The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2014

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FOR AN APPROVAL LETTER

Interpretation

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“Article 3 or Refugee Convention application” means an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made on the basis that the applicant is—

(a)

a person making a claim for asylum which has either not been determined or has been granted;

(b)

a person who has been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules;

(c)

a person who has been granted limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom outside the provisions of the immigration rules on the rejection of their claim for asylum;

(d)

a person who is a dependant of a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) and is applying for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under paragraphs 352A to 352FI of the immigration rules; or

(e)

a child who does not come within paragraph (d) who was born in the United Kingdom to a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

“assistance by a local authority” means assistance, accommodation or maintenance provided by a local authority (or in Northern Ireland, an authority, which has the same meaning as provided in Article 2(2) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1)) under—

(a)

section 17, 20 or 23 of the Children Act 1989(2);

(b)

section 22, 25 or 26 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(3); or

(c)

article 18, 21 or 27 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;

“claim for asylum” means a claim within the meaning of section 94(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(4);

“Convention rights” means the rights identified as Convention rights by section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998(5);

“indefinite leave to remain” means leave to remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period;

“limited leave to remain” means leave to remain in the United Kingdom for a limited period;

“qualifying work permit holder” means an applicant for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom who—

(a)

was granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom for 3 years as a Tier 2 Migrant on the basis that they were a Qualifying Work Permit Holder under Part 6A of the immigration rules;

(b)

is applying to extend the duration of that leave to remain to 5 years; and

(c)

is still working for the same employer and in the same role as they were when that leave to remain was granted;

“Specified Human Rights Application” means an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under—

(a)

paragraph 276ADE of the immigration rules;

(b)

section R-LTRP.1.1 of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;

(c)

section R-LTRPT.1.1 of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or

(d)

any other application which is not an Article 3 or Refugee Convention application and in which the applicant relies solely or primarily on a claim that to remove a person from the United Kingdom or to require a person to leave the United Kingdom would be unlawful under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (public authority not to act contrary to Convention rights).

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule a claim for asylum is to be taken to be determined on—

(a) the day on which the Secretary of State notifies the claimant of her decision on the claim;

(b) if the claimant has appealed against the Secretary of State’s decision, the day on which the appeal is disposed of; or

(c) if the claimant has brought an appeal from within the United Kingdom, against an immigration decision under section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002(6) or section 2 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997(7) on the day on which the appeal is disposed of.

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(8) 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

Applications by dependants

3.  Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in Table 2, and subject to the exceptions set out in Table 4, the fee for an application for leave to remain made by a dependant of a main applicant (whether or not that application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) is the fee specified in Table 1 or 3 (as the case may be) in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Reduction in fees for certain applications made by CESC Nationals

4.—(1) Where an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom of a kind set out in sub-paragraph (2) is made by a CESC national, and the applicant is the main applicant, the fee set out in Table 1 must be reduced by £55.

(2) An application is of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if it is an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as—

(i) a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(ii) a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;

(iii) a Tier 1 (General) Migrant;

(iv) a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(v) a Tier 2 Migrant;

(vi) a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant;

(vii) a work permit holder; or

(viii) a Highly Skilled Migrant within the meaning provided in the immigration rules.

Multiple applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom

5.—(1) Where two or more applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom in respect of the same person—

(a) are made at the same time; or

(b) are being considered at the same time by the Secretary of State,

a fee is payable only in respect of one of those applications.

(2) The fee payable under sub-paragraph (1) must—

(a) be the higher, or the highest, of the fees specified in respect of those applications; or

(b) in any case where the fee specified for each application is the same, the fee for a single application.

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 2 FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FOR AN APPROVAL LETTER

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom

1.—(1) Table 5 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom, and the amount of the fee for an application for an approval letter from a designated competent body.

(2) Table 6 specifies the amount of the fee for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom by a dependant of the main applicant.

(3) Table 7 specifies the amount of the fee for an application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a member of HM forces.

