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Regulation 4
1.—(1) 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—
a person making a claim for asylum under Part 11 of the immigration rules which has either not been determined or has been granted;
a person who has been granted humanitarian protection under that Part of the immigration rules;
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;
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
a child who was born in the United Kingdom to a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
“claim for asylum” has the meaning given by section 94(1) of the 1999 Act M1;
“positive conclusive grounds decision” means a decision made by a designated competent authority of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Trafficking Convention M2 that the applicant is either—
a victim of human trafficking; or
a victim of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour;
“specified human rights application” means an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under—
paragraph 276ADE(1) of the immigration rules;
section R-LTRP.1.1. (a), (b) and (d) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;
section R-LTRPT.1.1. (a), (b) and (d) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or
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 1998 M3 (public authority not to act contrary to Convention rights);
“the Trafficking Convention” means the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings M4;
“Trafficking Convention reason” means a reason, in accordance with the United Kingdom's obligations under the Trafficking Convention, that the applicant's stay in the United Kingdom is necessary M5—
because of the applicant's personal situation;
because the applicant is co-operating with a police investigation or criminal proceedings; or
in order to pursue a claim for compensation against the applicant's trafficker or modern slavery facilitator.
(2) For the purposes of this Schedule a claim for asylum is determined on—
(a)the day on which the Secretary of State notifies the claimant of the decision on the claim;
(b)if the claimant has appealed against the Secretary of State's decision, the day on which the appeal is disposed of; or
(c)if the claimant has brought an appeal from within the United Kingdom under section 82 of the 2002 Act M6 or section 2 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 M7, the day on which the appeal is disposed of.
Marginal Citations
M1Section 94(1) was amended by section 60 of the 2002 Act and S.I. 2008/2833. It was also amended by section 44 of the 2002 Act but those amendments are not yet in force and have been prospectively repealed, from a date to be appointed, by paragraph 41 of Schedule 11 to the Immigration Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”). Section 94(1) has also been prospectively amended, from a date to be appointed, by paragraphs 3 and 7 of Schedule 11 to the 2016 Act.
M2The designated competent authorities for the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Trafficking Convention are the Home Office (postal address: UKVI, Waterside Court, 471 Kirkstall Road, Leeds LS4 2QB) and the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre (postal address: UKHTC, PO Box 8000, London SE11 5EN).
M31998 c. 42; section 6(4) was repealed by paragraph 66 of Schedule 9 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
M4Cm 8414. The Convention entered into force in respect of the United Kingdom on 1st April 2009.
M5Further information is available in the Competent Authority guidance at www.gov.uk/government/publications/victims-of-trafficking-guidance-for-competent-bodies.
M6Section 82 was substituted by section 15(2) of the Immigration Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).
M71997 c.68; section 2 was substituted by paragraph 20 of Schedule 7 to the 2002 Act and was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 Act, paragraphs 2 and 26 of Schedule 9 to the 2014 Act and section 64(2) of the 2016 Act. The amendments made to section 2 by paragraph 26 of Schedule 9 to the 2014 Act are not yet in force.
2.—(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 [F1an endorsing 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 fee for an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom F2... .
F3(3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) Table 9 provides for exceptions to and waivers of the requirement to pay certain fees specified in Tables 6, 7 [F4and 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.
[F5(5A) Paragraph 3A provides for the reduction in specified circumstances of fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant or as the dependant of a Tier 2 (General) Migrant.]
(6) The fees specified in Table 6 are subject to paragraph 4 (applications by CESC nationals), and the fees specified in Tables 6, 7 [F6and 8] are subject to paragraph 5 (variation of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom).
Number of fee | Type of application | Amount of fee |
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6.1 | General fee for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom | |
6.1.1 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations. | £1,033 |
6.2 | Fees for and in connection with applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Points-Based System | |
F7. . . | F7. . . | F7. . . |
F7. . . | F7. . . | F7. . . |
F7. . . | F7. . . | F7. . . |
6.2.4 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant. | £1,277 |
F8. . . | F8. . . | F8. . . |
6.2.6 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant. | £1,623 |
6.2.7 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as— (a) a Tier 2 (General) Migrant; (b) a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant; (c) a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant; or (d) a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) 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. | £704 |
6.2.8 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as— (a) a Tier 2 (General) Migrant; or (b) a 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. | £1,408 |
6.2.9 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less. | £464 |
6.2.10 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years. | £928 |
6.2.11 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate Trainee Migrant. | £482 |
6.2.12 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 4 Migrant. | £475 |
6.2.13 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant. | £244 |
[F96.2A | Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as an Innovator or Start-up Migrant] | |
[F96.2A.1 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as an Innovator. | £1,277] |
[F96.2A.2 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Start-up Migrant. | £493] |
[F106.2B | Fees for and in connection with applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Global Talent Migrant | |
6.2B.1 | Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from an endorsing body in respect of a proposed application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Global Talent Migrant. | £456 |
6.2B.2 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Global Talent Migrant where fee 6.2B.1 applies. | £152 |
6.2B.3 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Global Talent Migrant where fee 6.2B.1 does not apply. | £608] |
6.3 | Fees for other applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom | |
6.3.1 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the immigration rules. | £704 |
6.3.2 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a retired person of independent means under Part 7 of the immigration rules. | £1,949 |
6.3.3 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a visitor. | £993 |
Number of fee | Type of application | 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 in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant. | £608 |
[F117.1.1A | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant. | £493] |
7.1.2 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant. | £1,878 |
F12. . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
[F137.1.4 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Global Talent Migrant. | £608] |
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 in the United Kingdom F15. . . . . . . . . . | £2,389 |
F16. . . . . . . . . . . .
