C2SCHEDULE 1APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER, AND LEAVE TO ENTER, THE UNITED KINGDOM
C2Interpretation1
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In this Schedule, a reference to an application for entry clearance under an Appendix to the immigration rules being for entry clearance—
a
as the dependant partner or dependant child F247, or the dependent partner or dependent child, of a particular description of person, or
b
as a dependant partner or dependant child F248or a dependent partner or dependent child, or any other description of dependant, on a particular route under that Appendix,
is to be construed in accordance with the Appendix in question.
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For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) there is to be regarded as being no difference between—
a
the expressions “dependant partner” and “dependent partner”, where the reference in this Schedule uses one of those expressions and the Appendix in question uses the other, or
b
the expressions “dependant child” and “dependent child”, where the reference in this Schedule uses one of those expressions and the Appendix in question uses the other.
C2Fees 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 F61an endorsing 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 F375entry clearance and 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 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 F267(and see paragraph 3A).
5
Paragraph 3 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom by a dependant of a main applicant in cases where the fees specified in F2011.3C.1, 1.3C.2, 1.4.1 or 1.4.5 of Table 1 or in Table 2 or Table 3 do not apply.
F805A
Paragraph 3A provides for the reduction in specified circumstances of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F120under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules.
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7
Each of the fees specified in 1.1.2 to 1.1.4 and 1.1.8 in Table 1 is calculated by reference to an annual rate.
8
The annual rate referred to in sub-paragraph (7) for each of the fees in question is determined by dividing the amount of the fee by the number of years to which the application relates.
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 F132, except where the fee at 1.1.7 applies. | F280£100 |
1.1.2 | Application for a visit visa for a period of two years where the fee at 1.1.8 does not apply. | F281£376 |
1.1.3 | Application for a visit visa for a period of five years. | F282£670 |
1.1.4 | Application for a visit visa for a period of ten years. | F283£837 |
1.1.5 | Application for a visit visa as an academic for a period of more than six months but not more than twelve months. | F284£200 |
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. | F284£200 |
1.1.7 | F133Application for entry clearance as a transit visitor under Appendix V: Visitor to the immigration rules. | £64 |
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 scheme M4. | F285£100 |
1.2 | F134Fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a short-term student | |
F135. . . | F135. . . | F135. . . |
1.2.2 | F136Application for entry clearance under Appendix Short-term Student to the immigration rules. | F286£200 |
F137. . . | F137. . . | F137. . . |
1.3 | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F138under Tier 1 or as a worker, temporary worker or student | |
F57. . . | F57. . . | F57. . . |
F57. . . | F57. . . | F57. . . |
F57. . . | F57. . . | F57. . . |
1.3.4 | Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant. | F287£1,036 |
F71. . . | F71. . . | F71. . . |
1.3.6 | Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant. | F288£1,638 |
F1391.3.6A | Application for entry clearance— (a) under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, F389(b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker, or (c) under Appendix T2 Minister of Religion to those rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the T2 Minister of Religion route under that Appendix, F279... (d) F279... where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less and fee 1.3.6C does not apply. | F289£625 |
1.3.6B | Application for entry clearance— (a) under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, or F390(b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker, or where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years and fee 1.3.6D does not apply. | F290£1,235 |
1.3.6C | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less. | F291£479 |
1.3.6D | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years. | F292£943 |
F391. . . | F391. . . | F391. . . |
F2591.3.6F | Application for entry clearance under— (a) Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker to the immigration rules, (b) Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme to those rules, (c) Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Religious Worker, (d) Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Charity Worker, (e) Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Creative Worker, (f) Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the International Agreement route under that Appendix, or (g) Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Government Authorised Exchange route under that Appendix. | F293£259 |
F2601.3.6G | Application for entry clearance under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of an International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of 12 months or less. | F293£259 |
1.3.6H | Application for entry clearance under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of an International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than 12 months. | F294£625 |
F4311.3.6I | Application for entry clearance— (a) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Graduate Trainee, (b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a UK Expansion Worker, (c) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Service Supplier, or (d) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Secondment Worker. | £259 |
1.3.6J | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Scale-up to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Scale-up route under that Appendix. | £715 |
1.3.6K | Application for entry clearance under Appendix High Potential Individual to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a High Potential Individual. | £715 |
F140. . . | F140. . . | F140. . . |
F140. . . | F140. . . | F140. . . |
F140. . . | F140. . . | F140. . . |
F140. . . | F140. . . | F140. . . |
F140. . . | F140. . . | F140. . . |
F941.3.11A | Application for entry clearance under— (a) F141Appendix Student to the immigration rules, other than an application for entry clearance as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Student F142..., or (b) F143Appendix Child Student to those rules. | F295£363 |
F95. . . | F95. . . | F95. . . |
F144. . . | F144. . . | F144. . . |
F141.3A | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F145under Appendix Innovator or Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules | |
F141.3A.1 | Application for entry clearance F146under Appendix Innovator to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Innovator route under that Appendix. | F296£1,036 |
F141.3A.2 | Application for entry clearance F147under Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Start-up route under that Appendix. | F297£378 |
F581.3B | Fees for and in connection with applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F148under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules | |
1.3B.1 | Application to the Home Office for an approval letter from an endorsing body in respect of a proposed application for entry clearance F149under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix. | £456 |
1.3B.2 | Application for entry clearance F150under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix, where fee 1.3B.1 applies. | F298£167 |
1.3B.3 | Application for entry clearance F150under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix, where fee 1.3B.1 does not apply. | F299£623 |
F2081.3C | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules | |
1.3C.1 | Application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom for a period of thirty months under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules. | £180 |
1.3C.2 | Application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom for a period of five years under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules. | £250 |
F4371.3D | Fee for applications for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as a foreign or Commonwealth citizen discharged from HM Forces | |
1.3D.1 | Application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter under paragraph 13 of Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules. | £2,404 |
1.4 | Fees for other applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom | |
1.4.1 |
| £388 |
1.4.2 | Application for entry clearance for the purposes of obtaining a replacement biometric immigration document. | £154 |
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. | £64 |
1.4.4 | Application for entry clearance on a route to settlement in the United Kingdom (that being an application made with a view to becoming ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom without being subject to any restriction on the period for which an individual may remain there) where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations. | F300£1,538 |
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. | £3,250 |
1.4.6 | F151Application for entry clearance under Appendix Representative of an Overseas Business to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Representative of an Overseas Business route under that Appendix. | F301£625 |
1.4.7 | Application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom made by a person physically present in the United Kingdom but liable to immigration detention. | F302£1,048 |
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. | F303£531 |
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. | F304£623 |
F454. . . | F454. . . | F454. . . |
F152. . . | F152. . . | F152. . . |
F152. . . | F152. . . | F152. . . |
F15. . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
F152. . . | F152. . . | F152. . . |
F1532.1.6 | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix. | F305£623 |
Number of fee | Type of application | Amount of fee |
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3.1 | Fee for applications for F307entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom | |
3.1.1 | Application for F308entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom as the dependant of a member of HM Forces. | F309£2,404 |
Number and description of the exception | Fees to which exception applies | |
|---|---|---|
4.1 | Officials of Her Majesty's Government | |
4.1.1 | 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 | |
4.2.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application made under paragraphs 352A to 352FI of the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 |
4.3 | Applications under F194Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules | |
4.3.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application made under F195Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 |
4.4 | 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 | |
4.4.1 | 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 |
F534.5 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the immigration rules | |
4.5.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the immigration rules. | Fees 1.4.4 and 1.5.1 |
4.6 | Applications for entry clearance by relevant Afghan citizens and their dependants under Part 7 of the immigration rules | |
4.6.1 | F243No fee is payable in respect of an application under Part 7 of the immigration rules for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as— (a) a relevant Afghan citizen, (b) the partner of a relevant Afghan citizen, or (c) the minor dependent child of a relevant Afghan citizen or of their partner (with the expressions used in (a), (b) and (c) having the same meaning as in that Part). | Fees 1.4.4 and 1.5.1 |
F1544.7 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix Service Providers from Switzerland to the immigration rules | |
4.7.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom made under Appendix Service Providers from Switzerland to the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 |
4.8 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to the immigration rules | |
4.8.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom made under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to the immigration rules. | Fees 1.1.1, 1.1.6 and 1.5.1 |
F311. . . | F311. . . | |
F311. . . | F311. . . | F311. . . |
F2664.10 | Accredited persons attending the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
4.10.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for a visit visa for a period of six months or less which is made— (a) for the purpose of taking part or otherwise being involved in the Commonwealth Games to be held principally in Birmingham in 2022, and (b) by a person accredited by Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Ltd for the purpose of taking part or otherwise being involved in those Games. | Fee 1.1.1 |
F3104.11 | Applications for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter by certain foreign or Commonwealth citizens discharged from HM Forces | |
4.11.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom made under paragraph 13 of Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules if— (a) in a case where the application is made on the basis of the completion of a period of reckonable service in HM Forces, the applicant’s period of reckonable service is at least 6 years, or (b) in a case where the application is made on the basis of meeting the medical discharge criteria, the cause was attributable to service in HM Forces (with expressions used in (a) and (b) being construed in accordance with that Appendix). | 1.3D |
F4074.12 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the immigration rules | |
4.12.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 |
Number and description of the waiver or reduction | Fees to which waiver or reduction applies | |
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5.1 | General waiver | |
5.1.1 | 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 | |
5.2.1 | 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. | |
5.3 | International courtesy | |
5.3.1 | 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 F84Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Bilateral Programme | |
5.4.1 | 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 F84Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 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 F84Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Strategic Programme | |
5.5.1 | 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 F84Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to promote action on global issues in areas of strategic importance to the United Kingdom. | All fees in Tables 1, 2 and 3 |
F457Applications by dependants3
1
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 is—
a
where the dependant’s application is not made at the same time as the main applicant’s application, the fee paid by the main applicant under Table 1 in respect of their last application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom which was made before the dependant’s application;
b
in any other case, the fee specified in Table 1 in respect of the main applicant’s application.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in—
a
1.3C.1, 1.3C.2, 1.4.1 or 1.4.5 of Table 1;
b
Table 2; or
c
Table 3.
