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The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2016

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2017-05-30

IMMIGRATION

NATIONALITY

These Regulations specify fees relating to immigration, nationality and associated functions. They are made further to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/177), which sets out the functions in connection with immigration and nationality for which the Secretary of State may charge a fee, and the maximum amount that can be charged for each of these functions.

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SCHEDULE 1APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER AND LEAVE TO ENTER THE UNITED KINGDOM

Regulation 3

Interpretation1

In this Schedule—

“liable to immigration detention” means being liable to detention under—
1. a
  paragraph 16(1), (1A) or (2) of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act;
2. b
  section 62 of the 2002 Act;
3. c
  paragraph 2(1), (2) or (3) of Schedule 3 to the 1971 Act; or
4. d
  Section 36(1) of the 2007 Act;
“member of HM Forces” has the same meaning as in the immigration rules39;
“present and settled” has the same meaning as in the immigration rules40;
“short-term student” has the same meaning as in the immigration rules41;
“short-term student (child)” means a short-term student who is aged under 18;
“visit visa” has the same meaning as in the immigration rules42.

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter and leave to enter the United Kingdom2

1

Table 1 specifies the amount of—

a

the fees for the specified applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom; and

b

the fee for an application for an approval letter from a designated competent body.

2

Table 2 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant.

3

Table 3 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 4 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Tables 1, 2 and 3, and Table 5 provides for the waiver or reduction of fees specified in Tables 1, 2 and 3 in specified circumstances.

5

Paragraph 3 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 the fees specified in 1.4.1 or 1.4.5 of Table 1, Table 2 or Table 3 do not apply.

6

The fees specified in Table 1 are subject to paragraph 4 (Applications by CESC nationals).

Table 1 (Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
1.1	Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor
1.1.1	Application for a visit visa for a period of six months or less.	£87
1.1.2	Application for a visit visa for a period of two years where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.	£330
1.1.3	Application for a visit visa for a period of five years.	£600
1.1.4	Application for a visit visa for a period of ten years.	£752
1.1.5	Application for a visit visa as an academic under the immigration rules for a period of more than six months but not more than twelve months.	£170
1.1.6	Application for a visit visa for private medical treatment for a period of more than six months but not more than eleven months.	£170
1.1.7	Application for a transit visit visa43.	£59
1.1.8	Application for a visit visa for a period of two years where the applicant is a Chinese national applying under the Chinese visa scheme44.	£87
1.2	Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a short-term student
1.2.1	Application for entry clearance as a short-term student for a period of six months or less.	£89
1.2.2	Application for entry clearance as a short-term student studying an English language course for a period of more than six months but not more than eleven months.	£170
1.2.3	Application for entry clearance as a short-term student (child) for a period of six months or less.	£89
1.3	Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom, and connected applications, under the Points-Based System
1.3.1	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.	£287
1.3.2	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 1.3.1 applies.	£287
1.3.3	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 1.3.1 does not apply.	£574
1.3.4	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£963
1.3.5	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£342
1.3.6	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.	£1,530
1.3.7	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 1.3.9 does not apply.	£575
1.3.8	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 1.3.10 does not apply.	£1,151
1.3.9	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.	£437
1.3.10	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.	£873
1.3.11	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Short Term Staff Migrant, a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate Trainee Migrant or a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Skills Transfer Migrant.	£454
1.3.12	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 4 Migrant.	£328
1.3.13	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant or a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility) Temporary Migrant.	£230
1.4	Fees for other applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom
1.4.1	Application under (a) paragraphs 319V to 319VB of the immigration rules, for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent or other dependant relative of a person with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection; (b) paragraph EC-DR of Appendix FM to the immigration rules, for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent or other dependant relative of a person with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection; or (c) paragraphs 319X to319XB for entry clearance as the child of a relative, who is not a parent, and who has limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection.	£472
1.4.2	Application for entry clearance for the purposes of obtaining a replacement biometric immigration document.	£189
1.4.3	Application for entry clearance for the purposes of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft.	£59
1.4.4	Application for entry clearance on a route to settlement in the United Kingdom where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.	£1,195
1.4.5	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 to the immigration rules.	£2,676
1.4.6	Application for entry clearance as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the immigration rules.	£546
1.4.7	Application for leave to enter the United Kingdom made by a person physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention.	£811
1.5	General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom
1.5.1	Application for entry clearance where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.	£405

Table 2 (Specified fees for dependants)

Number of fee	Type of application for entry clearance	Amount of fee
2.1	Specified fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant
2.1.1	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£574
2.1.2	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant.	£570
2.1.3	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.	£963
2.1.4	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a student granted leave under paragraphs 76 to 81 of the immigration rules.	£328

Table 3 (Fee for applications for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom – dependants of members of HM Forces)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
3.1	Fee for application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom
3.1.1	Application for indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a member of HM Forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules.	£1,875

Table 4 (Exceptions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)

Number and description of the exception		Fees to which exception applies
4.1	Officials of Her Majesty’s Governmenth
	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 1, 2 and 3
4.2	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 1, 2 and 3
4.3	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 1, 2 and 3
4.4	Applications for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom (by applicants physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention) to allow recourse to public funds in certain circumstances
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom, made by an applicant physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention, in order to be permitted access to public funds by a person who has been granted such leave— a under— i paragraph 276BE(1) or (2) (as amended by paragraph 276A01(1) and (2)) of the immigration rules; ii paragraph D-LTRP.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or iii paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; b outside the immigration rules in accordance with paragraph 276A01(1) and (2), and 276A02 of part 7 of the immigration rules, or paragraph GEN.1.10. and GEN.1.11. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules.	Fee 1.4.7
4.5	Applications for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom (by applicants physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention) where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant’s Convention rights
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom, made by an applicant physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention, where to require payment of the fee would be incompatible with the applicant’s Convention rights.	Fee 1.4.7

Table 5 (Waivers or reductions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)

Number and description of the waiver		Fees to which waiver applies
5.1	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 1, 2 and 3
5.2	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 1, 2 and 3
5.3	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 1, 2 and 3
5.4	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 1, 2 and 3
5.5	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 1, 2 and 3

Applications by dependants3

Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in 1.4.1 or 1.4.5 of Table 1 or Table 2 or Table 3, and subject to the exceptions and waivers set out in Tables 4 and 5, the fee for an application for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom made by the 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 in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Applications by CESC Nationals4

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 1 is to 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—

a

a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

b

a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;

c

a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;

d

a Tier 2 Migrant; or

e

a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.

