	Applications from qualifying work permit holders
	No fee is payable in respect of an application from a qualifying work permit holder.		Fees 1.2.8 to 1.2.12
4.9	Applications from stateless persons
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for an initial period of limited leave to remain as a stateless person or the family member of a stateless person under Part 14 of the immigration rules.		Fee 1.1.1
4.10	Applications for variation of limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom to allow recourse to public funds in certain circumstances
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for variation of the conditions attached to a grant of limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom, in order to be permitted access to public funds, by a person who has been granted such leave under— (a) paragraph 276BE of the immigration rules; (b) paragraph D-LTRP.1.2 of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or (c) paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2 of Appendix FM to the immigration rules.		Fee 1.1.1

(1)

The Destitution Domestic Violence Concession enables destitute applicants who intend to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a victim of domestic violence to be provided with access to public funds pending resolution of their application. This policy is published at www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/residency/FAQs-DDV-concession.pdf.