3
The fee payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) is subject to—
a
the exceptions and waivers set out in Tables 4 and 5; and
b
paragraph 3A.
C2F121Reduction 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 under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, 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 the Health and Care Visa Guidance;
a “relevant dependant’s application” means an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker 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 the Health and Care Visa Guidance, or by the Tier 2 Policy Guidance where the main applicant’s application was made before 9.00 a.m. on 1st December 2020, or
- b
the applicant has a sponsor’s letter or email referred to in paragraph 9 of the Health and Care Visa Guidance.
- a
2
In the case of a Health and Care Visa application, the fee under 1.3.6A, 1.3.6B, 1.3.6C or 1.3.6D of Table 1 payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules is to be reduced—
a
by £378, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.6A of that Table;
b
by £756, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.6B of that Table;
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by £232, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.6C of that Table;
d
by £464, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.6D of that Table.
3
In the case of a relevant dependant’s application where the application by the main applicant was made at or after 9.00 a.m. on 1st December 2020, the fee payable by virtue of paragraph 3 in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker is to be reduced—
a
by £378, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.6A of that Table;
b
by £756, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.6B of that Table;
F377c
by £232, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.6C of that Table;
d
by £464, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.6D of that Table.
4
In the case of a relevant dependant’s application where the application by the main applicant was made before 9.00 a.m. on 1st December 2020, the fee payable by virtue of paragraph 3 in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker is to be reduced—
a
by £378, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.7 of Table 1 as it continues to have effect by virtue of regulation 14(1) of the Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020;
b
by £756, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.8 of that Table as it continues to have effect by virtue of that regulation;
F378c
by £232, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.9 of that Table as it continues to have effect by virtue of that regulation (and as modified by paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022);
d
by £464, where it is the fee specified by 1.3.10 of that Table as it continues to have effect by virtue of that regulation (and as modified by paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 2 to Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
5
In sub-paragraph (1)—
a
the references to “the Health and Care Visa Guidance” are references to the document entitled “Health and Care Visa Guidance” published by the Home Office;
b
the reference to “the Tier 2 Policy Guidance” is a reference to the document entitled “Tier 2 of the Points-Based System – Policy Guidance” published by the Home Office.
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C1SCHEDULE 2APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Sch. 2 Table 6 modified (6.4.2022 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/296), reg. 1(3)(c), Sch. 2 paras. 4, 5
C1Interpretation1
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
a person making a claim for asylum under Part 11 of the immigration rules which has either not been determined or has been granted;
- b
a person who has been granted humanitarian protection under that Part of the immigration rules;
- 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;
- 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
- e
a child who was born in the United Kingdom to a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
- a
“claim for asylum” has the meaning given by section 94(1) of the 1999 Act M5;
F448...
“specified human rights application” means an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under—
- a
F423Appendix Private Life to the immigration rules;
- b
section R-LTRP.1.1. (a), (b) F424, (c) and (d) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules;
- c
section R-LTRPT.1.1. (a), (b) F425, (c) and (d) of Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or
- 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 1998 M6 (public authority not to act contrary to Convention rights);
- a
F448...
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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
F1222A
In this Schedule, a reference to an application for limited leave to remain under an Appendix to the immigration rules being for limited leave to remain—
a
as the dependant partner or dependant child F257, or the dependent partner or dependent child, of a particular description of person, or
b
as a dependant partner or dependant child F258or a dependent partner or dependent child, or any other description of dependant, on a particular route under that Appendix,
is to be construed in accordance with the Appendix in question.
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For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2A) there is to be regarded as being no difference between—
a
the expressions “dependant partner” and “dependent partner”, where the reference in this Schedule uses one of those expressions and the Appendix in question uses the other, or
b
the expressions “dependant child” and “dependent child”, where the reference in this Schedule uses one of those expressions and the Appendix in question uses the other.
C1Fees 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 F62an 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 F41... .
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4
Table 9 provides for exceptions to and waivers of the requirement to pay certain fees specified in Tables 6, 7 F43and 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 F202where the fees specified in 6.2C.1 or 6.2C.2 of Table 6 or in Table 7 do not apply.
F815A
Paragraph 3A provides for the reduction in specified circumstances of fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom F123under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules.
6
F276... The fees specified in Tables 6, 7 F44and 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 |
|---|---|---|
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. | F312£1,048 |
6.2 | F156Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Tier 1 or as a worker, temporary worker or student | |
F59. . . | F59. . . | F59. . . |
F59. . . | F59. . . | F59. . . |
F59. . . | F59. . . | F59. . . |
6.2.4 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant. | F313£1,292 |
F72. . . | F72. . . | F72. . . |
6.2.6 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant. | F314£1,638 |
F1576.2.6A | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom— (a) under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, F386(b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker, or (c) under Appendix T2 Minister of Religion to those rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the T2 Minister of Religion route under that Appendix, F261... (d) F261... where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less and fee 6.2.6C does not apply. | F315£719 |
6.2.6B | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom— (a) under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, or F387(b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years and fee 6.2.6D does not apply. | F316£1,423 |
6.2.6C | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of three years or less. | F317£479 |
6.2.6D | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than three years. | F318£943 |
F388. . . | F388. . . | F388. . . |
F2626.2.6F | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under— (a) Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Religious Worker, (b) Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Charity Worker, (c) Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Creative Worker, (d) Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the International Agreement route under that Appendix, or (e) Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Government Authorised Exchange route under that Appendix. | F319£259 |
F2306.2.6G | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Graduate to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Graduate. | F320£715 |
F2636.2.6H | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of an International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of 12 months or less. | F321£259 |
6.2.6I | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of an International Sportsperson, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a period of more than 12 months. | F322£719 |
F4326.2.6J | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom— (a) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Graduate Trainee, (b) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a UK Expansion Worker, (c) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Service Supplier, or (d) under Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker to those rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Secondment Worker. | £259 |
6.2.6K | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix Scale-up to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Scale-up route under that Appendix. | £715 |
F158. . . | F158. . . | F158. . . |
F158. . . | F158. . . | F158. . . |
F158. . . | F158. . . | F158. . . |
F158. . . | F158. . . | F158. . . |
F158. . . | F158. . . | F158. . . |
F4066.2.6L | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix High Potential Individual to the immigration rules, other than as a dependent partner or dependent child of a High Potential Individual. | £715 |
F976.2.11A | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under— (a) F159Appendix Student to the immigration rules, other than an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Student F160..., or (b) F161Appendix Child Student to those rules. | F323£490 |
F98. . . | F98. . . | F98. . . |
F162. . . | F162. . . | F162. . . |
F166.2A | Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom F163under Appendix Innovator or Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules | |
F166.2A.1 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom F164under Appendix Innovator to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Innovator route under that Appendix. | F324£1,292 |
F166.2A.2 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom F165under Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Start-up route under that Appendix. | F325£508 |
F606.2B | Fees for and in connection with applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom F166under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules | |
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 F167under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix. | £456 |
6.2B.2 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom F168under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix, where fee 6.2B.1 applies. | F326£167 |
6.2B.3 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom F168under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix, where fee 6.2B.1 does not apply. | F327£623 |
F2096.2C | Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules | |
6.2C.1 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom for a period of thirty months under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules. | £180 |
6.2C.2 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom for a period of five years under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules. | £250 |
6.3 | Fees for other applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom | |
6.3.1 | F169Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Representative of an Overseas Business to the immigration rules, other than as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Representative of an Overseas Business route under that Appendix. | F328£719 |
F439. . . | F439. . . | F439. . . |
6.3.3 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a visitor. | F329£1,000 |
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. | F330£623 |
F455. . . | F455. . . | F455. . . |
F170. . . | F170. . . | F170. . . |
F17. . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
F170. . . | F170. . . | F170. . . |
F1717.1.5 | Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Global Talent to the immigration rules as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Global Talent route under that Appendix. | F331£623 |
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 F29. . . . . . . . . . | F332£2,404 |
F30. . . . . . . . . . . .