SCHEDULE 2APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Regulation 4

Interpretation1

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—
1. a
  a person making a claim for asylum which has either not been determined or has been granted;
2. b
  a person who has been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules;
3. c
  a person claiming that, due to an ongoing medical condition, removal from the United Kingdom would be incompatible with Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights;
4. d
  a person who is a dependant of a refugee or person granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules and is applying for leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraphs 352A to 352FI of the immigration rules; or
5. e
  a child who was born in the United Kingdom to a person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b);
“a competent authority” means a person who is a competent authority of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings45;
“positive conclusive grounds decision” means a positive decision made by a competent authority that an individual is either a victim of human trafficking in the United Kingdom or a victim of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour in England and Wales;
“specified human rights application” means an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under—
1. a
  paragraph 276ADE(1) of the immigration rules;
2. b
  section R-LTRP.1.1. (a), (b) and (d) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;
3. c
  section R-LTRPT.1.1. (a), (b) and (d) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or
4. d
  any other application other than an Article 3 or Refugee Convention application in which the applicant relies solely or primarily on a claim that to remove the applicant from the United Kingdom or to require the applicant to leave the United Kingdom would be unlawful under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 199846 (public authority not to act contrary to Convention rights);
“Trafficking Convention reason” means a reason in line with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, namely that their stay in the United Kingdom is necessary47:
1. a
  owing to the individual’s personal situation;
2. b
  because the individual is co-operating with a police investigation or criminal proceedings; or
3. c
  in order to pursue a claim for compensation against their traffickers or modern slavery facilitators.

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom2

1

Table 6 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and the amount of the fee for an approval letter from a designated competent body.

2

Table 7 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant.

3

Table 8 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

4

Table 9 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Tables 6, 7 and 8.

5

Paragraph 3 makes provision for the amount of the fees to be paid in respect of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom by a dependant of a main applicant, in cases where Table 7 does not apply.

6

The fees specified in Table 6 are subject to paragraph 4 (Applications by CESC nationals), and the fees specified in Tables 6, 7 and 8 are subject to paragraph 5 (Multiple applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom).

Table 6 (Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and connected applications)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
6.1	General fee for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom
6.1.1	Application for limited leave to remain where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.	£811
6.2	Fees for and in connection with applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Points-Based System
6.2.1	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.	£287
6.2.2	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 6.2.1 applies.	£287
6.2.3	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 6.2.1 does not apply.	£574
6.2.4	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£1,204
6.2.5	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£465
6.2.6	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.	£1,530
6.2.7	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 6.2.9 does not apply.	£664
6.2.8	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 6.2.10 does not apply.	£1,328
6.2.9	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.	£437
6.2.10	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 more than three years.	£873
6.2.11	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Short Term Staff Migrant, a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate Trainee Migrant or a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Skills Transfer Migrant.	£454
6.2.12	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 4 Migrant.	£448
6.2.13	Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.	£230
6.3	Fees for other applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom
6.3.1	Application for limited leave to remain as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the immigration rules.	£664
6.3.2	Application for limited leave to remain as a retired person of independent means under Part 7 of the immigration rules.	£1,530

Table 7 (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
7.1	Specified fees for applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a main applicant
7.1.1	Application for limited leave to remain as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£574
7.1.2	Application for limited leave to remain as the dependant of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.	£1,771

Table 8 (Fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
8.1	General fee for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom
8.1.1	Application for indefinite leave to remain.	£1,875

Table 9 (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
9.1	Article 3 or Refugee Convention applications
	No fee is payable in respect of an Article 3 or Refugee Convention application.	Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1
9.2	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 concession48 operated outside the immigration rules by the Home Office.		Fee 6.1.1
9.3	Applications for leave to remain as a victim of domestic violence under paragraph 289A, 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 destitute49.		Fee 8.1.1
9.4	Specified human rights applications 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.		Fee 6.1.1
9.5	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 6.2.12, 6.2.13, 6.3.1, 6.3.2
9.6	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 6.1.1, 6.2.12, 6.2.13 8.1.1
9.7	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 6, 7 and 8
9.8	Applications from stateless persons
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for the initial period of limited leave to remain as a stateless person, or as the family member of a stateless person, under Part 14 of the immigration rules.		Fee 6.1.1
9.9	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— a under— i paragraph 276BE(1) or (2) (as amended by paragraph 276A0(1) and (2)) of the immigration rules; ii paragraph 276DG of the immigration rules; iii paragraph D-LTRP.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; iv paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; v paragraph D-ILRP.1.2. and D-ILRP.1.3. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or vi paragraph D-ILRPT.1.1. and D.ILRPT.1.2. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; b outside the immigration rules in accordance with paragraphs 276A01(1) and (2), and 276A02 of part 7 of the immigration rules, or paragraph GEN.1.10. and GEN.1.11. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules.		Fee 6.1.1
9.10	Applications for discretionary leave by an individual with a positive conclusive grounds decision
9.10.1	No fee is payable in respect of an application or request for their first grant of limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason, where the individual has received a positive conclusive grounds decision.		Fee 6.1.1
9.10.2	No fee is payable in respect of an application or request for a further grant of limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason, where the individual has received a positive conclusive grounds decision and has not yet accrued thirty months limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason.		Fee 6.1.1
9.10.3	No fee is payable in respect of an application or request for a further grant of limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason, where an individual has received a positive conclusive grounds decision, where (a) 9.10.2 does not apply because they have accrued thirty months or more limited discretionary leave for a Trafficking Convention reason; and (b) at the time of making the application or request the applicant appears to the Secretary of State to be destitute 50.		Fee 6.1.1
9.10.4	No fee is payable by a dependant of a person granted an exception under 9.10.1 to 9.10.3.		Fee 6.1.1
9.11	Applications for leave as a domestic worker who is the victim of slavery or human trafficking
9.11.1	No fee is payable in respect of an application for leave to remain made under paragraph 159I of the immigration rules as a domestic worker who is the victim of slavery or human trafficking.		Fee 6.1.1

