The Immigration Employment Document (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 627

IMMIGRATION

The Immigration Employment Document (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Made

10th March 2005

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2005

Coming into force

1st April 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 122 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002(1), hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration Employment Document (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

2.  Regulation 4D of the Immigration Employment Document (Fees) Regulations 2003(2) is amended by substituting “£315” for “£150”.

Des Browne

Minister of State

Home Office

10th March 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Immigration Employment Document (Fees) Regulations 2003 (the “2003 Regulations”). The 2003 Regulations impose a requirement that applications for different types of immigration employment document be accompanied by a specified fee and provide exemptions to this requirement. Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations increases the fee for applications for an immigration employment document in connection with the highly skilled migrant programme from £150 to £315.

(1)

2002 c. 41. Matters to be taken into account in fixing fees under section 122 are specified in article 3(1) of the Immigration (Application Fees) Order (S.I. 2005/582).

(2)

S.I. 2003/541, relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2003/2626.