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 M9 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 M10. | 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. | |||
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, F1006.2.11A, F1736.2.6F, F2646.2.6H, 6.2.6I, 8.1.1 F31. . . | ||
9.7 | Applications under F196Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application made under F197Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules. | 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 | ||
| F226Fees 6.1.1, 6.2C.1, 6.2C.2 | ||
9.10 | F449Grant of leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery to the immigration rules | ||
9.10.1 | F450No fee is payable in respect of the first grant of leave under Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery to the immigration rules) (“the Appendix”) (whether or not an application is made for such leave to be granted). | Fee 6.1.1 | |
9.10.2 | F451No fee is payable in respect of a further grant of leave under the Appendix where the individual— | Fee 6.1.1 | |
9.10.3 |
| 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 F228Appendix Domestic Worker who is a Victim of Modern Slavery to the immigration rules. | 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. | F333Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1 | |
9.12.2 |
| F333Fees 6.1.1, 8.1.1 | |
F32. . . | F32. . . | ||
F19.14 | 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 F241before 6th October 2021. | Fee 6.1.1 | |
9.14.2 | F242No fee is payable in respect of an application under Part 7 of the immigration rules for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as— (a) a relevant Afghan citizen, (b) the partner of a relevant Afghan citizen, or (c) the minor dependent child of a relevant Afghan citizen or of their partner (with the expressions used in (a), (b) and (c) having the same meaning as in that Part). | 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 | ||
F339.16 | Applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules | ||
F33No 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 | ||
F1749.17 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to the immigration rules | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to the immigration rules. | Fees 6.1.1, 6.3.3 | ||
F4179.18 | Applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom by certain foreign or Commonwealth citizens discharged from HM Forces | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under paragraph 16 of Appendix Armed Forces to the immigration rules if— (a) in a case where the application is made on the basis of the completion of a period of reckonable service in HM Forces, the applicant’s period of reckonable service is at least 6 years, or (b) in a case where the application is made on the basis of meeting the medical discharge criteria, the cause was attributable to service in HM Forces (with expressions used in (a) and (b) being construed in accordance with that Appendix). | Fee 8.1.1 | ||
9.19 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Innovator to the immigration rules resulting from variation by the Secretary of State of an application for indefinite leave to remain | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Innovator to the immigration rules arising by virtue of the variation by the Secretary of State, under paragraph INN 22.1A or INN 42.1A of that Appendix, of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. | Fee 6.2A.1 | ||
9.20 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules resulting from variation by the Secretary of State of an application for indefinite leave to remain | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules arising by virtue of the variation by the Secretary of State, under paragraph HK 64.1A of that Appendix, of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. | Fees 6.2C.1, 6.2C.2 | ||
9.21 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Private Life to the immigration rules resulting from variation by the Secretary of State of an application for indefinite leave to remain | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Private Life to the immigration rules arising by virtue of the variation by the Secretary of State, under paragraph PL 18.2 or PL 33.2 of that Appendix, of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. | Fee 6.1.1 | ||
9.22 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix FM to the immigration rules resulting from variation by the Secretary of State of an application for indefinite leave to remain under Appendix Settlement Family Life to those rules | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix FM to the immigration rules arising by virtue of the variation by the Secretary of State, under paragraph SETF 9.2 or SETF 17.2 of Appendix Settlement Family Life to those rules, of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Settlement Family Life to those rules. | Fee 6.1.1 | ||
9.23 | Applications for indefinite or limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom: waiver of fee as a remedy for maladministration | ||
The Secretary of State may waive the payment of any fee specified in Table 6, 7 or 8 in respect of an application for limited or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom where the Secretary of State considers that— (a) the person in respect of whom the application is made has suffered any detriment in connection with immigration or nationality as a result of maladministration by the Home Office, and (b) the appropriate remedy (or part of the appropriate remedy) for that maladministration is to waive the payment of the fee in respect of the application. | All Fees in Tables 6, 7 and 8 | ||
F4089.24 | Applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the immigration rules | ||
No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the immigration rules. | Fee 6.1.1 | ||
F458Applications by dependants3
1
The fee for an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made by the dependant of a main applicant is—
a
where the dependant’s application is not made at the same time as the main applicant’s application, the fee paid by the main applicant under Table 6 or 8 (as the case may be) in respect of their last application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom which was made before the dependant’s application;
b
in any other case, the fee specified in Table 6 or 8 (as the case may be) in respect of the main applicant’s application.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in—
a
6.2C.1 or 6.2C.2 of Table 6; or
b
Table 7.
3
The fee payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) is subject to—
a
the exceptions and waivers set out in Table 9 (other than the exception in 9.18 of that Table); and
b
paragraph 3A.
C1F124Reduction 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 limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules, other than as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker, 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 the Health and Care Visa Guidance;
a “relevant dependant’s application” means an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker 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 the Health and Care Visa Guidance, or by the Tier 2 Policy Guidance where the main applicant’s application was made before 9.00 a.m. on 1st December 2020, or
- b
the applicant has a sponsor’s letter or email referred to in paragraph 9 of the Health and Care Visa Guidance.
- a
2
In the case of a Health and Care Visa application, the fee under 6.2.6A, 6.2.6B, 6.2.6C or 6.2.6D of Table 6 payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules is to be reduced—
a
by £472, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.6A of that Table;
b
by £944, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.6B of that Table;
F379c
by £232, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.6C of that Table;
d
by £464, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.6D of that Table.
3
In the case of a relevant dependant’s application where the application by the main applicant was made at or after 9.00 a.m. on 1st December 2020, the fee payable by virtue of paragraph 3 in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker is to be reduced—
a
by £472, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.6A of Table 6;
b
by £944, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.6B of that Table;
F380c
by £232, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.6C of that Table;
d
by £464, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.6D of that Table.
4
In the case of a relevant dependant’s application where the application by the main applicant was made before 9.00 a.m. on 1st December 2020, the fee payable by virtue of paragraph 3 in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules as the dependant partner or dependant child of a Skilled Worker is to be reduced—
a
by £472, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.7 of Table 6 as it continues to have effect by virtue of regulation 14(6) of the Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020;
b
by £944, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.8 of that Table as it continues to have effect by virtue of that regulation;
F381c
by £232, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.9 of that Table as it continues to have effect by virtue of that regulation (and as modified by paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022);
d
by £464, where it is the fee specified by 6.2.10 of that Table as it continues to have effect by virtue of that regulation (and as modified by paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022).
5
In sub-paragraph (1)—
a
the references to “the Health and Care Visa Guidance” are references to the document entitled “Health and Care Visa Guidance” published by the Home Office;
b
the reference to “the Tier 2 Policy Guidance” is a reference to the document entitled “Tier 2 of the Points-Based System – Policy Guidance” published by the Home Office.
C1Applications made by CESC NationalsF2774
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C1Variation of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom5
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 F3(“the first application”) is determined a further application is submitted which has the effect of varying it.
F852
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F23
Where sub-paragraph (1) applies F86... the Secretary of State must refund any fee (or fees) paid in respect of the first application.
SCHEDULE 3DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Interpretation1
In this Schedule—
F188...
F45“Appendix EU biometric residence card” means a document (within the meaning given by section 126(9) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002) issued to a person granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix EU to the immigration rules on which biometric information is recorded under regulation 6A of the Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006;
“Assisted Voluntary Return programme” means any arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 58 of the 2002 Act;
“certificate of travel” means a travel document issued at the discretion of the Secretary of State to a person who has been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom and is unable to obtain a passport issued by their national authority;
“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 1951 M12;
“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;
“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 1954 M13;
“transfer of conditions” means F231an addition to 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 fees specified in Table 10 for applications for travel documents F6and for processing an application or claim which is later rejected as invalid.
3
Table 12 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for biometric immigration documents F232, the process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information and the reuse of a person’s biometric information.
4
Table 13 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay fees specified in F87Tables 10 and 12.
5
Paragraph 3 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the specified fee in 12.2.4.
F3826
Paragraph 4 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive, in specified circumstances, any fee specified in Table 10 or 12.
F4467
Paragraph 5 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive part of the specified fee in 10.8.1 in specified circumstances.
