LegalizeThe Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2015
Made: 18th March 2015
Laid before Parliament: 19th March 2015
Coming into force: 6th April 2015
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Fees for applications, processes and services in connection with immigration and nationality
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Rate of Exchange
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Consequences of failing to pay the specified fee
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Payments for in person applications
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SCHEDULE 1 — APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER AND LEAVE TO ENTER THE UNITED KINGDOM
Interpretation
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Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter and leave to enter the United Kingdom
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Applications by dependants
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Applications by CESC Nationals
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SCHEDULE 2 — APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Interpretation
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Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom
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Applications by dependants
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Reduction in fees for certain applications made by CESC Nationals
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Multiple applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom
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SCHEDULE 3 — DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Interpretation
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Fees for documents
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Waiver in respect of the fee listed at 12.2.5
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SCHEDULE 4 — SPONSORSHIP
Interpretation
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Fees for applications for sponsor licences, certificates of sponsorship, confirmations of acceptance for studies or for premium customer services
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Fees for other applications in connection with sponsorship
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SCHEDULE 5 — CONSULAR FUNCTIONS
Interpretation
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Fees for the exercise of consular functions in connection with immigration and nationality
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Charges for travel time when services are provided away from consular premises.
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Discretion to waive fees for the services of consular officers or employees
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SCHEDULE 6 — PREMIUM SERVICES (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)
Interpretation
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Fees for the provision of certain premium services in the United Kingdom, including the expedition of immigration or nationality applications
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Waiver or reduction of fees specified in Table 17
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SCHEDULE 7 — PREMIUM SERVICES (OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM)
Interpretation
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Fees for the submission and processing of immigration and nationality applications outside the United Kingdom, together with fees for connected services
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Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees listed in Table 18
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SCHEDULE 8 — NATIONALITY
Interpretation
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Fees for applications relating to nationality
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Multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship
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Responsibility for paying the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony
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Refunds of fees for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony where an application is refused or the requirement to attend the ceremony is disapplied
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SCHEDULE 9 — ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
Interpretation
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Waiver in respect of the fees listed in Table 21
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Applications by dependants
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SCHEDULE 10 — MISCELLANEOUS FEES
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Fee for the administration of the Life in the UK Test
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Fee for the process of administrative review, together with provision for exemption from, and waiver or reduction of, that fee
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Signed
James Brokenshire — Minister of State — Home Office — 18th March 2015
We consent
Mark Lancaster — Gavin Barwell — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 17th March 2015
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: In pursuance of section 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22).
[^f00002]: 2014 c.22.
[^f00003]: S.I. 2015/746.
[^f00065]: 1971 c. 77; section 3 was extended with modifications to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by S.I. 1993/1796. The immigration rules for the Bailiwick of Guernsey can be found at http://www.gov.gg/article/2714/Immigration-Rules.
[^f00066]: Section 1 was extended with modifications to the Bailiwick of Jersey by S.I. 1993/1797. The immigration rules for the Bailiwick of Jersey can be found at http://www.gov.je/LifeEvents/CitizenshipSettlingInJersey.
Editorial notes
[^key-82007e1c58aeaeeabc60767fdc798939]: Regulations revoked (6.4.2017) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/515), regs. 1(2), 18(1)
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