2.—(1) Table 16 specifies the amount of the fees for the exercise of the specified consular functions.
(2) The fees in Table 16 are subject to paragraph 3 (charges for travel time when services are provided away from consular premises) and paragraph 4 (discretion to waive fees for the services of consular officers or employees).
| Number of fee | Service provided | Amount of fee |
|---|---|---|
| 16.1 | General fee for the services of consular officers | |
| 16.1.1 | The provision of the services of a consular officer or consular employee in relation to any service which the consular post or diplomatic mission has agreed to undertake. | £130 per hour or part hour |
| 16.2 | Fees for receiving, preparing and forwarding documents | |
| 16.2.1 | Receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination) supporting documents for an application for a visa where the consular officer does not have authority to issue that visa. | £115 |
| 16.2.2 | Receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination) supporting documents for an application for a residence permit or identity card issued by a country or territory other than the United Kingdom. | £115 |
| 16.2.3 | Receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination) any certificate or document except a travel document or an application for registration or naturalisation. | £115 |
| 16.3 | Fee for receiving applications for visas on behalf of Commonwealth countries or British Overseas Territories | |
| 16.3.1 | Receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination) supporting documents for an application for a visa for a country listed in Schedule 3 to the 1981 Act(1) or a British Overseas Territory within the meaning of section 50(1) of the 1981 Act(2). | £115 |
1981 c. 61; Schedule 3 was amended by article 3 of S.I. 1983/1699, article 8 of S.I. 1989/1331, article 2 of S.I. 1990/1502, article 2 of S.I. 1998/3161, article 2 of S.I. 1994/1634, and article 2 of S.I. 2010/246.
The definition of “British Overseas Territory” in section 50(1) was inserted by section 1(1)(a) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8).