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 online and the applicant has limited leave. | £161 |
F334. . . | F334. . . | F334. . . |
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. | £154 |
10.3 | Fees for applications for travel documents | |
10.3.1 | 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. | £280 |
10.3.2 | 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. | £141 |
10.3.3 | 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. | £75 |
10.3.4 | 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. | £49 |
10.4 | Fee for applications for a Direct Airside Transit Visa | |
10.4.1 | Application for a Direct Airside Transit Visa. | £35 |
F191... | F191... | |
F191. . . | F191. . . | F191. . . |
F3410.5A | Fees for applications for a replacement or amended Appendix EU biometric residence card | |
F3410.5A.1 | Application for a replacement of an Appendix EU biometric residence card that has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. | F441£19 |
F3410.5A.2 | Application F442by an applicant who has limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom for an amended version of an Appendix EU biometric residence card where information recorded on the card has ceased to be accurate. | £56 |
10.6 | Fees for applications for a letter or document confirming a person's identity and immigration or nationality status | |
10.6.1 | Application for a letter or document (other than 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, where the applicant has limited leave. | £161 |
F334. . . | F334. . . | F334. . . |
10.6.3 | Application for a replacement, copy or amended version of a letter or document (other than 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, where the applicant has limited leave. | £161 |
F334. . . | F334. . . | F334. . . |
10.6.5 |
| £56 |
10.7 | Electronic Visa Waiver | |
10.7.1 | Request for an Electronic Visa Waiver. | F18£30 |
10.8 | F35Fee for processing an application or claim which is later rejected as invalid | |
10.8.1 | Processing an application or claim which is rejected as invalid prior to a decision being issued F36. . . | £25 |
F37. . . | F37. . . | F37. . . |
F37. . . | F37. . . | F37. . . |
Number and description of the exception | Fees to which exception applies | |
|---|---|---|
11.1 | Travel documents for bodies being taken outside the United Kingdom for burial or cremation | |
No fee is payable in respect of an application for a travel document for a body that is being taken outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of burial or cremation. | Fees 10.3.1 to 10.3.4 | |
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 10.3.1 to 10.3.4 | |
11.3 | Travel documents for the purposes of the Assisted Voluntary Return programme | |
No fee is payable in respect of an application for a document of identity for the purposes of the Assisted Voluntary Return programme. | Fees 10.3.1 to 10.3.4 | |
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 10.3.1 to 10.3.4 | |
F411.5 | Processing an application or claim which is later rejected as invalid | |
F3811.5.1 | No fee is payable in respect of the processing of an application or claim which is rejected as invalid prior to a decision being issued where—
| F39Fee 10.8.1 |
F4011.5.2 | No fee is payable in respect of the processing of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules before 7.00 a.m. on 30th March 2019 which is rejected as invalid at or after that time prior to a decision being issued. | 10.8.1 |
Number of fee | Type of application or process | Amount of fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
12.1 | Fees for mandatory applications for a replacement biometric immigration document | ||
12.1.1 |
| F444£19 | |
12.1.2 | Application, by an applicant who has limited or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom, for a biometric immigration document in accordance with regulation 19(1)(b) of the 2008 Regulations 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 Regulations M16. | F444£19 | |
12.2 | Fee for taking a record of F234, or reusing, 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 F235, or the reuse of a person’s biometric information in connection with, an application for a biometric immigration document referred to in fees 12.1.1 and 12.1.2. | £19.20 | |
F335. . . | F335. . . | F335. . . | |
F192. . . | F192.... | F192. . . | |
12.2.4 | F336The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information for the purposes of, or the reuse of a person’s biometric information in connection with— (a) an application referred to in fee 10.1.1, 10.5A.1, 10.5A.2, 10.6.3 or 10.6.5, or (b) an application referred to in fee 10.6.1, other than an application for a biometric immigration document made in accordance with regulation 3 of the 2008 Regulations by a person falling within paragraph (3) of that regulation. | £19.20 | |
Number and description of the exception | Fees to which exception applies | |
|---|---|---|
13.1 | Persons granted asylum or humanitarian protection, stateless persons and their dependants | |
13.1.1 |
| Fees 12.1.1 and 12.1.2 |
13.2 | Children born in the United Kingdom to persons granted asylum or humanitarian protection | |
13.2.1 | 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 has been granted asylum, or has been granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules. | Fees 12.1.1 and 12.1.2 |
13.3 | Process used to take a record of a person's biometric information F237, or the reuse of a person’s biometric information, where exception 13.1 or 13.2 applies | |
13.3.1 | 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 exception 13.1.1 or 13.2.1 applies F238, or for the reuse of a person’s biometric information in connection with such an application. | Fee 12.2.1 |
13.4 | Children being looked after by a local authority | |
13.4.1 | No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person's biometric information F239, or for the reuse of a person’s biometric information, if that person is a child and is being looked after by a local authority. | F337Fee 12.2.1 |
13.5 | Applicants with leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the EC Association Agreement with Turkey F189or under Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules | |
13.5.1 | No fee is payable for the process used to take a record of a person's biometric information F239, or for the reuse of a person’s biometric information, if that person has limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom F190granted under Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the immigration rules or, before 11.00 p.m. on 31st December 2020, under the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey. | F337Fee 12.2.1 |
F338... | F338... | |
F338. . . | F338. . . | F338. . . |
F338... | F338... | |
F338. . . | F338. . . | F338. . . |
F24013.Z7A | Reuse of a person’s biometric information where a record of biometric information is also taken | |
13Z7A.1 | No fee is payable for the reuse of a person’s biometric information in connection with an application where a record of any of that person’s biometric information is also taken for the purposes of that application. | Fees 12.2.1 F339... and 12.2.4 |
F10113.7A | Application for biometric immigration document in accordance with regulation 3 of the 2008 Regulations by a person falling within paragraph (3) of that regulation | |
13.7A.1 | No fee is payable for an application for a biometric immigration document made in accordance with regulation 3 of the 2008 Regulations by a person falling within paragraph (3) of that regulation. | F340Fee 10.6.1 |
13.8 | Fee for a biometric immigration document where the person has paid an application fee in 10.6 of this Schedule | |
13.8.1 | No fee is payable for a biometric immigration document if that person has made an application for which the fee is specified F341in 10.6.1, 10.6.3 or 10.6.5, or made an application at any time before 9.00 a.m. on 6th April 2022 for which a fee was specified in 10.6.2 or 10.6.4 when the application was made . | All fees in 12.1 |
Waiver or reduction in respect of the fee specified at 12.2.43
The Secretary of State may waive or reduce the specified fee in 12.2.4.
F342Waiver of fee as a remedy for maladministration4
The Secretary of State may waive the payment of any fee specified in Table 10 or 12 in respect of any application, request or process where the Secretary of State considers that—
a
the person in respect of whom the application or request is made or (as the case may be) in relation to whom the process is to be carried out has suffered any detriment in connection with immigration or nationality as a result of maladministration by the Home Office, and
b
the appropriate remedy (or part of the appropriate remedy) for that maladministration is to waive the payment of the fee in respect of the application, request or process.
F445Partial waiver of the fee specified at 10.8.1 (fee for processing an application or claim rejected as invalid)5
1
This paragraph applies where—
a
an application or claim in respect of which a fee (“the application fee”) is specified by these Regulations is rejected as invalid before a decision is issued in respect of that application or claim,
b
the fee specified in 10.8.1 is payable for the processing of that application or claim, and
c
the amount of the application fee paid in respect of the rejected application or claim is less than the amount of the fee specified in 10.8.1.
2
The Secretary of State may waive the payment of the fee specified in 10.8.1 to the extent that the amount of that fee exceeds the amount of the application fee paid in respect of the rejected application or claim.
SCHEDULE 4SPONSORSHIP
Interpretation1
In this Schedule—
“confirmation of acceptance for studies” means an authorisation issued by the Secretary of State to a sponsor and issued to a person by that sponsor, in respect of an application, or potential application, for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a student;
“premium services for sponsors” means the F229premium services offered by the Home Office to certain sponsors;
“small or charitable sponsor” means a sponsor that is—
- a
a company that is subject to the small companies regime under section 381 of the Companies Act 2006 M17;
- 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
- c
a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2011 M18, or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 M19, or a body entered in the Scottish Charity Register M20;
- a
“sponsorship management request” means an electronic request made by a sponsor in connection with their sponsor licence, through their sponsorship management system account;
F88“students” means applicants for entry clearance to enter, or limited leave to remain in, the United Kingdom under F125Appendix Student or Appendix Child Student to the immigration rules;
“the student route” means either or both of—
“Student Sponsor basic compliance assessment” means the check which a sponsor with Probationary Sponsor status must apply for in order to become registered as having Student Sponsor status, or for which sponsors already registered with Student Sponsor status must apply in order to maintain that registration;
F128“temporary workers” means applicants for entry clearance to enter, or limited leave to remain in, the United Kingdom under—
- a
F249Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker to the immigration rules,
- b
Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme to those rules,
- c
Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker to those rules,
- d
Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker to those rules,
- e
Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker to those rules,
- f
Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement to those rules, F394...
- g
Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange to those rules;
- h
F395Appendix Global Business Mobility - Graduate Trainee to those rules,
- i
Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker to those rules,
- j
Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier to those rules, F434...
- k
Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker to those rules;F435or
- l
Appendix Scale-up to those rules;
- a
“the temporary worker route” means any or all of—
- a
F250the Seasonal Worker route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker to the immigration rules;
- b
the Youth Mobility Scheme route provided for by Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme to those rules;
- c
the Religious Worker route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker to those rules;
- d
the Charity Worker route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker to those rules;
- e
the Creative Worker route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker to those rules;
- f
the International Agreement route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement to those rules;
- g
the Government Authorised Exchange route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange to those rules;
- h
F396the Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee route provided for by Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee to those rules;
- i
the Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker route provided for by Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker to those rules;
- j
the Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier route provided for by Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier to those rules;
- k
the Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker route provided for by Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker to those rules;
- l
F436the Scale-up route provided for by Appendix Scale-up to those rules;
- a
“temporary worker sponsor” means a person who has a sponsor licence in respect of temporary workers;
F129...
F89...
F130“workers” means applicants for entry clearance to enter, or limited leave to remain in, the United Kingdom under—
“the worker route” means any or all of—
- a
the Skilled Worker route provided for by Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules;
- b
F400...
- c
F400...
- d
the T2 Minister of Religion route provided for by Appendix T2 Minister of Religion to those rules;
- e
F252the International Sportsperson route provided for by Appendix International Sportsperson to those rules;
- f
F401the Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker route provided for by Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules;
- a
“worker sponsor” means a person who has a sponsor licence in respect of workers.
Fees in connection with sponsorship2
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.
