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Regulation 9
1. In this Schedule—
“priority settlement service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom, by which applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom 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 [F1within a period shorter than that within which it is aimed to process applications under the priority settlement service or, as the case may be, the priority visa service].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 7 para. 1 substituted (5.10.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/966), regs. 1(2), 21(2)
2.—(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.
Number of fee | Description of service provided | Amount of fee |
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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 [F2managed by a contractor] | |
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 |
F3. . . | F3. . . | F3. . . |
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. | [F4£220] |
18.2.2 | The expedited processing, under the super priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom. | £956 |
18.2.3 | The expedited processing, under the priority settlement service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom. | £573 |
18.3 | Fees in connection with the international contact centre service | |
18.3.1 | The provision by a contractor, by telephone, of information or assistance in relation to an immigration or nationality application to an applicant outside the United Kingdom. | [F5£0.69] per minute |
18.3.2 | The provision by a contractor, by way of an email or series of emails, of information or assistance in response to a query relating to an application in respect of immigration or nationality where provided to an applicant outside the United Kingdom. | [F6£2.74] per query |
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 7 Table 18 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), 9(2)(a)
F3Words in Sch. 7 Table 18 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), 9(2)(b)
F4Sum in Sch. 7 Table 18 substituted (29.3.2019) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/475), regs. 1(2), 9(2)(c)
F5Sum in Sch. 7 Table 18 substituted (5.10.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/966), regs. 1(2), 21(3)(a)
F6Sum in Sch. 7 Table 18 substituted (5.10.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/966), regs. 1(2), 21(3)(b)
3. The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of a service specified in Table 18.
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