Applications by dependants3

Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in Table 7, and subject to the exceptions set out in Table 9, the fee for an application for leave to remain made by the dependant of a main applicant is the fee specified in Table 6 or 8 (as the case may be) in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Applications made by CESC Nationals4

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 6 is to 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—

a

a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

b

a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;

c

a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;

d

a Tier 2 Migrant; or

e

a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.

Multiple applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom5

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.

SCHEDULE 3DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Regulation 5

Interpretation1

In this Schedule—

“the 2006 Regulations” means the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 200651;
“Assisted Voluntary Return programme” means any arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 58 of the 2002 Act52;
“certificate of travel” means a travel document issued at the discretion of the Secretary of State to a person who has been granted—
1. a
  limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules on rejection of a claim for asylum or for recognition as a stateless person; or
2. b
  indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom;
“convention travel document” means a travel document issued in accordance with Article 28 of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 195153;
“Direct Airside Transit Visa” means a transit visa within the meaning of section 41(2) of the 1999 Act, authorising the holder to remain within an airport, without passing through immigration control, pending departure on another flight from the same airport;
“document of identity” means a travel document issued in the United Kingdom to a person who is not a British citizen which enables the holder to make one journey out of the United Kingdom;
“Electronic Visa Waiver” means a document authorising a person to travel to the United Kingdom for the purpose of entry to the United Kingdom where that person, in the absence of such a document, would require entry clearance in order to do so;
“immigration decision letter” means a letter or other document which records a decision in connection with immigration or nationality, but does not provide evidence of leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom;
“immigration employment document” means a work permit, or any other document which relates to employment and is issued for the purposes of the immigration rules or in connection with leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom;
“stateless person’s travel document” means a travel document issued in accordance with Article 28 of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons done at New York on 28th September 195454;
“transfer of conditions” means the fixing of a stamp, sticker or other attachment on a passport or other document issued to an applicant which indicates that a person has been granted leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

Fees for documents2

1

Table 10 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications and requests for and in connection with documents relating to immigration or nationality.

2

Table 11 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Table 10 for applications for travel documents.

3

Table 12 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for biometric immigration documents and the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information.

4

Table 13 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees specified in Table 12.

5

Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the specified fee.

Table 10 (Fees for transfer of conditions, immigration employment document, travel documents, Direct Airside Transit Visas, registration certificates, residence cards and copy documents)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
10.1	Fees for applications made in the United Kingdom for a transfer of conditions
10.1.1	Application for a transfer of conditions onto a biometric immigration document where the application is made within the United Kingdom by post or courier or via the public website (known as www.gov.uk), and the applicant has limited leave.	£223
10.1.2	Application for a transfer of conditions onto a biometric immigration document where the application is made within the United Kingdom by post or courier or via the public website (known as www.gov.uk), and the applicant has indefinite leave.	£308
10.2	Fee for applications made overseas for a transfer of conditions
10.2.1	Application for a transfer of conditions where the application is made outside the United Kingdom.	£189
10.3	Fee for applications for an immigration employment document
10.3.1	Application for an immigration employment document confirming an amendment to information held by the Home Office relating to employment as a work permit holder which does not constitute a change requiring the applicant to make a new application for permission to work.	£31
10.4	Fees for applications for travel documents
10.4.1	Application for a certificate of travel where the person in respect of whom the application is made is aged 16 or over when the application is received by the Secretary of State.	£218
10.4.2	Application for a certificate of travel where the person in respect of whom the application is made is under the age of 16 when the application is received by the Secretary of State.	£109
10.4.3	Application for a convention travel document, stateless person’s travel document, or document of identity where the person in respect of whom the application is made is aged 16 or over when the application is received by the Secretary of State.	£72
10.4.4	Application for a convention travel document, stateless person’s travel document, or document of identity where the person in respect of whom the application is made is under the age of 16 when the application is received by the Secretary of State.	£46
10.5	Fee for applications for a Direct Airside Transit Visa
10.5.1	Application for a Direct Airside Transit Visa.	£32
10.6	Fee for applications for documents referred to in the 2006 Regulations
10.6.1	Application for a registration certificate, a residence card, a document certifying permanent residence, a permanent residence card, a derivative residence card or an Accession Residence Card issued pursuant to Part 3 of the 2006 Regulations55.	£65
10.7	Fees for applications for a letter or document confirming a person’s identity and immigration or nationality status
10.7.1	Application for a letter or document (not a passport), not provided for elsewhere in Table 10, confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has limited leave.	£223
10.7.2	Application for a letter or document (not a passport), not provided for elsewhere in Table 10, confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has indefinite leave.	£308
10.7.3	Application for a replacement, copy or amended version of a letter or document (not a passport), not provided for elsewhere in Table 10, confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has limited leave.	£223
10.7.4	Application for a replacement, copy or amended version of a letter or document (not a passport), not provided for elsewhere in Table 10, confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has indefinite leave.	£308
10.7.5	Application for a replacement, copy or amended version of a letter or document (not a passport) confirming the applicant’s identity and providing evidence of immigration or nationality status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such status, or confirming that the person is not a British citizen, where the application is made within the United Kingdom by post or courier or via the public website (known as www.gov.uk) and the applicant (a) has been granted asylum; (b) has been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules; or (c) is a dependant of an individual in (a) or (b).	£56
10.8	Fee for copy documents relating to immigration or nationality status
10.8.1	Request for the provision of a copy of an immigration decision letter, correspondence or application relating to an individual’s immigration or nationality status.	£0.16 per page
10.9	Electronic Visa Waiver
10.9.1	Request for an Electronic Visa Waiver.	£15
10.10	Fee for processing an application or claim which is later rejected as invalid
10.10.1	Processing an application or claim which is rejected as invalid prior to a decision being issued.	£25