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 F175workers where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor. | £1,476 |
14.1.2 | Application for sponsor licence in respect of F102students where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor. | £536 |
14.1.3 | Application for sponsor licence in respect of F176temporary workers where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor. | £536 |
14.1.4 | Application for sponsor licence in respect of F103F177workers and students where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor. | £1,476 |
14.1.5 | Application for sponsor licence in respect of F178workers and temporary workers where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor. | £1,476 |
14.1.6 | Application for sponsor licence in respect of F104F179workers, temporary workers and students 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 F180workers where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor. | £536 |
14.2.2 | Application for sponsor licence in respect of F105students where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor. | £536 |
14.2.3 | Application for sponsor licence in respect of F181temporary workers where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor. | £536 |
14.3 | Fees for premium services for sponsors | |
F73. . . | F73. . . | F73. . . |
F73. . . | F73. . . | F73. . . |
14.3.3 | The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of F182the worker route and the temporary worker route 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 premium services for sponsors in respect of F183the worker route and the temporary worker route to a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months. | £8,000 |
14.3.5 | The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of F106the student route to a sponsor for a period of 12 months. | £8,000 |
14.3.6 | The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by F184a worker sponsor or a temporary worker sponsor, where the sponsor does not hold a valid premium service package F74F185for which a fee has been paid (before, at or after 9.00 a.m. on 1st December 2020) under 14.3.3 or 14.3.4 of this Table or for which a fee was paid before 6th April 2020 under 14.3.1 or 14.3.2 of this Table. | £200 |
F11614.3.7 | The expedited processing of an application for a sponsor licence made under a priority service. | £500 |
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 F186under Appendix Skilled Worker, F392Appendix T2 Minister of Religion or Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist WorkerF253... to the immigration rulesF271.... | £199 |
F25414.4.1A | The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship for a period of 12 months or less in respect of an application or potential application under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rulesF272.... | £21 |
14.4.1B | The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship for a period of more than 12 months in respect of an application or potential application under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rulesF273.... | £199 |
14.4.2 | The issuing of a confirmation of acceptance for studies in respect of an application or potential application F107under F187Appendix Student or Appendix Child Student to the immigration rules. | £21 |
14.4.3 | F255The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application under any of the following Appendices to the immigration rules ...— (a) Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker; (b) Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker; (c) Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker; (d) Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker; (e) Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement; (f) Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange. F433(g) Appendix Scale-up | £21 |
F39314.4.4 | The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application under any of the following Appendices to the immigration rules— (a) Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee; (b) Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker; (c) Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier; (d) Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker. | £21 |
Fees for other applications in connection with sponsorship3
F1311
In sub-paragraph (2) a “relevant sponsor licence” means a sponsor licence which—
a
is a sponsor licence in respect of students or temporary workers or both, and
b
is not also a sponsor licence in respect of workers.
2
Where a person who is not a small or charitable sponsor holds a relevant sponsor licence and applies for that licence to be extended so that it is also a sponsor licence in respect of workers, the fee payable for that application is the sum equivalent to the difference between—
a
the fee paid for the original application for the licence, and
b
the fee specified by 14.1.1 in Table 14.
F2652ZA
For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a sponsor licence in respect of applicants under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules is to be regarded as a sponsor licence in respect of temporary workers rather than a sponsor licence in respect of workers if it—
a
became a sponsor licence in respect of applicants under that Appendix at 9.00 a.m. on 11th October 2021 by virtue of having been a sponsor licence in respect of applicants under Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Creative or Sporting Worker immediately before that time, and
b
is not also a sponsor licence in respect of applicants under Appendix Skilled Worker, F402Appendix T2 Minister of Religion or Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker to those rules.
2A
Except as provided for by sub-paragraph (2), no fee is payable for an application to add any route referred to in the definitions of “the student route”, “the temporary worker route” or “the worker route” in paragraph 1 to an existing sponsor licence.
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 F90the separate licence applied for.
Number of fee | Type of application or process | Amount of fee |
|---|---|---|
15.1 | Fee for applications for a F108Student Sponsor basic compliance assessment | |
15.1.1 | Application for a F109Student Sponsor basic compliance assessment. | £536 |
15.2 | Fee for processes relating to sponsor licences | |
15.2.1 | 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
Interpretation1
In this Schedule—
“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 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 Consular Relations Act 1968 M21;
“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 fee specified at 16.1.1 in Table 16 is to be read with paragraph 3 (charges for travel time when services are provided away from consular premises).
3
Each of the fees specified in Table 16 is subject to paragraph 4 (discretion to waive fees for the services of consular officers or employees).
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 in connection with immigration or nationality. | £142 per hour or part hour |
16.2 | Fees for receiving, preparing and forwarding documents | |
16.2.1 | The receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination of those) of supporting documents for an application for a visa where the Secretary of State does not have authority to issue that visa. | £141 |
16.2.2 | The receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination of those) of supporting documents for an application for a residence permit or identity card issued by a country or territory other than the United Kingdom. | £141 |
16.2.3 | The receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination of those) of any certificate or document except a travel document or an application for registration or naturalisation. | £141 |
16.3 | Fee for receiving applications for visas on behalf of Commonwealth countries or British Overseas Territories | |
16.3.1 | The receiving, preparing or forwarding (or any combination of those) of supporting documents for an application for a visa for a country listed in Schedule 3 to the 1981 Act M22 or a British overseas territory within the meaning of section 50(1) of the 1981 Act M23. | £141 |
Charges for travel time when services are provided away from consular premises3
For the purposes of calculation of the specified fee in 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)
Interpretation1
In this Schedule—
“AO” means a civil servant of Administrative Officer grade;
“EO” means a civil servant of Executive Officer grade;
“HEO” means a civil servant of Higher Executive Officer grade;
“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 their transit through the United Kingdom;
F26...
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.
Number of fee | Description of 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 priority service. | F19£500 |
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 F7..., where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations. | F20£800 |
F21. . . | F21. . . | |
F8. . . | F8. . . | F8. . . |
F21. . . | F21. . . | F21. . . |
F9... | F9... | |
F9. . . | F9. . . | F9. . . |
F9. . . | F9. . . | F9. . . |
F21. . . | F21. . . | |
F21. . . | F21. . . | F21. . . |
F1317.4A | Fee for a contractor making equipment available for taking a record of biometric information at a location chosen by the applicant | |
17.4A.1 | The provision of a service by a contractor comprising the making available of equipment to enable a record of biometric information to be provided in connection with an immigration or nationality application, where the equipment is made available at a location in the United Kingdom chosen by or on behalf of the applicant (other than an office of the Home Office or any other location offered by the Home Office or a contractor for selection by the applicant). | £650 per hour per representative of the contractor attending the location in connection with making the equipment available |
F10. . . | F10. . . | F10. . . |
17.5 | Fees for the expedited entry of a passenger into, or transiting through, the United Kingdom | |
17.5.1 | 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 Terminal 2, 3 or 4. | F54£5.20 |
17.5.2 | The expedited entry of a passenger into, or transiting of a passenger through, the United Kingdom using the Border Force fast track service, where 17.5.1 does not apply. | £3 |
17.5.3 | The registration of a document confirming identity in respect of a person registering on the Registered Traveller service. | £20 |
17.5.4 | The registration of additional documents confirming identity in respect of a person registered on the Registered Traveller service. | £20 |
17.5.5 | Annual subscription charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service payable in respect of a person who is not a child at the time the application for membership is made. | £50 |
17.5.6 | Charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service payable in respect of a person who is a child at the time the application for such membership is made (“the child applicant”), where it is intended that the child applicant will seek to use the service when accompanying a parent who is a current member of the Registered Traveller service by virtue of having paid the subscription charge specified in 17.5.5 (“the current parent member”). | £2 for each remaining calendar month, or part of such a month, of the current parent member's subscription. |
17.5.7 | Annual charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service payable in respect of a child applicant, where the applicant will be a child for the whole 12-month period beginning with the day on which the subscription begins. | £24 |
17.5.8 | Charge for membership of the Registered Traveller service payable in respect of a child applicant, where the applicant will attain the age of 18 during the 12-month period beginning with the day on which the subscription begins. | £2 for each calendar month, or part of such a month, for which the child applicant remains a child |
17.6 | Fees for the provision of advice or assistance in connection with immigration and nationality | |
17.6.1 | The carrying out 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, in each case by an AO. | £0.80 per minute per AO |
17.6.2 | The carrying out of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, 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 the providing of training, in each case by an EO during office hours. | £0.88 per minute per EO |
17.6.3 | The carrying out of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, 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 the providing of training, in each case by an EO outside office hours. | £1.10 per minute per EO |
17.6.4 | The carrying out of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, 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 the providing of training, in each case by an HEO during office hours. | £0.97 per minute per HEO |
17.6.5 | The carrying out of checks under the premium immigration status checking service, 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 the providing of training, in each case by an HEO outside office hours. | £1.23 per minute per HEO |
17.7 | Fee for the provision of any premium service by an immigration officer | |
F55. . . | F55. . . | F55. . . |
F5617.7.2 | The provision, to a person other than a government department, of an immigration officer to provide any premium service relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom. | £77.40 per hour per officer |
F5617.7.3 | The provision, to a government department, of an immigration officer to provide any premium service relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom. | £57.33 per hour per officer |
Waiver or reduction in respect 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)
Interpretation1
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 F91within 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.