(4) Table 8 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Tables 5, 6 and 7, and Table 9 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fees specified in Tables 5, 6 and 7 in certain circumstances.

(5) Paragraph 2 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom by a dependant of a main applicant in cases where Table 6 does not apply.

(6) The fees specified in Table 5 are subject to paragraph 3 (Applications by CESC nationals).

Table 5 (Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom, and connected applications)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
5.1	General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom
5.1.1	Application for entry clearance (other than an application by a person passing through the United Kingdom) where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations or other immigration and nationality regulations.	£289
5.2	Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom, and connected applications, under the Points-Based System
5.2.1	Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from a designated competent body in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£437
5.2.2	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 5.2.1 applies.	£437
5.2.3	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 5.2.1 does not apply.	£874
5.2.4	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£874
5.2.5	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£310
5.2.6	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.	£874
5.2.7	Application for entry clearance 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 fee 5.2.9 does not apply.	£514
5.2.8	Application for entry clearance 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 fee 5.2.10 does not apply.	£1,028
5.2.9	Application for entry clearance 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
5.2.10	Application for entry clearance 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
5.2.11	Application for entry clearance 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
5.2.12	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 4 Migrant		£310
5.2.13	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant		£208
5.2.14	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility) Temporary Migrant		£208
5.3	Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor
5.3.1	Application for entry clearance as a visitor for a period of more than six months but not more than two years.	£300
5.3.2	Application for entry clearance as a visitor for a period of more than two years but not more than five years.	£544
5.3.3	Application for entry clearance as a visitor for a period of more than five years but not more than ten years.	£737
5.4	Fees for other applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom
5.4.1	Application for entry clearance for settlement in the United Kingdom.	£885
5.4.2	Application for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent, or other dependant relative of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom under Appendix FM of the immigration rules.	£1,982
5.4.3	Application for entry clearance as the senior employee of an overseas business under paragraph 144(ii)(a) of the immigration rules.	£514
5.4.4	Application for entry clearance as the employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation under paragraph 144(ii)(b) of the immigration rules.	£514
5.4.5	Application for entry clearance as a short term student studying an English language course for a period of between six and eleven months.	£150
5.4.6	Application for entry clearance for a period of between six and eleven months under the English language concession operated outside the immigration rules.	£150

Table 6 (Specified fees for dependants)

Number of fee	Type of application for leave to remain	Amount of fee
6.1	Specified fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of the main applicant
6.1.1	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£874
6.1.2	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Post-Study) Work Migrant.	£518
6.1.3	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a student under paragraphs 76 to 81 of the immigration rules.	£310

Table 7 (Fee for application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom – dependants of Armed Forces Personnel)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
7.1	Fee for application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom
7.1.1	Application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a member of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules.	£1,093

Table 8 (Exceptions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom)

Number and description of the exception		Fees to which exception applies
8.1	Officials of Her Majesty’s Government
	No fee is payable in respect of an application made in connection with the official duty of any official of Her Majesty’s Government.	All fees in Tables 5, 6 and 7
8.2	Dependants of refugees or persons granted humanitarian protection
	No fee is payable in respect of an application made under paragraphs 352A to 352FI of the immigration rules.	All fees in Tables 5, 6 and 7
8.3	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 5, 6 and 7

Table 9 (Waivers in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom)

Number and description of the waiver		Fees to which waiver applies
9.1	General waiver
	No fee is payable in respect of an application where the Secretary of State determines that the fee should be waived.	All fees in Tables 5, 6 and 7
9.2	Scholarships funded by Her Majesty’s government
	The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the application is made by a candidate for or holder of a scholarship funded by Her Majesty’s government and is in connection with such a scholarship.	All fees in Tables 5, 6 and 7
9.3	International courtesy
	The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee as a matter of international courtesy.	All fees in Tables 5, 6 and 7
9.4	Visitors under a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Bilateral Programme
	The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the applicant intends to visit the United Kingdom in connection with programmes operated by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to give funds directly to Embassies and Missions outside the United Kingdom to support activities directly connected to the United Kingdom’s international priorities.	All fees in Tables 5, 6 and 7
9.5	Visitors under a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Strategic Programme
	The official determining an application may decide to waive the payment of the fee or reduce the amount of the fee where the applicant intends to visit the United Kingdom in connection with programmes of funding operated by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to promote action on global issues in areas of strategic importance to the United Kingdom.	All fees in Tables 5, 6 and 7

