The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018

Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom U.K.

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 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 fee for an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom [F1 , other than an application to which Table 8A applies] .

[F2 (3A) Table 8A specifies the amount of the fees for applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules.]

(4) Table 9 provides for exceptions to and waivers of the requirement to pay certain fees specified in Tables 6, 7 [F3 , 8 and 8A] .

(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 [F4 , 8 and 8A] are subject to paragraph 5 (variation of an application 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 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
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 in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.	£456
6.2.2	Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 6.2.1 applies.	£152
6.2.3	Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 6.2.1 does not apply.	£608
6.2.4	Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£1,277
6.2.5	Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant.	£493
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
[F5 6.2A	Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as an Innovator or Start-up Migrant]
[F5 6.2A.1	Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as an Innovator.	£1,277]
[F5 6.2A.2	Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Start-up Migrant.	£493]
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

Table 7 (Fees for specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a dependant)

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
7.1.2	Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.	£1,878
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Table 8 (Fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom [F7 , other than applications to which Table 8A applies])

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 [F8 , other than an application to which Table 8A applies] .	£2,389

[F9 Table 8A (Fees for applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules)

Number of fee	Type of application	Amount of fee
8A.1	Fees for applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules
8A.1.1	Application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules where the applicant is aged 16 or over on the day the application is made.	£65
8A.1.2	Application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules where the applicant is under the age of 16 on the day the application is made.	£32.50]

Table 9 (Exceptions and waivers in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom)

Number and description of exception or waiver		Fees to which exception or waiver 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 Concession M1 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 M2 .		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 [F10 , 8A.1.1, 8A.1.2]
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 M3 .		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 M4 .		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
[F11 9.13]	[F11 Applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made on specified grounds under Appendix EU to the immigration rules]
	[F11 No fee is payable in respect of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules on the grounds (in relation to the applicant’s eligibility under that Appendix) that condition 1 or condition 2 in paragraph EU11 of that Appendix is met.]		[F11 Fees 8A.1.1, 8A.1.2]
[F12 9.14	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]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(3) inserted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)

F2 Sch. 2 para. 2(3A) inserted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(4) substituted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(c)

F4 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(6) substituted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(c)

F5 Words 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)

F6 Words 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)

F7 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 inserted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)

F8 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 inserted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b)

F9 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 inserted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(4)

F10 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 inserted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(a)

F11 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 inserted (28.8.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/875), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(b)

F12 Words 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)

Marginal Citations

M1 The 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

M2 More 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.

M3 The 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.

M4 The 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.