The Consular Fees Order 2007

1.  This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1 April 2007.

2.  In this Order—

“biometric passport” means a passport which contains unique biological data specific to the holder;

“British overseas territory” means a territory as defined in section 50(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981(1) and includes the territories listed in Schedule 6 to that Act;

“Crown Dependencies” means the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Isle of Man;

“consular officer” means any person authorised by the Secretary of State to exercise consular functions, or functions in the United Kingdom which correspond with consular functions (including persons who are not, as well as persons who are, consular officers);

“consular employee” means any person in the administrative or technical service of the consular post or diplomatic mission;

“consular premises” means the building or parts of buildings used for the purposes of the consular post or diplomatic mission;

“entry clearance” means a visa, entry certificate, entry permit or other document which, in accordance with the applicable immigration laws or rules, is to be taken as evidence of a person’s eligibility for entry into the United Kingdom, a Crown Dependency, a British overseas territory, or any other country or territory, as the case may be (but does not include a work permit);

“fast-track service” means an application made in person, either by the applicant or another person acting on behalf of the applicant, which is to be processed within seven days of that application having been made;

“fast-track collect service” means an application made in person, either by the applicant or by another person acting on behalf of the applicant, which is to be processed within seven days of that application having been made, and which permits the applicant or another person acting on behalf of the applicant to collect the passport in person;

“premium service” means an application made in person, either by the applicant or another person acting on behalf of the applicant, which is to be processed within twenty-four hours of that application having been made.

3.  The fees set forth in the table in Schedule 1 to this Order are prescribed to be levied by consular officers and by marriage officers under the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 (2) and the Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906 (3) in the execution of their duties, and the said table shall be construed as part of this Order.

4.  The statutory instruments listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby revoked.

Christine Cook

Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council