Table 11 (Exceptions to requirement to pay fees for applications for travel documents)

Number and description of the exception		Fees to which exception applies
11.1	Travel documents for bodies being taken abroad for burial
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for a travel document for a body that is being taken abroad for the purposes of burial or cremation.	Fees 10.4.1 to 10.4.4
11.2	Travel documents for reconstruction or resettlement
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for a travel document where the application is stated as being made in order to enable the applicant to participate in a project operated or approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of enabling a person in the United Kingdom to make a single trip to a country outside the United Kingdom in order to assist the reconstruction of that country or to decide whether to resettle there.	Fees 10.4.1 to 10.4.4
11.3	Travel documents for the purposes of the Assisted Voluntary Returns programme
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for a document of identity for the purposes of the Assisted Voluntary Returns programme.	Fees 10.4.3 and 10.4.4
11.4	Travel documents for persons born on or before 2nd September 1929
	No fee is payable in respect of an application for a convention travel document or stateless person’s travel document where the applicant was born on or before 2nd September 1929.	Fees 10.4.1 and 10.4.3

Table 12 (Fees for applications for biometric immigration documents and the process used to take a record of biometric information)

Number of fee		Type of application or process	Amount of fee
12.1		Fees for a mandatory application for a replacement biometric immigration document
12.1.1		Application, by an applicant who has limited or indefinite leave, for a biometric immigration document in accordance with regulation 19(1)(a) of the 2008 Regulations56 to replace a biometric immigration document which has been cancelled under— a regulation 17(b) where the applicant is within the United Kingdom; b regulation 17(c) to (e); c regulation 17(f) (other than where the document needs to be reissued because some substantive alteration is required to the information recorded in the cancelled document); or d regulation 17(g) of those Regulations.	£56
12.1.2		Application, by an applicant who has limited or indefinite leave, for a biometric immigration document in accordance with regulation 19(1)(b) of the 2008 Regulations57 to replace a biometric immigration document which has ceased to have effect under regulation 13(4)(b) to (d), 13A(6)(b) to (d) or 13B(4)(b) of those Regulations58.	£56
12.2		Fee for taking a record of biometric information in specified circumstances
12.2.1		The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document referred to in fees 12.1.1 and 12.1.2.	£19.20
12.2.2		The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document in accordance with regulations 3(1)(a), (2)(a) and (b) and 3A of the 2008 Regulations59.	£19.20
12.2.3		The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a residence card, a permanent residence card or a derivative residence card issued pursuant to Part 3 of the 2006 Regulations60.	£19.20
12.2.4	The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.			£19.20

Table 13 (Exceptions to the requirement to pay fees for applications for biometric immigration documents and the process used to take a record of biometric information)

Number and description of the exception		Fees to which exception applies
13.1	Persons granted asylum or humanitarian protection, their dependants and stateless persons
	No fee is payable for an application for a biometric immigration document if the applicant has (a) been granted asylum; (b) been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules; (c) been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraphs 352A to 352FI of the immigration rules; or (d) is a dependant of an individual in (a) to (c).	Fee 12.1.1 and 12.1.2
13.2	Children born in the United Kingdom to persons granted asylum or humanitarian protection
	No fee is payable for an application for a biometric immigration document if the applicant is a child who was born in the United Kingdom to a person who had been granted asylum, or had been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules.	Fee 12.1.1 and 12.1.2
13.3	Process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information where exceptions 13.1 and 13.2 apply
	No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document to which exceptions 13.1 or 13.2 apply.	Fee 12.2.1
13.4	Children being provided with assistance by a local authority
	No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information if that person is a child who is being provided with assistance by a local authority.	Fees 12.2.1 and 12.2.2
13.5	Applicants with leave to remain under the EC Association Agreement with Turkey
	No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information if that person has leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey.	Fees 12.2.1 and 12.2.2
13.6	Process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information where the person is exempt from paying the application fee for the connected application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom, or that application fee has been waived
	No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information where that record is taken for the purposes of an application for a biometric immigration document, made in accordance with regulation 3(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the 2008 Regulations, in connection with an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom in relation to which the applicant is exempt from paying the application fee or the application fee has been waived.	Fee 12.2.2
13.7	Process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information where the person has applied for variation of limited leave to allow recourse to public funds in certain circumstances
	No fee is payable in respect of the taking of a record of a person’s biometric information upon variation of limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, in order to be permitted access to public funds by a person who has been granted such leave— a under— i paragraph 276BE(1) or (2) (as amended by paragraph 276A0(1) and (2)) of the immigration rules; ii paragraph 276DG of the immigration rules; iii paragraph D-LTRP.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; iv paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2. (as amended by paragraph GEN.2.3.(1). and (2).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; v paragraph D-ILRP.1.2. and D-ILRP.1.3. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or vi paragraph D-ILRPT.1.1. and D.ILRPT.1.2. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; b outside the immigration rules in accordance with paragraph 276A01(1) and (2) and 276A02 of part 7 of the immigration rules, or paragraphs GEN.1.10. and GEN.1.11. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules.	Fees 12.2.2 and 12.2.4
13.8	Fee for a biometric immigration document where the person has paid for an application fee in 10.7 of this Schedule
	No fee is payable for a biometric immigration document if that person has made an application for which the fee is contained in 10.7.	All fees in 12.1

Waiver in respect of the fee listed at 12.2.43

The Secretary of State may waive or reduce the specified fee in 12.2.4.