Fees for the provision of certain premium services outside the United Kingdom2
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 |
|---|---|---|
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 F22managed 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 |
F23. . . | F23. . . | F23. . . |
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. | F403£250 |
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. | F110£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. | F111£2.74 per query |
F24418.4 | Fee for provision of certain premium services by immigration officers | |
18.4.1 | The provision of an immigration officer to provide any premium service relating to entry into or transit through the United Kingdom. | £77.40 per hour per officer |
Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees specified in Table 183
The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of a service specified in Table 18.
SCHEDULE 8NATIONALITY
Interpretation1
1
In this Schedule—
“application for naturalisation as a British citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act M24;
“application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act M25;
“application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act” means an application for registration as a British citizen under sections 1(3), (3A) or (4), 3(1), (2) or (5), 4(2) or (5), 4A, 4B, 4D, 4F, 10(1) or (2), or 13(1) or (3) of, or paragraph 3, F4293A, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act M26;
“application for registration as a British citizen under the 1997 Act” means an application for registration as a British citizen under section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 M27;
“application for registration as a British overseas citizen” means an application for registration as a British overseas citizen under section 27(1) of, or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;
“application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen” means an application for registration as a British overseas territories citizen under sections 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act (as applied by section 24 of that Act), 15(3) or (4), 17(1), (2) or (5), or 22(1) or (2) of, or paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, that Act M28;
“application for registration as a British protected person” means an application for registration as a British protected person under article 7 of the 1982 Order M29;
“application for registration as a British subject” means an application for registration as a British subject under section 32 of, or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;
“certificate of entitlement” has the same meaning as provided for in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act M30;
“certificate of registration or naturalisation” means a certificate of registration or naturalisation issued under the 1981 Act;
F430“historical legislative unfairness”, in relation to the basis on which an application is made under section 4L of the 1981 Act, has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) of that section (see section 4L(2) of that Act);
“public authority” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of section 4L of the 1981 Act (see section 4L(3) of that Act).
2
For the purposes of this Schedule 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, processes and services relating to nationality2
1
Tables 19 and 20 specify the amount of the fees for the specified applications, processes and services relating to nationality.
F2451A
2
The fees specified in Table 20 are subject to paragraph 3 (multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship).
F693
Paragraph 6 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive the fee specified in 19.3.1.
F3844
Paragraph 7 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive, in specified circumstances, any fee specified in Table 19 or 20.
F4155
Paragraph 8 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive, in specified circumstances, the fees specified in 19.3.1 and 19.3.2.
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. | £1,250 |
19.1.2 | Application for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen. | £1,000 |
F42619.1A | Fee for applications for registration as a British citizen in special circumstances | |
19.1A.1 | Application for registration as a British citizen under section 4L of the 1981 Act made on the basis that the applicant would have been able to become a British citizen but for— (a) historical legislative unfairness, (b) an act or omission of a public authority, or (c) exceptional circumstances relating to the applicant. | £1,126 |
19.2 | Fees for F427other 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. | £1,126 |
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. | £1,126 |
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. | £901 |
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. | £901 |
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. | £901 |
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. | £901 |
19.3 | Fees for F428other applications for registration where the applicant is a child | |
F40919.3.1 | 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. | £1,012 |
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. | £1,012 |
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. | £810 |
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. | £810 |
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. | £810 |
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. | £810 |
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. | £250 |
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. | £372 |
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. | £388 |
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. | £250 |
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. | £372 |
F343. . . | F343. . . | F343. . . |
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 Act M31. | £372 |
20.3.2 | Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British overseas territories citizenship under sections 12 and 24 of the 1981 Act M32. | £372 |
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 1986 M33. | £372 |
20.3.4 | Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British overseas citizenship under sections 12 and 29 of the 1981 Act. | £372 |
20.3.5 | Registration of a declaration of renunciation of the status of British subject under sections 12 and 34 of the 1981 Act. | £372 |
20.3.6 | Registration of a declaration of renunciation of the status of British protected person under article 11 of the 1982 Order M34. | £372 |
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. | £250 |
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 |
Number and description of the exception | Fees to which the exception applies | |
|---|---|---|
20A.1 | Certain applications for registration as a British citizen under section 4F of the 1981 Act | |
20A.1.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act where— (a) the application is made under section 4F of that Act; (b) the relevant registration provision (within the meaning given by section 4F(2) of that Act) is paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to that Act; and (c) the applicant made an application falling within paragraphs (a) and (b) before 25th July 2019 but it was refused because the Secretary of State was not satisfied that the applicant was of good character. | Fees 19.2.1, 19.3.1 |
F344. . . | F344. . . | |
F344. . . | F344. . . | F344. . . |
F41120A.3 | Children being looked after by a local authority | |
20A.3.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act or the 1997 Act where, at the time the application is made, the person in respect of whom it is made is a child and— (a) is being looked after by a local authority, or (b) is being looked after outside the United Kingdom under an arrangement similar to any of those referred to in the provisions mentioned in the definition of “being looked after by a local authority” in regulation 2. | Fees 19.3.1, 19.3.2 |
20A.4 | Fees for services in connection with citizenship ceremonies and citizenship oaths where no registration fee was payable | |
20A.4.1 | No fee is payable for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony) in relation to the registration of a person as a British citizen under the 1981 Act or the 1997 Act where no fee was payable in respect of the related application for registration of that person because— (a) the exception in 20A.3.1 applied, or (b) the fee in respect of that application was waived under paragraph 8. | Fee 20.4.1 |
20A.4.2 | No fee is payable for the administration, otherwise than at a citizenship ceremony or by a Justice of the Peace, of a citizenship oath (or citizenship oath and pledge) in relation to the registration of a person as a British citizen under the 1981 Act or the 1997 Act where no fee was payable in respect of the related application for registration of that person because— (a) the exception in 20A.3.1 applied, or (b) the fee in respect of that application was waived under paragraph 8. | Fee 20.4.2 |
F44720A.4.3 | No fee is payable for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the ceremony) in relation to the registration of a person as a British citizen under section 4K of the 1981 Act where the person is entitled to be registered as a British citizen under that section because they are or would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17H of that Act. | Fee 20.4.1 |
20A.4.4 | No fee is payable for the administration, otherwise than at a citizenship ceremony or by a Justice of the Peace, of a citizenship oath and pledge in relation to the registration of a person as a British citizen under section 4K of the 1981 Act where the person is entitled to be registered as a British citizen under that section because they are or would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17H of that Act. | Fee 20.4.2 |
20A.4.5 | No fee is payable for the administration of a citizenship oath and pledge in relation to the registration of a person as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17H of the 1981 Act. | Fee 20.4.2 |
Multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship3
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 ceremony4
1
The specified fee in 20.4.1 in Table 20 is payable by the person who is required by section 42 of the 1981 Act M35 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 disapplied5
Where the specified fee in 20.4.1 in Table 20 for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is paid in accordance with paragraph 4(1), it must be refunded if—
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.
F75Waiver in respect of the fee specified in 19.3.16
1
The Secretary of State may waive the fee specified in 19.3.1 in respect of an application for registration as a British citizen made—
a
under section 3(1) of the 1981 Act,
b
in respect of a child born on or after 1st July 2006, and
c
on the grounds in sub-paragraph (2).
2
The grounds are that—
a
at the time of the child’s birth, the woman who gave birth to the child (“the child’s mother”) was married to, or in a civil partnership with, a man other than the child’s natural father,
b
no person is treated as the father of the child under section 28 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 or section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008,
c
no person is treated as a parent of the child under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, and
d
the child would have automatically become a British citizen at birth by the operation of any provision of the 1981 Act if the child’s mother had been married to, or in a civil partnership with, the child’s natural father at the time of the child’s birth (irrespective of whether the child’s mother and natural father could actually have been married to, or in a civil partnership with, each other at that time).
3
The reference in sub-paragraph (2)(d) to automatically becoming a British citizen at birth is to be construed in accordance with section 4J(4) of the 1981 Act.
F345Waiver of fee as a remedy for maladministration7
The Secretary of State may waive the payment of any fee specified in Table 19 or 20 in respect of any application, process or service where the Secretary of State considers that—
a
the person in respect of whom the application is made or (as the case may be) in relation to whom the process or service is to be carried out or provided has suffered any detriment in connection with immigration or nationality as a result of maladministration by the Home Office, and
b
the appropriate remedy (or part of the appropriate remedy) for that maladministration is to waive the payment of the fee in respect of the application, process or service.
F412Fees specified in 19.3.1 and 19.3.2: waiver on grounds of unaffordability8
The Secretary of State may waive the fee specified in 19.3.1 or 19.3.2 in a case where the Secretary of State considers that the fee is not affordable, taking into account the financial circumstances of the child in respect of whom the application is being made and of any other person who (in the Secretary of State’s opinion) might otherwise reasonably be expected to bear the cost of paying all or part of the fee.
SCHEDULE 9APPLICATIONS IN RELATION TO ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE ISLE OF MAN AND PREMIUM SERVICES
Interpretation1
In this Schedule —
“present and settled” has the meaning given by paragraph 6 of the Isle of Man immigration rules;
“priority settlement service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, by which applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man 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 and the Isle of Man, by which applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man 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 and the Isle of Man, by which it is aimed to process relevant applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man F92within 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;
“Worker Migrant” has the meaning given by paragraph 6 of the Isle of Man immigration rules;
“Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant” has the meaning given by paragraph 6 of the Isle of Man immigration rules.
F385“Worker (Seasonal) Migrant” has the meaning given by paragraph 6 of the Isle of Man immigration rules.
