Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 74(2) of the Immigration Act 2014, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2018 No.
The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 38(1) and (3) and 74(8) of the Immigration Act 20141. In accordance with section 38(4) of that Act, in specifying the amount of the charge under section 38(3)(b) of the Act, the Secretary of State has (among other matters) had regard to the range of health services which are likely to be available to persons who have been given immigration permission.
In accordance with section 74(2) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which it is made.
2
In this Order, “the Principal Order” means the Immigration (Health Charge) Order 20152.
New article 5A of the Principal Order2
After article 5 (when a charge must be paid) of the Principal Order insert—
Payment in foreign currency5A
Where a person seeks to pay a charge required under article 3 of this Order in a currency other than sterling (“the foreign currency”), the charge payable in the foreign currency is determined by reference to the Home Office Exchange Rate Policy3 applying on the date that the payment is made.
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Principal Order3
1
Schedule 1 (amount of the charge) to the Principal Order is amended as follows.
2
In the second column of the Table (annual amount)—
a
in the entry “application for entry clearance or leave to remain as a student, in accordance with the immigration rules”, for “£150” substitute “£300”;
b
in the entry “application for entry clearance or leave to remain as the dependant of a student, in accordance with the immigration rules”, for “£150” substitute “£300”;
c
in the entry “application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Temporary Migrant in accordance with the immigration rules”, for “£150” substitute “£300”;
d
in the entry “all other applications for entry clearance or leave to remain”, for “£200” substitute “£400”.
Transitional provision4
In relation to an application for entry clearance or leave to remain made before the coming into force of this Order, the Principal Order applies without the amendments made by this Order.
(This note is not part of the Order)