SCHEDULE 4SPONSORSHIP

Regulation 6

Interpretation1

In this Schedule—

“premium services for sponsors” means the optional premium customer services offered by the Home Office to certain sponsors;
“small or charitable sponsor” means a sponsor that is—
1. a
  a company that is subject to the small companies regime under section 381 of the Companies Act 200661;
2. 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
3. c
  a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 201162, or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 200863, or a body entered in the Scottish Charity Register64;
“Tier” means the route, provided for in part 6A of the immigration rules, by which a person seeking leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 Migrant, a Tier 4 Migrant or a Tier 5 Migrant applies for such entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain;
“Tier 4 Sponsor basic compliance assessment” means the check which a sponsor with Probationary Sponsor status must apply for in order to become registered as having full Tier 4 Sponsor status, or for which sponsors already registered with full Tier 4 Sponsor status must apply in order to maintain that registration65.

Fees for applications for sponsor licences, certificates of sponsorship, confirmations of acceptance for studies and for premium services for sponsors2

1

Table 14 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for sponsor licences, for the issuing of certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies, and for premium services for sponsors.

2

Table 15 specifies the amount of fees for other specified applications and processes in connection with sponsorship.

Table 14 (Fees in relation to sponsor licences, premium services for sponsors, certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies)

Number of fee	Type of application, service, or process	Amount of fee
14.1	Fees for applications for sponsor licences where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor
14.1.1	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.	£1,476
14.1.2	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 4 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.	£536
14.1.3	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.	£536
14.1.4	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 4 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.	£1,476
14.1.5	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 and Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.	£1,476
14.1.6	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.	£1,476
14.2	Fees for applications for sponsor licences where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor
14.2.1	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.	£536
14.2.2	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 4 Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.	£536
14.2.3	Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.	£536
14.3	Fees for premium services for sponsors
14.3.1	The provision of Tier 2 and Tier 5 premium services for sponsors to a sponsor that is not a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 3 months.	£6,250
14.3.2	The provision of Tier 2 and Tier 5 premium services for sponsors to a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 3 months.	£2,000
14.3.3	The provision of Tier 2 and Tier 5 premium services for sponsors to a sponsor that is not a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months.	£25,000
14.3.4	The provision of Tier 2 and Tier 5 premium services for sponsors to a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months.	£8,000
14.3.5	The provision of Tier 4 premium services for sponsors to a sponsor for a period of 12 months.	£8,000
14.4	Fees for the process of issuing certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies
14.4.1	The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 Migrant where the application is not made in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).	£199
14.4.2	The issuing of a confirmation of acceptance for studies in respect of an application or potential application for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 4 Migrant.	£21
14.4.3	The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant where the application is not made in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).	£21

Fees for other applications in connection with sponsorship3

1

Where a person holding an existing valid sponsor licence applies to add an additional Tier or additional Tiers to that licence, the fee payable is the sum equivalent to the difference (if any) between the fee already paid for the licence, and the highest fee chargeable in respect of a licence for any of the additional Tiers applied for.

2

If the fee already paid is equal to or greater than that chargeable in respect of a licence for each additional Tier applied for, no further fee is payable.

3

Where a person holding an existing valid sponsor licence applies for a separate licence, the fee payable is the full fee chargeable in respect of a licence for the relevant Tier.

Table 15 (Fees for other applications and processes in connection with sponsorship)

Number of fee	Type of application or process	Amount of fee
15.1	Fee for Tier 4 Migrants changing to another sponsor
15.1.1	Application by a Tier 4 Migrant for permission to change to another sponsor for the purposes of paragraph 323A of the immigration rules, where the person’s leave to enter or remain (as the case may be) in the United Kingdom as a Tier 4 Migrant results from an application for entry clearance or leave to remain in the United Kingdom made during the period beginning on 31st March 2009 and ending on 4th October 2009.	£224
15.2	Fee for applications for a Tier 4 Sponsor basic compliance assessment
15.2.1	Application for a Tier 4 Sponsor basic compliance assessment	£536
15.3	Fee for processes relating to sponsor licences
15.3.1	The issuing to a sponsor, on request, of an action plan with which a sponsor must comply in order to achieve or retain a particular status, or to remain on the register of licensed sponsors maintained by the Secretary of State.	£1,476

SCHEDULE 5CONSULAR FUNCTIONS

Regulation 7

Interpretation1

In this Schedule—

“the 1968 Act” means the Consular Relations Act 196866;
“consular employee” has the same meaning as provided in Article 1(1)(e) of the Vienna Convention;
“consular function” means any of the functions described in Article 5 of the Vienna Convention set out in Schedule 1 to the 1968 Act or functions in the United Kingdom which correspond with those functions;
“consular officer” has the same meaning as provided in Article 1(1)(d) of the Vienna Convention;
“consular post” has the same meaning as provided in Article 1(1)(a) of the Vienna Convention;
“consular premises” has the same meaning as provided in Article 1(1)(j) of the Vienna Convention;
“supporting documents” means any letter, certificate, declaration or other document which may be required by an authority in any country or territory in connection with an application;
“Vienna Convention” means the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations set out in Schedule 1 to the 1968 Act;
“visa” includes an entry certificate, entry permit or other document which is to be taken as evidence of a person’s eligibility for entry into a country or territory (other than a work permit).

