Explanatory note

This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Consular Fees Order 2007.

This Order reduces the fee from £200 to £99 for entry clearance for entertainers, sportspersons and voluntary workers outside the Immigration Rules, in accordance with sections 3, 8 or 9 of Chapter 17 of the Home Office Immigration Directorate’s Instructions where a work permit is not required.

The Immigration Rules (HC 395) referred to were laid before Parliament on 23 May 1994 under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 c. 77 (as amended).

The Home Office Immigration Directorate’s Instructions referred to are published at: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/lawandpolicy/policyinstructions/idis/ or can be obtained from the Home Office, Border and Immigration Agency 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR9 2BY.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Consular Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Old Admiralty Building, London, SW1A 2PA and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside this instrument on the OPSI website.