Applications by dependants

2.  Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in number 5.4.2 of Table 5, Table 6, or number 7.1.1 of Table 7, and subject to the exceptions and waivers set out in Tables 8 and 9, the fee for an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom made by a dependant of a main applicant (whether or not that application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) is the fee specified in Table 5 in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Applications by CESC Nationals

3.—(1) Where an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom of a kind set out in sub-paragraph (2) is made by a CESC national, and the applicant is the main applicant, the fee set out in Table 5 must be reduced by £55.

(2) An application is of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if it is an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as—

(i) a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(ii) a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;

(iii) a Tier 1 (General) Migrant;

(iv) a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(v) a Tier 2 Migrant;

(vi) a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant;

(vii) a work permit holder; or

(viii) a Highly Skilled Migrant within the meaning provided in the immigration rules.

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 3 FEES IN RELATION TO SPONSOR LICENCES

Fees for applications for sponsor licences, for certificates of sponsorship or for premium customer services

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“premium customer services” means the optional premium customer services offered by the Home Office to certain sponsors;

“small or charitable sponsor” means a sponsor that is—

(a)

a company that is subject to the small companies regime under section 381 of the Companies Act 2006(9);

(b)

in the case of a person who is not a company for the purposes of that section, a person who employs no more than 50 employees; or

(c)

a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2011(10), or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(11) or a body entered in the Scottish Charity Register;

(2) In this Schedule, reference to Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 premium customer services means the premium customer services offered to sponsors of persons applying for leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the stated Tier.

2.  Table 10 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for sponsor licences or the renewal of such a licence where the application is not in respect of a small or charitable sponsor, for the issuing of certificates of sponsorship, and for premium customer services for sponsors.

Table 10 (Fees in relation to sponsor licences)

Number of fee	Type of application, service, or process	Amount of fee
10.1	Fees for applications for sponsor licences where applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor
10.1.1	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 Migrants.	£1,476
10.1.2	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 4 Migrants.	£1,476
10.1.3	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 5 Migrants.	£1,476
10.1.4	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 Migrants.	£1,476
10.2	Fees for premium customer services for sponsors
10.2.1	The provision of Tier 2 and Tier 5 premium customer services to a sponsor that is not a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months.	£25,000
10.2.2	The provision of Tier 2 and Tier 5 premium customer services to a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months.	£8,000
10.2.3	The provision of Tier 4 premium customer services to a sponsor for a period of 12 months.	£8,000
10.3	Fees for the process of issuing certificates of sponsorship
10.3.1	The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application for leave to remain in or enter the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 Migrant where the application is not made in respect of a CESC national.	£184

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 4 FEES FOR APPLICATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH NATIONALITY

Interpretation

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981(12);

“the 1982 Order” means the British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons Order 1982(13);

“application for naturalisation as a British citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1) or (2)(14) of the 1981 Act;

“application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1)(15) or (2)(16) of the 1981 Act;

“application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act” means an application for registration as a British citizen under section 1(3)(17), (3A)(18) or (4)(19), 3(1), (2)(20) or (5)(21), 4(2) or (5), 4A(22), 4B(23), 4D(24), 10(1)(25) or (2)(26), or 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act, or paragraph 3(27), 4(28) or 5 of Schedule 2 to that Act;

“application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act” means an application for registration as a British citizen under section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997(29);

“application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen under sections 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act (as applied by section 24(30) of that Act), or section 15(3)(31) or (4)(32), 17(1)(33), (2)(34) or (5)(35), or 22(1)(36) or (2)(37) of, or paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to that Act;

“application for registration as a British overseas citizen” means an application for registration as a British overseas citizen under section 27(1) of, or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;

“application for registration as a British protected person” means an application for registration as a British protected person under article 7 of the 1982 Order(38);

“application for registration as a British subject” means an application for registration as a British subject under section 32 of, or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act.