Fees for the exercise of consular functions in connection with immigration and nationality2

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).

Table 16 (Fees for the exercise of consular functions in connection with immigration and nationality)

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 Act67 or a British Overseas Territory within the meaning of section 50(1) of the 1981 Act68.	£115

Charges for travel time when services are provided away from consular premises.3

For the purposes of calculation of the fee specified in fee 16.1.1 in Table 16, the hours or part hours during which the services of consular officers or consular employees are provided includes travel time where those services are provided away from the consular premises.

Discretion to waive fees for the services of consular officers or employees4

The official responsible for determining whether the services of consular officers or employees should be provided may waive the payment of the fee specified for such services in Table 16 where the official considers it is appropriate to do so in the particular circumstances of the case.

SCHEDULE 6PREMIUM SERVICES (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)

Regulation 8

Interpretation1

In this Schedule—

“Administrative Officer”, “Executive Officer” and “Higher Executive Officer” mean civil servants of those respective grades;
“mobile premium service centre arrangements” means those arrangements that the Home Office enters into to attend at a mutually convenient location for processing applications for leave to remain;
“online application” means an application made via the public website known as www.gov.uk;
“premium immigration status checking service” means the real time checking service which allows organisations to confirm an individual’s immigration status with a view to determining whether the individual is entitled to certain goods, services, benefits or support, or entitled to goods or services free of charge;
“Registered Traveller service” 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 premium services in the United Kingdom, including the expedition of immigration or nationality applications2

1

Table 17 specifies the amount of the fees for the provision of the specified premium services in the United Kingdom.

2

Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fees specified in Table 17.

Table 17 (Premium Services in the United Kingdom)

Number of fee	Description of application, request or service provided	Amount of fee
17.1	Fee for expediting immigration and nationality applications
17.1.1	The expedited processing of an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such an application) where the application (or any part of the application) is made in the United Kingdom under a premium postal route.	£375
17.1.2	The expedited processing of an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such an application) where the application (or any part of the application) is made in the United Kingdom, and is not made under the super premium service or mobile premium service centre arrangements, where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.	£400
17.2	Fee for the arrangement of an appointment
17.2.1	The arrangement of an appointment inside office hours for the purposes of making or expediting 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 or mobile premium service centre arrangements.	£100
17.2.2	The arrangement of an appointment outside office hours for the purposes of making or expediting 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 or mobile premium service centre arrangements.	£163
17.3	Fees for submitting an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information in connection with such an application, within the United Kingdom
17.3.1	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 Application Centre or at another facility managed by a contractor at any other location in the United Kingdom.	£55
17.3.2	The acceptance or processing of an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information (including biometric information) in relation to such an application, at a User-Pays Application Centre or at another facility in the United Kingdom, if not specified in 17.3.1.	£55
17.4	Fees in relation to applications made under the super premium service
17.4.1	The attendance by a representative of the Secretary of State at a location in the United Kingdom 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.	£8,750
17.4.2	The expedited processing in the United Kingdom of an immigration or nationality application made under the super premium service.	£500
17.5	Fees in relation to applications made under the mobile premium service centre arrangements
17.5.1	The attendance by a representative of the Secretary of State at a mutually convenient location in the United Kingdom, for the purposes of processing an immigration or nationality application (or any part of such an application) made under the mobile premium service centre arrangements.	£4,500
17.5.2	The expedited processing in the United Kingdom of an immigration or nationality application made under the mobile premium service centre arrangements.	£500
17.6	Fees for the expedited entry of a passenger into, or transiting through the United Kingdom
17.6.1	The expedited entry of a passenger into, or transiting of a passenger through, the United Kingdom using the Border Force fast track service at Heathrow airport Terminals 1, 2, 3 or 4.	£3.60
17.6.2	The expedited entry of a passenger into, or transiting of a passenger through, the United Kingdom using the Border Force fast track service, where 17.6.1 does not apply.	£3.00
17.6.3	The registration of documents confirming identity in respect of persons registering on the Registered Traveller service.	£20
17.6.4	The registration of further documents confirming identity in respect of persons registered on the Registered Traveller service.	£20
17.6.5	Annual subscription charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service.	£50
17.7	Fees for the provision of advice or assistance in connection with immigration and nationality
17.7.1	The carrying out, by an Administrative Officer, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or the provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service.	£0.80 per minute per officer
17.7.2	The carrying out, by an Executive Officer, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or the provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service and on the eligibility of individuals to access services and benefits, or the responding to case enquiries or providing training, inside office hours.	£0.88 per minute per officer
17.7.3	The carrying out, by an Executive Officer, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service and on the eligibility of individuals to access services and benefits, or the responding to case enquiries or providing training, outside office hours.	£1.10 per minute per officer
17.7.4	The carrying out, by a Higher Executive Officer, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or the provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service and on the eligibility of individuals to access services and benefits, or the responding to case enquiries or providing training, inside office hours.	£0.97 per minute per officer
17.7.5	The carrying out, by a Higher Executive Officer, of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, or the provision of advice on the usage of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, and on the eligibility of individuals to access services and benefits, or the responding to case enquiries or providing training, outside office hours.	£1.23 per minute per officer
17.8	Fee for the provision of any premium service at the United Kingdom border
17.8.1	The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any premium service, provided at the border, relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom.	£53.08 per hour per officer

Waiver or reduction of fees specified in Table 173

The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of an application, request or service specified in Table 17.