Number and description of exception or waiver | Fees to which exception or waiver applies | ||
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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 Concession M8 operated outside the immigration rules by the Secretary of State. | Fee 6.1.1 | ||
9.3 | Applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a victim of domestic violence or abuse under paragraph 289A, Appendix FM or Appendix Armed Forces | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application as a victim of domestic violence or abuse 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 destitute M9. | 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 in the United Kingdom | ||
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 six months. | Fees 6.2.12, 6.2.13, 6.3.1, 6.3.2 | ||
9.6 | Children being looked after 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 looked after by a local authority. | Fees 6.1.1, 6.2.12, 6.2.13, 8.1.1 F17. . . | ||
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. | Fee 6.1.1 | ||
9.8 | Applications from stateless persons | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a stateless person, or as the family member of a stateless person, under Part 14 of the immigration rules. | Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1 | ||
9.9 | Applications for variation of limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom to allow recourse to public funds | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for variation of the conditions attached to a grant 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 (subject to a condition of no recourse to public funds)— (a)under— (i)paragraph 276BE(1) (including when it is read with paragraph 276A01(1)) of Part 7 of the immigration rules; (ii)paragraph 276DG of that Part of the immigration rules; (iii)paragraph D-LTRP.1.2. (including when it is read with paragraph GEN.2.3.(1).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; (iv)paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2. (including when it is read with paragraph GEN.2.3.(1).) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; (v)paragraph D-ILRP.1.2. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or (vi)paragraph D-ILRPT.1.2. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; (b)outside the immigration rules— (i)as mentioned in paragraph 276BE(2) (including when it is read with paragraph 276A01(1)) of Part 7 of the immigration rules; or (ii)before 10th August 2017, as mentioned in paragraph GEN.1.10. of Appendix FM to the immigration rules as the rules had effect immediately before that date M10. | 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 the 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 the individual has 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. | 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 | |
9.12 | Applications by qualifying residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk | ||
9.12.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for leave to remain made under the Grenfell Tower Immigration Cases Policy for qualifying residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk M11. | Fee 6.1.1 | |
9.12.2 | The official determining an application for leave to remain may decide to waive the payment of the fee where the application is made (on or after the day on which these Regulations come into force)— (a)by a person who, on 31st January 2018, was eligible to be considered under the policy referred to in 9.12.1; or (b)in respect of a child born on or after 14th June 2017 in the United Kingdom to a person who was so eligible on 31st January 2018 (whether or not the person had come forward for consideration under the policy by that date). | Fee 6.1.1 | |
F18. . . | F18. . . | ||
[F199.14 | Applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom by relevant Afghan citizens and their dependants | ||
9.14.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under paragraph 305 of the immigration rules in respect of a child of a person given limited leave to enter the United Kingdom as a relevant Afghan citizen under paragraph 276BA1 of the immigration rules. | Fee 6.1.1 | |
9.14.2 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under paragraph 276BS3 of the immigration rules. | Fee 8.1.1 | |
9.15 | Applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom by persons relocated to the United Kingdom under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (unaccompanied refugee children: relocation and support) | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under paragraph 352ZN of the immigration rules. | Fee 8.1.1] | ||
[F209.16 | Applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules] | ||
[F20No fee is payable in respect of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules. | Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1] |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(1) substituted (20.2.2020) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/77), regs. 1(2), 7(a)
F2Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(3) omitted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3), 6(2)(a)
F3Sch. 2 para. 2(3A) omitted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3), 6(2)(b)
F4Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(4) substituted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3), 6(2)(c)
F5Sch. 2 para. 2(5A) inserted (4.8.2020) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/736), regs. 1(2), 4(2)
F6Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(6) substituted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3), 6(2)(c)
F7Words in Sch. 2 Table 6 omitted (20.2.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/77), regs. 1(2), 7(b)(i)
F8Words in Sch. 2 Table 6 omitted (6.4.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/294), regs. 1(2), 7(2)
F9Words in Sch. 2 Table 6 inserted (29.3.2019) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(2), 6(3)
F10Words in Sch. 2 Table 6 inserted (20.2.2020) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/77), regs. 1(2), 7(b)(ii)
F11Words in Sch. 2 Table 7 inserted (6.4.2020) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/294), regs. 1(2), 7(3)
F12Words in Sch. 2 Table 7 omitted (29.3.2019) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(2), 6(4)