(2) In this Schedule, subject to regulation 11 of these Regulations, an application is ‘made’ on the date on which it is received by the Secretary of State or any person appointed to receive nationality applications.

Fees for applications relating to nationality

2.  Table 11 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications relating to nationality.

Table 11 (Fees for applications relating to nationality)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
11.1	Fees for applications for naturalisation
11.1.1	Application for naturalisation as a British citizen.	£826
11.1.2	Application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen.	£661
11.2	Fees for applications for registration where the applicant is an adult
11.2.1	Application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£743
11.2.2	Application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£743
11.2.3	Application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£595
11.2.4	Application for registration as a British overseas citizen, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£595
11.2.5	Application for registration as a British subject, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£595
11.2.6	Application for registration as a British protected person where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£595
11.3	Fees for applications for registration where the applicant is a child
11.3.1	Application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.	£669
11.3.2	Application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.	£669
11.3.3	Application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.	£536
11.3.4	Application for registration as a British overseas citizen, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.	£536
11.3.5	Application for registration as a British subject, where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.	£536
11.3.6	Application for registration as a British protected person where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made.	£536

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 5 FEES FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule “work permit employment” means employment as a work permit holder under—

(a) rules made by the States of Guernsey Home Department in respect of the Bailiwick of Guernsey under section 3(2) of the 1971 Act(39).

(b) rules made by the Minister for Home Affairs in respect of the Bailiwick of Jersey under section 1(4) of the 1971 Act(40).

Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Channel Islands

2.—(1) Table 12 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for entry clearance to enter either of the Channel Islands where such applications are received outside the British Islands.

(2) Table 13 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive the fees specified in Table 12.

(3) Paragraph 3 makes provision for the fees for applications for entry clearance to enter either of the Channel Islands by a dependant of a main applicant where such applications are received outside the British Islands.

Table 12 (Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Channel Islands)

Number of fee	Type of application for entry clearance to enter the Channel Islands	Amount of fee
12.1	General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter either of the Channel Islands
12.1.1	Application for entry clearance where the fee is not specified elsewhere in this Schedule or in other immigration and nationality fees regulations.	£289
12.2	Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter either of the Channel Islands as a visitor
12.2.1	Application for entry clearance as a visitor for a period of up to six months.	£83
12.2.2	Application for entry clearance as a visitor for a period of more than six months but not more than two years	£300
12.2.3	Application for entry clearance as a visitor for a period of more than two years but not more than five years.	£544
12.2.4	Application for entry clearance as a visitor for a period of more than five years but not more than ten years.	£737
12.3	Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter either of the Channel Islands for work permit employment or settlement
12.3.1	Application for entry clearance to enter either of the Channel Islands for the purpose of undertaking work permit employment.	£514
12.3.2	Application for entry clearance to enter either of the Channel Islands for the purpose of settlement.	£885

Table 13 (Waivers in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Channel Islands)

Number and description of the exception or waiver		Fees to which waiver applies
13.1	General waiver
	No fee is payable in respect of an application where the Secretary of State determines that the fee should be waived.	All fees in Table 12
13.2	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 Table 12

Applications by dependants

3.  Subject to the Secretary of State’s discretion to waive payment of a fee in accordance with the provision made in Table 13, the fee for an application for entry clearance to enter the Channel Islands as a dependant of a main applicant (whether or not that application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) is the fee specified in Table 12 in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 6 FEES FOR EXPEDITING APPLICATIONS, APPLICATIONS MADE IN PERSON, AND OPTIONAL SERVICES FOR APPLICANTS (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“online application” means an application made via the public website maintained by the Home Office;

“Premium Services Centre” means a public office of the Home Office, at which applicants can access certain optional services in connection with immigration or nationality applications;

“registered travellers scheme” means the discretionary service offered by the Home Office enabling the expedited entry of persons registered on the scheme into the United Kingdom, or the transit of such persons through the United Kingdom;

“super premium service” means the super premium service for processing applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom offered by the Home Office.

