The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017

Made: 30th March 2017

Laid before Parliament: 3rd April 2017

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 68(1), (7), (8) and (10), 69(2), and 74(8)(a), (b) and (d) of the Immigration Act 2014[^f00001]. These Regulations are made further to provision in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016[^f00002].

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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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Amendment of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011

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Schedule 12 (amendment of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011) has effect.

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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Revocations

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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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Applications made by CESC Nationals

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Variation of an application 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 or reduction in respect of the fee listed at 12.2.4

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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 and for premium services for sponsors

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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 in respect 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 — APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE ISLE OF MAN

Interpretation

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Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man

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Applications by dependants

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Applications by CESC Nationals

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SCHEDULE 10 — APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY AND THE BAILIWICK OF JERSEY

Interpretation

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Waiver in respect of the fees listed in Table 25

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Applications by dependants

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SCHEDULE 11 — MISCELLANEOUS FEES

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Fee for the administration of the Life in the UK Test

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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 fee

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SCHEDULE 12 — AMENDMENT OF THE FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL (IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM CHAMBER) FEES ORDER 2011

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• (1) The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011[^f00089] is amended as follows.

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• (3) For article 5(1A) and (1B) (exemption from fees) substitute—

(1A) No fee is payable for a relevant appeal brought by an appellant who has been excepted from the requirement to pay an application fee under the 2017 Regulations in accordance with the following exceptions— (a) exception 4.5 (application by person physically present in UK but liable to immigration detention where the requirement to pay the fee would be incompatible with the person’s Convention rights) in Table 4 of paragraph (2) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations; or (b) exception 9.4 (specified human rights applications) in Table 9 of paragraph (2) of Schedule 2 to those Regulations. (1B) For the purposes of this article, a “relevant appeal” is an appeal against a decision to refuse the application in respect of which the appellant was excepted from the requirement to pay a fee under the 2017 Regulations.

Signed

Robert Goodwill — Minister of State — Home Office — 30th March 2017

We consent

Andrew Griffiths — Guto Bebb — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 30th March 2017

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations revoke and replace the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/226). They also revoke the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/768) for all remaining purposes.

These Regulations specify fees relating to immigration, nationality and associated functions. They are made further to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/177), as amended by the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/440), which sets out the functions in connection with immigration and nationality for which the Secretary of State may charge a fee, and the maximum amount that may be charged for each of these functions. The Regulations also make provision which is incidental to the specification of those fees.

Schedules 1 and 2 specify fees for applications for entry clearance to enter, leave to enter and leave to remain in the UK and approval letters connected with entry clearance and leave to remain.

Schedule 3 specifies fees payable when requesting certain documents relating to immigration and nationality, whilst Schedule 4 specifies certain fees payable by sponsors when requesting particular products or services.

Schedule 5 specifies fees relating to the provision of consular services, Schedule 6 provides for fees payable in relation to premium services provided in the United Kingdom, whilst Schedule 7 makes provision for fees payable in respect of such services provided outside the United Kingdom. Schedule 8 specifies fees payable in connection with nationality.

Schedule 9 provides for fees relating to applications for entry clearance to the Isle of Man, whilst Schedule 10 makes similar provision in respect of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey.

Schedule 11 makes provision for fees payable in respect of miscellaneous matters including the administration of the life in the UK test. Schedule 12 makes amendments to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2841) in consequence of the making of these Regulations.

Provision is also made in the Schedules to these Regulations for exceptions to certain of the fees specified, and the circumstances in which certain of them may be waived or reduced.

A note outlining the likely impact of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament together with these Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2014 c. 22. Treasury consent has been obtained in pursuance of section 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2016/177; this Order was amended by S.I. 2017/440.

[^f00089]: S.I. 2011/2841; amendments have been made to that Order by S.I. 2013/534, 2016/928 and 2016/1149.

Editorial notes

[^key-9989a52956cfc3f7708edf8e8690233f]: Reg. 14 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-7f04234cb2224af0a311bfdbded182b1]: Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b0abecae13314362f1093801d6eb3a36]: Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e0b77feeb3c609743904475f01842f99]: Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-06b313b54a91da416064042e2e3e5f13]: Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-86f348738921cbc38bf393bac993560b]: Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a2588fbbd4e97ed4055c89878dd82ae6]: Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e205a9b057fb83bf88462d8fe6997e95]: Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-0151012840b31240cfa2fe2c7fc7c301]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-9d296599f354f27b123e99d590d54904]: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-82c43ab58212e0cb4ea32a71b6e8b244]: Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-46171d73f3edb3dbc05cb65dbe849397]: Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-21292c7470bc2661c59f767ba4b2fbc2]: Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-0aaad8c47e567881d55ef8fc5c6009da]: Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ab853ee5b1cc45518bb300aaf4fb6355]: Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-950bfedbf41601196f7cff52b94e92f2]: Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ba5693684d590940431ac9d7ad410b47]: Sch. 5 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2968c130f1c616febf9edea65470da95]: Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-f85cf19b60e1e2a131c0a1e404fdfff7]: Sch. 5 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d9a7dffb33c15427adf6c6c8d16a31ca]: Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-7ac48141f1a9e7a3f6d70d8ceca488f0]: Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-009e8ae3b9f563bd36e277bf932a680c]: Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-5b4d9f30c47fb667ca128360a8f43714]: Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-dc60f00305b19bc8857ab62877fb6bec]: Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-dcd500a573c702c6c0751e6a26ba3918]: Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)(3)

[^key-d50380a66c1533ef0bd9dc802f939041]: Sch. 7 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e8ee8a47becc68a88f1b9556cf1c0b57]: Sch. 8 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3b1de825d27fc1b9fb9176e55ecc3b6e]: Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-616c5039c2c66665136d6d59bc69103d]: Sch. 8 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-634a4a931fa20d636150f907eea29451]: Sch. 8 para. 4 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d25d90eb3f0c6208519954313cd3e111]: Sch. 8 para. 5 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-397f532908e808ba4e88907fc421be08]: Sch. 9 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2ceb4ec314df4034e87b10fbbceca036]: Sch. 9 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-f3d8124c32f4c6d13c2a179c9acdd109]: Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-eda51457414cbc8b46cd2712ef14a3e2]: Sch. 9 para. 4 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a7619e9ee376044af13e0e56bafeca12]: Sch. 10 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-dd26dbb6c92b39197f25901cc55348b5]: Sch. 10 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-946800f34af7b0db111f01929fae280f]: Sch. 10 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2d6c617548a79b07f3621c8a8e87461b]: Sch. 10 para. 4 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-687d12a84e9d15715c1bfc56e80b64d9]: Sch. 11 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-916d16d35d388ab259826ec27c0b423c]: Sch. 11 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ef4f113e8608edc88fc6d135e8c2d8f4]: Sch. 12 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-064e205da73e16c6a70314047055573c]: Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2017 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(3)

[^key-02a5f24f8bbeadfafdf2f274f961af3a]: Regulations revoked (except reg. 14 and Sch. 12 para. 1(1)(3)) (6.4.2018) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/330), regs. 1(2), 18(a)

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