SCHEDULE 7PREMIUM SERVICES (OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM)

Regulation 9

Interpretation1

In this Schedule—

“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 entry clearance other than for the purposes of work or study, or for a visit visa, 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 for the purposes of work or study, or for a visit visa, 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 relevant applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom within 24 hours of receipt of the application;
“web-chat facility” means the facility enabling applicants to communicate directly with an advisor through 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 services2

1

Table 18 specifies the amount of fees for the provision of the specified premium services outside the United Kingdom.

2

Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fees specified in Table 18.

Table 18 (Premium Services outside the United Kingdom)

Number of fee	Description of service provided	Amount of fee
18.1	Fees for submitting an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information in connection with such an application, at a facility outside the United Kingdom
18.1.1	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 Application Centre or at another facility managed by a contractor at a location, outside the United Kingdom, either in person or by post or courier.	£55
18.1.2	The acceptance or processing of an immigration or nationality application, or documents or information (including biometric information) in relation to such an application, at a User-Pays Application Centre or at another facility, outside the United Kingdom, either in person or by post or courier, if not specified in 18.1.1.	£55
18.2	Fees for expediting immigration or nationality applications
18.2.1	The expedited processing, under the priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£150
18.2.2	The expedited processing, under the super priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£750
18.2.3	The expedited processing, under the priority settlement service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom.	£450
18.3	Fee for the provision of services outside office hours by a contractor outside the United Kingdom
18.3.1	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 Application Centre, or at another facility managed by a contractor at a location outside the United Kingdom.	£63
18.4	Fee for the provision of a ‘passport pass-back’ facility by a contractor outside the United Kingdom
18.4.1	The expedited return to the applicant of travel documents or documents confirming identity, 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.	£42
18.5	Fees in connection with the international contact centre service
18.5.1	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
18.5.2	The provision of ten minutes of advice or assistance, which can be used over a single session or multiple sessions, in relation to an immigration or nationality application to applicants outside the United Kingdom via the web-chat facility.	£4

Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees listed in Table 183

The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of a service specified in Table 18.

SCHEDULE 8NATIONALITY

Regulation 10

Interpretation1

1

In this Schedule—

“the 1997 Act” means the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 199769;
“certificate of entitlement” has the same meaning as provided for in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act70.

2

In this Schedule, subject to regulation 14 of these Regulations, an application is made on the date on which it is received by the Secretary of State or by any person authorised by the Secretary of State to receive nationality applications.

Fees for applications relating to nationality

2

Tables 19 and 20 specify the amount of the fees for the specified applications, processes and services relating to nationality.

Table 19 (Fees for applications relating to nationality)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
19.1	Fees for applications for naturalisation
19.1.1	Application for naturalisation as a British citizen.	£1,156
19.1.2	Application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen.	£925
19.2	Fees for applications for registration where the applicant is an adult
19.2.1	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.	£1,041
19.2.2	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.	£1,041
19.2.3	Application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£833
19.2.4	Application for registration as a British overseas citizen, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£833
19.2.5	Application for registration as a British subject, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£833
19.2.6	Application for registration as a British protected person where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made.	£833
19.3	Fees for applications for registration where the applicant is a child
19.3.1	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.	£936
19.3.2	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.	£936
19.3.3	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.	£749
19.3.4	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.	£749
19.3.5	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.	£749
19.3.6	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.	£749

3

The fees specified in Table 20 are subject to paragraph 4 (Multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship).

Table 20 (Fees for applications, processes and services in connection with nationality)

Number of fee	Type of application, process or service	Amount of fee
20.1	Fees for applications in connection with nationality
20.1.1	Application for the amendment of a certificate of registration or naturalisation other than where the amendment is required to rectify an error made by the Secretary of State.	£198
20.1.2	Application for a certificate of entitlement where the application is made in respect of a person who is in the United Kingdom at the time that the application is made.	£272
20.1.3	Application for a certificate of entitlement where the application is made in respect of a person who is outside the United Kingdom at the time that the application is made.	£472
20.1.4	Application for a letter or other document confirming a person’s nationality status or that a person is not a British citizen, where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.	£198
20.2	Fees for processes in connection with nationality
20.2.1	Application for the review of an application for a certificate of registration or naturalisation, or for a certificate of entitlement, which has been refused by the Secretary of State.	£272
20.2.2	The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of an application for registration or naturalisation71.	£19.20
20.3	Fees for services in connection with nationality
20.3.1	Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British citizenship under section 12 of the 1981 Act72.	£272
20.3.2	Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British overseas territories citizenship under sections 12 and 24 of the 1981 Act.	£272
20.3.3	Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British National (Overseas) status under section 12 of the 1981 Act and article 7 of the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 198673.	£272
20.3.4	Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British overseas citizenship under sections 29 and 12 of the 1981 Act.	£272
20.3.5	Registration of a declaration of renunciation of the status of British subject under sections 34 and 12 of the 1981 Act.	£272
20.3.6	Registration of a declaration of renunciation of the status of British protected person under article 11 of the 1982 Order74.	£272
20.3.7	The supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order, declaration or entry given, granted or made under the 1981 Act, any of the former nationality Acts (within the meaning of section 50(1) of the 1981 Act), or the 2007 Act.	£198
20.4	Fees for services in connection with citizenship ceremonies and citizenship oaths
20.4.1	The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony).	£80
20.4.2	The administration of a citizenship oath (or citizenship oath and pledge), where the citizenship oath (or citizenship oath and pledge) are not administered at a citizenship ceremony or by a Justice of the Peace.	£5

Multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship4

Where a person makes more than one declaration of renunciation at the same time, for which the fee is specified in Table 20, only one such fee is payable.

Responsibility for paying the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony5

1

The specified fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is fee 20.4.1 in Table 20 and is payable by the person who is required by section 42 of the 1981 Act75 to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony.