Fees for the provision of certain optional services in the United Kingdom, including the expedition of immigration or nationality applications

2.—(1) Table 14 specifies the amount of the fees for the provision of the specified services.

(2) Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fees specified in Table 14.

Table 14

Number of fee	Description of application or service provided	Amount of fee
14.1	Fee for expediting online and postal applications, and applications made by courier
14.1.1	The expedited processing of an immigration or nationality application made by post, courier or as an online application.	£300
14.2	Fees for applications made in person (other than those made under the super premium service)
14.2.1	The arrangement of an appointment for the purposes of making an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such application) in person, where the application is made in the United Kingdom, and is not made under the super premium service.	£100
14.2.2	The expedited processing of an immigration or nationality application made in person, where the application is made in the United Kingdom, and is not made under the super premium service.	£300
14.3	Fees in relation to applications made under the super premium service
14.3.1	The attendance by a representative of the Secretary of State at a location of the applicant’s choosing, for the purposes of processing an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such an application) made under the super premium service.	£6,000
14.3.2	The expedited processing of an immigration or nationality application made under the super premium service.	£400
14.4	Fees for the provision of services outside office hours
14.4.1	The acceptance of an immigration or nationality application made in person at a Premium Services Centre, outside office hours.	£300
14.5	Fees for the registered travellers scheme
14.5.1	Administrative fee for the registration of additional identity documents in respect of persons registered on the registered travellers scheme.	£20
14.5.2	Annual subscription charge for membership of the registered travellers scheme.	£50

Waiver or reduction of fees specified in Table 14

3.  The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of an application or service specified in Table 14.

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 7 FEES FOR EXPEDITING APPLICATIONS, APPLICATIONS MADE IN PERSON, AND OPTIONAL SERVICES FOR APPLICANTS (OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM)

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“biometric immigration document” has the same meaning as provided in section 5 of the UK Borders Act 2007(41)

“biometric information” means any information about an applicant’s external physical characteristics which an applicant must provide in order to obtain a biometric immigration document;

“international contact centre service” means the service by which advice and assistance in relation to immigration or nationality applications is provided to applicants outside the United Kingdom;

“priority settlement service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom, by which applications for settlement are processed on an expedited basis;

“priority visa service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom, by which applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom are processed on an expedited basis;

“super priority visa service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom, by which it is aimed to process applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom within 24 hours of receipt of the application;

“User-Pays Visa Application Centre” means an office located outside the United Kingdom and managed by a contractor, at which applicants can access certain services in connection with immigration or nationality;

“web-chat facility” means the facility enabling applicants to communicate directly with an advisor at the international contact centre service, via the Internet.

Fees for the submission and processing of immigration and nationality applications outside the United Kingdom, together with fees for connected services

2.—(1) Table 15 specifies the amount of fees for the provision of the specified services.

(2) Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive the fees specified in Table 15.

Table 15

Number of fee	Description of application or service provided	Amount of fee
15.1	Fee for submitting an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information in connection with such an application, outside the United Kingdom at a facility managed by a contractor
15.1.1	The acceptance or processing by a contractor of an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information (including biometric information) in relation to such an application, at a User-Pays Visa Application Centre or at another facility managed by a contractor at any other location, either in person or by post or courier.	£59
15.2	Fees for expediting immigration or nationality applications
15.2.1	The expedited processing, under the priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£100
15.2.2	The expedited processing, under the super priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£600
15.2.3	The expedited processing, under the priority settlement service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£300
15.3	Fee for the provision of services outside office hours by a contractor outside the United Kingdom
15.3.1	The acceptance or processing by a contractor, outside office hours, of an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information (including biometric information) in relation to such an application at a User-Pays Visa Application Centre, or at another facility managed by a contractor at any other location.	£50
15.4	Fee for the provision of a ‘passport pass-back’ facility by a contractor outside the United Kingdom
15.4.1	The expedited return to the applicant of travel or identity documents, or both, where these have been provided by the applicant in the course of making an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£40
15.5	Fees in connection with the international contact centre service
15.5.1	Fee for the provision of advice or assistance in relation to an immigration or nationality application to applicants outside the United Kingdom via a staffed telephone helpline.	£1.37 per minute
15.5.2	Fee for the provision of a single session of advice or assistance in relation to an immigration or nationality application to applicants outside the United Kingdom via the web-chat facility (such a session being no more than 10 minutes long).	£4

Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees listed in Table 15

3.  The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of an application or service specified in Table 15.

(1)

S.I. 1995/755 (N.I.2).

(2)

1989 c.41.

(3)

1995 c.36.

(4)

1999 c.33; section 94(1) was amended by sections 44(1), (2) and (3) and 60(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41) and paragraph 180 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order (S.I. 2008/2833).

(5)

1998 c.42.

(6)

2002 c.41; section 82 was amended by sections 26(2) and 31 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004, sections 2, 47(6), 57(3) and Schedule 3 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and section 35 of the UK Borders Act 2007.

(7)

1997 c.68; section 2 was amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 7 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

(8)

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.

(9)

2006 c.46; section 381 was amended by the Companies Act 2006 (Amendment) (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/393)

(10)

2011 c.25.

(11)

2008 c.12.

(12)

1981 c.61.

(13)

S.I. 1982/1070, amended by sections 1(2) and 2(3) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, the British Nationality (Brunei) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1699) and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1892).

(14)

Section 6(2) was amended by section 40(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 and by section 261(1) of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33).

(15)

Section 18(1) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(16)

Section 18(2) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and by section 261(1) of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

(17)

Section 1(3) was amended by section 42(1) and (3) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c.11).

(18)

Section 1(3A) was inserted by section 42(1) and (4) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

(19)

Section 1(4) was amended by section 42(1) and (5) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

(20)

Section 3(2) was amended by section 5 of, and paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to, the British Overseas Territories Act 2002(c.8) and section 43(1) and (2) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

(21)

Section 3(5) was amended by section 5 of, and paragraph 3(1) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(22)

Section 4A was inserted by section 4 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(23)

Section 4B was inserted by section 12 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41) and was amended by sections 44(1), (2), (3), and (4) of, and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

(24)

Section 4D was inserted by section 46 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

(25)

Section 10(1) was amended by Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

(26)

Section 10(2) was amended by Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and by paragraph 73 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

(27)

Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by section 1(1)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

(28)

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(29)

1997 c.20; section 1 was amended by s.2(3) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and s.47(3) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

(30)

Section 24 was amended by section 2(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(31)

Section 15(3) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(32)

Section 15(4) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(33)

Section 17(1) was amended by section 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(34)

Section 17(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(35)

Section 17(5) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

(36)

Section 22(1) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

(37)

Section 22(2) was amended by sections 1(1)(b) and 2(2)(b) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, Schedule 9 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, and paragraph 77 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

(38)

S.I. 1982/1070; article 7 was amended by section 1(2) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and paragraph 10(4)(a) and (b) of Schedule 1 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1892).

(39)

Section 3 was extended with modifications to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by the Immigration (Guernsey) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1796). The immigration rules for the Bailiwick of Guernsey can be found at http://www.gov.gg/article/2714/Immigration-Rules.

(40)

Section 1 was extended with modifications to the Bailiwick of Jersey by the Immigration (Jersey) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1797). The immigration rules for the Bailiwick of Jersey (Directions of the Lieutenant-Governor) can be found at http://www.gov.je/LifeEvents/CitizenshipSettlingIn.

(41)

2007 c.30; section 5 was amended by paragraph 19 of section 12 to the Identity Documents Act 2010.