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, as well as the fee for an approval letter from a designated competent body.
2
Table 22 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as the dependant of a main applicant.
3
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 F21021.2A.1, 21.2A.2 or 21.3.3 in Table 21, or Table 22, do not apply.
F824A
Paragraph 3A provides for the reduction in specified circumstances of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a Worker Migrant or as the dependant of a Worker Migrant.
F2705
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6
Each of the fees specified in 21.1.2, 21.1.3 and 21.1.4 in Table 21 is calculated by reference to an annual rate.
7
The annual rate referred to in sub-paragraph (6) for each of the fees in question is determined by dividing the amount of the fee by the number of years to which the application relates.
Number of fee | Type of application | Amount of fee |
|---|---|---|
21.1 | Fees 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. | F347£100 |
21.1.2 | Application for a visit visa for a period of two years. | F348£376 |
21.1.3 | Application for a visit visa for a period of five years. | F349£670 |
21.1.4 | Application for a visit visa for a period of ten years. | F350£837 |
21.1.5 | Application for a visit visa as an academic for a period of more than six months but not more than twelve months. | F351£200 |
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. | F351£200 |
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 21.2.8 applies. | F352£167 |
21.2.2 | Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant where fee 21.2.8 does not apply. | F353£623 |
F63. . . | F63. . . | F63. . . |
F63. . . | F63. . . | F63. . . |
21.2.5 | Application for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant. | F354£1,638 |
21.2.6 | Application for entry clearance as a Tier 4 Migrant. | F355£363 |
21.2.7 | Application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant or a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility) Temporary Migrant. | F356£259 |
21.2.8 | 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. | £456 |
F20321.2A | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man under Appendix Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) to the Isle of Man immigration rules | |
21.2A.1 | Application for entry clearance for a period of thirty months under Appendix Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) to the Isle of Man immigration rules. | £180 |
21.2A.2 | Application for entry clearance for a period of five years under Appendix Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) to the Isle of Man immigration rules. | £250 |
F11. . . | F11. . . | F11. . . |
F11. . . | F11. . . | F11. . . |
F11. . . | F11. . . | F11. . . |
F11. . . | F11. . . | F11. . . |
F11. . . | F11. . . | F11. . . |
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. | £64 |
21.3.2 | Application for entry clearance on a route to settlement in the Isle of Man (that being an application made with a view to becoming ordinarily resident in the Isle of Man without being subject to any restriction on the period for which an individual may remain there) where the fee is not specified elsewhere in this Schedule. | F357£1,538 |
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. | £3,250 |
21.3.4 | Application for entry clearance as a representative of an overseas business under Part 5 of the Isle of Man immigration rules. | F358£625 |
21.3.5 | Application for entry clearance as a Worker Migrant for a period of three years or less. | F358£625 |
21.3.6 | Application for entry clearance as a Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant. | F358£625 |
F6421.3.7 | Application for entry clearance as an Innovator. | F359£1,036 |
21.3.8 | Application for entry clearance as a Start-up Migrant. | F360£378 |
F34621.3.9 | Application for entry clearance as a Worker (Seasonal) Migrant. | £259 |
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 in this Schedule. | F361£531 |
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. | F362£623 |
F6522.1.1A | Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant. | F363£1,036 |
22.1.1B | Application for entry clearance as the dependant of a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant. | F364£378 |
F456. . . | F456. . . | F456. . . |
F456. . . | F456. . . | F456. . . |
F12. . . | F12. . . | F12. . . |
Number and description of the exception | Fee to which exception applies | |
|---|---|---|
F193... | F193... | |
F193. . . | F193. . . | F193. . . |
F6723.2 | Applications for entry clearance for the purposes of an application under Appendix EU to the Isle of Man immigration rules | |
23.2.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance made for the purposes of an application under Appendix EU to the Isle of Man immigration rules for leave to enter or leave to remain in the Isle of Man. | Fees 21.3.2, 21.4.1 |
23.3 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the Isle of Man immigration rules | |
23.3.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance made under Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the Isle of Man immigration rules. | Fees 21.3.2, 21.4.1 |
F20423.4 | Application for entry clearance under Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the Isle of Man immigration rules | |
23.4.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance made under Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay to the Isle of Man immigration rules. | Fee 21.4.1 |
F41323.5 | Applications for entry clearance under Appendix U: Ukraine Scheme to the Isle of Man immigration rules | |
23.5.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance under Appendix U: Ukraine Scheme to the Isle of Man immigration rules. | Fee 21.4.1 |
Number and description of the waiver | Fees to which waiver applies | |
|---|---|---|
24.1 | General waiver | |
24.1.1 | 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 | |
24.2.1 | 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 | |
24.3.1 | 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 F20021.2A.1, 21.2A.2 or 21.3.3 of Table 21, or in Table 22, and subject to the F78exceptions , waivers and reductions set out in Tables 23 and 24 F83and to paragraph 3A, 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.
F79Reduction 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 Isle of Man as a Worker Migrant where the Confirmation of Employment issued in respect of the application confirms the applicant’s eligibility for a Health and Care Visa provided for by Section 4 of the Confirmation of Employment Guidance;
a “relevant dependant’s application” means an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as the dependant of a Worker Migrant (whether or not the application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) where—
- a
the Confirmation of Employment 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 Section 4 of the Confirmation of Employment Guidance, or
- b
the applicant has an Isle of Man employer’s letter or email referred to in Section 4 of the Confirmation of Employment Guidance under the heading “Entry Clearance – Health and Care Visa application process” in respect of the application.
- a
2
In sub-paragraph (1)—
a
“Confirmation of Employment” has the meaning given by Appendix W to the Isle of Man immigration rules;
b
the references to “the Confirmation of Employment Guidance” are to the document entitled “Confirmation of Employment Guidance” published by the Isle of Man Cabinet Office.
3
The fee payable, in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man as a Worker Migrant or as the dependant of a Worker Migrant, under 21.3.5 of Table 21 (as applied, in the case of an application by a dependant, by paragraph 3) is to be reduced by £378 in the case of a Health and Care Visa application or a relevant dependant’s application.
Applications by CESC NationalsF2784
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fees for the provision of certain premium services outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man5
1
Table 25 specifies the amount of fees for the provision of specified premium services for the purposes of article 9A of the 2016 Order as it applies to the Isle of Man.
2
Paragraph 6 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fees specified in Table 25.
Number of fee | Description of service provided | Amount of fee |
|---|---|---|
25.1 | Fees for submitting an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man, or documents or information in connection with such an application, at a facility outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man | |
25.1.1 | The acceptance or processing by a contractor of an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man, 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 and the Isle of Man, either in person or by post or courier. | £55 |
25.2 | Fees for expediting applications | |
25.2.1 | The expedited processing, under the priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man. | F404£250 |
25.2.2 | The expedited processing, under the super priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man. | £956 |
25.2.3 | The expedited processing, under the priority settlement service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man. | £573 |
25.3 | Fees in connection with the international contact centre service | |
25.3.1 | The provision by a contractor, by telephone, of information or assistance in relation to an application for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man to an applicant outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. | F112£0.69 per minute |
25.3.2 | 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 for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man, where provided to an applicant outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. | F113£2.74 per query |
Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees specified in Table 256
The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of a service specified in Table 25.
SCHEDULE 10APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY OR THE BAILIWICK OF JERSEY AND PREMIUM SERVICES
Interpretation1
F1991
In this Schedule—
F46“Guernsey immigration rules” means the rules made by the States of Guernsey Committee for Home Affairs in respect of the Bailiwick of Guernsey under sections 1(4) and 3(2) of the 1971 Act as extended to that bailiwick;
“Jersey immigration rules” means the rules contained in the directions made by the Minister for Home Affairs in respect of the Bailiwick of Jersey under sections 1(4A) and 3(2) of the 1971 Act as extended to that bailiwick;
“priority settlement service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick, by which applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey other than for the purposes of work or study, or as a visitor, are processed on an expedited basis;
“priority visa service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick, by which applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey for the purposes of work or study, or as a visitor, are processed on an expedited basis;
“relevant bailiwick” means—
- a
the Bailiwick of Guernsey, so far as this Schedule relates to an application for entry clearance to enter that bailiwick; or
- b
the Bailiwick of Jersey, so far as this Schedule relates to an application for entry clearance to enter that bailiwick;
- a
“super priority visa service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick, by which it is aimed to process relevant applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey F93within 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;
“work permit employment” means employment as a work permit holder under—
F2112
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
1
Table 26 specifies the amount of the fees for specified applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey.
F481A
Table 26A provides exceptions from the requirement to pay certain fees in respect of applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey.
2
Paragraph 3 confers a discretion of the Secretary of State to waive the fees specified in Table 26.
3
Paragraph 4 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey by the dependant of a main applicant F212in circumstances where the fees in 26.4A.1, 26.4A.2, 26.5.1 or 26.5.2 of Table 26 do not apply.
4
Each of the fees specified in 26.2.2 to 26.2.4 in Table 26 is calculated by reference to an annual rate.
5
The annual rate referred to in sub-paragraph (4) for each of the fees in question is determined by dividing the amount of the fee by the number of years to which the application relates.