F13Words in Sch. 2 Table 7 inserted (20.2.2020) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/77), regs. 1(2), 7(c)
F14Words in Sch. 2 Table 8 heading omitted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3)(e), 6(5)(a)
F15Words in Sch. 2 Table 8 omitted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3)(e), 6(5)(b)
F16Sch. 2 Table 8A omitted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3)(e), 6(6)
F17Words in Sch. 2 Table 9 omitted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3)(e), 6(7)(a)
F18Words in Sch. 2 Table 9 omitted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3)(e), 6(7)(b)
F19Words in Sch. 2 Table 9 inserted (8.10.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/999), regs. 1(2), 4(2)
F20Words in Sch. 2 Table 9 inserted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3)(e), 6(7)(c)
Marginal Citations
M8The Destitution Domestic Violence Concession enables destitute applicants who intend to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a victim of domestic violence or abuse to be provided with access to public funds pending resolution of their application. Further information is available at www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679269/victims-of-domestic-violence-and-abuse-DDV-concession-v1_0.pdf
M9More information on the exercise of this destitution policy is available at www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/680977/victims-of-domestic-violence-v14.pdf.
M10The text of the immigration rules as they had effect on 9th August 2017 is accessible at www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/646421/Immigration_Rules_-_Archive_20170501_JM.PDF.
M11The policy, is accessible at www.gov.uk/government/publications/grenfell-tower-fire-handling-immigration-cases. As of 1st February 2018, it is closed to new cases but leave granted under the policy before that date can be extended under the policy after that date.
3. Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in Table 7, and subject to the exceptions and waivers set out in Table 9 [F21and to paragraph 3A], the fee for an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom F22... 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.
Textual Amendments
F21Words in Sch. 2 para. 3 inserted (4.8.2020) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/736), regs. 1(2), 4(3)
F22Words in Sch. 2 para. 3 omitted (30.3.2019 at 7.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(3)(e), 6(8)
3A.—(1) In this paragraph—
a “Health and Care Visa application” means an application for limited leave to remain in 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 limited leave to remain in 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—
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
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.
(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 limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant or as the dependant of a Tier 2 (General) Migrant, under 6.2.7, 6.2.8, 6.2.9 or 6.2.10 of Table 6 (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 £472, where the fee is specified by 6.2.7 of that Table;
(b)by £944, where the fee is specified by 6.2.8 of that Table;
(c)by 50%, where the fee is specified by 6.2.9 or 6.2.10 of that Table.]
Textual Amendments
4.—(1) Where an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom of a kind within 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 within this sub-paragraph if it is an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as—
(a)a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;
F24(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F25(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)a Tier 2 Migrant; F26...
(e)a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.
(g)a Start-up Migrant] [F29; or
(h)a Global Talent Migrant.]
[F30(3) Where the application is a Health and Care Visa application within the meaning of paragraph 3A, the reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the fee set out in Table 6 is to be read as a reference to that fee as reduced under paragraph 3A.]
Textual Amendments
F24Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(b) omitted (20.2.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/77), regs. 1(2), 7(d)(i)
F25Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(c) omitted (6.4.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/294), regs. 1(2), 7(4)
F26Word in Sch. 2 para. 4(2) omitted (29.3.2019) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(2), 6(9)(a)
F27Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(f)(g) inserted (29.3.2019) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(2), 6(9)(b)
F28Word in Sch. 2 para. 4(2) omitted (20.2.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/77), regs. 1(2), 7(d)(ii)
F29Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(h) and word inserted (20.2.2020) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/77), regs. 1(2), 7(d)(iii)
5.—(1) This sub-paragraph applies where—
(a)an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom is made in respect of a person on or after the day that these Regulations come into force; but
(b) before that application [F31(“the first application”)] is determined a further application is submitted which has the effect of varying it.
(2) Where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the Secretary of State may refund any fee (or fees) other than the higher (or highest, as the case may be) paid in respect of the applications described in that sub-paragraph[F32, subject to sub-paragraph (3)].
[F33(3) Where sub-paragraph (1) applies and the further application is an application under Appendix EU to the immigration rules, sub-paragraph (2) does not apply and the Secretary of State must refund any fee (or fees) paid in respect of the first application.]
Textual Amendments
F31Words in Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(b) inserted (8.10.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/999), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)
F32Words in Sch. 2 para. 5(2) inserted (8.10.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/999), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(b)
F33 Sch. 2 para. 5(3) inserted (8.10.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/999), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(c)