The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

Made: at 12.30 p.m. on 21st October 2025

Laid before Parliament: at 4.30 p.m. on 21st October 2025

Coming into force: 11th November 2025

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

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 11th November 2025.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018

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The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018[^f00003] are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.

Amendment to Schedule 1

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• (1) Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom) is amended as follows.

• (2) 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 entry 4.6, omit “by relevant Afghan citizens and their dependants”;

• (b) in entry 4.6.1, omit from “as—” to the end;

• (c) after entry 4.16.1, insert—

Amendment to Schedule 2

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• (1) Schedule 2 (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom) is amended as follows.

• (2) In Table 9 (exceptions and waivers in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom)—

• (a) in entry 9.8, for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

(b) under Appendix Statelessness to the immigration rules, as a partner or child of a stateless person;

• (b) in entry 9.14.2, omit from “as—” to the end.

Amendment to Schedule 4

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• (1) Schedule 4 (sponsorship) is amended as follows.

• (2) In Table 14 (fees in relation to sponsor licences, premium services for sponsors, certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies)—

• (a) omit entries 14.3.3, 14.3.4 and 14.3.5;

• (b) in entry 14.3.6—

• (i) for the words from “or a temporary worker sponsor” to the end substitute “, a temporary worker sponsor or a student sponsor”;

• (ii) for “£200” substitute “£350”;

• (c) in entry 14.3.7, for “£500” substitute “£750”.

Amendment to Schedule 8

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In Schedule 8 (nationality), after Table 20 (Fees for applications, processes and services in connection with nationality), insert—

Signed

We consent

Christian Wakeford — Stephen Morgan — Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury — HM Treasury — at 12.30 p.m. on 21st October 2025

Mike Tapp — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Home Office — at 12.10 p.m. on 21st October 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Explanatory Note

These Regulations amend the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/330), which set fees for the exercise of various functions in connection with immigration and nationality.

Regulation 3 amends Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom).

Paragraph (2)(a) and (b) reflects changes made to Appendix Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy to the immigration rules, as does regulation 4(2)(b).

Paragraph (2)(c) provides for two new exceptions in respect of fees in respect of certain applications under Appendix UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme or Appendix Statelessness to the immigration rules.

Regulation 4 amends Schedule 2 (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom). Paragraph (2)(a) removes references to Part 14 of the immigration rules and provides for a new fee exception for a partner or child of a stateless person who applies under Appendix Statelessness to the immigration rules.

Regulation 5 amends Schedule 4 (sponsorship). Paragraph (2)(a) removes the fees for annual premium service packages for sponsors. Paragraph (2)(b) extends expedited processing of a sponsorship management request to student sponsors and increases the fee for this service. Paragraph (2)(c) increases the fee for expedited processing of an application for a sponsor licence made under a priority service.

Regulation 6 amends Schedule 8 (nationality). It provides for a new fee exception in respect of a review of an application for a certificate of registration or naturalisation, or for a certificate of entitlement where the fee for the original application was exempted, waived or otherwise not payable.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2014 c. 22. Treasury consent has been obtained pursuant to section 69(1).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2016/177, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2018/330, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/475, 2020/294, 966 and 1147, 2021/1035 and 2023/1359.