SCHEDULE 1APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER, AND LEAVE TO ENTER, THE UNITED KINGDOM
F1Reduction of fees for Health and Care Visa applications and related applications by dependants3A
1
In this paragraph—
a “Health and Care Visa application” means an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where the certificate of sponsorship issued in respect of the application confirms the applicant’s eligibility for a Health and Care Visa provided for by Part A of the Tier 2 Policy Guidance;
a “relevant dependant’s application” means an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Tier 2 (General) Migrant (whether or not the application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) where—
- a
the certificate of sponsorship issued in respect of the application by the main applicant confirms the main applicant’s eligibility for a Health and Care Visa provided for by Part A of the Tier 2 Policy Guidance, or
- b
the applicant has a sponsor’s letter or email referred to in paragraph A9 of the Tier 2 Policy Guidance in respect of the application.
- a
2
The references in sub-paragraph (1) to “the Tier 2 Policy Guidance” are to the document entitled “Tier 2 of the Points Based System – Policy Guidance” published by the Home Office.
3
The fee payable, in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant or as the dependant of a Tier 2 (General) Migrant, under 1.3.7, 1.3.8, 1.3.9 or 1.3.10 of Table 1 (as applied, in the case of an application by a dependant, by paragraph 3) is to be reduced in the case of a Health and Care Visa application or a relevant dependant’s application—
a
by £378, where the fee is specified by 1.3.7 of Table 1;
b
by £756, where the fee is specified by 1.3.8 of Table 1;
c
by 50%, where the fee is specified by 1.3.9 or 1.3.10 of Table 1.