2

Where the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is not paid in accordance with sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may not consider the related application for registration or naturalisation made by the person responsible for paying that fee.

Refunds of fees for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony where an application is refused or the requirement to attend the ceremony is disapplied6

Where the fee specified in fee 20.4.1 in Table 20 for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is paid in accordance with paragraph 5 it must be refunded where—

a

the Secretary of State refuses to arrange the citizenship ceremony; or

b

the Secretary of State decides that the registration is to be effected or the certificate of naturalisation is to be granted, but disapplies the requirement to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony because of the special circumstances of the case.

SCHEDULE 9APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE ISLE OF MAN

Regulation 11

Interpretation1

In this Schedule —

“present and settled” has the same meaning as in the Isle of Man immigration rules76;
“settlement” means being ordinarily resident in the Isle of Man without being subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on the period for which an individual may remain;
“visit visa” has the same meaning as in the Isle of Man immigration rules77.

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man2

1

Table 21 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man.

2

Table 22 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man by the dependant of a main applicant.

3

Table 23 provides an exception from the fees specified in Tables 21 and 22 in a specified circumstance and Table 24 provides for the waiver or reduction of fees specified in Tables 21 and 22 in specified circumstances.

4

Paragraph 3 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man by the dependant of a main applicant in circumstances where the fees specified in 21.3.3 of Table 21 or Table 22 do not apply.

5

Table 21 is subject to paragraph 4 (Applications by CESC nationals).

Table 21 (Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
21.1	General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a visitor
21.1.1	Application for a visit visa for a period of six months or less.	£87
21.1.2	Application for a visit visa for a period of two years.	£330
21.1.3	Application for a visit visa for a period of five years.	£600
21.1.4	Application for a visit visa for a period of ten years	£752
21.1.5	Application for a visit visa as an academic under the Isle of Man immigration rules for a period of more than six months but not more than twelve months.	£170
21.1.6	Application for a visit visa for private medical treatment for a period of more than six months but not more than eleven months.	£170
21.2	Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man, and connected applications, under the points-based system
21.2.1	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 21.2.13 applies.	£287
21.2.2	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 21.2.13 does not apply.	£574
21.2.3	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£963
21.2.4	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£342
21.2.5	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.	£1,530
21.2.6	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 21.2.8 does not apply.	£575
21.2.7	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 21.2.9 does not apply.	£1,151
21.2.8	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.	£437
21.2.9	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years.	£873
21.2.10	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Short Term Staff Migrant, a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate Trainee Migrant or a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Skills Transfer Migrant.	£454
21.2.11	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 4 Migrant.	£328
21.2.12	Application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant or a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility) Temporary Migrant.	£230
21.2.13	Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from a designated competent body in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance to the Isle of Man as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£287
21.3	Fees for other applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man
21.3.1	Application for entry clearance for the purposes of joining a ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or aircraft.	£59
21.3.2	Application for entry clearance on a route to settlement in the Isle of Man where the fee is not specified elsewhere.	£1,195
21.3.3	Application for entry clearance as a parent, grandparent or other dependant relative of a person present and settled in the Isle of Man under Appendix FM to the Isle of Man immigration rules.	£2,676
21.3.4	Application for entry clearance as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the Isle of Man immigration rules.	£546
21.4	General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man
21.4.1	Application for entry clearance where the fee is not specified elsewhere.	£405

Table 22 (Specified fees for dependants)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
22.1	Specified fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a dependant of a main applicant
22.1.1	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£574
22.1.2	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant.	£570
22.1.3	Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.	£963

Table 23 (Exception in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man)

Number and description of the exception		Fees to which exception applies
23.1	Applications under the EC Association Agreement with Turkey
23.1.1	No fee is payable in respect of an application made under the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey.	All fees in Tables 21 and 22

Table 24 (Waivers or reductions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man)

Number and description of the waiver		Fees to which waiver applies
24.1	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 21 and 22
24.2	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 21 and 22
24.3	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 21 and 22

Applications by dependants3

Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in 21.3.3 of Table 21, or contained in Table 22, and subject to the exceptions and waivers set out in Tables 23 and 24, the fee for an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man made by the 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 21 in respect of the main applicant’s application.

Applications by CESC Nationals4

1

Where an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man 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 21 is to 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 Isle of Man as—

a

a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

b

a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;

c

a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;

d

a Tier 2 Migrant; or

e

a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.

SCHEDULE 10MISCELLANEOUS FEES

Regulation 12

1

In this Schedule “Life in the UK Test” means the test referred to as the Life in the UK Test in Appendix KoLL to the immigration rules and regulation 5A of the British Nationality (General) Regulations 200378;

Fee for the administration of the Life in the UK Test2

A fee of £50 is payable for the administration of the Life in the UK Test.

Fee for the process of administrative review, together with provision for exemption from, and waiver or reduction of, that fee3

1

Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (5), a fee of £80 is payable by an applicant requesting administrative review of—

a

a single decision; or

b

two (or more) decisions relating to linked applications or claims made by a main applicant and a dependant (or dependants) of that person.

2

No fee is payable for the administrative review of a decision if the applicant was exempt from payment of the fee for the application or claim to which that decision related (the “connected application”), or if the fee for the connected application was waived.

3

If the outcome of the administrative review is that the decision in relation to the connected application is maintained, but for different or additional reasons to those specified in the decision under review, no fee is payable in respect of any request for administrative review of the revised decision, or of any subsequent decision made in relation to the connected application.

4

The Secretary of State must refund the fee specified in sub-paragraph (1) if the outcome of the administrative review is that the decision in relation to the connected application is withdrawn.

5

The Secretary of State may waive or reduce the fee specified in sub-paragraph (1).