Number of fee | Type of application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey | Amount of fee |
|---|---|---|
26.1 | General fee for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey | |
26.1.1 | Application for entry clearance where the fee is not specified elsewhere in this Schedule. | F365£531 |
26.2 | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey as a visitor | |
26.2.1 | Application for entry clearance for a period of six months or less. | F366£100 |
26.2.2 | Application for entry clearance for a period of two years. | F367£376 |
26.2.3 | Application for entry clearance for a period of five years. | F368£670 |
26.2.4 | Application for entry clearance for a period of ten years. | F369£837 |
26.3 | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey as a student | |
26.3.1 | Application for entry clearance as a student. | F370£363 |
26.4 | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey for purposes of work permit employment or for settlement | |
26.4.1 | Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey for the purposes of work permit employmentF24, other than F76an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey to which 26.4.1ZA applies or an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey to which 26.4.1A applies. | F371£625 |
F7726.4.1ZA | Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey for the purposes of work permit employment for a period of F20512 months or less. | F372£259 |
F2526.4.1A | F198Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey for the purposes of low-skilled work permit employment for a period of 12 months or less. | F373£259 |
26.4.2 | Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey for the purposes of settlement (that being an application made with a view to becoming ordinarily resident in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey without being subject to any restriction on the period for which an individual may remain there). | F374£1,538 |
F20626.4A | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey under Appendix HK: British National (Overseas) to the Guernsey immigration rules | |
26.4A.1 | Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey for a period of thirty months under Appendix HK: British National (Overseas) to the Guernsey immigration rules. | £180 |
26.4A.2 | Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey for a period of five years under Appendix HK: British National (Overseas) to the Guernsey immigration rules. | £250 |
F20726.5 | Fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey under Appendix HK(J) British National (Overseas) to the Jersey immigration rules | |
26.5.1 | Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey for a period of thirty months under Appendix HK(J) British National (Overseas) to the Jersey immigration rules. | £180 |
26.5.2 | Application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey for a period of five years under Appendix HK(J) British National (Overseas) to the Jersey immigration rules. | £250 |
Number and description of the exception | Fees to which exception applies | |
|---|---|---|
26A.1 | Applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey for the purposes of an application under Appendix EU to the Guernsey immigration rules | |
26A.1.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey made for the purposes of an application under Appendix EU to the Guernsey immigration rules for leave to enter or leave to remain in that bailiwick. | Fees 26.1.1, 26.2.1, 26.4.2 |
26A.2 | Applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey for the purposes of an application under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey immigration rules | |
26A.2.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey made for the purposes of an application under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey immigration rules for leave to enter or leave to remain in that bailiwick. | Fees 26.1.1, 26.2.1, 26.4.2 |
26A.3 | Applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey under Appendix EU(J) (Family Permit) to the Jersey immigration rules | |
26A.3.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey made under Appendix EU(J) (Family Permit) to the Jersey immigration rules. | Fees 26.1.1, 26.2.1, 26.4.2 |
F41426A.4 | Applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey under Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the Guernsey immigration rules | |
26A.4.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey under Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the Guernsey immigration rules. | Fee 26.1.1 |
26A.5 | Applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey under Appendix Ukraine (J) Scheme to the Jersey immigration rules | |
26A.5.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Jersey under Appendix Ukraine (J) Scheme to the Jersey immigration rules. | Fee 26.1.1 |
Waiver in respect of the fees listed in Table 263
The Secretary of State may waive any fee in respect of an application specified in Table 26.
Applications by dependants4
F213Except in respect of applications for which a fee is specified in 26.4A.1, 26.4A.2, 26.5.1 or 26.5.2 of Table 26, the fee for an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey as a dependant of a main applicant (whether that application is made at the same time as that of the main application or not) is the fee specified in Table 26 in respect of the main applicant's application F49, subject to the exceptions in Table 26A.
Fees for the provision of certain premium services outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick5
1
Table 27 specifies the amount of fees for the provision of specified premium services for the purposes of article 9A of the 2016 Order as it applies to the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey.
2
Paragraph 6 confers a discretion on the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fees specified in Table 27.
Number of fee | Description of service provided | Amount of fee |
|---|---|---|
27.1 | Fees for submitting an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey, or documents or information in connection with such an application, at a facility outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick | |
27.1.1 | The acceptance or processing by a contractor of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey, 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 and the relevant bailiwick, either in person or by post or courier. | £55 |
27.2 | Fees for expediting applications | |
27.2.1 | The expedited processing, under the priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey. | F405£250 |
27.2.2 | The expedited processing, under the super priority visa service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey. | £956 |
27.2.3 | The expedited processing, under the priority settlement service, of an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey. | £573 |
27.3 | Fees in connection with the international contact centre service | |
27.3.1 | The provision by a contractor, by telephone, of information or assistance, in relation to an application for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey, to an applicant outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick. | F114£0.69 per minute |
27.3.2 | 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 for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey, where provided to an applicant outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick. | F115£2.74 per query |
Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees specified in Table 276
The Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fee in respect of a service specified in Table 27.
SCHEDULE 11MISCELLANEOUS FEES
1
In this Schedule—
“connected application” means an application for F227entry clearance to enter, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom which has given rise to a decision which may potentially be the subject of administrative review, whether that application was made—
- a
by an applicant in the applicant's own right; or
- b
as the main applicant with one or more dependants having made linked applications;
- a
“linked application” means an application for F227entry clearance to enter, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom made by the dependant of a main applicant on the same day as the main applicant's application for F227entry clearance to enter, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom;
“unlinked application” means an application for F227entry clearance to enter, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom made by the dependant of a main applicant on a different day to the day on which the main applicant's application for F227entry clearance to enter, leave to enter or leave to remain was made.
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
A fee of £80 is payable by a person requesting administrative review of—
a
a single decision made—
i
in respect of a connected application;
ii
in respect of an unlinked application; or
iii
to cancel leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom at the border;
b
at least two decisions made—
i
where one of those decisions is in respect of a connected application, and at least one other decision was in respect of a linked application;
ii
where each of those decisions is in respect of two or more unlinked applications made on the same day; or
iii
to cancel the leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom of a person and any of that person's dependants.
F219c
a decision to refuse to issue or renew, or to revoke, a frontier worker permit under the Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
2
In circumstances where administrative review is requested of at least two decisions in respect of at least two unlinked applications made on different days, a fee of £80 is payable in respect of each of those requests for administrative review.
3
Notwithstanding sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), no fee is payable for administrative review of a decision—
a
in respect of any application F216for entry clearance to enter, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United KingdomF50other than an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules,F217or an application to which sub-paragraph (3A) applies where the person was exempt from paying the fee for the application, or the fee in respect of the application was waived;
F51aa
in respect of any application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under Appendix EU to the immigration rules before 7.00 a.m. on 30th March 2019, where no fee was payable in respect of the application (except where the payment of the fee was waived under regulation 2(3) of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019);
bb
in respect of any application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made under that Appendix at or after 7.00 a.m. on 30th March 2019, where the application was made in respect of a person who, when the application was made, was a child and was being looked after by a local authority;
b
to cancel leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom where the person was exempt from paying the fee for the application which gave rise to the leave, or the fee in respect of that application was waived F220, except where that application was an application to which sub-paragraph (3A) applies or an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the immigration rules.
F2143A
This sub-paragraph applies to an application for—
a
leave to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix EU to the immigration rules,
b
entry clearance to enter or limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor to those rules, or
c
entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix Service Providers from Switzerland to those rules.
4
If the outcome of administrative review is that the decision under review is maintained, but for different or additional reasons, no fee is payable in respect of any request for administrative review of—
a
the revised decision; or
b
any subsequent decision made in relation to the application which gave rise to the decision under review.
5
F221Subject to sub-paragraphs (5A) and (5B), the Secretary of State must refund the fee specified in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) if the outcome of administrative review is that the decision under review is withdrawn.
F525A
F218... Sub-paragraph (5) does not apply where the decision under review—
F222a
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
is withdrawn pursuant to paragraph AR(EU)2.1.(c) of Appendix AR (EU) to the immigration rules (decision found to be incorrect as a result of information or evidence that was not before the original decision-maker) and not also pursuant to paragraph AR(EU)2.1.(a) or (b) of that Appendix.
F2155B
Sub-paragraph (5) also does not apply where the decision under review—
a
was a decision to refuse to issue a frontier worker permit to a person under the Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, or to revoke or refuse to renew a person’s frontier worker permit under those Regulations, and
b
is withdrawn solely because information or evidence that was not before the original decision maker has been provided showing that the person qualifies for a frontier worker permit under those Regulations.
6
The Secretary of State may waive or reduce the fee specified in sub-paragraph (1) or (2).
SCHEDULE 12AMENDMENT OF THE FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL (IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM CHAMBER) FEES ORDER 2011
1
1
The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011 M37 is amended as follows.
2
In article 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “the 2017 Regulations” substitute—
“the 2018 Regulations” means the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 M38
3
In article 5 (exemption from fees)—
a
in paragraph (1A)—
i
for “the 2017 Regulations” substitute “
the 2018 Regulations
”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (a), for “exception 4.5” substitute “
exception 4.4.1
”
;
b
in paragraph (1B), for “the 2017 Regulations” substitute “
the 2018 Regulations
”
.
Sch. 1 Table 1 modified (6.4.2022 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/296), reg. 1(3)(c), Sch. 2 paras. 1-3