2. The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with this Part.
3. In regulation 2 (interpretation), insert the following definitions in the appropriate places—
““priority service” means the optional premium service offered to applicants under which an application in connection with immigration and nationality or any part of such an application is processed on an expedited basis;”;
““super priority service” means the optional priority service offered to applicants by which it is aimed to process relevant applications within a period shorter than that within which it is aimed to process applications under the priority service;”.
4.—(1) Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom) is amended as follows.
(2) In Table 1 (fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom), after 1.4.4 insert—
| “1.4.4A | Application for entry clearance under Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 to the immigration rules(1). | £1,846” |
(3) In Table 4 (exceptions in respect of fees for and in connection with applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)—
(a)in 4.2.1, for “paragraphs 352A to 352FI” substitute “Appendix Family Reunion (Protection)(2)”;
(b)omit 4.10 and 4.10.1.
5.—(1) Schedule 3 (documents and administration) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 (interpretation) insert in the appropriate place—
““ETA” has the meaning given by section 11C of the 1971 Act (electronic travel authorisations)(3);”.
(3) In Table 10 (fees for miscellaneous documents and services), after 10.7.1 insert—
| “10.7A | Electronic Travel Authorisation | |
| 10.7A.1 | Request for an ETA where required in accordance with Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation to the immigration rules (4). | £10” |
6.—(1) Table 17 in Schedule 6 (premium services (in the United Kingdom)) is amended as follows.
(2) In 17.1.2, for “where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations” substitute “under a super priority service”.
(3) In 17.5.1, omit “Terminal 2, 3 or 4”.
7.—(1) Schedule 7 (premium services (outside the United Kingdom)) is amended as follows.
(2) Omit paragraph 1.
(3) In Table 18 (premium services outside the United Kingdom)—
(a)in 18.2.1, for “the priority visa service” substitute “a priority service”;
(b)in 18.2.2, for “the super priority visa service” substitute “a super priority service”;
(c)omit 18.2.3.
8.—(1) Schedule 9 (applications in relation to entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man and premium services) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 (interpretation), omit the definitions of “priority settlement service”, “priority visa service” and “super priority visa service”.
(3) In Table 25 (premium services outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man)—
(a)in 25.2.1, for “the priority visa service” substitute “a priority service”;
(b)in 25.2.2, for “the super priority visa service” substitute “a super priority service”;
(c)omit 25.2.3.
9.—(1) Schedule 10 (applications for entry clearance to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey and premium services) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 (interpretation), omit the definitions of “priority settlement service”, “priority visa service” and “super priority visa service”.
(3) In Table 27 (premium services outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick)—
(a)in 27.2.1, for “the priority visa service” substitute “a priority service”;
(b)in 27.2.2, for “the super priority visa service” substitute “a super priority service”;
(c)omit 27.2.3.
10. In the table in the principal Regulations specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1, for the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 (“the current fee”), substitute the fee specified in relation to the current fee in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1.
11.—(1) In the provisions of the principal Regulations specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 (which relate to the reduction of relevant fees in respect of Health and Care Visa applications and related applications by dependants), for the reduction in the relevant fee specified in column 2 of that table substitute the reduction in the relevant fee specified in column 3 of that table.
(2) In paragraph (1), the “relevant fee” means the fee which would, but for the provisions specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2, be payable for the application as specified in the principal Regulations (as amended by Schedule 1).
The United Kingdom immigration rules were laid before Parliament on 23rd May 1994 (HC 395). Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 7th September 2023 (HC 1780).
Appendix Family Reunion (Protection) was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 9th March 2023 (HC 1160).
Section 11C is inserted by section 75(2) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36).
Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 9th March 2023 (HC 1160).